“He Thinks He Is Khabib?”: Fans in Splits as ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong Reveals the ‘Non-Financial’ Terms of Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou wants to end his state as a ‘free agent’. Ngannou was one of the greatest heavyweight fighters in the UFC. While reigning as the heavyweight champion, ‘The Predator’ left the world’s biggest MMA promotion as the negotiations between him and UFC supremo Dana White came to an unfortunate end. The Cameroonian kept forward some demands, which included better pay, insurance, and taking contracts outside the UFC. However, White and Ngannou not being able to conclude the negotiation, ended with Ngannou leaving the promotion in January.

Since then, Ngannou has remained a ‘free agent’. Now that he is finally trying to get a contract, negotiations with other promotions are not turning out well. The ONE Championship CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, recently revealed why the negotiations between Ngannou and him failed. According to Sityodtong, some of the demands of ‘The Predator’ were non-financial.

Fans react to the claims of ONE CEO against Francis Ngannou

In an interview with The Daily Star, ONE CEO detailed the demands of Ngannou, which were not related to money. Sityodtong said that Ngannou wanted a seat on the board of directors, which was nearly impossible for him to agree upon. As per Sityodtong, Ngannou, being a fighter, has no role to play as one of the board of directors. Moreover, ‘The Predator’ also wanted to decide the pay of his opponent. Sityodtong felt that the demands of the heavyweight made no sense at all. ONE CEO added that their offer of $20 million was not enough for Ngannou to sign the contract with the promotion. He was not ready to agree to the nonsensical demands of Ngannou, which ended up with the negotiations going nowhere.

The news found its way to Twitter through the social media handle of Spinning Backfist. They tweeted, “ONE CEO says that he offered Francis Ngannou $20 Million guaranteed The money wasn’t enough… He was asking for a seat on the board of directors… he wanted all these non-financial terms.” Fans were quick to react to the unexpected news.

One fan commented on how Ngannou’s attitude changed after he knocked out the former heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic.

One fan called ‘the Predator’ a loser!

Another fan pointed out that only retired UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov gets that amount of money.

One Twitter user made a sarcastic comment.

Another fan claimed that Ngannou is “greedy.”

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One of the fans said UFC President Dana White is the smartest.

Another fan indirectly pointed out that White was not the problem.

Some fans felt that Ngannou was asking way too much and that most of his demands were unrealistic. While some fans believed that as he traded his life inside the cage, he deserved better. What are your thoughts about Francis Ngannou’s demands? Do let us know in the comments below.

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