Francis Ngannou didn’t walk away from the UFC for financial reasons according to the former UFC heavyweight’s coach Eric Nicksick. On Saturday night, UFC president Dana White revealed that the promotion would be moving on without ‘The Predator’ as part of the heavyweight division after nearly two years of negotiations. Ngannou was reportedly offered a
Francis Ngannou has decided to forgo a fight with Jon Jones inside the Octagon – instead leaving the UFC to test free agency, vacating the heavyweight title. And UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes that may have been a mistake. Ngannou and the UFC had long been at odds with one another in contract discussions,
Eddie Alvarez fumed over Dana White’s comment about Francis Ngannou’s UFC departure “The Underground King” pointed out that the UFC doesn’t want to pay its fighters the money they deserve Just one month after UFC president Dana White said Francis Ngannou is likely to stay, the promotion officially released its current heavyweight champion. After the
Ariel Helwani provided his reaction to Francis Ngannou parting ways with the UFC. On January 14, Dana White shocked the MMA community by announcing ‘The Predator’ had been released from his contract. The UFC heavyweight champion was in the process of re-negotiating before things went south. During an episode of The MMA Hour, Helwani went
Brendan Schaub thinks Francis Ngannou had no chance of negotiating with the UFC by himself. ‘The Predator’ last fought in January 2021, securing his sixth consecutive win by defeating Ciryl Gane. In the aftermath of UFC 270, Ngannou had knee surgery, leaving him unable to fight in 2022. During his inactivity, the former UFC heavyweight
Sean O’Malley thinks that Francis Ngannou should consider a UFC return. It’s been only a few days since the UFC Heavyweight Champion was released from his contract and the promotion has already booked a vacant title fight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane to fill the void that Ngannou has now left in the division.
The manager of Jon Jones, Richard Schaefer, details the new contract Jones signed and his upcoming heavyweight debut. The time many MMA fans have been waiting for has become a reality, Jon Jones is set to make his heavyweight debut. Over two years ago, Jones decided to relinquish the light heavyweight title and set his
Jon Jones has opened as the betting underdog for the first time in more than a decade. UFC president Dana White revealed that Jon Jones’ long-awaited return to the Octagon will finally happen on March 4. ‘Bones’ will main event the card alongside No. 1 ranked heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane to crown a new UFC
Bare Knuckle FC publicized its pitch for former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou BKFC thinks “The Predator” will be a perfect fit for the company Bare Knuckle FC appears to be highly interested in landing recently released UFC star Francis Ngannou. The bare-knuckle fighting promotion is certain the former UFC heavyweight champion will be a
Michael Bisping takes a look at if and how the time away from fighting will affect Jon Jones in his return. The biggest news in MMA came over the weekend when the UFC announced that after a long hiatus, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be making his return. He will be making his
Daniel Cormier is reacting to the news that Jon Jones will finally be making his debut at heavyweight and will be facing Ciryl Gane. For the past two years, the MMA world has been waiting patiently for Jon Jones to find an opponent for his first official bout at heavyweight. When he decided to leave
Sean Strickland reacted to Francis Ngannou’s departure from the UFC “Tarzan” thinks it’s okay for “The Predator” to chase after the big-money fights After months of holding their breath, UFC fans were stunned to have learned heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been officially released by the promotion. Due to the magnitude of the news, UFC
Francis Ngannou has parted ways with the UFC. Ngannou’s UFC contract negotiations have come to an end. ‘The Predator’ last fought against Ciryl Gane in January 2022, winning by unanimous decision with a grappling-heavy game plan. Since then, the 36-year-old has been recovering from knee surgery while negotiating with the UFC for more money. Although
Francis Ngannou reportedly has no contract in place for his return to the Octagon that was rumored for UFC 285. Ngannou’s last appearance inside the Octagon came at UFC 270 nearly a year ago. Defeating Ciryl Gane via unanimous decision, ‘The Predator’ revealed he would need time off to undergo and recover from knee surgery.
Sergei Pavlovich mauled Tai Tuivasa in less than one round at UFC Orlando The Russian is not rushing to get a crack at UFC gold UFC Orlando was a success with all fights in the main card ending via a finish. Among thos who came out victorious was No. 5 heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich, who
Coming off a loss to Ciryl Gane in his last outing, Tai Tuivasa was looking to get back in the winning column against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Orlando. UFC Orlando: Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich Round 1 Tuivasa hugs it out with Pavlovich to get started. Low kick missed by Tuivasa. Pavlovich connects a big