Daniel Cormier thinks the UFC might benefit from Francis Ngannou\u2019s contract update.<\/strong><\/p>\n Early today, it was announced that Ngannou has been released by the PFL<\/a> following his one fight with the promotion since signing in 2023.<\/p>\n Ngannou had already said that his contract ended before the UFC White House<\/a> event in June, sparking discussion about potentially seeing him back inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n This still seems unlikely given his relationship with Dana White<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the leading MMA promotion can\u2019t take advantage of this situation in a different way.<\/p>\n Daniel Cormier<\/a> thinks the UFC<\/a> could use the prospect of re-signing Francis Ngannou<\/a> as a way to aid their negotiations with Jon Jones.<\/p>\n Despite Dana White\u2019s initial reluctance to have him on the White House card in June, Jones confirmed that negotiations for his UFC return<\/a> were underway at the start of this month.<\/p>\n Given the way that some of the promotion\u2019s talks with \u2018Bones\u2019 have gone in the past, Cormier made the case on his YouTube channel<\/a> for why the idea of bringing Ngannou back could be a bargaining chip.<\/p>\n \u201cJon Jones<\/a> gives you too many problems to get on the White House or it\u2019s not working, Francis Ngannou\u2019s on the market,\u201d he said. \u201cYou kind of pivot and go, \u2018Well, Francis, can we get together and talk about maybe you fighting at the White House.\u2019 That takes a little bit of that leverage from the Jones side.\u201d<\/p>\n According to White, the UFC White House card will be announced tomorrow<\/a>, meaning that the negotiations with Jones may have been completed before Ngannou was even an option.<\/p>\n It seems far more likely that we will see \u2018The Predator\u2019 make his MMA return on the same night that Ronda Rousey faces Gina Carano at the Intuit Dome<\/a> in Los Angeles on Netflix, though you can never say never in combat sports.<\/p>\n ‘The Predator’ knocked out Stipe Miocic, Cain Velasquez, Curtis Blaydes, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and more during his stint in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Jon Jones coming to terms with the UFC for his return instead of Francis Ngannou is a lot more plausible right now.<\/p>\n That being said, back in 2020, it was Jones that Dana White put the blame on for preventing a huge clash between the two former UFC heavyweight champions.<\/p>\nCreate your perfect UFC White House card!<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nDana White blamed Jon Jones\u2019 demands for preventing huge Francis Ngannou clash<\/h2>\n