This guy is solid. He ignored Dana's childish remarks and went about his business.

@bigmike1065

5 ай бұрын

Facts 💯

@Msapere

5 ай бұрын

Dana is a major problem for his own business. So unfortunate

@Casteeyo...

5 ай бұрын

Stubbornness run in his family... Legendary

@robertandthecavalry2062

3 ай бұрын

ha, yeah man, welcome to america@@Msapere

The fact that he was not willing to sacrifice his long-term health for temporary wealth! How wise and humble!!

@chiquita683

5 ай бұрын

Yea the beating Jon Jones would have given him would take years off his life

@finegirl-ko9cx

5 ай бұрын

​@@chiquita683already wasted his 3 years calling out John John's 😅John's needed 3 yrs to bulk up as a LIGHT HW to HW....jones was scard of Francis bro , Francis is like the LeBron of MMA he's ageless

@jasonwhite6463

5 ай бұрын

That's the problem. There was no "temporary wealth" bcuz ufc fighters are so underpaid.

@Mlondii

5 ай бұрын

So he must sacrifice his health for Dana and the UFC you're talking nonsense.

@icanaja8192

5 ай бұрын

Somehow u just know u'll have all the 🚪s of opportunities opened wide for u if u talk to Mr. Warlin 🚪. Nature's sign? 🤔🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

Francis not only a good fighter but a smart businessman............

Crazy how many mma "fans" slandered Francis and said he fumbled the bag when he wouldn't renew his contract with the ufc. Look at where he is now

@WoAntonio

5 ай бұрын

Francis is a beast in life, no matter what happens to him he’s gonna come out on top.

@davids8127

3 ай бұрын

Im a UFC fan but not fan of Dana, lot of people cant seperate the two and riding Danas d*ck

I love Francis!!! He cared about his fellow fighters!!!

The endorsement thing is crazy especially when they don’t even provide benefits

@meankronen8217

5 ай бұрын

UFC is world wide but it is based in the USA, could you imagine them providing healthcare when the entire country does not? does it make sense to you. What other MMA organization right now provides healthcare? name one. For you to be right, all MMA organizations have to be running their business wrong. Do you realize how little your chance is to be correct here.

@Doomer253

5 ай бұрын

@@meankronen8217 It's got to start somewhere. Why not the biggest MMA organization? But you keep tap dancing for massa. Some people know their worth and value as a human being.

@Magni-Vincent

5 ай бұрын

​@@Doomer253'BASED' as 🧀 as it sounds 👌

@meankronen8217

5 ай бұрын

@@Doomer253 For someone who virtue signals that hard, you have no morals or principles. It is not about gaining, it is about whether you have the right to gain. And clearly you are on the side of gaining regardless you have the right to or not. Right now, they do not have the right to ask the UFC. Let alone the fact that the UFC is investing AT A LOSS on the vast majority of fighters, how many fighter sells on prelims? the UFC has over 500 fighter, how many of them bring any money to the UFC? like 20?

@letssgo1921

5 ай бұрын

​@@meankronen8217goddamn you're boot licking loser

Incredible how many fighters in the UFC just take it. If they stood up for themselves like this man, there would be changes.

@iogpurge

5 ай бұрын

That's because he really grew up from nothing

@newcastlelukelowther

5 ай бұрын

Casual take

@emmanuela7528

5 ай бұрын

I think the fighters messed up. They should have stood with Ngannou and pushed for a union.

@theb.o.a.t.8225

5 ай бұрын

@@emmanuela7528 I agree, but sadly most folks aren’t risk takers.

@wisdomidheme4937

5 ай бұрын

I mean it's kinda counterintuitive cause them fighters fighting with other grown men it's one of the biggest risks any individual can take... it's mind boggling

UFC is bad business how you gonna stop fighters from getting endorsement deals,. He made the right decision

@CJM23

5 ай бұрын

They can have any endorsement they want, just can't have advertiment on your shorts or gear during the fight. Outside of that they can do whatever they want.

@snappa77

5 ай бұрын

​@@CJM23 All facts but don't bother CJ. These guys refuse to understand the business side of the sport.

