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Video – Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou share tense face off at PFL 5: ‘You don’t want no smoke’

In the midst of a longstanding rivalry, undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones and former promotional champion, Francis Ngannou shared a hugely tense staredown at PFL 5 last night – with the duo discussing their miscued fight under the banner of the Dana White-led organization.

Jones, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion and current undisputed heavyweight gold holder, most recently headlined UFC 285 back in March, submitting common-foe, former interim champion, Ciryl Gane in a one-sided first round guillotine choke, clinching the vacant heavyweight crown.

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As for Ngannou, the Cameroonian has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 270 himself back in January of last year, defeating Gane also, unifying the division titles in a unanimous decision triumph.