Francis Ngannou

UFC president Dana White still has a strong interest in bringing the promotion to Africa in the near future.

“He’ll never be in the UFC again,” [White said about Ngannou](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-news-dana-white-francis-ngannou-will-never-fight-in-ufc-again), who became a free agent in January after failed negotiations with the company. “Africa is very, very on my radar,” White said. Established African stars like Usman and Adesanya will have their shot at reclaiming their titles soon, and the talent pool from Africa is growing. Since then, Usman and Adesanya lost title fights and Ngannou exited the promotion, vacating the heavyweight throne. If you look at some of the fights that we put on with the nationalities, that sh*t was unheard of 30 years ago.” In September, White

Ahead of UFC 285, Gane shared how big a challenge Jones would be for him. He also contrasted Jones' abilities as against former heavyweight champion ...

Certainly, taking on Jones will be a pretty tough challenge as he is considered by many experts to be the No. Ahead of the big fight, Gane shared how big a challenge Jones would be for him. I want to surprise, I want to shock the world," said Gane. I want to beat this guy for this, to prove I can do it, and to prove I'm also the best guy on this planet... The mind games and boastful talks ahead of the much-awaited contest between Jones and Gane, has already peaked interest of the fans. The high-voltage contest will decide the new champion in heavyweight division.

UFC President Dana White declared that former heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, will never fight for the promotion ever again.

[Click here to learn more](https://www.patreon.com/fightful). We tried." We negotiated with him for years.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has responded to Dana White's recent comments about his potential return to the UFC.

Is it going to be the Jon Jones that we know, or just a guy that's there [just] to be there... But it can go the distance if Jon Jones fights defensively. With his impressive record and dominant performances in the octagon, "It depends which Jon Jones is going to be there. In a tweet posted on his official Twitter account, Ngannou shared a meme that seemed to suggest he disagreed with White's statement. "Dana wanted you to lose to Gane.

UFC president Dana White recently said that the door is closed to future talks with their former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

](https://www.lowkickmma.com/john-dodson-bare-knuckle-mma-transition/) The UFC president said: [READ MORE: Dana White unsure on Islam Makhachev, Alexander Volkanovski title rematch: 'We didn't make any fights yet'](https://www.lowkickmma.com/islam-makhachev-volkanovski-rematch-dana-unsure/) [Stipe Miocic](https://www.lowkickmma.com/tag/stipe-miocic/). [Ngannou ](https://www.lowkickmma.com/francis-ngannou-distances-from-ufc-return/)explained that he was interested in trying his hand at boxing, it wasn’t just about that or the money. Ahead of UFC 285, [Dana White](https://www.lowkickmma.com/congressmen-dana-white-power-slap-league-letter/) [spoke ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN2V4SVHoaE)in a press conference and explained that Francis Ngannou is never coming back to the UFC. Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou stepped away from the UFC, vacating the heavyweight throne, earlier this year.

Former champion Francis Ngannou reacted to new champ Jon Jones following his win at UFC 285.

After leaving the UFC, Ngannou has been trying to start his boxing career and has targeted fights against champions such as Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Ngannou (17-3) left the UFC in January once he and the promotion could not agree on his new contract due to pay disagreements. Though he is no longer with the UFC, former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was watching UFC 285 closely in order to see who would get the belt he vacated.

But the MMA community heaped GOAT praise on "Bones."

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After Jon Jones' win to claim the heavyweight title at UFC 285, thoughts immediately turned to what's next for the division. While MMA fans will clamor for ...

He has left the door open for a return to mixed martial arts though. White said, plainly, "He'll never be in UFC again." After UFC 285 weigh-ins, White was asked about the winner of the main event possibly facing Ngannou.

UFC president Dana White currently has no interest in future negotiations with former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

Jon Jones made a triumphant return to action at UFC 285 by submitting Ciryl Gane with a guillotine choke in the very first round.

Jon Jones countered by alleging that Ngannou left the UFC just in time to avoid a fight with him: Enjoy boxing." "You struggled against Gane.

After Jon Jones made easy work of Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 , delivering a first-round submission to be crowned the new heavyweight champion, former heavyweight ...

