Francis Ngannou

If UFC president Dana White is to be believed, former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will never step into the Octagon again as an active UFC fighter.

In his final UFC bout, Ngannou defeated Ciryl Gane by decision. White shut the door on a future Ngannou return when speaking with media members after Ngannou had previously been vocal about his displeasure over his fight purses, leading to an increasingly bitter dispute between the sides.

Dana White is adamant that Francis Ngannou will never compete in the UFC again after negotiations broke down that led to the former heavyweight champion ...

With just hours remaining until UFC 285 takes place, Jones is a solid favorite across the board. Since that loss, Gane bounced back with a knockout win over [Tai Tuivasa](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4270/tai-tuivasa) to put him in position to challenge Jones, who will be making his heavyweight debut at UFC 285. Despite White’s claims, Ngannou actually opened as a favorite over Jones at most notable sportsbooks when odds were offered for the potential matchup. [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white), who emphatically stated that after contract negotiations failed to bring back Ngannou on a new deal, and the UFC isn’t interested in future talks to see his return. “When Francis didn’t take the fight with Jon, Ciryl’s the No. “When you think about Francis, Francis was the underdog in the fight against Jon and Ciryl started out as the favorite.

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

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.

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.

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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Just ahead of the UFC 285 bout between Jon Jones and Ciry Gane, White was questioned on Ngannou's prospective return.

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. Meanwhile, Jones is set to lock horns with Gane in the main event of UFC 285 on Saturday, March 4. "It depends which Jon Jones is going to be there. The high-octane bout will decide the new champion in the heavyweight class in which Jones is marking his debut. Seemingly, the Cameroonian-French MMA fighter is unperturbed by White's unsavoury remarks on his potential return.

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.

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.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has sent Jon Jones a message after picking up the 265lb strap against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Ngannou, who ...

Speaking about his performance, Jones added: "I had a strong conviction that if I were to get him down to the ground, the fight would be in my area. "With kickboxing you never know what's going to happen – he zigs, I zag – there was a major feeling out process. I'm going to train my a** off and I'm going to beat his a**." Jones submitted Gane in the first round via guillotine choke to become the UFC’s eighth two-weight world champion. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has sent Jon Jones a message after picking up the 265lb strap against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. You're the greatest heavyweight of all-time, and that's what I want.

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.

Francis Ngannou has ruthlessly mocked Jon Jones on social media following his championship victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

This is the biggest opportunity in my life, to be the heavyweight GOAT, and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got - absolutely everything I’ve got. !He’ll never be younger than he is right now. "Stipe is talking about how he’s heavier than me right now. Speaking in his post-fight press conference, he said: "Francis is a big old p*ssy. All that muscle with a big-ass p*ssy." My whole world is going to be focused on him.

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.

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).