Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou continues to make headlines. With less than two weeks to go until his big MMA comeback against Brazilian Renan Ferreira, scheduled for October 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 37-year-old Cameroonian fighter took the opportunity to respond to criticism from UFC President Dana White. White had claimed that Ngannou was not thriving as much as he claims since leaving the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ngannou didn\u2019t mince words in response to Dana White\u2019s recent attacks. Far from being affected, he downplayed the significance of his former boss\u2019 statements. \u201cAt this point, I\u2019ve stopped taking Dana White\u2019s words at face value for a long time now. I don\u2019t give him any importance. What he says often doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d Ngannou said in an interview with MMA Junkie<\/em> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since leaving the UFC, Ngannou says he has gained freedom and a better quality of life, saying he has everything he needs. \u201cI want to say that since I left the UFC, I have everything more. A lot more. And I\u2019m talking about every aspect of my life, ask me, I have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ngannou, who has recently ventured into other fight organizations and signed lucrative contracts, including a recent boxing bout against Tyson Fury, also stressed that his current motivation is no longer financial. \u201cToday, I fight because I love it, not because I need to pay my bills and my credits. It\u2019s not about money anymore,\u201d he added. Far from the financial pressures that accompanied his early years in the sport, Ngannou says he\u2019s ready to quit at any time if he wanted to: \u201cEven if I retired today, I would be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Francis Ngannou, after leaving the UFC, is now pursuing a career on his own terms, without financial pressure and focusing on his passion for fighting. Despite criticism from Dana White, the Cameroonian remains calm and claims to have found a personal and professional balance. His upcoming fight against Renan Ferreira on October 19 could mark a new step in his career, proving once again that he remains a key player in combat sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ngannou defends his choice to leave the UFC Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou continues to make headlines. With less than two weeks to go until his big MMA comeback against Brazilian Renan Ferreira, scheduled for October 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 37-year-old Cameroonian fighter took the opportunity to respond to criticism from UFC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-sports-en"],"yoast_head":"\nThe end of financial pressure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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