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UFC CEO Dana White has finally reacted to Francis Ngannou’s boxing performance.
Earlier this year, Ngannou left the UFC and vacated his championship when he couldn’t come to terms with a new contract.
Months after his departure from the UFC, Ngannou made his boxing debut against heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury and went the distance against him.
While appearing on Donald Trump Jr.’s triggered podcast, White asked about Ngannou’s performance in the boxing ring.
“The fact that he went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury is crazy,” White said. “He just went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury, Conor [McGregor] made it 9 or 10 with Floyd, Anthony Pettis just beat Roy Jones Jr. – I know Roy is friggin’ 60 years old or whatever, but I don’t know what the hell is going on. It’s crazy.”
“I didn’t see the fight, but the fact that he went 10 rounds is unbelievable.”
White didn’t seem bothered that Ngannou left the promotion to get a bigger payday outside the UFC.
“I don’t care,” he said. “Listen, these guys, at some point, everybody is going to move on. Everybody has to do what’s right for them and make money for their families, so whatever they’ve got to do, they’ve got to do.”