@RunForPeace-hk1cu

5 ай бұрын

@@CJM23that’s when most eye balls are on you little bruh 😂😂😂 Who’s gonna care when you aren’t in the spotlight? 😂😂😂😂 They aren’t Messi or Ronaldo. That’s why sponsors aren’t paying fighters

@icanaja8192

5 ай бұрын

​@@RunForPeace-hk1cu💯

@hikedeco9749

5 ай бұрын

​@@CJM23wtf will anyone pay top dollar just not to be seen in the ring😂

Nothing but respect for Francis.

How can you not love this guy

Shannon, you need to keep this up right here interviewing high profile athletes. These will be your highest viewed videos.

@AbdiawalAhmed

5 ай бұрын

100000 truths bro

Dana White has it both ways. In Boxing, fighters have no health insurance, etc. But they fight who they want, when they want, and for the price they agree to. They're independent contractors. In the UFC, Dana White decides when and who they fight for chump change. They're employees of the UFC. The very least the UFC can do is give those fighters health insurance, 401K, and everything else associated with a 9-5 job. Ngannou will make more money in one night fighting Jake Paul than his entire UFC career. That's sad!

@Doomer253

5 ай бұрын

100%

@rochekalifa2074

5 ай бұрын

Great point

@kingkappa3472

5 ай бұрын

But boxers have the rights to endorsements

Soldiers stand up. Real man talking.

Francis dropping some serious inside knowledge on the inner workings. Gotta say, when the friction between the ufc and Francis first started, I sided with the ufc, but boy oh boy was I wrong. Francis didn’t just want money, he wanted to secure the future of other fighters as well and the company wasn’t having it. It wasn’t just about Francis, the ufc understood what it would mean for every other athlete on their roster.

@IEXECUTIVE

5 ай бұрын

It's crazy. He wanted the fighter's team to get paid as well.

Francis has been speaking English for less than 5 years. This guy is special. Most Americans don't even speak a word of Spanish yet have a massive Spanish speaking population. Speaking just one language in 2023 is for the most useless. I'm so proud of this guy.

@mp3_198

5 ай бұрын

Facts. intelligent and inspiring

@brighthought11

5 ай бұрын

🤣😂

@hgspiderman56

5 ай бұрын

Facts. And his English is very good, too, and easy to understand. And he doesn't have a thick accent that makes the English hard to understand either so no subtitles are needed either.

@91krarup

3 ай бұрын

lol of course not. in america you speak english. that is why. if an american move to spain they would have to learn spanish and use it.

@mp3_198

3 ай бұрын

@@91krarup obviously, but the way he is able to express himself naturally Is admirable.

It's not about being a smart business man, its about being a brother's keeper!

The fighters need to come together and form a union

@Olecramyelir

5 ай бұрын

This needs to be the top comment! If the top 2-3 athletes in every division came together and stopped fighting until they got their concerns addressed.. it’ll topple the UFC.

@UntilChill

5 ай бұрын

100% Fighters are workers and workers are entitled to all they create! No workers, no business. The workers at the UFC need to use their collective power to claw back some of the profits they generate for the owners. In fact, they don't need the owners at all. But they have to fight to get what is theirs.

@jamesfranko1568

5 ай бұрын

@@Olecramyelir average annual income is nearly 200k and you still demand union while you're making more than half of what the average UFC fighters make? lol focus on yourself instead of others bud

@jamesfranko1568

5 ай бұрын

@@UntilChill on average they make more than big tech employees and you expect every single one of them to make as much as McGregor who makes way more than Canelo and Mayweather? 😂

@goodworkriley

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@jamesfranko1568the top fighters have more leverage to sit out and collectively bargain on behalf of the majority. I dont think its that crazy

If standing on business was a person. 🇨🇲✊🏾

I hope him and Mike Tyson still stay at it together

@alexserrano5367

5 ай бұрын

Mike only showed up for couple hours for a photo op brother , look into it cameras main goal was to hyped up the fight .

@JHC2812

5 ай бұрын

Mike wasn’t even in his corner All fake

@stackmosayless-1669

5 ай бұрын

Eric Nicksick and Dewey Cooper did a great job with Ngannou. Tyson was there for the promo those 2 was in the trenches.

@mikelarry749

5 ай бұрын

Jones would K.O em both the same night

@boxybrown6900

5 ай бұрын

Mike wasn't really his trainer. Mike was there to hype the fight.

