Ngannou entered the Jones vs. Aspinall saga after his coach revealed the ex- UFC heavyweight champion is interested in returning to the promotion, having departed in 2023 after a contract dispute. That immediately alerted 'Bones', who seemed to turn his attention to Ngannou over Aspinall.

Francis Ngannou's surprise appearance at the UFC Atlanta weigh-in, supporting Kamaru Usman, has ignited speculation about his return to the promotion. Fans are clamoring for a potential matchup between Ngannou and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall,

It's been weeks since Dana White has stepped onto the stage for an official UFC press conference. Saturday, he did that for the first time since April 26. While there were many important storylines from Saturday's UFC 316 at Prudential Center,

Jon Jones is going to fight Tom Aspinall, and until he hears otherwise, Dana White promises to deliver that matchup in the near future. Over the past week, Aspinall went as far as declaring himself undisputed champion while wishing Jones well in retirement,

During the UFC 316 post-fight press conference on Saturday night, promotional CEO Dana White dropped a major bombshell when he told the media that Jones had accepted a fight with Aspinall. However, it has since been reported by Ariel Helwani that Jones went back on that agreement.

While heavyweight MMA legend Francis Ngannou left the UFC on bad terms, there have been rumblings of his potential return to the organization. Recently, his

Francis Ngannou rejects super fight with Jon Jones, urging him to focus on defending his UFC title instead of outside matchups.

Dana White was bombarded with questions about Jon Jones in the aftermath of UFC 316. The MMA mogul dismissed the ‘stupid’ petition to strip his favorite fighter of his heavyweight belt. Still, White has no interest in Jones vs Ngannou as he sees Aspinall as ‘the guy’ to beat right now.

Dana White had zero doubts when asked if he'd re-sign Francis Ngannou to the UFC to fight Jon Jones. Jones turned his attention away from interim UFC champion Tom Aspinall amid prolonged negotiations as he set his sights on Ngannou, who departed the UFC in January 2023.