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Jon Jones confident Francis Ngannou fight will happen sooner or later: ‘I think the UFC eventually will do the right thing’

Jon Jones is keeping the faith that an eventual showdown against UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will happen.

While the former light heavyweight champion’s tone lately has been far more pessimistic after engaging in a very public spat with the promotion over his potential payday for a fight with Ngannou, Jones offered a lot more hope when speaking about the matchup this week.

“I think it’s gonna happen,” Jones told Fight Hype in an interview published on Thursday. “I think the UFC eventually will do the right thing. I think this is one of the greatest fights of our generation and it would be really sad if it weren’t to happen.