Francis Ngannou Says UFC Boss Dana White ‘Praying for My Downfall’

Francis Ngannou doesn’t think Dana White has moved on since their UFC split.

The former UFC heavyweight champion is still at the top of his game, but in a different promotion – the PFL, where he signed shortly after parting ways with the UFC in January 2023.

A multi-million dollar contract away from a dream fight with Jon Jones, Ngannou decided to pursue the fruits of free agency instead, posting massive paydays in the sport of boxing against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Dana White slams Ngannou’s decision to leave UFC: ‘It’s all about the money’

Considered to be worth millions of dollars more than the UFC offered him, former boss White begs to differ, claiming Ngannou would have gotten a better deal had he stayed in the Octagon.

“Francis is all about the money,” White said when asked about Ngannou’s successful PFL debut after his son’s death. “Francis left because he knew if he fought Jon Jones and didn’t win it would hurt his chances of making the money he wanted to make. But realistically, his understanding was greater here.”

White also added that he wanted to cut Ngannou from the UFC roster following back-to-back losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis in 2018, but didn’t because someone begged him not to.

This isn’t Ngannou’s first rodeo, having heard this and more from White in the past, especially now that he’s the king of the PFL.

“Dana is trying to fix things to, like, buy a good face in position (he’s in). Dana lost in that situation and the only thing is he can’t understand,” Ngannou said on MMA today. “I’m gone. We’re breaking up, it’s been, what, almost 2 years, and the guy is still there… He can’t live without this. He can’t deal with me no matter what happened. It’s not about him, m- I fought, I fought a great fight for my son’s memory, but the guy can’t stand it, man.

“But, he can make everything up as he wants. This is his problem. I think you need to make peace with yourself. You could have just said I didn’t find an agreement or something. “We could not reach an agreement. , but good luck to him.’ That’s it. “Good for him” We go on with our lives. But I think he can’t deal with this loss, then I’m Continue to do my job, growing, since I left the UFC, in every way, I’m more than I was.”

Speaking about the financials and White’s claims that he’d make more in the UFC than in boxing and the PFL, Ngannou says that’s simply not the case, making what he believes to be “twice the money” elsewhere, while also claiming he is owed “backpay” from the UFC for his last two fights against Stipe Miocic and Cyril Gane.

Regardless of the 0s on his paychecks, Ngannou doesn’t understand why White is so worried

“However, if I made less money, if I’m not making enough money that I could have made in the UFC, that’s going to be my problem. ?” Ngannou said in response to White. “Come on, man. Live your life.”

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