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Farah Hannoun

Dana White: Jon Jones could get UFC interim heavyweight title shot while Francis Ngannou sidelined

Could Jon Jones return straight into an interim heavyweight title fight? UFC president Dana White thinks so.

Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC), the former light heavyweight champion, has been prepping for a move up to heavyweight for over a year now and with champion Francis Ngannou set to undergo knee surgery Friday, the division might have to move on.

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