It feels like the path to Francis Ngannou’s first UFC title defense couldn’t be any more clearly laid out. Back in August of last year, longtime light heavyweight champion Jon Jones made it clear that he was taking a decision he’s long teased: a move up to the heavyweight division.
‘Bones’ vacated his belt, hit the weight room, and started packing on the kind of muscle he’d likely need to make himself a true contender for heavyweight gold. And a few months later, Dana White seemingly cemented the whole idea when he publicly announced that Jones would be facing off against the winner of Miocic vs.