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JON JONES threw his shock support to Francis Ngannou – but still backs Anthony Joshua to beat his MMA rival.
Ngannou faces AJ on March 8 in Saudi Arabia having made his professional boxing debut in October against Tyson Fury.
The Cameroonian made a switch to boxing after walking out on the UFC and the offer of a $10million (£8m) payday to fight Jones.
He instead signed for the Professional Fighters League, who gave Ngannou the freedom he always wanted to box at the same time.
Jones joined the heavyweight cageside in Riyadh for the PFL vs Bellator event and he was probed on the boxing bout with AJ.
And Jones replied: “I’m rooting for Francis to win, only because his story, how far he’s come in life and being a fellow mixed martial artist.
“So I’m rooting for Francis but Anthony Joshua, he’s being doing this since …
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