“Dirty, Dirty Game”: Despite $8,000,000 Offer From the UFC, Francis Ngannou Throws Serious Accusations at the Promotion Amidst PFL Star’s Feud With Dana White

The world of mixed martial arts went into a state of grave disappointment when Francis Ngannou departed from the UFC. Undeniably, the world was anticipating his fight with Jon Jones. But fate had different plans for the two of them. Following his departure from the UFC, the Cameroonian fighter became a free agent and on 16th May, signed a multimillion dollar deal with PFL.

Without a doubt, the former heavyweight champion’s exit from the MMA promotion soon became a highly discussed topic amongst the netizens. One of the questions that boggled everyone’s mind was what made the fighter leave the UFC. Finally, Ngannou took it upon himself to answer the question. In the recent episode of ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’, ‘The Predator’ revealed how the UFC played a ‘dirty game’ with him.

Francis Ngannou reveals the real reason behind his egress from the UFC

In a recent talk with the famed American sportswriter, Dan Le Batard, on his talk show, Ngannou revealed some lesser-known facts about his beef with the UFC. Previously in January 2023, Dana White announced that Ngannou was out of the promotion and vacated his title. Soon after, the rumors began flying about what made ‘The Predator’ take an exit from the promotion.

Ngannou revealed that he only wanted a few more fights to fulfill the contract with the UFC. However, the UFC didn’t want to let him go. The promotion wanted him to sign another contract with more money, while all the fighter wanted was freedom.

He said, “What I was asking at first was just, like can I have a fight, because I had a, I had a eight fight contract, and I want to fulfill that contract. But they wouldn’t allow me since I wasn’t going to sign another contract, because they knew that if I fulfill that contract, I’m automatically free. And then they use some kind of like a dirty, dirty game there, you know. Freaks me out.”

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“They know how much I was getting paid per fight, which wasn’t much at all. Just shoe pennies. So they knew I couldn’t make a living out of it. I have to come back and accept those contracts. And that was after the Junior dos Santos fight, who was in June 2019. Then it was almost one year after that I have to fight. So, you know, I just resisted to that.”

Francis Ngannou was guaranteed $8 million to fight Jon Jones

The former UFC contender, Brendan Schaub, recently revealed that Ngannou was offered $8 million dollars along with PPV to face Jones. Schaub disclosed that the source of the information was none other than Ngannou‘s coach.

However, ‘The Predator’ simply wanted to get away from the normal UFC pay. Furthermore, commenting on his new deal with PFL, Schaub said that it was indeed a great deal for the Cameroonian. But it was a disaster for the PFL from a business standpoint.

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