Daniel Cormier nonetheless believes that Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou is feasible.
For years, the UFC tried to carry collectively two of MMA’s stars on the world’s greatest platform. Sadly, the 2 events couldn’t come collectively, prompting Dana White and Co. to launch Ngannou and wash their arms of all the state of affairs.
Now with Ngannou’s profitable PFL debut towards Renan Ferreira within the books, battle followers are as soon as once more resisting one in all MMA’s greatest what-ifs.
White has made it clear during the last a number of weeks that he doesn’t like Ngannou and has completely no want to work with the Cameroonian ever once more. Nevertheless, ‘DC’ thinks if the financials favor it, White could possibly be compelled to group up with Ngannou and the PFL to carry what would undoubtedly be the largest heavyweight battle of all time.
“Dana doesn’t like Francis, that could be a huge drawback,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “Huge drawback. However hell, when on the planet do you set that over enterprise. I don’t know that he’ll, he’s one of many smartest, sharpest businessman you’ve ever met. If the {dollars} make sense, the battle may probably occur.
“If Francis is to be believed, and Francis has had these conversations, we’re now coming into a world the place a number of partnerships already established on this realm. ESPN UFC, ESPN PFL, Riyadh Season UFC. Girls and gentleman, possibly, simply possibly, we get that battle” (h/t MMA Information).
Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou Would Profit Dana White’s Opponents Extra Than Himself
Sadly, the possibilities of Dana White selecting to work with a fighter and a company he’s lambasted on a number of events are fairly slim. Apart from his private ideas on Ngannou and PFL co-founder Donn Davis, the truth is that the UFC merely doesn’t want Jones vs. Ngannou.
The UFC is producing document critiques regardless of having only a few main stars within the group. Might the UFC make a giant bash of money by working with the PFL to place Ngannou vs. Jones collectively? Certain, however does the UFC want it? Completely not. Reality be informed, the co-promotion would profit the PFL greater than anybody else and Dana White positively isn’t within the enterprise of giving his competitors — irrespective of how far behind — a lift.
