The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Francis Ngannou could benefit from their separation if they play their hands right, writes ToddMartinMMA.
. It’s exciting to finally have Jones back and Gane is certainly a worthy opponent, but it has been a long time since MMA fans have had a real dream fight to look forward to; and we’re going to have to wait a while longer. Jones-Gane has nothing resembling the cache of Jones-Ngannou—the highly skilled longtime light heavyweight king against the ultra-powerful undisputed ruler of the heavyweight division.
Ngannou has pursued free agency for one specific reason, because he knows how much money there is to be made in a one-off fight with, the first ever matchup between the No. 1 MMA heavyweight and the No. 1 boxing heavyweight. Even if that fight doesn’t do as well on pay-per-view as Ngannou-Jones would do—it might, but it’s not a given—boxing pays its top stars so much more than MMA that it would still be much more lucrative for Ngannou than any UFC fight.
It’s also a better bet for Ngannou than previous MMA fighter forays into boxing, because the MMA fighter’s best chance is landing a one-off power shot, and the odds of that happening go up the more powerful you are. Fury has proven himself a better boxer than
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