There’s no love lost between UFC CEO Dana White and lineal Heavyweight kingpin Francis Ngannou.
As for the ‘impossible to work with’ Ngannou? He doesn’t buy White’s disinterest or “bad guy” claims. Responding to White’s recent comments on social media, Ngannou wondered why he was forced to jump through so many hoops and spend so much money in pursuit of his freedom if he was such a difficult, unappealing fighter?
Ngannou replied, “Saying [sic] the guy that I spent over three years and a lot of money in law firms building an escape plan to get away from, meanwhile he was doing everything in his power to ensure I was never free. You have to take that loss; it is irreversible.”
At 40 years of age, it’s unclear how much longer Ngannou will continue to fight. Now that MVP is an increasing presence in MMA, however, he will likely have more significant paydays available in his future. Of course, his mega fight purse could serve to bankrupt MVP MMA or help build up the UFC rival that has never quite materialized in the U.S.
