Joe Rogan is ‘mad’ about Francis Ngannou leaving the UFC following a protracted contract dispute
UFC legend Joe Rogan is ‘mad’ about Francis Ngannou leaving MMA’s premier promotion following a protracted contract dispute.
announced last Saturday that ‘The Predator’ has been stripped of his undisputed heavyweight title, released by the UFC and is now free to pursue any opportunity that appeals to him.The UFC president suggested Ngannou doesn’t fancy competing with the best fighters following a year of failed talks to renew his expired contract. to the UFC and they rejected them all before he turned down an $8million [£6.49m] per fight deal in favour of free agency.
The whole situation has Rogan feeling a bit down because fight fans will miss out on a truly incredible match-up between Ngannou and former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones who will now face Ciryl Gane on March 4.“I do not like the best guy in the world not being the champion. If Francis wanted to resign, ‘Okay, congratulations, sir, you had a great career.’ I suspect some of it involved wanting to do boxing as well.
“That’s why I’m mad. I’m mad because I feel like we were deprived of one of the great fights in MMA, one of the most compelling fights in MMA.”AdvertisementMichael Bisping fears 'a lifetime of pain and misery' after breaking back in two placesEx-UFC fighter calls Dana White's Power Slap League 'stupidest s*** ever' after debut showLeon Edwards shows off blistering hand speed in gym clip ahead of Kamaru Usman rematch“Does it mean I’m not interested Ciryl Gane vs.
Ngannou is already talking up his transition to the world of boxing and has called out WBC heavyweight champion
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