PFL execs Donn Davis and Peter Murray have often spoken supportively about a potential cross promotion fight between Ngannou and Jones, urging the UFC to play ball. UFC CEO Dana White has shut it down the idea, reiterating that business is not conducted in that manner for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

Francis Ngannou is still teasing Jon Jones about a potential super fight.'Bones' defended his heavyweight belt at UFC 309 on November 16 and dismissed the idea of fighting Tom Aspinall in favour of potential UFC super fights.

He believes Jones has little to gain from this fight beyond financial compensation. Ngannou argued that while Aspinall needs this fight to cement his reputation, Jones stands in a different position.

The former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has waded into the ongoing Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall debate, by declaring whose side he appears to be on. Jones is the current UFC king, having won the title when he walloped Ciryl Gane in the very first round of his heavyweight debut in 2023,