Why did Dana let Conor boxe but not Ngannou?

[ehxsur]

I guess Ngannou didnt wanted to share the cake ?

 

[13Seconds]

Because Dana thought Conor would do what Francis did

 

[AmericanMMA]

It's 2023, the obvious explanation is because he is a racist.

 

[loisestrad]

Because Dana thought Conor would do what Francis did

No, because Dana could affort to lose Ngannou, and not Conor.

 

[RockyLockridge]

No, because Dana could affort to lose Ngannou, and not Conor.

I'd agree with this. Conor is bigger than the sport, francis isn't.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Bc when you sell millions of PPVs, you get to call the shots.

 

[b00tysweat]

CHAMP CHAMP does what he wants

 

[humperdoo]

bacuase if ngannou will have money from the cross fight, he would not have fought in UFC anymore.

 

[Tweak896]

Conor sells enough PPV on his own to have more than enpugh to send the UFC's way. Maybe Ngannou could now, but not before Fury match.

 

[CannotWin]

Allowing Francis to do it would give massive leverage to fighters nowhere near Connors revenue bringing levels. You would have every other Tyron Woodley diva being a nightmare to deal with.

Ngannou believed in himself as he should but the UFC cant just make concessions to champs who dont sell just because, especially when you would have them staining the UFC product by going to boxing and embarrassing themselves.

 

[Brigfa2]

One is the biggest UFC star, the other was an average UFC champ

 

[RiseAboveHat]

Apples and oranges. UFC was Conor at that point. He could've called out Joe Biden and Dana would've made the fight somehow

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Francis was all about himself and didn’t consider Dana or the ufc but came as he did to most things in life with his hand outstretched saying gimme gimmie gimmie. McGregor was smarter than Francis and was able to negotiate a deal that was both profitable to the ufc and McGregor.

 

[Huligani]

I'd agree with this. Conor is bigger than the sport, francis isn't.

How can anyone believe this? Conor was representing the UFC in his boxing bout, UFC made more money from that than Conor did. Francis was representing himself against Fury. Conor never defeated the UFC, Francis did.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Allowing Francis to do it would give massive leverage to fighters nowhere near Connors revenue bringing levels. You would have every other Tyron Woodley diva being a nightmare to deal with.

Ngannou believed in himself as he should but the UFC cant just make concessions to champs who dont sell just because, especially when you would have them staining the UFC product by going to boxing and embarrassing themselves.

the irony is, if they just took the risk, Dana would've been able to use Ngannou's leverage right now to start his Zuffa boxing or whatever it is he wanted.

 

[Chubi]

Because too many actives UFC fighters losing in boxing is a bad publicity for the growth of the UFC, especially with boxers closing the door about fighting in MMA. Askren, Woodley and Silva losing to Jake Paul was bad enough.

But Francis is a different breed it seems.

 

[GrantB13]

 

[Poirierfan]

What ever the case may be, Conor had to still give 50% of his money to his wife slapping pimp Dana after getting humiliated by Floyd. Strickland was right when he said they're essentially prostitutes for daddy Dana, and in more ways than one.

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

Because Dana thought Conor would do what Francis did

I think you said that bass-ackwards.

 

[Harlekin]

Apples and oranges. UFC was Conor at that point. He could've called out Joe Biden and Dana would've made the fight somehow

Biden wasn't vice president anymore in 08 2017 and not candidating yet. He merely was on a book tour.
Not that hard for Dana to make the fight haha