Francis Ngannou challenged UFC star Jon Jones to a fight that would determine the top heavyweight fighter in MMA. "We both want this fight, for sure,"

Francis Ngannou has bizarrely backed UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones' decision to avoid a fight against interim champion, Tom Aspinall.

UFC 309 saw the return of heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who successfully returned from a 20-month layoff to defend his title with a third-round TKO of Stipe Miocic, who was coming off an even longer layoff of more than three-and-a-half years. The fight headlined the pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jon Jones has shared a somewhat unexpected reaction to his updated pound-for-pound ranking after UFC 309.Jones Celebrates New P4P RankingFight fans saw the former light heavyweight king finally make his long-awaited heavyweight debut last year at UFC 285 when he submitted Ciryl Gane to claim the division’s vacant belt,

The UFC heavyweight champion protected his spot at the apex of mixed martial arts on Saturday night and moved to endear some more fans with a dominant win over Stipe Miocic, delivering a roundhouse kick to Miocic’s gut with his left leg that crumbled Miocic to the mat in the third round.

UFC HW Champ Jon Jones, at 37, declares he's 'hungry and fierce' just two days after his triumphant UFC 309 victory.

Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight title for the first time after a brutal display against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.