UFC 272 has a lot at stake and that could include a fight against the former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Francis Ngannou had been in talks to face him for a long time and had shown interest in the bout.
Francis Ngannou was recently asked about the idea of facing Jon Jones next on Max Kellerman's show, This Just In. The UFC heavyweight champion did not hold back.
“Honestly, at this point, I don’t really know,” said Ngannou. “Before Stipe fight, they were talking about this Jon Jones fight. The UFC even say officially, like, the winner is fighting Jon Jones. And suddenly, after I won the fight, that didn’t come out at all.
“I’m not here to chase ghosts. I’m chasing what is real, what is possible. But at this point, I don’t know what is the stage of my situation with the UFC. So we’re gonna see how this plays out and see what is on the table. Then we can deal with what is on the table. As of now, I can’t allow myself to speculate about anything.”
Francis Ngannou talked about the fight again at the UFC 270 pre-fight press conference. He doubled down on not wanting to chase the fight next.
“No, I’m done with that fight,” Ngannou said on the pre-fight press conference about facing Jones next. “I’ve been waiting for that fight for so long. After Stipe, it was supposed to be Jon Jones, and that never happened. I don’t know why. So I moved on.”
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