Turning down a fight offer from Jon Jones is not something that we see every day. While his fight with Tom Aspinall is yet to see daylight, Jones was recently interested in a super fight. Calling out Francis Ngannou, Jones pointed out that it would be a ‘real super fight’ without any unnecessary hype. Unfortunately, that dream of Jones’ does not seem to be getting fulfilled anytime soon.
Replying to Jones, Ngannou clarified that he was not interested to engage in the idea. Rather, Ngannou seemed to be more focused about his role in the heavyweight division of the PFL. The former UFC fighter also advised Jones to focus on the UFC and win some more fights to find out who the king is.
“You take care of the UFC, I’ll take care of the PFL, and we’ll finally find out who’s the KING OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT,” said Ngannou.
🚨Francis Ngannou responds to Jon Jones: “You handle UFC, I’ll handle PFL — let’s find out who’s king 👑🤴”
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 7, 2025
after Jones calls it a ‘real super fight’ between ‘two kings from different roads’ pic.twitter.com/2OqFW4Vmg0
Jones had earlier stated that there was news about Ngannou still being interested in fighting Jones. And for the UFC heavyweight champion, this was a more interesting prospect than the Tom Aspinall fight. After all, Jones clarified recently that he does not want to fight Aspinall.
Jon Jones Reflects On Why He Does Not Want Tom Aspinall
Jon Jones has shown his reluctance to fight Tom Aspinall. And now, he clarified why exactly he does not want the fight. ‘Bones’ pointed out that the Aspinall fight is more of a hype. Compared with Ciryl Gane, Jones recalled how Gane was being hyped up identically like Aspinall. However, when the fight did take place, Jones got an easy victory.
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“I remember like it was yesterday. Three years since anyone saw me fight. The mass amount of critics ‘Jones looks so old now, He’s too slow now. Gane going to be too fast, Jones has never faced someone this big, he’s never faced a kickboxer of this caliber.’ The French and the casuals were convinced Gane was the future of the heavyweight division. I showed up. I won. Then? Crickets,” said Jones.
Jon Jones answers why he doesn't want to fight Tom Aspinall:
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 6, 2025
"The French and the casuals were convinced [Ciryl] Gane was the future of the heavyweight division.
I showed up. I won. Then? Crickets."#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/BXrOPavqm7
Thus, with a lot happening around Jon Jones, it remains to be seen what happens next.
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