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Francis Ngannou bagged a sensational win against Ciryl Gane on the UFC 270 headliner. After the fight, his comments regarding his UFC contract, pay, and more have come to the fore.

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He also spilled the beans on losing nearly $7 million after turning down several new contract offers from the promotion.

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Jake Paul took to Twitter to support the UFC heavyweight champion. ‘The Problem Child’ wrote, “Francis Ngannou deserves much better than the lies and disrespect Dana White has shown him and his manager. It’s time for everyone to say F**k Dana White and support the men and women who put their bodies at risk to make him fat and rich. #F**kDana” 

‘The Problem Child’ has frequently clashed with UFC supremo Dana White, but fighter pay remains the biggest and the most heated point of verbal exchange between the two.

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Paul, who always looks for ways to get into White’s head, used this opportunity well to push his agenda.

What did Francis Ngannou comment on fighter pay and why is Jake Paul entering the picture?

Francis Ngannou seems to want his boxing deal and way more money. On The MMA Hour, Francis Ngannou said, “I left a lot more on the table. Overall, I’ve been leaving a lot of money on the table even since the Stipe fight. By now, I might be down $7million (£5.2m) that I left on the table.” (h/t Mirror)

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Jake Paul entered the fray as he has clashed with Dana White on the same issue. He has been a pioneer for fair pay of fighters and remains assertive about the same for UFC fighters.

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In this regard, ‘The Problem Child’ rolled out a challenge for Dana White, which included a point on fighter pay and many more conditions.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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