Michael Bisping doesn’t see Jon Jones beating Francis Ngannou unless he’s able to drag him to the mat. Despite Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) needing a grappling-heavy approach to retain his title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Saturday, Bisping thinks it would be a bad idea for the former light heavyweight king to keep a fight on the feet against Ngannou. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) was pretty confident after watching Ngannou defeat Gane, but Bisping insists his grappling will have to play a major factor. “Only until they fight will we really know the answer to that,” Bisping told “Submission Radio.” “However, it all depends on Jon Jones’ wrestling.
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