UFC, Francis Ngannou and Surprisingly
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June, and there still isn’t any indication as to whether Jon Jones will actually fight Tom Aspinall to unify the UFC heavyweight titles.
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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.
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 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.
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
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For years, Francis Ngannou rallied against the UFC’s control over MMA and his excursions into the ring and then the PFL cage were viewed as major successes for fighters. But in recent weeks, his coach Eric Nicksick has teased a potential return to the octagon.
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,