Francis Ngannou would nonetheless like to combat Jon Jones, however he simply doesn’t see it occurring — with the largest cause being UFC CEO Dana White.
“If you may get previous Dana White, it may occur, [but] that’s a large impediment,” Ngannou instructed Sportsbook Assessment a few combat with Jones. “However personally, I don’t care. I’m doing nicely. I’m doing my stuff at my tempo. I don’t care. That received’t change my sleep for me.
“Ending my profession with out preventing Jon Jones could be OK. I’ve tried to combat Jon Jones for 4 years since I fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik [at UFC 249] again in 2020. I’ve been making an attempt to combat Jon Jones after which they have been holding it out like a entice till the second that I used to be about to go away after which they mentioned, ‘OK, right here’s the Jon Jones combat.’ Nevertheless it was bait. I felt they have been very tough.”
Ngannou made the choice to go away the UFC as heavyweight champion to signal with the PFL in January 2023. Since then, Ngannou has had two huge boxing pay days in losses to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
“The Predator” did return to MMA as he made his long-awaited PFL debut at Battle of the Giants in October the place he decimated Renan Ferreira within the first spherical by way of TKO. Ngannou nonetheless has massive fights remaining in his profession — each in MMA and boxing — and if the dream matchup with Jones doesn’t occur, he’d be superb with it, though Ngannou believes he’d have the benefit.
“Sure, Jon Jones could be an ideal combat, a improbable combat,” Ngannou mentioned. “I’ve all the time hoped for that combat (however) my hope and my expectation for that combat has light over time. …
“I’ve loads of fights to get a measurement of his gentle heavyweight profession and I’ve method much less to take a look at with him as a heavyweight. I feel he’s by far the most effective gentle heavyweight. His cage time as a light-weight heavyweight was over a decade. At heavyweight he has two fights. He has barely accomplished three rounds.”
