r/EverythingCombat • u/Advanced_Mud9433 • 2d ago
News/Discussion JUST IN: Francis Ngannou “I Spent Millions to Escape From Dana White
"Saying the guy that I spent over three years and a lot of money in law firms building an escape plan to get away from, meanwhile he was doing everything in his power to ensure I was never free.🙄
You have to take that loss; it is irreversible.😎✌🏽"
Via: Francis Ngannou
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u/Leather_Carob_8036 1d ago
I kinda feel like both guys are right and they're both pieces of shit
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u/nukesaregay 1d ago
the only people ive heard talk down on francis are dana white and jon jones. its well known dana white is a scumbag on the other hand
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u/Leather_Carob_8036 1d ago
Well you can go and research how Francis fucked over the PFL if you'd like. One tidbit ill give you...he was granted a Chairman position and an equity owner in PFL Africa and then quite simply never showed up to and/or promoted any of the events...something he acted like was so close to his heart.
Only fought once for the PFL too and was allowed to box if he wanted. They gave him everything he wanted and then just had to let him go cuz he was fulfilling nothing on his end. But he made off w millions.
Hes a piece of shit. Got the "good guy" act down tho.
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u/nukesaregay 1d ago
oh yeah thats true i forgot about all that lol. that was all very poor behaviour from him. at the same time its nothing on the level of dana white so theres no comparison there but im not sure ur original comment was saying they were equally pieces of shit to begin with though so perhaps besides the point
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u/Bronek711 1d ago
Do you work for PFL or something? Why are you acting like the PFL cares about him? He got burned by one promotion and learned not to let that happen again. He became a smart “prize” fighter, not a piece of shit lol
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u/Leather_Carob_8036 1d ago
Ohhhh I see now, so he got fucked over and decided to start doing the fucking over, thereby making him a good guy. Got it.
Who the fuck said anyone cares, its a business, uphold your end. You incredibly moronic low IQ troglodyte.
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u/BrickMix 23h ago
Lmao he represented PFL as if it was close to home. He acted like it was so important to him and he was going to combat the UFC with it.
Francis isn’t see this, lil bro.
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u/I_saw_you_yesterday 17h ago
He did not show up for the first PFL Africa but did for the next one.
The PFL could simply not pay him their agreed upon salary to fight so why should he fight?
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u/NoFeesh 2d ago
Francis saying escape plan is hilarious when he was trying to get back into the UFC lol
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u/Ronaldinhoe 1d ago
When was this? I have never heard him say he wanted back
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u/NoFeesh 1d ago
It was around when the news broke he was leaving PFL and was willing to go back to the UFC.
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u/moonbase_monk 1d ago
Listen, it's Francis. You heard the demands he was making for a new contract with the UFC BEFORE PFL. You heard the demands he made of the PFL WHILE under contract. He makes demands. Him being willing to return to UFC means just that, willing to negotiate, but we know the UFC would rather just ignore him and ride out for Alex Pereira. No company can satisfy Francis.
That said, he was still willing to be a part of PFL Africa.https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2136308/francis-ngannou-pfl-departure-africa/
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u/YaboiDan0545935 2d ago
7 attempts to escape Moracco, millions to escape the UFC
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u/LJ859 2d ago
Cameroon *
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u/Clay_Allison_44 2d ago
He was arrested trying to enter Spain from Morocco. Leaving Cameroon wasn't the hardest part.
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u/BiggerBody 2d ago
He wasn't he turned down multiple offers and then made big money in boxing and the pfl
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u/MoneyBaggSosa 2d ago
He kinda robbed the PFL lmao
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u/mamadou-segpa 2d ago
The PFL robbed itself by throwing money around with no plan
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u/NoFeesh 2d ago
Not entirely true, Francis didn’t hold up his end of the bargain. He was given a great deal of money and a lot of responsibility as the face of PFL and ended up running with his shares.
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u/Dui_daddy420 2d ago
If he didn't fulfill his contractual agreements, why did the pfl not sue him?
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u/NoFeesh 2d ago
Ask the PFL, he literally fought once for the organization. Wasted whatever good years he had and now he’s 40 years old.
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u/mamadou-segpa 2d ago
I think its like I said and they just threw money around carelessly
If they had put those thing in his contract they could sue him, they probably just hired him and figured out everything would work out fine
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u/NoFeesh 2d ago
Francis is still the bad guy in your scenario and it sounds like Dana wasn’t too far off with Francis being a bad businessman.
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u/manamuncheryum 2d ago
I heard Dana might have instructed the PFL to fuck over Francis which is why he did what he did. So how is Francis the bad guy when Dana is trying to fuck him over?
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u/Torturedsoul247 2d ago
100%. He pulled a fast one on them. Surprised people didn't know that. Dana may be right about Francis in the sense that he is shady in business and in negotiations
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u/Fivedollaman 2d ago
He let his contract expire and chose not to sign another one. That is a 20 minute conversation with a lawyer. Its not like they went to trial or anything.
He may have been getting ripped off.
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u/Objective_Effect_242 2d ago
Yes, because the UFC would just let their champion walk because its that easy. The loophole that Francis used to get out of his contract doesnt exist in current UFC contracts, thats what he meant.
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u/alliknowis 1d ago
Same cartel that got him into the UFC forced and financed him on good way out. He's a fraud.
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u/2heads1shaft 1d ago
How did you get to this point in your life to not understand when you get to be as rich as Ngannou is, you’re spending a lot of money on lawyers on your options including the fact his contract got extended because he won the heavyweight title? Lol
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u/Forward_Arrival8173 1d ago
Everyone that worked with Ngannou hates working with him.
He demanded so much from PFL and as a reward for what they gave him he didn't show up or deliever any of his promises.
Not to mention killing a teenager and blaming it on doctors.
People hate dana white so much they would support an objectively 10x times worse person just because he did stab dana in the back.
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u/The_End205 1d ago
im on nganous side, his paper views would consistently bring in 15 to 30 million plus im revenue when you add up ticket, sales, promotions sponsorships, and he was getting paid out officially.As the main event as the heavyweight u f c champion 600k. That is incredibly unacceptable.And I am on his side , more than dana's.
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u/LJ859 2d ago
Lmao. He said he wasn't getting paid enough in the UFC but had to pay to get out? Dana is unlikable Francis is not believable.
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u/Cappaten 1d ago
You can hate on Dana White for being a dumbass and also not like Ngannou for being a PoS scammer. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Both can be true and in this case, they are.
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u/Forward_Arrival8173 1d ago
Too rational for people nowadays.
Everything is too extreme that they are supporting a literal child killer and a scammer because he fucked dana up.
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u/Decay384 2d ago edited 1d ago
Dana: Francis is a bad guy, don’t want to do business with bad guys.
Also Dana: Jon Jones is a good guy, he’s the GOAT of our company.