White: 'Jones could fight for interim heavyweight belt'

UFC president Dana White admits that the promotion's former dominant light heavyweight champion John Jones can fight for a temporary belt in the heavyweight division.

“I haven’t thought about this possibility yet, but it sounds interesting, we could arrange this. However, first we need to find out what will happen to Francis Ngannou.

If he really takes off for a year, then Jones can immediately fight for the belt, ”MMA Junkie quotes White.

Recall that Ngannou will have to undergo surgery on his knee. The Cameroonian's recovery could take nine months.

Jones, 34, has not appeared in the octagon since February 2020, when he defeated Dominic Reyes on points. Later, the American left the title vacant due to disagreements with the promotion management.