UFC CEO Dana White disparages Francis Ngannou's decision to leave the UFC. He accuses Ngannou of ducking Jon Jones and chasing money.
Francis Ngannou's ascension post-UFC is comparable to that of Ronda Rousey or Conor McGregor. While he's not necessarily a household name like them, he has reached similar heights, competing for eight-figure paydays in other promotions.Despite this, Ngannou's former UFC boss, Dana White, insists that he left a great deal on the table when he parted ways with the promotion, possibly even more than he’s achieved since.
"Realistically, his deal was bigger here ... They can deny it all they want, why the f*** would I lie? ... There's a much deeper story to this whole thing, and he would have made more money if he stayed in the UFC." It's entirely possible that White is comparing Ngannou's current PFL deal to the hypothetical future he had in the UFC. Still, Ngannou enjoyed tremendous success after leaving the promotion.in the UFC was $600,000 for his heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane. In final negotiations, he was allegedly offered $8 million to fight Jones before labelling the offersecured a purse of $10 million for the fight, in which he took Fury to a split decision.
Tyson Fury: Everyone said he was an idiot for walking away from the UFC and now all of a sudden he's a genius, isn't he? Guy's about to make $10M...With his stock soaring high, Ngannou went on to fight Anthony Joshua in another heavyweight superfight. Ngannou's purse wasthat his opponents will receive a guaranteed purse of $2 million to fight him. "I get a little more than that," Ngannou explained .
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