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Francis Ngannou's surprise appearance at the UFC Atlanta weigh-in, supporting Kamaru Usman, has ignited speculation about his return to the promotion.
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.
While heavyweight MMA legend Francis Ngannou left the UFC on bad terms, there have been rumblings of his potential return to the organization. Recently, his
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Eric Nicksick, Ngannou's coach, previously revealed that a return to UFC was a possibility. The 38-year-old left the promotion in January 2023 and signed with the Professional Fighters League four months later. Ngannou currently holds the PFL Super Fights heavyweight title.
Francis Ngannou responds to Jon Jones, hopes to ‘finally find out who’s the king of the heavyweight’
Ngannou’s head coach Eric Nicksick recently said that he believes Ngannou would ‘100 percent’ entertain a return to the UFC in the future. After feeling mistreated and undervalued by the UFC as heavyweight champ,
As of recent news, Jon Jones put out a series of tweets calling out former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou. This comes at a time when 'The Predator' is not even under a UFC contract and an interim champ (Aspinall) is still waiting on Jones for a bout.
Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou is unlikely to happen in the UFC with Dana White simply not interested. Jones was locked in negotiations for several months over a showdown with Tom Aspinall, but it
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has dropped a bomb that a superfight with Francis Ngannou could be in the works.