Jones went on to win the UFC title, while Ngannou has made millions of dollars competing in the boxing ring, as well as the PFL cage. On Friday, Jones tweeted how a matchup with Ngannou would fire him up to compete again — unlike a bout against interim champ Tom Aspinall.

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones issued the challenge and it did not take long for Francis Ngannou to respond.

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has dropped a bomb that a superfight with Francis Ngannou could be in the works.