Daniel Cormier has scoffed at the notion that Jon Jones is afraid of Francis Ngannou . After Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) scored a brutal knockout of Stipe Miocic to claim the heavyweight title at UFC 260, UFC president Dana White joked that Jones should ponder a move down to 185 pounds. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has been bulking up as he prepares to transition to heavyweight and has been waiting in the wings since vacating the light heavyweight title in May. Following Ngannou’s win over Miocic, Jones tweeted “show me the money,” indicating that he wants to be suitably compensated for a potential superfight with Ngannou. Upon hearing Jones’ comments, White insinuated that Jones might not actually want to take the fight, which prompted the former light heavyweight king to go on a Twitter tirade before eventually asking for his release
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