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One thing fight fans love to do is debate and discuss super fights. However, there is one that could actually come to fruition.
Recently, Dana White hyped up the possibility of Jon Jones facing Tyson Fury in the Octagon.
Although that’s an exciting matchup, White’s comments were criticized by PFL’s Jake Paul and Francis Ngannou.
The UFC President was asked about a possible Jones-Fury matchup. Dana White enthusiastically hyped it up and seems incredibly open to the idea of bringing Tyson Fury into the UFC to fight Jon Jones.
Here’s what he had to say, per MMA Junkies.
Dana White is making a BIG MONEY challenge to Tyson Fury to fight Jon Jones in UFC. 😳
"We figured out how to pay Floyd, we'll figure out how to pay you too, Tyson."
Full interview: https://t.co/Xg2Je2G5AI pic.twitter.com/JzBlbCLEpZ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 4, 2023
From the sounds of it, Fury and his team just have to agree to fight in the UFC and this bout could be in the making.
Even so, White was blasted by Jake Paul and Francis Ngannou. Paul made sure to remind White of Ngannou’s status in the fighting world. He also claims the UFC President is trying to “steal away attention from Francis joining PFL.”
Wasn’t Dana the same person that said “If I’m Jon Jones watching Francis Ngannou, I’m moving to 185 pounds.”…yes he 100% was. So…
Francis Ngannou is the baddest man on the planet. Dana confirmed that while he controlled Francis.
Dana sits there talking about “I don’t do… https://t.co/ukVOuXuoPz
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 4, 2023
On top of that, Francis Ngannou reacted to Dana White’s comments as well, calling out Tyson Fury himself.
Anyway … I’ll be ready @Tyson_Fury pic.twitter.com/dlh4oOU7GT
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) June 4, 2023
As of right now, Ngannou is in a favorable situation to face Fury in the boxing ring.
Despite that, Dana White seems wildly intrigued by the idea of having Tyson Fury crossover to the UFC to fight Jon Jones.
We’ll see how it plays out, but this should be something to monitor moving forward.
Jones is set to take on Stipe Miocic later in 2023. Meanwhile, Ngannou is supposed to partake in a boxing match this year and get back in the cage sometime in 2024. Meanwhile, Fury is aiming for a boxing match in December.