Jones, the current heavyweight champion of the UFC, took it from Francis Ngannou, who relinquished the championship when he quit the organization in January. On that particular day, hopes for a fight between the two guys were shattered.
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In the main event of UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Jones, the current UFC heavyweight champion, will defend his title against Miocic, the previous two-time champion, for the first time.
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Ngannou faced Miocic twice in the UFC, losing both times by landslide unanimous decisions. However, in 2021, he defeated Miocic by knockout to claim the heavyweight championship. Years of rumors regarding a fight between Ngannou and Jones never came to pass.
Jones, a former multiple-time light heavyweight champion, will be making his only appearance at heavyweight. Ngannou still thinks “Bones” has his work cut out for him in the division despite Jones’ impressive debut performance, a submission that won him the title in March against Ciryl Gane.
“I bet 50/50 on this fight. For what ? because I fought Stipe twice and I know Stipe well. I faced him twice and I know he doesn’t look like that, but you would see how tough he is, I know how good he is. I know him very well. “
Ngannou, the current heavyweight champion of the UFC, left the organization in January to pursue free agency. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he will square off against Tyson Fury, the current heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
And before that match, Ngannou will face a formidable obstacle: overcoming Tyson Fury in his first professional boxing match. Even if Tyson Fury’s promoter claimed Francis Ngannou could defeat him, it won’t be a simple challenge.
