Dana White finally breaks silence on ‘crazy’ Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury fight and reveals if star could return to UFC
DANA WHITE has broken his silence on the “crazy” Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury fight and revealed whether the star could return to UFC.
The Predator shocked the world by dropping the WBC heavyweight world champion in the third round of their blockbuster crossover boxing clash last month.
However, the 37-year-old ex-UFC title holder departed Saudi Arabia disappointed as Fury scored a controversial points win – although he did not leave empty-handed as he picked up £8million for the bout, the biggest cheque of his fighting career.
The road to his showdown with Fury began when Ngannou left the UFC once his deal expired in January and he was stripped of the heavyweight championship.
The Cameroon grappler then signed for the Professional Fighters League – with both he and UFC president White trading several barbed remarks about each other since.
White had previously stated that Ngannou would not return to his promotion in the future, saying: “It’s over, that’s over. He’ll never be in the UFC again.
“I never say never, but I’ll give you a never on that one. We tried.”
He recently appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s Triggered podcast and, even though he still seemingly does not want Ngannou back, he did praise the achievements of his old star for his performance inside the ring.
He said: “The fact that he went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury is crazy.
“He just went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury, