Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is getting paid big money to fight heavyweight boxing champ, Tyson Fury.
Earlier this year, UFC president Dana White announced that he would release Ngannou after contract negotiations broke down.
Francis Ngannou is officially clear to sign a deal with someone else. White says they are going to wave any right to match and let him go elsewhere. He is no longer the UFC heavyweight champion. White says they offered him a deal that would have made him the highest paid HW ever.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 15, 2023
Nearly six months after leaving the UFC, Ngannou, who wanted to test his skills outside of MMA, landed a big-time boxing match against Tyson Fury that will be funded by Saudis and take place in Saudi Arabia.
Never doubt a man with hope and faith.#FuryNgannou | 10.28.2023 | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/44pfCQgGgq
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) July 11, 2023
According to a report from the Daily Mail, Ngannou will be paid $8 million for his fight with Fury, which is much more than he earned in his final UFC fight against Ciryl Gane.
Via Daily Mirror
Francis Ngannou’s multi-million-dollar roll of the dice appears to have paid off as he stands to earn more than $8million (£6m) from his upcoming fight with Tyson Fury.
Fury is expected to make considerably more than his rival, but after a disclosed payout of just $600,000 for his last title defence at a sold out KIA Forum in Los Angeles, Ngannou will be over the moon with his new purse. In fact, his manager Marquel Martin has indicated he would have had to fight a number of times to make the amount he is earning for the Fury bout.