Francis Ngannou

UFC President Dana White confirmed following UFC Vegas 67 that Francis Ngannou is no longer with the promotion, and that the UFC has waived its matching ...

The UFC President reiterated that Jones was also willing to fight anybody, and not just for the title. “He literally didn’t care who it was on the roster, and not for the title. “This guy’s worked hard, and he feels like he’s in a position right now to fight lesser competition for more money. “We offered Francis a deal that would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in the history of the company. White was referring to the billboard-sized banner at the Las Vegas arena, which revealed both the match-up and championship stakes for UFC 285 on March 4, 2023. Ciryl Gane](https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/14/t-mobile-arena-billboard-featuring-jones-vs-gane-lights-social-media/) heavyweight title fight at UFC 285 in March, the writing was on the wall.

UFC President Dana White announced on Saturday that the promotion has released heavyweight champion Frances Ngannou after the two sides could not reach a...

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It's prize fighting and the prize is money, not being taken advantage of by the UFC. [will now make](https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1614460533742125058) his heavyweight debut on March 4 in Las Vegas for the vacant UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane. Highest paid HW doesn't equal highest paid fighter and we know the highest paid UFC fighter was also underpaid vs. However, there was public hope earlier this week that a fight between him and Jones could still go down in March. White says they offered him a deal that would have made him the highest paid HW ever. White says they are going to wave any right to match and let him go elsewhere.

Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is released from the UFC. Jon Jones will return at UFC 285 to meet Ciryl Gane for the vacant title.

- Viviane Araujo vs. - Jon Jones vs. Gane lost a title unification bout to Ngannou, his former teammate, at UFC 270 in January 2022. “We’ve been negotiating with (Ngannou) for more than two years,” White said, and added that Ngannou’s knee, which recently was surgically repaired, could be an issue for him, as well. That same venue is set to host the March 4 event, which will air on pay-per-view following prelims expected for ESPN and ESPN+. He’ll meet Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the belt the UFC has stripped from

Dana White says the UFC has released Francis Ngannou from all contractual obligations and waived matching rights, which now allows the former heavyweight ...

“I think he doesn’t want to take the risk,” White said of Ngannou. “We did everything we could to get him to take the deal. You’d be the highest paid heavyweight ever in heavyweight history, or you think there’s more money out there to fight somebody who isn’t the greatest of all time, somebody who is a lesser opponent. “You’re going to fight arguably the greatest fighter of all time. “More than [Brock] Lesnar, more than anybody, and he turned the deal down. As a result, White said, Ngannou is officially a free agent with the UFC waiving all rights to match any other offers.