Experience the drama of the Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones saga and the missed opportunity and the lingering question of what could have been.

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Francis Ngannou has welcomed a fight with Jon Jones, putting pressure on the latter to take the fight. Jones is coming off a third-round stoppage victory against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. That was the first defense of his UFC Heavyweight Title after securing the belt against Ciryl Gane.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou can relate to the narrative of Jones being afraid to fight Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC). When he opted to sign with PFL, Ngannou was accused of running away from Jones by UFC CEO Dana White. Ngannou agrees with Jones’ assessment on an Aspinall fight not doing too much for his legacy.

After Jon Jones ’ dominant victory over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, speculation about his next fight runs wild. The buzz centers on a potential showdown with interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Interestingly, Francis Ngannou has weighed in with a surprising perspective.

The only mark on Jones’ record is a DQ defeat to Matt Hamill. During their 2009 fight, he was adjudged to have landed a 12-6 elbow, which was recently been made legal amid calls for Jones to have his lone loss overturned.

PFL execs Donn Davis and Peter Murray have often spoken supportively about a potential cross promotion fight between Ngannou and Jones, urging the UFC to play ball. UFC CEO Dana White has shut it down the idea, reiterating that business is not conducted in that manner for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

MMA legend and multi-time UFC champion Randy Couture says that it's time that Jon Jones stepped up to the real challenges of the heavyweight division. Francis

Professional Fighters League (PFL) boss Peter Murray dropped a bombshell development regarding the possibility of a cross-promoted super-fight between PFL heavyweight champion Fra

Heading into UFC 309, heavyweight champion Jon Jones was hesitant to commit to competing beyond his title fight with Stipe Miocic. Coming out of UFC 309, Jones has sung a different tune, and that has UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik feeling