As Francis Ngannou anxiously awaited Stipe Miocic’s return after a trilogy against Daniel Cormier, the ferocious knockout artist almost got a fight with arguably the greatest fighter of all time, Jon Jones.
Jones had talked about changing divisions for several years, but amid a spat with the UFC, he appeared more interested than ever before to move up. Ngannou seized on the opening to welcome the former 205-pound king to his new division.
Sadly, negotiations between the UFC and Jones fell apart almost as quickly as talk about the fight started.