Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIMarch 8, 2024
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Frances Ngannou exposed on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman that he made $600,000 after his last UFC battle, a Jan. 2022 consentaneous choice win over Ciryl Gane to protect the promo's heavyweight title.
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Ngannou states UFC was using him millions rather of the $600,000, however that would have locked him into an agreement that would not have actually offered him his wanted flexibility.
“In that agreement, I'm not complimentary, “he stated on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani in January 2023 (h/t Steven Marrocco of MMA Fighting). “I'm not an independent specialist. I have no rights. I turn over all the power to you guys. I've seen in the previous how you guys can use your power versus me, and I do not desire that.”
Ngannou's choice to leave UFC with president Dana White has actually ended up being a financially rewarding one, then. He might be making in the area of$20 million for his upcoming heavyweight boxing match with Anthony Joshua, per Brian Mazique of Forbes:
“His drawing power has actually just increased based upon Ngannou's revealing vs. Fury, a battle that saw him flooring the lineal champ before losing a questionable consentaneous choice. There's every factor to think his payday, before pay-per-view sales and sponsorships begin, might be approaching$20 million.”
Adam Stern of the Sports Business Journal formerly reported that Ngannou's representative verified his customer is getting an eight-figure payday for this bout.
Ngannou likewise made $10 million for his battle versus heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury. Needless to state, he's raking in some well-deserved money right now in his post-UFC profession.
