Assume you have to see Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou? Assume once more!
UFC President, Dana White, isn’t concerned about placing that combat collectively as a result of the end result is a foregone conclusion to him. Ngannou is without doubt one of the few main UFC fighters to stroll away from the promotion in years, and White has determined to no-sell his former Heavyweight champion’s possibilities towards Jones.
“I’m not ,” White mentioned when requested about Jones vs. Ngannou in a brand new interview with TMZ. “I attempted making that combat for 2 years. He didn’t need the combat. Are you aware what I imply? He didn’t need the combat. And he left right here with out even having one other deal in place. And I understand how the boxing world is. It’s loopy. However, Francis didn’t need to do it.”
In the meantime, that’s not how Ngannou sees it.
“The Predator” blames Jones’ three-year absence on the combat by no means coming collectively, which falls on UFC for being unwilling to kind out an settlement with “Bones.” Nonetheless, White contends that the combat wouldn’t have been aggressive anyway.
Jones ran by way of Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, successful with a primary spherical guillotine choke simply two minutes into their combat (watch highlights). White believes the identical factor would have occurred to Ngannou.
“I attempted to make that combat for 2 years,” White mentioned. “And let me inform you what: I feel plenty of different folks really feel this fashion, I feel that’s precisely the way in which [UFC 285] would’ve gone if [Ngannou] was in there, too. Him and Ciryl had a five-round warfare. If Ciryl doesn’t go for that submission, Ciryl in all probability wins that combat on the finish of the fifth spherical there.”
So, don’t anticipate UFC to do something loopy like supply Ngannou a one-fight contract to face Jones. As a substitute, White is specializing in Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic.
“The factor that makes this so superior is mainly you may have the best combined martial artist of all time going through the best heavyweight champion of all time,” White mentioned. “So it actually doesn’t get any higher than that. These are the sorts of fights you dream about making.”
White didn’t rule out the potential of Jones vs. Miocic taking place at UFC 290 throughout “Worldwide Struggle Week” in July, however he did recommend the date is perhaps too shut for each fighters. Each time the bout occurs, it may very nicely be the final combat for Jones as nicely.
“I wouldn’t be shocked both if [Jon] fights Stipe after which retires, is finished with combating,” White mentioned.
