The Takedown | Does Jon Jones really want to fight Francis Ngannou? Probably not, but the UFC could do worse
- UFC light heavyweight champion continues Twitter war of words with ‘The Predator’
- Jones is a prizefighter but also a pantomime villain, and knows people will pay big money in the hope of seeing him lose
Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou continued their Twitter tit-for-tat this week.
The UFC light-heavyweight champion hit back on social media after heavyweight contender Ngannou asked, “Hello Jonny, are you still there?”
“Yes I’m right here, just waking up from watching that Derek Lewis fight again,” Jones responded. “You ain’t scaring nobody, I saw your heart. You’re a big old mouse, I’ll expose you.”
Their back and forth started after UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville, when Jones watched former 205-pound challenger Ovince Saint Preux move up to heavyweight and look comfortable against Roy Nelson, and figured he would have no problem doing the same.
Ngannou welcomed the idea – and offered to welcome “Bones” to the division. The UFC’s pound-for-pound No 1 and greatest-of-all-time contender didn’t back down and instead simply stated “send the deal”.