Dana White has revealed the aggressive behavior of Francis Ngannou. The UFC boss revealed that the Cameroonian pushed him away, and grabbed director Hunter Campbell by the collar.
Dana White unexpectedly revealed the behind-the-scenes situations that occurred when Francis Ngannou was still a fighter in the UFC organization. This was said to be one of the reasons by which the president of the world’s best MMA league was said to have dropped the services of the heavyweight division champion.
Dana White was a guest on Andrew Schulz‘s show. During this visit, the UFC boss surprised and cited an interesting story related to one of the former stars of the organization. As it turns out, the Cameroonian-born fighter has a lot on his mind.
Dana White reveals Francis Ngannou’s aggressive behavior
The American pointed out that Ngannou’s behavior and statements have absolutely nothing to do with the alleged language barrier, which Francis was said to have repeatedly covered up. Dana White said.
– Francis Ngannou is a bad guy. He plays this roll of his that he “didn’t understand because of the language barrier,” pretending to be a good guy. I wanted to fire him after he showed his real face. My matchmakers said I shouldn’t do that, so I said “gentlemen, I’ll tell you a story.” Before the fight with Stipe Miocic, he was sure he was going to kick his ass, so when we were walking down the hallway he caught me and said: “Listen, when this fight is over you will book me a private plane to Paris.” I laughed, and he added that he wasn’t kidding and I should do it. We parted ways, and Stipe Miocić gave Ngannou a vicious wp**rdol. So the topic went quiet, and it was on that day that I should fire Francis.
The UFC organization’s helmsman continued his statement and revealed that Ngannou had behaved aggressively towards both him and UFC Office Director Hunter Campbell.
– Fighters have free access to the UFC Performance Institute, this guy practically lived there. After one of his fights he came to my office, I say, “Hey, what’s up, come in.” And he was pissed because he didn’t get the $50,000 bonus. We were arguing, in my opinion the conversation was over and I wanted to leave, and he grabbed me by my shirt and pushed me deep into the office. I told him to get his pi**ing hands off me. I looked closely into his eyes and realized who this guy really was. He did the same number with Hunter Campbell, our director. They were talking, had a difference of opinion, and when Hunter was leaving Francis grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him close claiming that they weren’t done talking yet. He’s a really bad guy.
Finally, White scoffed at the fact that Francis Ngannou has launched a media campaign and call for a fight at the White House UFC gala. As if that wasn’t enough, Dana added that he is convinced that the managers of the PFL organization regret having hired and wasted money on Ngannou.