In the world of mixed martial arts, the most anticipated confrontation of the century is Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou. At first, the guys were supposed to face each other in the UFC. But something was constantly interfering and pushing them apart.
And then Ngannou left the promotion, which seemed to put an end to even talk of a possible fight. But, on the contrary, the potential fight became even more interesting. And the bosses of the UFC and PFL continue to say that a clash of top heavyweights is quite possible. Now they have taken up the matter in Saudi Arabia. And, apparently, they will see it through to the very end. Saudi Arabia has taken the development of martial arts very seriously. Of course, more attention is paid to boxing.
But major MMA tournaments have also become very common. And they are very bright and interesting. The sheikhs do not skimp on the development of sports in the country, investing huge amounts of money. The funds go to the organization of the events themselves, to the fighters’ fees. That is why it has long been believed that Ngannou and Jones could meet in a cage or in a ring in Saudi Arabia. And now talk of a potential confrontation between Francis and John is becoming more and more real.
The Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, Turki Al ash-Sheikh, gave a long interview to the famous journalist in the world of mixed martial arts, Ariel Helwani. And in the conversation, they raised the issue of a potential fight between Jones and Ngannou. As a result, Turki revealed his plans for organizing this confrontation: “Francis will come to me in December for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. That’s when we’ll discuss all our affairs. Yes, I have two options for him. One is in boxing, the second is in MMA. I want to discuss both with him. The MMA option… You know my answer [to the question about the possible organization of the Jones-Ngannou fight]: we are only interested in organizing the biggest fight of all possible.”