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MMA Fighting on MSNEric Nicksick reveals conversation with Francis Ngannou following tongue-in-cheek UFC return commentsFrancis 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.
Jon Jones is not talking about his UFC situation anytime soon. For the past year, UFC heavyweight interim champion Tom Aspinall has been trying to book a
Francis Ngannou made a first appearance at a UFC event since leaving the promotion – to support friend Kamaru Usman. Ngannou left the UFC in 2023 and was stripped of his heavyweight title,
For years, Francis Ngannou rallied against the UFC’s control over MMA and his excursions into the ring and then the PFL cage were viewed as major successes for fighters. But in recent weeks, his coach Eric Nicksick has teased a potential return to the octagon.
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SB Nation on MSNFrancis Ngannou coach ‘100 percent’ confident fighter is open to UFC return, Jon Jones reactsFrancis Ngannou’s time with the UFC might not be over. It’s been over three years since Ngannou last competed in the octagon and two years since he departed in free agency to join the PFL. Ngannou has fought one time during that span,