Francis Ngannou claims that a fight against Jon Jones is still his highest priority. For Ngannou, who has yet to defend his heavyweight title, taking on Jones would be the best way to cement his legacy. In the meantime, however, he’ll have to fight heavyweight interim champion Ciryl Gane. Besides, Jon Jones might never return to the UFC.
In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Ngannou shared his thoughts on Ciryl Gane, Jon Jones, and the interim heavyweight title. When asked if fighting Gane was as exciting as Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou was blunt.
Ngannou Still Wants Jones, Gane “not on the level” of a Jon Jones fight
“Not particularly. But it’s a good fight. You have to be aware of the danger of any fight, so it’s a fight, he’s a good opponent, but not on the level of a Jon Jones fight for example if that’s what you’re asking. It’s not the same thing.”
Considering that Jon Jones was recently arrested for beating up his fiancee in Las Vegas, and has been kicked out of his MMA gym, it’s safe to say that we won’t be seeing him in the Octagon any time soon.
UFC fighter Luis Pena was recently released from his UFC contract following similar charges. Jon Jones may well already have his MMA career in the past.
“At this point, I don’t know much about what will happen in the future. I don’t stress about that. What will happen will happen. I wish that fight will happen, but I’m not sure about it anymore. It will be okay.
There are so many good fights out there if everything goes right, there’s so many fights that you can do and would be a good fight, so let everything go.”
Francis Ngannou was also baffled that he was painted as the villain in his story with Ciryl Gane. The two used to train at the MMA Factory together, but Ngannou left to fight at Xtreme Couture in the US. “That’s exactly what I want to know, is to see where I did something wrong?
Like I didn’t give credit? What did I do wrong? Last year, there was a campaign [for] a video of me saying ‘thank you’ and they found the video, [Lopez] promises $10,000 for whoever find the video, I don’t know if he give them the $10,000.
“It seems like there’s some campaign against Francis Ngannou, but I don’t care about that. I just do my thing. I have to evolve, and evolving, you have to do what’s necessary for you. Because at the end of the day, it’s about you. When you lose, it’s all on you, you’re the only one here putting everything on the line.”
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