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Jones returned after a three-year layoff to win the UFC heavyweight title and Ngannou responded to his fight by declaring himself the "heavyweight king"

I mean that with all due respect, my whole world is going to be focused on him, This is the biggest opportunity of my life to be the heavyweight goat and I'm going to give it everything I've got. The new champion sent a warning to Miocic in his post-fight interview by advising the former champion to ditch his second job as a firefighter and focus entirely on preparing to fight him. Ngannou revealed that he turned down a $8million offer to remain with the UFC and fight Jones as he wasn't happy with other terms of his deal. I believe that I'll go into my next fight with an even higher level of confidence, I believe that I will look even better and have even higher endurance than I did today." Sincerely, the heavyweight king." 'Bones' is now one of the few two-weight champions in UFC history and the consensus greatest fighter of all-time already has his next challenger lined up, as he will face former champion Miocic later this year.

Ngannou relinquished the UFC heavyweight title earlier this year after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract to remain with the promotion, ...

[Jon Jones returned to the UFC on Saturday night to claim the title, submitting Ciryl Gane in Las Vegas to become a two-weight champion.](/sport/mma/article-11822393/Jon-Jones-DESTROYS-Ciryl-Gane-incredible-ease-claim-vacant-heavyweight-title-UFC-285.html) That's over. 'It's over. Jones Jones (left) won the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on Saturday evening [Ngannou left the UFC earlier this year after failing to agree a new contract](/sport/mma/article-11636769/UFC-bombshell-Dana-White-confirms-Francis-Ngannou-released-contract-turning-deal.html) [Jones won the vacant heavyweight title with a win over Ciryl Gane on Saturday](/sport/mma/article-11822393/Jon-Jones-DESTROYS-Ciryl-Gane-incredible-ease-claim-vacant-heavyweight-title-UFC-285.html) [Francis Ngannou](/sport/francis-ngannou/index.html) has insisted he is still the heavyweight king of the MMA.

Francis Ngannou reacts to Jon Jones submission victory over Ciryl Gane in the UFC 285 PPV main event on March 4 in Las Vegas and declares himself the ...

[never again step foot inside the Octagon](https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/4/23624673/midnight-mania-dana-white-shuts-down-hope-francis-ngannou-its-over-ufc-espn-mma), it’s unlikely we’ll see “The Predator” square off with Jones. Similarly, Ngannou [balked at the suggestion](https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/28/21273204/francis-ngannou-best-reaction-ufc-cheapskate-matchmaking-jon-jones-video) of battling “Bones” for his regular fight purse. [wanted “Deontay Wilder” money](https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/29/21274475/dana-white-reveals-that-jon-jones-wanted-deontay-wilder-money-for-ngannou-superfight-ufc-mma-espn) to get the deal done. Jones was later paired with former interim champion Ciryl Gane in the UFC 285 pay-per-view (PPV) main event and it took “Bones” [roughly two minutes to dispose of “Bon Gamin.”](https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/5/23625556/jon-jones-ciryl-gane-full-fight-blog-live-round-by-round-updates-ufc-285-espn-ppv) It also marks the first submission for “Bones” since slapping a keylock on Vitor Belfort in late 2012 and the first time “Bon Gamin” has been finished in his professional MMA career. [here](https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/5/23625231/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-jon-jones-ciryl-gane-ufc-285-results-espn-ppv-las-vegas-submission).

Despite Jon Jones now holding the belt, Francis Ngannou still considers himself the UFC 'heavyweight king'.Jones became UFC heavyweight champion on Sa.

Francis doesn’t want the fight and I can’t make him fight.” “We all want to see a fight, but the guys got to want the fight. With that being said, the fight that fans really want to see is against former heavyweight champion, Ngannou.

Newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has hit back at Francis Ngannou's congratulatory message after UFC 285.

A fight with Jones was expected to be arguably the biggest fight in UFC heavyweight history. Jones is turning his attention to Miocic after defeating Gane at UFC 285. Jones defeated Ciryl Gane in minutes at UFC 285 on Saturday night to earn the vacant heavyweight title. “Francis is a big ‘ol pussy,” Jones replied. Jones returned after three years away from the Octagon and made his comeback fight look easy. Jones appears ready to reel in a new era in the UFC heavyweight division.

After Jon Jones became the UFC heavyweight champion, he had colorful words for Francis Ngannou in response to a tweet.

“No,” White told reporters (via MMA Junkie). We negotiated with (Ngannou) for years. Failed contract negotiations is the reason why he’s not in the UFC anymore, not because someone defeated him. After the fight, Ngannou did the normal thing, which is get on Twitter and post something snarky. “I love that quote. [Francis Ngannou](/tag/francis-ngannou) to the list of people who were [not singing the praises of Jones](https://clutchpoints.com/ufc-285-news-jon-jones-epic-reaction-after-beating-ciryl-gane-proves-hes-the-goat).