Francis Ngannou suggested Thursday that UFC does not want him and Jon Jones to face each other in a cross-promotion fight.
Speaking to TMZ Sports, Ngannou said he thinks the fight is "possible" in the interest of giving "the fans what they want," but he also mentioned a clear barrier standing in their way:
"All the parties are down except for one," he said, in apparent reference to UFC.
Ngannou was the UFC heavyweight champion before vacating the title when he and the promotion could not come to terms on a new contract.