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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Pattle

Francis Ngannou: Jon Jones ‘rushed’ against Ciryl Gane because he was ‘afraid’

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Francis Ngannou has suggested that Jon Jones ‘rushed’ in his fight with Ciryl Gane because he was ‘afraid’ at UFC 285.

Jones returned after three years away to submit Gane in Round 1 on Saturday, winning the vacant heavyweight title. The American, a former two-time light-heavyweight champion, took down Gane early before forcing the Frenchman to tap out to a guillotine choke.

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