Maaan Francis was dropping bombs on this clip.

UNC this one was special bruh Francis is one of a kind can't wait to see him on top of the 🌎

I really like this guy, so nice and humble and just a great person...

Ngannou was crucified by Dana white lovers but it backfired Gods plan ngannou is too humble and too smart

that ufc contract is crazy man

I still don’t understand why MMA fighters won’t take a page from boxing. I can only imagine the bags Ronda and Connor would have seen.

@justinolson9208

5 ай бұрын

It's not boxing they need to copy it's the NFL, NBA, MLB they need to be like. In boxing very few make a lot money. They need to unionize and get a 50/50 split of the revenue

@neilhamp9098

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@justinolson9208for the little guys sure. But big names like Francis would still lose lots of money. 50/50 would never happen in any business with this many moving parts 😂

@lizardman1303

5 ай бұрын

@@justinolson9208 the ufc is still a very young sport compared the sports like football that’s been around for a 100 years . Even some of the biggest players ever 15 years ago were not making anything even close to what these new guys are making . These fighters will only continue to make more money .

@marvind.rogers1706

5 ай бұрын

​@@lizardman1303Young, for sure. But Dana still has a vulture business style and philosophy.

@a9029k

5 ай бұрын

@@marvind.rogers1706 which is why the UFC still exists decades later and continues to get bigger while every other MMA promotion has failed

So basically he’s saying ufc is the Uber of the fight game

@DadefreshXL

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂Uber now offers Health insurance, but I haven't looked into it yet

@johnthies1150

5 ай бұрын

As an uber driver I can wear whatever clothes I want, and put on them whatever sponsors I've got

WHY can’t American fighters be this humble and caring? I’ve noticed that for the most part, the American competitors are more individualistic while the foreigners are more community oriented.

@noneofyourbusiness747

5 ай бұрын

Indicative of the overall cultural differences.

@baratong267

5 ай бұрын

you expect people from a first world country to act like they know what poverty is like.........poverty in US is heaven from the eyes of third wolrd country

@DangleSan

5 ай бұрын

I'm not even going to dignify this with a real response

@Regalieth9143

5 ай бұрын

@@DangleSan Because you have no real response to give. Don’t even know why you wasted your time commenting.

@Regalieth9143

5 ай бұрын

@@baratong267 What?. What are you talking about.

The baddest man on the planet…Francis “the predator” Ngannou!

I really hope they make a movie based on Ngannou's life!!!! What a story. What an honourable, humble, and inspiring individual. He deserves all the success he has attained, and I hope he only gets more moving forward

@lessonsfromscenes9533

5 ай бұрын

They will, francis Story, is the real rocky story , rocky didn't have to work sand minds or go through the Sahara desert.

If you didn't beat Ngannou, you're not the heavyweight champion. Ufc needs to do a 1 fight contract with Francis. They can afford it.

@magicjavier9742

5 ай бұрын

2 fight actually

@chiquita683

5 ай бұрын

He needs UFC more than they need him. Tom Aspinall is getting all the headlines

@Williamjamy

5 ай бұрын

​@@chiquita683he doesn't need the UFC, that time were he needed them is over, now he's far bigger than them after he left as the Champ and prove dana White wrong against T. Fury, he's the face of MMA now, so don't tell me about aspinal, he still have to prove a lot, Francis has proven all haters wrong again and again

@MrSFblack

5 ай бұрын

​@@chiquita683 On what planet is Tom Aspinall getting more headlines than Francis Ngannou?

@icanaja8192

5 ай бұрын

Somehow u just know u'll have all the 🚪s of opportunities opened wide for u if u talk to Mr. Warlin 🚪. Nature's sign? 🤔🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

Yo i never knew he tried to get all UFC fighters out of that bs reebok deal...go back to old days where dudes have 10 sponsors and the signature shorts to match

Very inspiring!!

He’s right the ufc letters mean nothing to me I have been watching mma before ufc like pride. It’s about the fighters. Danas head got huge. UFC’s reign came at a perfect time in history. Anytime before it wouldn’t have lasted and if it was to be born now it prob wouldn’t either. Francis is def right on that. Jon jones said it before and he almost never fought for the ufc again cuz he knows they are undervalued. Top guys no matter the reign or title etc top guys deserve to be paid like stars.

