“His Body’s Already Given Out on Him”: Chael Sonnen Advises Free Agent Francis Ngannou To Call Dana White and “Get Back in the UFC”

Francis Ngannou left the UFC as heavyweight champion. His exit drew a lot of reactions from fans. While some thought he was doing the right thing moving away from the UFC, others thought he should have stayed longer. ‘The Predator’ is still a free agent and has not secured a deal with any promotion. This keeps his fans guessing when and where they will find Francis Ngannou again. Ngannou had left the UFC and Dana White had responded by saying he was not letting him back. Thus, the exit was not amicable, but a UFC legend has now suggested that the gates to the UFC may still be open for Ngannou.

Chael Sonnen was talking to MMA Junkie and suggested that Ngannou vs Jon Jones could still happen. He felt the match-up would garner great interest. He suggested Francis Ngannou was losing every day he was not trying to get back in the UFC and that Ngannou was running out of time.

Chael Sonnen wants Dana White to give Ngannou a chance

Sonnen mentioned that Ngannou was in a weird place and that he was losing every day when he wasn’t signed with a promotion. He said there weren’t a lot of coaches who would like to work with him and Ngannou would not get a huge cheque from someone else. He said, “ I meant to say no coach looks at a guy who’s hurt and old and pays him a bigger check it’s a really weird situation I wanted to get it figured out I don’t say it’s a tease him, time is ticking and he every day that he’s not signed he’s losing.” 

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He added, “Whatever has happened here, he’s got to get some cold water. He’s got to wake up and he needs to call back his boss”. Sonnen felt Francis Ngannou is aging fast and if he didn’t get in the cage soon, it might be a little too late for him. “The American Gangster,” said he thinks Dana White should take the call when Ngannou finally calls him.

Dana White had claimed Francis Ngannou would never come back

UFC president Dana White had claimed that Ngannou would never return to the UFC. The claims after negotiations with Ngannou and the UFC over a new contract fell through. At the time of his exit, Ngannou was on a six-fight winning streak. According to Dana White, the negotiations had been going on for a while. Ngannou’s exit meant Jon Jones had to face a new contender. Ciryl Gane got that opportunity but was easily brushed aside by Jon Jones. This left the door for a Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou fight.

If Francis Ngannou will get back to the UFC or not and if he will fight Jones Jones remain to be seen. Do you think Francis Ngannou should get back in the UFC? Let us know.

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