With UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou likely sidelined for the rest of the year, Daniel Cormier wants to see the division move on.
Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) is expected to undergo knee surgery to repair a torn MCL and damaged ACL in March, an injury he sustained prior to his successful title unification bout against Ciryl Gane last month at UFC 270.
So with the champion benched for a significant amount of time, how should the division proceed? Cormier believes Jon Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) should make his heavyweight debut against former two-time heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) – but with a portion of the gold on the line.
