Media Francis Ngannou scrubbed from video on Top 100 knockouts at UFC Apex
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Honestly pretty sad when the UFC does this stuff. They know that Ngannou is the legit HW champion of MMA and that Jon Jones hasn't beaten him. They're just trying to pretend Francis never existed for the sake of Jon's legacy.
On a side note, I seriously hope Stipe pulls a Randy Couture and wins the title in his 40s. If he finds a way to beat Jones, it will be a hilarious spoiling of the UFC's plans. It's a shame it's not Jones vs Aspinall, but I'll still cheer for Stipe.
On a side note, I seriously hope Stipe pulls a Randy Couture and wins the title in his 40s. If he finds a way to beat Jones, it will be a hilarious spoiling of the UFC's plans. It's a shame it's not Jones vs Aspinall, but I'll still cheer for Stipe.
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It was a lucky punch in my opinion. I always thought if Francis had of been confident he would have granted Stipe the rematch. Leaving it one one especially after such a dominant performance by Stipe in the first fight always left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Can they not see they're shooting themselves in the foot when they pull stuff like this?
This ain't the old days when the ufc's narrative was all there was....when they could get away with pretending Frank Shamrock never existed. This is the information age and everyone knows about Ngannou. It's a bad look for them to still be trying to pull these tactics. Comes across as petty and it only serves to make Francis look better.
This ain't the old days when the ufc's narrative was all there was....when they could get away with pretending Frank Shamrock never existed. This is the information age and everyone knows about Ngannou. It's a bad look for them to still be trying to pull these tactics. Comes across as petty and it only serves to make Francis look better.
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You guys bitch about this shit meanwhile Ngannou's off fighting Renan Ferreira.
Total goobers.
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I think you're vastly overestimating how many people would remember the HW title fight occurred with zero crowd at the UFC Apex instead of TD.
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Exactly.
Like yeah, they probably are somewhat pettily stiffing Ngannou. But they're also simply not going to advertise Stipe got knocked out right before his title fight next week as that's just dumb to do so.
Next people are going to complain that the UFC also posted Stipe/DC 2 as their free fight and not Stipe/DC 1.
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Why would UFC promote the opposition?
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Nearing 20 years since TUF1 and the sport is still a complete joke.
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Who is he supposed to fight outside of the UFC? It's Dana's fault for running the UFC like a dictatorship. Letting your top heavyweight leave the organization is a catastrophic failure of leadership.
The goobers are the ones that defend Dana/Jones.
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What was Dana supposed to do though, let Francis go box whenever he felt like it? The current UFC model doesn't allow for any fighter to have that level of power & they won't break it for anyone.
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Yes. That's exactly what Dana is supposed to do. The Ali Act needs to come to MMA already.
What really needs to happen is that Dana should be legally forced to co-promote and event with PFL to have Ngannou fight Jones, a fight that should be mandated by the NSAC for both fighters, and the winner takes both titles to his/her organization.
If Ngannou didn't want to defend his UFC title, you strip him and let him continue boxing. When he decides he wants to fight MMA, you keep giving him 1 fight contracts. That's how it works in boxing and that's how it should work in the UFC. You let Ngannou vacate/be stripped, let him box, let Jones win the title, then let Ngannou force a fight vs Jon Jones. At that point, Jones would have to choose to defend or vacate.
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Dana is such a jealous, resentful, petty, vindictive little bitch. It is self-humiliation; he makes himself look so pathetic. He really has it on full display that Frank got under his skin and that he's still upset and crying about it. How embarrassing.
No other major sport would ever do the bush league shit that Dana does. Ever heard of the NFL scrubbing someone the league doesn't like from highlight videos?
No other major sport would ever do the bush league shit that Dana does. Ever heard of the NFL scrubbing someone the league doesn't like from highlight videos?
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For real. The way Dana talked trash about GSP was a horrible look for the UFC. He treated his #1 star so badly. It's obvious that GSP wasn't letting Dana have his way in negotiations, and little troll Dana couldn't handle it.
