UFC president Dana White said after a fight card Saturday that the promotion released heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou from his contract, and booked Jon Jones against Ciryl Gane on March 4 in the main event of UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the vacant heavyweight title.
Jones, who is considered by many as the greatest MMA fighter of all time, hasn’t fought since defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on Feb. 8, 2020, in Houston. Jones, who first won the light heavyweight title in 2011, has spoken of his desire to win a heavyweight title as long ago as 2013.
White said Ngannou is free and clear to sign with whatever promotion he chooses. He said there is no matching clause or 90-day window. He's a total free agent. "I think Francis is in a place right now where he doesn't want to take a lot of risk," White said."He feels like he's in a good position where he could fight lesser opponents and make more money. So, we're going to let him do that. We're going to release him from his contract. We're going to give up the right to match and he could go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants.
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