Francis didnt show up for both PFL Africa events

[Neck&Neck]

He’s been pretty much MIA for everything PFL related besides his one fight he had
He conned them good

He’s more into buying more Rolls Royces

 

[volcom5]

Sherdog acts like Africa is a country Francis is ambassador for lol. Saying I want more opportunities for mma on A CONTINENT without a strong mma footprint absolutely does not mean he is obligated to be there. Was it even his country? Or did that allude you to ponder?

when you’re a chairman of the company that hosting the event(s) that you wanted the company to invest their time and fucking money in, you as employee getting paid for that position has the responsibility be there.

The hell kind of coping mechanism is going on here. Lol

 

[snugglecakes]

Fraudcis N'-gone(when you expect him to show up to work)nou

 

[ShadowRun]

And people wonder why Dana had so much trouble making a deal with him .

 

[TR1]

Dana is still 500 times the piece of shit Francis is.

 

[Mind Mine]

when you’re a chairman of the company that hosting the event(s) that you wanted the company to invest their time and fucking money in, you as employee getting paid for that position has the responsibility be there.

The hell kind of coping mechanism is going on here. Lol

He asked for more opportunities for a continent. They did events there to tap or test the market and absolutely not because of an mma fighter that simply doesn’t fight mma much and prefers boxing. Francis didn’t make that decision. You don’t have a fucking clue if he was paid to be there. You just threw money around in the equation without an honest clue if it occurred and cursing as if you are speaking fact and you don’t know shit about what happened with Francis and money to appear. No mma fighter is obligated to be any place they aren’t paid to be. The fact you think this man is because he lives on a continent he wanted more opportunities for is typical sherdog

 

[haj02]

Good guy, hero Francis was always a very thin veneer. You nerds on here hate Dana so much you believed it.

 

[haj02]

Apparently they changed the time of the card and drugged him to make sure he'd lose to Anthony Joshua (who Franci$ still thinks he's better than, BTW).

Yeah it was nothing to do with his retarded decision to start stance switching in his second ever professional boxing match against a very disciplined and hard puncher with solid boxing fundamentals. Such a narcissist.

 

[stormofshadow]

 

[Cartiac]

He asked for more opportunities for a continent. They did events there to tap or test the market and absolutely not because of an mma fighter that simply doesn’t fight mma much and prefers boxing. Francis didn’t make that decision. You don’t have a fucking clue if he was paid to be there. You just threw money around in the equation without an honest clue if it occurred and cursing as if you are speaking fact and you don’t know shit about what happened with Francis and money to appear. No mma fighter is obligated to be any place they aren’t paid to be. The fact you think this man is because he lives on a continent he wanted more opportunities for is typical sherdog

English, do you speak it? No one is claiming anything about Francis being paid to appear anywhere. He is absolutely paid a salary for his chairman of PFL Africa leadership position. MMA fighter is the least of Francis's roles at PFL, he is an owner and board member.

He also did not just ask for more opportunities for Africa. He sold himself as the guy that was going to make it happen and collects the checks expected to be compensation for doing what he claimed. He even stated "PFL Africa isn’t something that’s gonna be for two years; that’s for life. We’re gonna work on it basically forever, so there’s not a time limit on that." As if we need another example of how little he cares about the life of others.

 

[hogwash]

Dana is still 500 times the piece of shit Francis is.

Dana needs to kill someone first

 

[stronghulk]

He is a diva, loves the fame, money. Not loyal.

What happened with his son is horrible, also the accident and he will probably use it as an excuse which is valid, but I don't think he would've attented even if those things didn't happen.

 

[wwkirk]

On reflection, it's not surprising that Francis is no altruist. But it's on PFL for overpaying and allowing themselves to be duped. Even though I'm a little disappointed to find he's just a regular self-interested dude, any harm done to PFL by way of a bad deal and having no way to compel Ngannou's cooperation is 99% on big bad PFL, the Bellator Eater.

 

[usernamee]

Apparently he wasn't at the actual event but he did circle over it in his privately owned helicopter whilst trying to hit people waiting in line with his spit.

