While Ngannou was brutally knocked out by Joshua last March, he dropped Fury and was unlucky not to outpoint the then-WBC champion in late 2023. Last October, he made his debut with the PFL as he returned to MMA, stopping Renan Ferreira in round one.

Jon Jones has made several dramatic returns to the UFC during his 16-year spell in the promotion. And this leads many MMA fans to believe there’s still time for him to say yes to Brit Tom

During an episode of his Good Guy/Bad Guy show alongside Chael Sonnen, Daniel Cormier reacted to Ngannou’s arrival at UFC Atlanta and spoke about the “aura” the former UFC champion brings with him wherever he goes. “When I saw Francis, I popped, ‘Big Francis!’ I hadn’t seen Francis in a minute. I got excited,” Cormier said.

Francis Ngannou’s head coach reveals conversation with the former UFC heavyweight champion after a wild weekend of headlines.

June, and there still isn’t any indication as to whether Jon Jones will actually fight Tom Aspinall to unify the UFC heavyweight titles.

Francis Ngannou has praised Kamaru Usman following the latter’s victory over Joaquin Buckley at UFC Atlanta.