Yo Shay Shay. That necklace is fire! 🔥

A well spoken man.

Solid brother right here. 👏 👏 👏 speaking up for the other gladiators

Inspiring

francis is a one of a kind athlete and i have the utmost respect for him. the late curt flood is the only other athlete, that i can recall, who advocated for other athletes. francis put the economic welfare of other fighters above his own.

It's a gift and a curse boxing we don't see the Big fights when they are supposed to happen but they make the big 💰💰, UFC we see the Big fights but they dont get paid a bigger %

@retiredtidepodeater3339

5 ай бұрын

Finally someone who understands.

It’s a free market economy so I got no problem with Dana refusing to pay insurance, but Francis makes a point how can they be locked exclusively if they are independent contractors. That’s absolutely insane. Vince did that w the WWE roster for years. I’d be curious to hear Dana’s response to that perspective..

@PeopleOverProfits777

5 ай бұрын

We don’t have a free market economy. Never have and never will. You the illusion of one.

@bigcockedman714

5 ай бұрын

@@PeopleOverProfits777 yes we do - figure it out

@dnn32

5 ай бұрын

​@@bigcockedman714free market economy when it is convenient for us. Otherwise, we use other tools to coerce the ones we don't like. That's the definition of the so called free market economy

@bigcockedman714

5 ай бұрын

do you want a trip to venezuela or cuba to prove my point?@@dnn32

@markensonlouis21

5 ай бұрын

Vince also paid them well

that is one very smart man

This dude is genuine. A rags to riches story.

We got love and respect this man 💪

A great but humble athlete, the nice, soft spoken man can be the Alpha in the room.

GOAT 🐐 & Gentleman 🤲🏽

Glad it is working out for Frnacis - he was a rare free agent who was old but still in his prime.

Smart man

The problem i have with Dana is the biggest issue is pay but dude is known for being a spender.. dude has a samari sword collection worth more than some of his top fighters then dude brags about how much he wins gambling to the point they kick him out casino. Yet fighters dont have health care😂😂😂

@a9029k

5 ай бұрын

The healthcare point is ridiculous. They pay for all the care related to any issues or injuries arising in training or fights. If you know how the UFC works, you know that the roster changes constantly- some people are signed on short notice for one fight and don't have any long term deal, some for 3 fights, and some have 8-fight contracts. Do you have any clue how much it would cost to provide full coverage insurance to that many people who are *guaranteed* to be hurt multiple times per year? The rates would be astronomical.

@MyMostBeautifuCinema

5 ай бұрын

@@a9029kDid you watch the interview? Go to 6:00 and you can see how the fighters do not get covered during training, just for injuries in fights. And to your other point, make it so that once they have a contract with a minimum amount of fights, they get covered. There is no excuse for how cheap Dana is with UFC fighters, it is appalling.

@jamesfranko1568

5 ай бұрын

@@MyMostBeautifuCinema UFC fighters on average are BY FAR the highest paid combat athletes in the world more than triple of boxers and more than the big tech employees. Are you the naive type where you think every single boxers make as much as canelo or pacquiao? lol boy you way too naive and doesnt understand the sport business

@MyMostBeautifuCinema

5 ай бұрын

@@jamesfranko1568 What are you on about? I never stated anything close to what you are saying. And don't say "sport" business cause compared to all other spots, UFC fighters do not get nearly the percentage of total revenue as other sports.

@icanaja8192

5 ай бұрын

Somehow u just know u'll have all the 🚪s of opportunities opened wide for u if u talk to Mr. Warlin 🚪. Nature's sign? 🤔🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

The fact that Francis doesn’t even look Big next to Shannon whoa… Is freaking amazing how this gentleman is taking care of his body

In other words Dana White owns the fighters

@KingKCA

5 ай бұрын

Unless you’re Conor Mcgregor

@bigcockedman714

5 ай бұрын

they make a grip of connor.......@@KingKCA

If only all workers realized this.

Francis is one intelligent man bravo for sticking to your ideals.

Ngannou is a G.

