With Jon Jones expected to make his UFC heavyweight debut later this year, is Francis Ngannou worried ‘Bones’ will cut the line for a title shot?
No, not in the slightest.
“Why should I be worried?” Ngannou told MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin in a recent interview. “No, I’m not worried.”
Ngannou is on a four-fight KO streak and is expected to get the next crack at reigning heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic, who originally beat ‘The Predator’ via unanimous decision in January 2018.
If Ngannou avenges his loss to Miocic and wins the belt, the Cameroonian knockout artist is excited about the prospect of facing Jones in his first title defense, believing himself to matchup ‘pretty well’ with the former two-time UFC light heavyweight titleholder and pound-for-pound great.