Francis Ngannou Says Battle W/ Jon Jones Would Be Greatest Ever

It is nearly actually a pipe dream … but when the UFC desires the most important battle on this planet for the White Home occasion, it is Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou, in keeping with the Predator himself!

TMZ Sports activities spoke to 39-year-old Ngannou — within the midst of his on-line spat with Jake Paul — and requested the previous UFC heavyweight champ which bout he thought greater at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Jones vs. Alex Pereira, or Jones vs. himself.

“You recognize the reply. You do not want me for that,” Francis mentioned with a smile, implying the reply was him.

“The largest battle of all time can solely occur with Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. That is all that I can say about that.”

After all, it would be the longest of lengthy pictures… as Dana White and Francis aren’t precisely on good phrases since Ngannou parted methods with the highest MMA promotion in January 2023.

That mentioned, the UFC honcho has vowed to placed on the “best battle card ever assembled,” so … perhaps?

We additionally talked to Ngannou concerning the Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane battle at UFC 321, which resulted in a controversial eye poke.