Dana White has continued his feud with Francis Ngannou – and escalated points to a further personal diploma.
The UFC kingpin’s relationship with Ngannou deteriorated after the heavyweight didn’t sign a model new care for the MMA promotion, and he moved to boxing the place he fought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
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Ngannou these days then made his debut with rival promotion PFL, and later accused the UFC of owing him money, along with suggesting that White was a ‘bully’.
It was an accusation that has truly not gone down properly with White, who made his feelings acknowledged in a fiery interview after UFC 308.
He was requested regarding the declare, to which he angrily responded: “On no account occurred so he’s crammed with s**t there.
“I misplaced? I didn’t lose one thing, I was completed with Francis – he really owes me money on account of we would have liked to look at that wrestle between him and the Black Beast [Derrick Lewis].
“Me praying for [his downfall]? Perception me, I don’t consider Francis that loads. You guys requested me the question regarding the PFL and I responded.
“Except for that, the one one who’s praying for his demise could be the PFL on account of they signed a s****y contract with a person who doesn’t ship any numbers.
“That’s ticket product sales or pay-per-views, and they also’ve obtained to take care of paying this man for nonetheless prolonged and good for him. Not good for them.”
White was then requested about his personal feelings in the direction of Ngannou, to which he extraordinarily continued: “I was all about Francis at first after which I stumbled on who Francis was.
“And I knowledgeable the two guys who requested me to not reduce Francis; ‘when any particular person reveals you who they’re, think about them’. Take into account me, I’ve no sleepless nights over Francis leaving.
“I didn’t like Francis as a person, he wasn’t a person I wanted to do enterprise with. My boys had been telling me he’s misunderstood, and I knowledgeable them ‘when any particular person reveals you who they’re, think about them’.
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“It wasn’t about him turning into heavyweight champion of the world. Francis isn’t a wonderful man, he performs a wonderful man.
“‘Oh I don’t understand the language,’ so he appears to be like as if he’s a pleasing man, he’s not and he’s not a person that I wanted to be in enterprise with, interval, end of story, whether or not or not he turned the champion or not.”
Ngannou has generally suggested he has achieved way more since leaving the UFC in 2022, the place he reigned as a result of the heavyweight champion.
The Cameroon star disagreed with White on numerous topics along with fighter pay and healthcare, which observed him depart the promotion after being left sad with the newly equipped deal.
He went on to make his debut in the direction of Fury inside the squared circle last October, sooner than a brutal stoppage defeat to Anthony Joshua in March.
And his win over Renan Ferreira inside the PFL observed him pocket one different worthwhile purse, taking his entire earnings from the three appearances to what he has suggested was better than on the market inside the UFC.
Ngannou has suggested White is angered by that and has suggested White stays to be unhappy over their break up.
He initially talked about: “I imagine Dana’s attempting to make points as a lot as buy good faith inside the place he has misplaced.
“Dana has misplaced on this state of affairs and he cannot stand it. Bro, I gained each little factor: I left.
“We’ve been apart almost two years and the person stays to be available on the market, he can’t dwell with out it, and hounding me. It doesn’t matter what occurred, I’m not about him.
“I went available on the market, did a wrestle, had a wonderful wrestle for my son’s memory, nevertheless they man can’t stand. I don’t know what his disadvantage is.
“He may make each little factor up as he wishes, that’s his disadvantage. He should make peace with himself.
“Nonetheless I imagine the difficulty is that he can’t cope with this loss. I’m sure he’s been praying for my downfall, nevertheless I keep doing my issue and rising as rapidly as I left the UFC. In any senses, I’m better than what I was.”
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