Jon Jones could be nearing a return to the UFC for a showdown against heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
On Wednesday's episode of The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani said talks between the UFC and Ngannou are going well, and UFC 285 in March is a potential target date for a bout with Jones.
Jed I. Goodman ©Ariel Helwani on Francis Ngannou: I'm hearing that talks are actually pretty good.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMMAHour?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheMMAHour</a> <a href="https://t.co/Bg7R98Jbkw">pic.twitter.com/Bg7R98Jbkw</a>
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