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Despite Injured Finger Kourtney Kardashian’s Husband Travis Barker Joins UFC Greats to Send Best Wishes to Jon Jones at UFC 285

Published 03/04/2023, 7:20 PM EST

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It’s here. The big day has arrived for Jon Jones. After a three-year-long hiatus from the promotion. UFC 285 will see Jon Jones going against French Heavyweight Ciryl Gane. ‘Bon Gamin’ is currently ranked #1 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. ‘Bones’ looked poised for the championship fight. He shared a black-and-white picture of himself on Instagram and drew a lot of reactions from notable figures across industries. The 26-1-1 record holder will need all the wishes going into the big fight as his opponent is formidable and Jones is coming back from a long absence from the cage.

 

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Among the people who sent their wishes was “punk’s first superstar drummer” according to the Rolling Stones, Travis Barker. The phenomenal drummer has been included in the “top 100 drummers of all time”. He is married to Kourtney Kardashian. Travis went under the knife recently to treat a dislocation that could have hampered his craft. The Blink 182 drummer sent his best wishes to Jones, along with others.

Fans wish the best to Jon Jones

Whatever happens in the cage at UFC 285, Jon Jones can not complain about not having support from fans. Despite the surgery, Travis Barker looked excited about ‘Bones’ comeback. He commented, “Let’s go champ”,

Another set of wishes came from the MMA world when UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo, sent his support for Jones. He commented, “Lets go champs!”

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Amanda Nunes, the UFC featherweight champion, looked all excited for Jones coming back with a shot at the title. She commented, “Boraaaa Jonny”

Play-by Play commentator Jon Anik called Jon Jones the “GOAT” with an emoji.

He wasn’t alone, who thought the former LHW champ could come out on top at UFC 285. Fans looked optimistic. A comment read, “Get That Belt Champ”

Another fan went on to predict the result of the fight and wrote, “Jones by 12-6 elbows, Round 3” 

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Jones may not have a cakewalk

Jones will try to make a comeback of epic proportions when he gets back in the cage against Ciryl Gane. Despite the dominant record that Jon Jones has, fans will have to consider his opponents’ abilities too. ‘Bon Gamin’ is considered the fastest striker in the heavyweight division. He, too, will give in everything he has to get the belt.

Gane has the winning mentality and has topped up his undefeated Muay Thai record with an 11-1 pro-MMA record. ‘Bones’ must have prepared himself for the fight, keeping the abilities of the Frenchman in mind. Both fighters will go in to win with their supporters behind them for the UFC 285 main event.

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Akshay Pallav

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Akshay Pallav is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his undergraduation from National Institute of Fashion Technology in Apparel Production, he has been a sports enthusiast all his life and has several medals at the University level across multiple sports including basketball, badminton, track and field. He aspires to interview Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo someday.
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