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Jon Jones on Francis Ngannou Fight, 'I Think It's Gonna Happen'

Published: 04/08/2021

GREAT NEWS, FIGHT FANS!!! Jon Jones believes he WILL come to terms with the UFC on a deal to fight heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou ... saying, "I think it's gonna happen." PLEASE BE RIGHT! Jones vs. Ngannou would be one of the biggest fights in UFC history -- featuring two incredible champions.…

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Francis Ngannou Says He Wants To Box Tyson Fury, Boxing's My 1st Love

Published: 04/05/2021

Francis Ngannou's Hit List: - Stipe Miocic ✅ - Jon Jones - TYSON FURY ?! That's exactly right ... the newly crowned UFC champ tells TMZ Sports he's DEAD SERIOUS about boxing Fury -- the man many pugilism experts believe is the greatest heavyweight alive. Why boxing? Why Fury? Here's the deal.…

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Jon Jones to UFC, $10 Million Contract 'Way Too Low' to Fight Francis Ngannou

Published: 03/31/2021

The negotiating is underway ... but Jon Jones says $10 MILLION is simply not enough cash to get him in the Octagon with Francis Ngannou. Ngannou became the UFC heavyweight champ after demolishing Stipe Miocic in a violent 2nd round victory at UFC 260 on Saturday. Immediately after the fight, all…

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UFC's Francis Ngannou Believes Jon Jones Wants to Fight Him, He's Not Scared

Published: 03/29/2021

UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou ain't buyin' any of that "Jon Jones is scared" talk ... telling TMZ Sports he's convinced Jones "wants" to get in the Octagon with him and fight for the title. "I believe that Jon Jones wants this fight," Ngannou tells us ... "I believe he'll want it to happen…

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UFC's Stipe Miocic Breaks Silence on Loss to Francis Ngannou, 'Can't Win 'Em All'

Published: 03/29/2021

Stipe Miocic is finally opening up about that devastating loss to Francis Ngannou over the weekend -- assuring everyone he's okay and vowing to return as a better fighter. Stipe did not participate in any post-fight interviews following his loss to Ngannou in the main event at UFC 260 on Saturday…

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Francis Ngannou Gunning to Be UFC's 3rd African-Born Champ, 'It's All I Think About'

Published: 03/25/2021

Kamaru Usman. Israel Adesanya ... and Francis Ngannou? The 34-year-old heavyweight contender tells TMZ Sports he badly wants to become the UFC's 3rd African-born champion with a victory over Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 this weekend ... saying it would be his greatest accomplishment. "That's what I'm…

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UFC's Ciryl Gane Says He'll Fight Ex-Training Partner Francis Ngannou Under 1 Condition

Published: 02/27/2021

UFC rising star Ciryl Gane says there's only 1 way he'd fight his former training partner and friend Francis Ngannou ... if the UFC title was on the line!! 30-year-old Gane is a beast ... he's 6'5", 247 lbs., and has never lost a professional fight (he's 7-0). The #7 ranked heavyweight fighter --…

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Jon Jones to Fight Winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou, Dana White Says

Published: 02/12/2021

Good news fight fans ... Jon Jones will face the winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou, so says Dana White. The UFC honcho says Jon has made it clear that's the fight he wants -- it'll be his first fight after leaving the light heavyweight division to join the heavyweight ranks. Stipe and…

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Jon Jones Demands Fight with Francis Ngannou, 'Send the Deal'

Published: 05/14/2020

Jon Jones says he's dead serious about a fight with Francis Ngannou -- and now he's asking the UFC to "send the deal." There's been talk about a possible Jones vs. Ngannou match at heavyweight for a while ... but things escalated after Francis destroyed Jairzinho Rozenstruik in just 20 seconds at…

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UFC's Francis Ngannou Would Be 'Honored' To Fight Daniel Cormier for Real Title

Published: 05/12/2020

"First of all, I would love to share the Octagon with Daniel Cormier before he retires." That's Francis Ngannou telling TMZ Sports why it would be an "honor" to fight UFC legend Daniel Cormier ... but insists it should be for the TRUE heavyweight belt and not "this interim sh*t." Of course,…

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Greg Hardy Wants To Live On Fight Island, Fight Ngannou, Cormier & Miocic

Published: 04/25/2020

Greg Hardy isn't just down to fight during a global pandemic ... he literally wants to MOVE to "Fight Island" and take on every badass heavyweight from Francis Ngannou to Stipe Miocic. TMZ Sports talked to the 31-year-old heavyweight ... who tells us his contract to fight at UFC 249 in Florida on…

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Francis Ngannou Says He's Fighting At UFC 249, If Dana White Finds A Venue

Published: 03/29/2020

Francis Ngannou says if Dana White can lock down a location for UFC 249 -- the epic Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson card -- he will be there ... ready to beat the hell outta Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The 33-year-old, 6'4", 260 lb. monster was scheduled to fight Rozenstruik -- a 32-year-old,…

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