Very smart man

Need to make a movie about the Champ

If more athletes banded together they could make real change. Strength in numbers will always gain more traction. ✌🏾

@IEXECUTIVE

5 ай бұрын

They should have done that with Ngannou.

Ngannou my man from the motherland. This guy is a stud 💪🏿🥊💪🏿

KINGS SPEAK WISDOM

Francis so humble

@LeelosAdventure

2 ай бұрын

So true. Honestly an understatement

I would watch a movie about him

Formidable fighter and also intelligent!!! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

Dana wanted him to tap dance and sacrifice his body and Francis said "Nope".

I wish I spoke French so I can hear this man do an interview and fully grasp everything he is trying to convey.

@dnn32

5 ай бұрын

I am native french speaker. His English is limited yes, but it is beyond good enough to understand his arguments.

@theagbaman

5 ай бұрын

@@dnn32I think his English is quite strong. People forget that Cameroon uses both French and English as official languages (due to colonization, of course).

@alimsylla5367

5 ай бұрын

​@@theagbamanthat's how francophone West Africans speak English the same accent but okay.

The most interest part was when he said fighters will not talk about an injury before a fight until after the fight in order to get insurance.. They will claim the injury occured during the fight. That's crazy.

@chisquare5701

5 ай бұрын

This changes the way I perceive things about the UFC. I totally get it. I'd (be forced to) do the same thing too, and nobody would even know.

Ngannou is very intelligent 👍

Francis is as wise and intelligent as he is humble!

He won the separation wit the UFC he made wayyyyyyyyyy more money in the FURY fight than he would’ve made in the contract Dana offered him

Francis is 100% right

nowadays it is rare to see a man like Francis Ngannou who has honor, respect and integrity as his core principles

Some of the other fighters were, some still are, talking bad about him. He seems like he was looking out for all of them in those negotiations.

Ufc needs to let sponsors happen again

Shame on all the other UFC fighters for not standing with him for their own good.

The Gov't should look into those ufc contracts

The Champ is here

I’m really a fan of bro now

his english has gotten so much better

@user-zd1ri8px9q

2 ай бұрын

L

Francis is a true and great representation of An African man. Truly humble and a real champion !

Francis is a genious one of the few who outsmarted dana white

This man got bombs for fist 🥊💥

UFC is full of ish. The fighters need to stand together

@dnn32

5 ай бұрын

The fact that they don't even care abt their employees who damage their body is disgusting. An organization representing worldwide athletes running as a typical American entity

Shannon is huge , Francis looks small besides him . Francis is a legend of UFC on and OFF the cage

@theagbaman

5 ай бұрын

Shannon is bigger across the shoulders. Francis has tree trunks legs. Francis probably weighs more Shannon.

Dana and Ngannou on the same podcast JRE make this happen. We want to see something.

This dude was fighting for all fighters his smart

You gotta respect Francis… from where he came to where he is now. Have to respect it idgaf about anything else

Bones is great but I would still argue The Spider is the Goat!👊🏽

What the name of the Nike trainers Francis is wearing?

Nganou is good role model.

Lost last night but secured the 💰!

hopefully one day, the UFC pays their fighters fairly, and one day the fighters form a union.

@jamesfranko1568

5 ай бұрын

their fighters make more than apple employees wtf lol

@onyechimereze1840

5 ай бұрын

​@@jamesfranko1568apple employee doesn't have high percentage of CTE

I could see Francis starting his own fight league and have it grow bigger than the UFC. He treats fighters better than Dana ever has. And he’s a real man. Not a shady tool like Dana

No benefits is CRAZY especially since these guys put their life on the line. They could literally die in a fight, injuries in camp that could make or break a fight. Not offering basic health insurance is insane.

I support Francis! Dude got balls to stand on business

And that's why I don't support the UFC. Those athletes are fighting under Don King levels of bad contracts.

Ngannou stood up for himself. Congrats to him

You can't keep a good man down

Francis RESPECT 🫡

Never understood why these fighters dont just undercut the ufc by leaving and either forming their own company or leveraging their popularity bto sign with a competitor under the condition they are treated better

And still. Undisputed Lineal UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Guys risking their lives. Fight for your rights. Not just in the ring

He is like the Manny Pacquiao of UFC.

@Adamslifesentence

5 ай бұрын

Yeah i can see alot of Manny in his face