The PFL Champs vs. Bellator Champs fight was not only a collision for the champions but also a pedestal for the greats of different sports to come together and have a good time. The PFL vs. Bellator event became the platform for a rather peculiar meetup. Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou, and Jon Jones met at the event, and their interaction was as high-spirited as one might expect.

The meetup escalated the call for a match between ‘Bones’ and Ngannou by the fans. Jones even asserted that the MMA community wants to witness a fight between him and Ngannou, and he believes he would defeat Ngannou if they ever faced each other. In response, Ngannou called out Jones for being ‘Fat’. Amid this scuffle, Jones’ actions have found a new respect in Ngannou’s heart.

Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou share a moment of respect

The PFL vs. Bellator mega matchup in Saudi Arabia witnessed intense battles among the fighters. Amidst the surprise meetup between Jones and Ngannou, Jones in a statement at that event stated that the MMA community was willing to witness a matchup between them and that he would defeat every opponent in his way.

As the camera moved towards Ngannou, ‘The Predator’ had only one thing to say to Jones “In your dreams. You’re f*cking fat.” With a sly smile on his face, Ngannou ripped apart Jones, however, there has been no comment by the UFC’s heavyweight champ for Ngannou. Amid their back and forth, Jones seems to have won the respect of Ngannou.

‘The Predator’ shared a video on X (formerly Twitter), capturing a heartwarming interaction between his mother and Jones. In the video, Jones is seen paying genuine respect to Ngannou’s mother, and the two engage in a respectful exchange. Ngannou captioned the video as “Fighting aside it was very respectable of you to greet my mom like this @JonnyBones. Much respect”

Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou are arguably the best fighters on the planet right now and a match-up between them would be a treat for the fans. Interestingly, the duo had more interactions at that event. Let’s get into it.

The unusual friendship between Jones and Ngannou

Their meeting was nothing less than a combination of fiery exchange as well as a comedy show. Jones and Ngannou had a very witty conversation with each other. Ngannou after the tussle made his way to ‘Bones’ and said that he should get back into training and Jones on the other hand uploaded a photo of them together with a caption that said “Iconic moment of Francis asking me to borrow $20 dollars.”

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In the event when Jones was asked about his comments on Ngannou’s next boxing match against Anthony Joshua, he said that he wanted Ngannou to win but stated that defeating Joshua would be hard.

“I’m rooting for Francis to win only because of his story and how far he’s come in life [and] him being a fellow mixed martial artist. I mean, how could you not root for Francis? Francis is a wonderful stand-up person, so I’m rooting for Francis but Anthony Joshua has been doing this since he was a young boy,” Jones said while commentating.

When the camera moved towards Ngannou, he had a sly smile on his face and said, “Don’t lose all your money! Don’t get broke!” From their interaction, they are clearly rivals and not enemies.

What’s your opinion on their interactions?

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