Israel Adesanya, MMA Champion Approve Francis Ngannou’s Stand Despite Dana White and Top Promotions’ Snub

Francis Ngannou is arguably the hottest free agent in the world of MMA. He is yet to fight in another promotion since leaving the UFC earlier this year. Many promotions seem to disagree with some of the non-financial terms that ‘The Predator’ wants to be added to his contract. However, some MMA fighters have shared their support for the former UFC champion.

Francis Ngannou was at the top of the heavyweight division in the UFC. During his time with Dana White‘s promotion, he lost only two fights and recorded 12 wins. The Cameroonian-French fighter eventually captured the heavyweight title after defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 260.

Israel Adesanya and the ONE Championship heavyweight champion showed their support for Francis Ngannou

An Instagram page by the username ‘MMA History Today’ shared a post commemorating the career Francis Ngannou has had so far. It mentioned how ‘The Predator’ has always fought for what he had and that very people find themselves in the position that Ngannou is currently in. The message also encouraged fans to be patient with the former UFC champion and let him work the way he wants to.

Two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya took notice of the post and shared a like on Instagram. In addition to that, the heavyweight champion of ONE Championship, ‘Singh’ Arjun Bhullar, also extended his support to Ngannou by commenting with a few ‘100’ emojis.

Adesanya previously spoke in Ngannou’s favor after he left the UFC

During the UFC 284 pay-per-view, ‘The Last Stylebender’ made an appearance for an interview with the media. He spoke about the Francis Ngannou situation and appeared to be in favor of the former UFC champion. Adesanya said, “Francis made the right call. He’s the one that kicked in the door. We have all been behind him.”

Adesanya mentioned that the things Ngannou was asking for should be made mandatory for every fighter. He added, “I’m not gonna harp on about it, but he’s right. It’s the little things – he’s asking for things that should be made mandatory.” The reigning middleweight champion also mentioned during the interview that a change is required in the way the UFC does its business.

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The CEO of ONE Championship recently revealed that the contract negotiations with Ngannou broke down. It was due to some of the non-financial terms that didn’t align with the promotion’s policies. But reports suggest that he is close to signing with the PFL. We will have to wait and see what follows.

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