Curtis Blaydes doesn’t assume Francis Ngannou made a mistake leaving the UFC
When former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the battle promotion in January, he was anticipating to land a high-paying, high-profile boxing match.
It’s been three months and that high-profile bout hasn’t come to fruition leaving many considering Ngannou made a giant mistake leaving the UFC. Heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes disagrees and believes that Ngannou’s transfer will ultimately repay.
“He solely must have one battle the place he earns like $5 million for it to be a win for him,” stated Blaydes in the course of the UFC Vegas 71 Media Day. “And that may occur between now and the subsequent 4 years. I consider it’ll occur.”
Dana White’s Assertion on Ngannou’s UFC Launch
“We’ve been engaged on a brand new settlement for Francis for like two years now. We had gotten to some extent the place he was going to battle Jon Jones, and plenty of consider, together with me, he’s (Jones) is the perfect of all time, for the heavyweight championship,” White stated in January.
“We supplied Francis a deal that might have made him the best paid heavyweight within the historical past of the corporate. Greater than [Brock] Lesnar. Greater than anyone and he turned the deal down,” continued White. “We’re going to launch him from his contract. We’re going to surrender our proper to match and he can go wherever he needs and do no matter he needs.”
“We will’t proceed to carry up the division and never come to an settlement with this man. We did every thing we may to make this battle occur, however he’s acquired it in his head that there are larger alternatives outdoors of the UFC with lesser opponents.”
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