With Julio Arce out, Cody Garbrandt gets replacement Trevin Jones for UFC 285
Cody Garbrandt has a new dance partner for his return.
The former UFC bantamweight champion has been booked to fight Trevin Jones, who comes in as a replacement for Julio Arce, at UFC 285 on March 4 in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view event features the return of Jon Jones in a vacant heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane.
MMA Junkie confirmed the new matchup with sources following an initial report from ESPN on Friday night.
Related
Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan joins UFC 285 lineup on March 4
Robert Whittaker: Best-in-history Jon Jones will finish Ciryl Gane on the ground at UFC 285
Garbrandt (12-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is looking to return to his original weight class of 135 pounds after an unsuccessful drop to 125 pounds. The 31-year-old was knocked out by Kai Kara-France in his flyweight debut back at UFC 269 in December 2021.
“No Love” was then booked against Rani Yahya twice, but their matchups were scrapped when Yahya withdrew on both occasions. Garbrandt is 1-5 in his past six fights dating back to November 2017.
Jones (13-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC) is also looking to break away from a career slump. The 32-year-old is on a three-fight losing streak. He was last seen in October, when he was outpointed in a unanimous decision by Raoni Barcelos.
With the addition, the UFC 285 lineup includes:
Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane – for vacant heavyweight title
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso – for women’s flyweight title
Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett
Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis
Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones
Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Julian Marquez
Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
Kamuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovics
Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner
Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan
Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 285.
