White has long maintained the claim that the fight will happen, something he reiterated again and again Saturday. He also put forth a claim that many following the social media saga might be surprised by. According to White, Jones agreed to fight Aspinall, but has not yet signed paperwork.

Ngannou’s head coach Eric Nicksick recently said that he believes Ngannou would ‘100 percent’ entertain a return to the UFC in the future. After feeling mistreated and undervalued by the UFC as heavyweight champ,

Francis Ngannou rejects super fight with Jon Jones, urging him to focus on defending his UFC title instead of outside matchups.