UFC 285 is less than one month away, with two title fights atop the bill.
As is the case with all major title fights in its jurisdiction, the Nevada Athletic Commission held a hearing Wednesday to select officials for Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso.
Referees and judges were voted on and unanimously approved after recommendation from NAC executive director Jeff Mullen. The two title fights take place March 4 at T-Mobile Arena as part of the pay-per-view event’s main card.
See below to find out he officials selected for the two UFC 285 title fights.
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso
- Referee: Jason Herzog ($2,600 pay)
- Judges: Ben Cartlidge, Derek Cleary, Chris Lee ($2,300 pay)
Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane
Referee: Marc Goddard ($2,600 pay)
Judges: Michael Bell, Sal D’AMato, and Ron McCarthy ($2,300 pay)
Full UFC 285 fight card
- Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane – for vacant heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso – for women’s flyweight title
- Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas
- Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett
- Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Julian Marquez
- Kamuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
- Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 285.
