Ngannou was never a draw

[Geniusss]

UFC 220 = 300K ppv buys
UFC 260 = 350K ppv buys
UFC 270 = 300K ppv buys

Those are all the ppv cards he headlined, even some female fighters did better numbers than that.

He wants to get the same kind of money guys like Mcgregor or the boxing guys get, but he doesn't make their numbers at all, not even close. He was even going to get more money than Lesnar, who was a draw and did muuch vetter numebr than that, Lesnar buys were over a million per card. And Ngannoy still turned it down?

Yes, he may had the potential to be a draw, the UFC was pushing him hard. I still remember when he got the first title shot, his first fight with Miocic, Dana White was promoting him like crazy they were promotikg him more than the champ himself.

Then he finally got the title, he barely got 1 title defense by a very close desicion and then he left? He definitely has the wrong people around him. He probably wasted the best years of his career by no fighting and nownhe is going 40 and he is going to end up fighting cans that nobody knows? he is never going to get that kind of money lile that, I feel bad for him.

 

[Paladin]

Nganou was never my friend.

.. Sherbros.

 

[lefthighkick01]

Yeah I think it was a risky move for him at this point in his career and where he is at popularity wise...

 

[Fjord]

Nganou was never my friend.

.. Sherbros.

Damn. Beat me to it.

 

[Fjord]

UFC 220 = 300K ppv buys
he is never going to get that kind of money lile that, I feel bad for him.

What kind of money do you have? Should we feel bad for you? I don't feel bad for Francis at all. I think he's gonna be perfectly fine and way, way, way richer than most of us could ever dream of being.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Where are you getting those numbers, playboi?

 

[BigSexy444]

Never drew a dime.

 

[kenetics]

Nganou was never my friend.

.. Sherbros.

Right on time.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

So...??

The issue was NEVER MONEY

It was freedom.

UFC was willing to pay but Ngannou wanted more freedom in his contract. That was the issue

People keep forgetting that

 

[nostradumbass]

Kind of looks like he got some bad advice. He wanted to follow what Conor did and thought he'd get some $80 million payday from boxing, but didn't really consider that was the biggest PPV star in MMA history vs the biggest boxing PPV star in history. Ngannou's isn't a big draw himself, but still might have made good money with Tyson Fury, then Fury decided not to retire and is taking on real boxers instead, so Francis' best bet now is a bout with Wilder, whose last fight only sold 75k PPVs. It's 2 guys who aren't in the same sport, and neither is much of a draw in the their own sport.

 

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

N'Gone'Now

 

[koquerelle]

So...??

The issue was NEVER MONEY

It was freedom.

UFC was willing to pay but Ngannou wanted more freedom in his contract. That was the issue

People keep forgetting that

it's always about the money

 

[mmadeewana]

So...??

The issue was NEVER MONEY

It was freedom.

UFC was willing to pay but Ngannou wanted more freedom in his contract. That was the issue

People keep forgetting that

We will never know the real issue since we weren't there

 

[FléauDeDieu]

NGANNOU BTFOed

>Never the guy
>Never drew a dime
>Never had a good match before 2010 and even then was carried by vastly superior workers
>Never cut a memorable promo
>Never put anyone over
>Main evented the lowest drawing UFC Card of the '10s
>Main evented the lowest drawing UFC Card of the '20s
>Was barely ever in the main title picture because he was never a big enough deal
>His boxing cosplay was cringeworthy
>His MMA cosplay was cringeworthy
>Unironically calls himself """"""""DA HARDEST PUNCHER IN DA UFC""""""""
>Shit taste in whiskey (this one is actually 100% true, JD is awful)
>Shit Dreadlocks
>Huge mark for himself, according to Mark Hunt he drives around in a car with the licence plate PREDATOR and wears his own merchandise.
>Only significant achievement was accidentally being booked to have a Knockout streak
>Is the MMA equivalent of that one insufferably mediocre middle manager whose sole professional """""""achievement"""""" is staying in the same shitty job for 25 years
>Drew so poorly in his title run that Jon Jones of all people had to take the belt off him
>spent the latter part of his career whining and complaining about money
>The biggest impact he had on the business was sitting around in the back and telling one of his no-draw buddies to job to someone who could actually draw a dime

 

[WHITEBELT JESUS]

N'Gone'Now

Probably signs 50M crossover deal with PFL Tuesday. Ironic that Ngannou solidifies his freedom from Uncle Dana the day after MLK is celebrated?

 

[RicardinhoPT]

So...??

The issue was NEVER MONEY

It was freedom.

UFC was willing to pay but Ngannou wanted more freedom in his contract. That was the issue

People keep forgetting that

He wanted freedom to box. He wanted to box for the money. So indirectly it was definitely about the money

 

[mjfan23]

Thanks Dana.

he was such a non draw he was invited into the ring by Tyson fury who has made more in a fight than any ufc hw in their careers. So I agree!!

 

[brackis1]

So you're proving the point why he SHOULD leave:
There is demand for him potentially in boxing or elsewhere.
Who gives a shit about PPV points from the UFC?

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

What kind of money do you have? Should we feel bad for you? I don't feel bad for Francis at all. I think he's gonna be perfectly fine and way, way, way richer than most of us could ever dream of being.

yeah, lots of pro athletes start off way richer than the average joe, but the vast majority of them end up much worse off.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

So...??

The issue was NEVER MONEY

It was freedom.

UFC was willing to pay but Ngannou wanted more freedom in his contract. That was the issue

People keep forgetting that

Freedom to compete in boxing outside the UFC so he could make more money.

Ngannou and a lot of Sherbros can't seem to comprehend why the UFC wouldn't let their HW champ
1) continue to take time away from the octagon preparing for a serious boxing match
2) get embarrassed spectacularly in that boxing match