UFC, Francis Ngannou and Surprisingly
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MMA Fighting on MSNEric Nicksick reveals conversation with Francis Ngannou following tongue-in-cheek UFC return commentsFrancis Ngannou’s head coach reveals conversation with the former UFC heavyweight champion after a wild weekend of headlines.
Francis Ngannou made a first appearance at a UFC event since leaving the promotion – to support friend Kamaru Usman. Ngannou left the UFC in 2023 and was stripped of his heavyweight title,
Jon Jones not signing on for a title unification bout with interim champ Tom Aspinall has drawn the ire of a man who shared the cage with Jones on two occasions. Daniel Cormier recently touched on this topic and responded to some inflammatory social media comments from Jones toward himself and Chael Sonnen.
After leaving the UFC as champion to pursue his boxing ambitions, ‘The Predator’ made a reported $10 million for his high-profile match with then-WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury. As it stands, Pimblett has his full focus on the cage and his plan to have UFC gold wrapped around his waist inside of it.
Ngannou entered the Jones vs. Aspinall saga after his coach revealed the ex- UFC heavyweight champion is interested in returning to the promotion, having departed in 2023 after a contract dispute. That immediately alerted 'Bones', who seemed to turn his attention to Ngannou over Aspinall.
Jon Jones is not talking about his UFC situation anytime soon. For the past year, UFC heavyweight interim champion Tom Aspinall has been trying to book a
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has dropped a bomb that a superfight with Francis Ngannou could be in the works.
Thus far, ‘The Problem Child’ has shared the ring with five ex-UFC stars. Most notably, Paul knocked out former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, outpointed the legendary Anderson Silva, and comfortably got the better of Nate Diaz.