Jon Jones is interested in fighting Francis Ngannou under the Most Valuable Promotions banner.
Ngannou fought Philipe Lins at Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano” on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. Ngannou put on a one-sided beating on Lins before knocking him out cold late in the first round.
Jones, who was attending the event, expressed interest in a future matchup against Ngannou. However, Jones believes the hardest part of making that fight happen will be getting out of his existing UFC contract. Since Dana White is unlikely to sign Ngannou to the UFC again, Jones sees MVP as the only promotion to make that fight.
“I’ve got to try to focus on getting out of my UFC contract,” Jones said during an interview on the Netflix broadcast . “That’s going to be the difficult part if this fight is going to happen. I don’t think Dana is interested in doing business with Francis. So doing it with MVP is probably going to be the only way to make it happen. If we can get out of my contract, that would be great.”
Common Ground: UFC Disputes
When Ngannou (19-3) was the UFC heavyweight champ, Jones (28-1) kept teasing a fight against the Cameroonian, which never came to fruition. Ngannou eventually parted ways with the UFC over a contract dispute in 2023 and signed with the PFL. Ngannou fought only once in the PFL before parting ways with them earlier this year. Meanwhile, Jones is currently having a falling out with the UFC. While Jones retired as the heavyweight champion without fighting interim champion Tom Aspinall, “Bones” started rallying for a return at the White House card. However, Jones’ name was missing after the card was announced, and he has since been asking for his release from the UFC.
