Trainer Ngannou Niksik said that the fighter left the promotion because he did not want to “sell out”
The coach of the former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Francis Ngannou Eric Niksik revealed the details of the departure of the fighter from the promotion. His words are quoted by the YouTube channel MMAFightingonSBN.
The specialist said that after talking with UFC head Dana White and organization vice president Hunter Campbell, he expected to continue working with them, but Ngannou decided to leave the promotion. “If I sign a contract without doing everything that I said I was going to do, then I will sell out. I refuse to do it. I have a position, and I know that I can change something, ”the coach conveyed the words of the fighter.
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Ngannou’s decision to leave the UFC became known on January 15. The athlete refused to renew the agreement, which was designed for two years and would make him the highest paid heavyweight in the history of the organization. He had previously complained about financial conditions at the promotion.
The heavyweight won the championship belt in a duel with American Stipe Miocic in March 2021. In January 2022, he defended his title for the first time, defeating the Frenchman Cyril Gan, after which he did not enter the octagon due to knee surgery.
Ngannou has been with the UFC since 2015. In total, during his career he won 17 victories and suffered three defeats.
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