Jon Jones clearly tuned in to watch tonight’s UFC 270 main event between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane.<\/p>\n
Ngannou (17-3 MMA) and Gane (10-1 MMA) collided this evening in a highly anticipated heavyweight title unification bout.<\/p>\n
It was widely believed that Jon Jones (26-1 MMA), the promotions<\/a> former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, would be next in line for the winner of ‘Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane’.<\/p>\n With that said, ‘The Predator’ recently shutdown<\/a> the idea of facing ‘Bones’ next.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I\u2019m done with that fight,\u201d<\/em> Ngannou said asked about facing Jones next (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for that fight for so long. After Stipe [Miocic], it was supposed to be Jon Jones and that never happened. I don\u2019t know why. So I moved on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Saturday’s UFC 270 main event proved lasted longer than many fans anticipated. Ciryl Gane got off to a fast start in the opening ten minutes of the fight landing a plethora of punches and kicks. However, to the surprise of many, Francis Ngannou turned to his wrestling in the final three rounds where he was able to control and smother ‘Bon Gamin’. After twenty-five minutes it was ‘The Predator’ who got his hand raised.<\/p>\n Official Result: Francis Ngannou def. Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision (48-47 x2, 49-46)<\/p>\n Check out how Jon Jones reacted to ‘Ngannou vs. Gane’ below:<\/p>\n If this is the Apex of heavyweight fighting, I\u2019m excited about it. Got some more records to break<\/p>\n — BONY (@JonnyBones) January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n