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TikTok denied a report that Chinese officials are considering a sale of the company’s U.S. operations to tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk ahead of a potential ban Sunday, calling the report “pure fiction.” 

”We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction,” TikTok spokesperson Michael Hughes said in a statement. 

The popular video-sharing platform is bracing for a new law, set to take effect on Jan. 19, that requires its China-based parent company ByteDance to divest from the app or face a ban on U.S. app stores and networks.  

Ahead of Sunday’s deadline, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government is considering a scenario in which Musk's social platform X would take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations and run the companies together. 

Musk, who has previously proclaimed himself a “free speech absolutist,” said in April that he did not think the app should be banned, arguing it would be “contrary to freedom of speech and expression.” 

The tech mogul is also a close ally of President-elect Trump, who vowed to “save TikTok” during his campaign.  

After the Supreme Court took up TikTok’s challenge to the law last month, Trump filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the justices to delay the law so he can negotiate a deal once in office. 

The president-elect argued that such a deal would obviate the need for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the First Amendment implications of the divest-or-ban law, which TikTok contends is unconstitutional. 

The justices, which heard oral arguments on Friday, seemed inclined to side with the Biden administration. The government has raised alarm about TikTok’s ties to China and the possibility the Chinese government can access U.S. user data or covertly manipulate the algorithm.  

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PFL chairman Donn Davis believes Francis Ngannou is going to return to the SmartCage in 2025.

In 2023, Ngannou made headlines when he left the UFC as heavyweight champion to sign a lucrative contract with PFL. However, “The Predator” did not compete for his new promotion for over a year, instead trying his hand at a pair of big boxing matches against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Ngannou finally made his PFL debut back in October, knocking out Renan Ferreira at PFL Battle of the Giants.

The question then became, would Ngannou return to the cage for his next fight or once again pursue the sweet science? But Davis believes it’s not an either/or scenario; instead, he thinks both things happen this year.

“He is still under the same contract with us,” Davis said during a Town Hall with MMA Fighting. “We’re happy, he’s happy. No. 2, we work very partner-like with Francis. We plan, ‘What does he want to do? Why does he want to do that? What are the full options?’ We sit down with him like you would any real partner.

“I think he’ll box once, and I think he’ll MMA once. What’s the order? Don’t know yet. What’s the timing? Don’t know yet.”

Ngannou had mixed success in the boxing ring. His first bout was against then-undefeated heavyweight king Tyson Fury, with Ngannou losing a split decision in a surprisingly competitive matchup where Ngannou even knocked down “The Gypsy King.”

That success led to a fight with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who summarily destroyed Ngannou, knocking him out in the second round.

Nevertheless, Ngannou took home huge paydays for both bouts and, according to Davis, still has some lucrative opportunities in boxing, so he expects Ngannou’s next fight in the PFL to come after a return to the ring.

“If I had to guess, I would think boxing will be first, given the opportunities he has,” Davis said. “I don’t want to say anything about that. That’s his business for him to announce, but he has unbelievable boxing opportunities.

“So I think that’s more likely to come first and MMA is likely to come second. But what I believe you’ll see from Francis this year is one MMA in PFL and one boxing from Francis. So I think fans of Francis will see him do one of each this year.”

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