(OPINION) Francis Ngannou owes the UFC and Dana white for his successes.

[Sean_wongster_wongmastter]

Francis Ngannou needs to eat some humble pie, he’s acting like he did everything on his own without anyone helping him.

If Francis started out in boxing or if he was in bellator or PFL instead of the UFC, he’d go nowhere.

He got the Tyson fight because he was the “UFC Champion” not because he was a champion of another organization.

Did Francis gain his success by winning and performing? Absolutely. But he did not do it himself, he did it with the UFC’s promotion and name value. Instead of trashing Dana White and the UFC, he should show some class and thank them for the opportunity.

I hope Francis doesn’t become a diva, and remember that he didn’t do it all himself. UFC made him famous.

 

[USA!USA!]

shut the fuck up

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

This idea that UFC fighters forever owe the UFC is some slave mentality bullshit.

 

[IncreaseDanaPay]

Yes he owes Dana and the UFC. He should give Dana a percentage of every boxing check in the future.

 

[Lee_]

Look into the mirror and realize you should hate the man staring back at you.

 

[Emjay]

He took advantage of his "opportunity" to the best of his ability.

 

[IncreaseDanaPay]

Without Dana no one would know who Francis is

 

[azerty]

and the ufc would be nothing without fighters like Francis

 

[TheNinja]

You title and your poll aren't the same question.

Does he "owe" Dana and the UFC anything? Nope. They both had a mutually beneficial arrangement while he was with the UFC.
Would he have gotten to where he did without the UFC? Nope. He would have had to fight 20+ amateur and pro bouts before getting close to Fury..

 

[Smegma-Head]

What a shill thread. Ts must be jerking off to Dana White pictures while the old UFC intro music is playing in the background…
Francis bless

 

[Wetarmpits]

No matter the chances, luck, whatever. The way you will deal with all of your life lies within you.

Ngannous story is better than any Hollywood writer could come up with.
He made his choices, he worked like most never had to, took the risks and still prevailed.

TS has some serious slave mentality.

 

[FloydMayweatherMMA]

Promoters are nothing without the athletes.

The athletes could go and put on shows on their own and charge people. They'd make less money, sure, but they'd still make money.

The promoters can't put on anything without the athletes.

Dana and the UFC should be thanking Francis for giving them some good fights to sell while they keep the lion's share of the profit.

 

[Elvis.]

Fuck that , he told them he was worth more , they said he wasn’t, he bet on himself and made them look like fools

 

[Pequeño Corey]

What a shill thread. Ts must be jerking off to Dana White pictures while the old UFC intro music is playing in the background…
Francis bless

What if I just JO to the music, without the Dana pics? Is that acceptable?

 

[ookii]

He doesn't owe jackshit to them. You probably want ufc to own his likeness in everything and get a percentage of royalties. A company that already pays peanuts to fighters doesn't deserve to further mine off a fighters success

It's probably true that UFC is paying some shills to post here

 

[Last Falconry]

seems pretty obvious to me that UFC was just holding him back, especially the last few years or so

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Dana wasn’t wrong when he said “it’s an opportunity”, but he probably never thought it would play out in this fashion. Franc doesn’t owe the UFC anything, but they 100% established his brand.

 

[Sean_wongster_wongmastter]

and the ufc would be nothing without fighters like Francis

Without fighters, but not without Francis. Francis is a fighter not all fighters.

 

[BigDramaShow26]

No fuck that. The UFC did everything they could to bury NGannou. He is the one who gambled. Honestly he owes Tyson Fury more than anyone. If he didn't get this fight everything changes.

 

[Elvis.]

Dana is the guy who said “this isn’t a career , it’s an opportunity” , ok , so ufc isn’t a career , just like the man said , they don’t owe the fighters a “ career” , so what’s the problem Francis took the opportunity and then he walked the second he could for more money , loyalty goes both ways