 

[cmw43]

He asked for more opportunities for a continent. They did events there to tap or test the market and absolutely not because of an mma fighter that simply doesn’t fight mma much and prefers boxing. Francis didn’t make that decision. You don’t have a fucking clue if he was paid to be there. You just threw money around in the equation without an honest clue if it occurred and cursing as if you are speaking fact and you don’t know shit about what happened with Francis and money to appear. No mma fighter is obligated to be any place they aren’t paid to be. The fact you think this man is because he lives on a continent he wanted more opportunities for is typical sherdog

PFL seem pissed that Ngannou couldn't make the effort to turn up as the Chairman for PFL Africa. Especially since he went to UFC in June where he has no obligations or salary.

I don't know why everyone scrambles to defend Francis, he's always been completely self interested.

Speaking to the media after the PFL Johannesburg event on August 9, Davis was blunt about his expectations.

"You have to ask Francis [why he wasn't there]," He told reporters via ESPN. "I'm not going to hide it... I expected him [to be there]. . . . This is part of his vision, so that all those fighters out there don't have to leave the continent like he did. We worked for two years.

"I'm direct and say what I think. I'm disappointed."

 

[Mind Mine]

PFL seem pissed that Ngannou couldn't make the effort to turn up as the Chairman for PFL Africa. Especially since he went to UFC in June where he has no obligations or salary.

I don't know why everyone scrambles to defend Francis, he's always been completely self interested.

Speaking to the media after the PFL Johannesburg event on August 9, Davis was blunt about his expectations.

"You have to ask Francis [why he wasn't there]," He told reporters via ESPN. "I'm not going to hide it... I expected him [to be there]. . . . This is part of his vision, so that all those fighters out there don't have to leave the continent like he did. We worked for two years.

"I'm direct and say what I think. I'm disappointed."

Explain the part where he was paid to be there or it was part of his contractual agreement? Defending Francis? Why do you have expectations of him to do things outside his contractual agreement that other fighters don’t?

 

[Mind Mine]

English, do you speak it? No one is claiming anything about Francis being paid to appear anywhere. He is absolutely paid a salary for his chairman of PFL Africa leadership position. MMA fighter is the least of Francis's roles at PFL, he is an owner and board member.

He also did not just ask for more opportunities for Africa. He sold himself as the guy that was going to make it happen and collects the checks expected to be compensation for doing what he claimed. He even stated "PFL Africa isn’t something that’s gonna be for two years; that’s for life. We’re gonna work on it basically forever, so there’s not a time limit on that." As if we need another example of how little he cares about the life of others.

There is absolutely zero obligation Francis had to be there. Might have been a nice move but a chairman isn’t required to go to every fight of a continent nor is there a shred of contractual agreement for him to be there. You basically want to throw the word chairman around while ignoring the fact actual chairman aren’t required at fights and you want to throw he asked for more opportunities on a continent which has absolutely nothing to do with him appearing unpaid for cards. Basically you made a reason to be upset and PFL is trying to get free promo

 

[SuperNerd]

Doing business in Africa is such a romantic idea, and then somebody tries.

 

[markg171]

"fRAncIS JUst LoST HiS SON So cAn't GO tO pFl AfRIcA"

• Fights Renan just fine for $10M

"FRAnCIS jUSt killEd A WomAN sO CAn't GO to pFL afrICa"

• Goes to UFC just fine to watch Usman

"fRaNcis _________ SO cAN't gO to pFl AFRICA"

• Just posted on Instagram he's training for his next fight

How embarrassing this must be for you guys. We called this out years ago because even then he had a huge pattern of bad behaviour.

 

[Human Bass]

There is absolutely zero obligation Francis had to be there. Might have been a nice move but a chairman isn’t required to go to every fight of a continent nor is there a shred of contractual agreement for him to be there. You basically want to throw the word chairman around while ignoring the fact actual chairman aren’t required at fights and you want to throw he asked for more opportunities on a continent which has absolutely nothing to do with him appearing unpaid for cards. Basically you made a reason to be upset and PFL is trying to get free promo

Imagine your girlfriend not going to your birthday party, but going to her ex bday party.

Francis is not obligated to show up, he would do so to show care and consideration, and he didnt bother to. He showed more care and consideration for an UFC event, a company that it is actual competition to the company where he has a sit on the on the board.