A lot happened for Ngannou between his January 2022 bout against Gane and now. He recovered from knee surgery, relinquished his title, left the UFC, signed with the PFL, started his pro boxing career, lost his two matches, and worst of all, lost his son.

Francis Ngannou won’t rule out a potential fight with Jon Jones taking place in 2025. After 1000 days away from the sport that made him famous, Ngannou returned to brutally KO Renan Ferreira in the first round of their PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants main event in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

Jon Jones dropped all animosity toward his former rival Francis Ngannou, who overcame insurmountable odds to win the PFL Super Fights heavyweight title on October 19. Ngannou, recovering from a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in March,