The entire UFC world was shaken when the former heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, chose to leave UFC. He was one of the greatest heavyweights in the history of the promotion. Hence, MMA fans were eagerly waiting for a clash between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. Nonetheless, the fight never came to fruition, as ‘the Predator’ chose to be a free agent. Ngannou fought against Ciryl Gane in his last bout at the UFC. He was able to achieve a glorious victory after defeating Gane via unanimous decision.
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The fans expected Ngannou to soar higher in the promotion. Instead, the Frenchman became a free agent after several failed negotiations with the UFC president, Dana White. Some of his fellow MMA fighters felt that Ngannou was making a grave mistake by staying away from the UFC. The promotion and the former heavyweight champion were at odds for a number of reasons. At the moment, the UFC legend Chael Sonnen talked about a possible return of Francis Ngannou to the UFC. He strongly believes that the door of the UFC is open to Ngannou at any time, but only if he has “evidence” to show.
The door of UFC can be opened for Francis Ngannou
The retired UFC fighter, Chael Sonnen, was talking on his YouTube channel. He went on to explain the possibility of Ngannou coming back to the world’s biggest MMA promotion. He said, “I think that Francis can still, once he has the evidence he needs, go back to the UFC. That’s what I think. If you don’t think, have to correct me and tell me that Dana said ‘no never’, they’ll never talk to him. Like it’s all a negotiation every time one guy’s talking about it, that’s all in a negotiation.“
Before mentioning the importance of negotiations, Sonnen made it clear what he means by evidence, Sonnen said, “I do like the idea of Francis can just show us, ‘here’s what I do in pay-per-view, here’s how I move the gate, here’s what my last three gates are, here’s what my opponents gates are and we’re gonna come together and I mean it would be one of these interesting things. What you gonna do with merchandise and what you’re going to do different. How you plan to Market how you plan to build this.” According to Sonnen, fans can still hope that Ngannou will come back to the UFC octagon if he provides evidence that his fights can still sell well. Additionally, he adds that in the UFC, most of the fighters get what they want through negotiations.
The demands of ‘The Predator’
Ngannou left the UFC after numerous negotiations with the UFC president, Dana White. The Frenchman wanted more money, clarity on his UFC contracts, and the right to fight outside the promotion as well.
Furthermore, he also wanted the UFC to provide health insurance to all the fighters, as each fighter puts their health in danger every time they set foot in the UFC Octagon. However, most of these demands were unacceptable for the promotion. This ultimately resulted in him leaving the world’s biggest MMA promotion in search of greener pastures.
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