I gather it seems "weird" to you, because you think it took 3-4 year for Jones to "get a big belly"
Jones was only fighting for the belt. Francis became champ in March 21, he said he didnt want to fight in the summer "It was too early"
Gane became interim champ in August 21.
Francis didnt fight again until Jan 22 barely beating Gane.
Francis then QUIT MMA instead of fighting Jones. He turned down the highest pay ever to fight Jones and FLED MMA.
So yeah your story is not just weird, its cartoonish. Lets make it, make sense.
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