By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
Having left the UFC less than a year ago, Francis Ngannou has not really kept very good relations with Dana White. At the end of his great performance against Tyson Fury, he also made scathing remarks about his former leader.
No one seemed to believe in his chances of competing with the best boxers on the planet, least of all his previous employer. However, Francis Ngannou proved his worth by valiantly standing up to Tyson Fury in the ring. An improbable scenario which quickly encouraged fans to put his stormy departure from the UFC back on the table, and to ridicule the decision of a certain Dana White:
Crazy how we went from ”Francis Ngannou” fumbled the bag” to ”Dana White fumbled the bag” pic.twitter.com/C54T8QSFnO
— Vincent Aasa ???????? (@aasavincent) October 30, 2023
It’s crazy to see how we went from “Francis Ngannou is the big loser in this whole story” to “Dana White is the big loser in this whole story”
Nine months later, Francis Ngannou still provokes Dana White
Ex-UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou left the roster in January 2023. The reason is the refusal of the federation’s leaders to grant him several favors and freedoms, including some linked to his recent English boxing fight. No wonder, then, that the Predator had to bring up the Dana White case after his demonstration against Fury. In the MMA Hourhe was teasing towards his former boss:
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“I can’t be anybody’s puppet. I’m too big for that. I’m too proud for that.” #TheMMAHour
▶️ https://t.co/29tcNQ84pn pic.twitter.com/8rk4ZhnbrG
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) October 30, 2023
We need to send him an invitation to ask him what he thinks (of Saturday’s fight). I would like him to say what he thinks about it too.
Having fun with this silence, Francis also took the opportunity to discuss White’s influence on UFC fighters and from which he was able to extricate himself:
You have to understand that Dana has power over a lot of fighters. Many of them are just there to please the boss and don’t have their own identity. They just want to fit in and you can’t blame them. It costs a lot to rebel and say what you think. Some are not capable of it. Some are puppets. I can’t be one. I’m too big and proud for that.
Emerging from his confrontation against Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou showed no fear when attacking Dana White again. It remains to be seen whether the latter will deign to respond to him and discuss this fight in the days to come.
2023-10-31 22:00:00
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