Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is not giving up hope when it comes to a potential superfight with Octagon icon Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.
For years, it looked like Jon Jones and ‘The Predator’ were on a collision course under the UFC banner. Unfortunately, the bout never came to fruition, resulting in Ngannou walking away from the promotion in search of greener pastures. In his absence, ‘Bones’ found his way back to the Octagon and captured the vacant heavyweight title in decisive fashion at UFC 285 in March.
With Jones’ hitch firmly tied to the UFC and Francis Ngannou now signed with the Professional Fighters League in a ground-breaking deal, all hope appeared to be lost when it came to seeing the two heavyweight behemoths locking up with one another.
Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, Ngannou believes that there is still a chance the two fighters could come together for what would be the biggest fight in heavyweight MMA history.
“I don’t know. Maybe he’ll be a special fight, a special belt or something?” Ngannou said regarding a potential fight with Jones during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. “Maybe not like a UFC belt. To be honest, I don’t worry about the…
