{"id":216505,"date":"2023-11-15T12:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T12:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216505"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T12:04:12","slug":"ufc-boss-dana-white-slams-dumb-question-after-being-probed-on-cross-promotion-for-jon-jones-vs-francis-ngannou-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/ufc-boss-dana-white-slams-dumb-question-after-being-probed-on-cross-promotion-for-jon-jones-vs-francis-ngannou-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC boss Dana White slams 'dumb question' after being probed on cross-promotion for Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DANA WHITE hit out at a "dumb question" after being probed on cross-promoting a fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. <\/p>\n
White attempted to make the heavyweight super-fight only for Ngannou to walk out on the UFC. <\/p>\n
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He went on to sign for rivals the Professional Fighters League while also making a switch to boxing to fight Tyson Fury. <\/p>\n
But with the UFC and PFL both on ESPN – meaning there would be no networking conflict – the idea of a cross-promotion was put to White. <\/p>\n
He responded: \u201cI\u2019m not interested. We tried to make that fight. They didn\u2019t want to do it. It\u2019s done. He doesn\u2019t fight here any more. I\u2019m not interested." <\/p>\n
White added: "It's a stupid question, but go ahead talk to me. Why would I do that? <\/p>\n
"I tried to make the fight here, they didn't want to do it but I should co-promote with like a Bellator or a PFL? Why should I do that? Talk to me. <\/p>\n "Because of ESPN? You win the dumb question of the night, congratulations, sir." <\/p>\n Ngannou left the UFC after being denied the chance to box like Conor McGregor was allowed to do in 2017 against Floyd Mayweather. <\/p>\n He eventually faced Fury, 35, in Saudi Arabia and dropped the world champion, with many feeling he was unfortunate to lose on points. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Ngannou, 37, now wants to rematch Fury and will wait till after the undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk, 36, in February. <\/p>\n Meanwhile Jones, 36, was due to fight Stipe Miocic, 41, at UFC 295 but the bout has been postponed due to an injury he suffered. <\/p>\n Brit Tom Aspinall, 30, filled in on two weeks' notice and knocked out Sergei Pavlovich, 31, in round one for the UFC interim heavyweight title. <\/p>\n<\/picture>'legally binding' <\/span><\/p>\n
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