The UFC’s heavyweight division is on fire right now. A host of top contenders have emerged in the last few months, and that has made the division extremely exciting. The champion, Stipe Miocic, will defend his belt at UFC 260 against Francis Ngannou. The winner of the fight will be staring down a gauntlet of extremely skilled fighters. 

The likes of Derrick Lewis, Alexander Volkov, and most recently Ciryl Gane have all put on excellent performances in recent weeks. However, one name that looms large over the heavyweight division despite never having competed in it is Jon Jones. He has been taking time away from the sport to put on some mass on his frame in order to compete with the big boys.

Even before making his heavyweight bow, Jones remains confident about how he would fare and put out a tweet. He wrote, “These boys better get used to pushing the pace, all this standing around ain’t gonna fly when daddy comes home. #ufcvegas20”

Read: Cyril Gane says punching power will not help Francis Ngannou against Stipe Miocic 

Francis Ngannou laughs off Jon Jones’ bold claims

Another heavyweight who had his eye on proceedings took some time out to respond to ‘Bones’. Ngannou replied to the tweet, “Daddy comes home?” and seemingly laughed off Jon Jones’ bold claims about the heavyweight division. 

It is understood that Jon Jones will face the winner of the UFC 260 fight between ‘The Predator’ and Miocic. If Jones were to fight Stipe, he would be taking on the consensus greatest heavyweight of all time, which would add another ‘G.O.A.T.’ to his already impressive list of opponents. 

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On the other hand, if Francis wins, he will face someone with superhuman knockout power. Though Jones has faced knockout artists at light-heavyweight, he has always managed to nullify their power. But, he has most definitely not faced someone who has KO power akin to Francis Ngannou.

For fans, the back-and-forth between Jones and heavyweights is interesting as it makes for a good storyline when he does make his UFC debut as a heavyweight.

Recent videos posted by Jones suggest that despite gaining a considerable amount of weight, he is still as agile and nimble on his feet as he was at light heavyweight. If he can be as athletic as he was at 205-pounds, the sky is the limit for Jon Jones at heavyweight.

What do you make of the back-and-forth between Jones and Ngannou? Let us know in the comments below.