Daniel Cormier nonetheless believes that Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou is feasible.
For years, the UFC tried to convey collectively two of MMA’s stars on the world’s largest platform. Sadly, the 2 events couldn’t come collectively, prompting Dana White and Co. to launch Ngannou and wash their palms of your complete state of affairs.
Now with Ngannou’s profitable PFL debut in opposition to Renan Ferreira within the books, struggle followers are as soon as once more resisting one among MMA’s largest 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. Nonetheless, ‘DC’ thinks if the financials favor it, White may very well be compelled to crew up with Ngannou and the PFL to convey what would undoubtedly be the largest heavyweight struggle of all time.
“Dana doesn’t like Francis, that may be a large downside,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Huge downside. However hell, when on the earth do you place 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 struggle might 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. Women and gentleman, perhaps, simply perhaps, we get that struggle” (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 fact is that the UFC merely doesn’t want Jones vs. Ngannou.
The UFC is producing file critiques regardless of having only a few main stars within the group. May 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. Fact 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.
