Hopeful that one day he can finally face Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou was able to feel a little of the atmosphere when facing his rival at an event held by the PFL. Aware of the North American's gaining mass to become a legitimate heavyweight, the French-Cameroonian surprised by claiming that it would be easier to face 'Bones' at his current size, than when the MMA icon belonged to light heavyweight (until 93kg.).
“Physically, I think Jon Jones He's always been a heavyweight, because he has to cut a lot of weight to move down to light heavyweight. I think he took a little size, I don't know what the dilemma was, but for me, I would say I feel more comfortable with the Jon Jones heavier than with the Jon Jones light heavyweight, because of course he had an impressive performance against Cyryl Gane, but in the first minute, the first interaction in marking, he didn’t look good,” said Ngannou in an interview with 'TMZ Sports'.
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