Conor McGregor speaks out for the first time since Francis Ngannou’s shock UFC exit
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has spoken out for the first time since Francis Ngannou’s shock exit from MMA’s premier promotion.
announced on Saturday that ‘The Predator’ has been stripped of his undisputed heavyweight title, released by the UFC and is now free to pursue any opportunity that appeals to him.Advertisement The move comes after a year of unfruitful contract negotiations that were triggered when Ngannou’s UFC deal technically expired following his win overWhite claimed that his now-former heavyweight champion rejected a historically lucrative contract before the promotion decided to cut their losses and book Jon Jones against Gane for the undisputed title atOn Tuesday, Ngannou gave his first interview since exiting the UFC and revealed that he rejected an offer worth about $8 million [£6.
“I asked for sponsorship, the right to sponsorship, which we’ve been ripped off of. We can’t have sponsors. I asked for health insurance, couldn’t have it. “I asked for a fighter advocate, somebody in the board meeting who advocates for the fighter. I asked for that. I couldn’t have those things.”
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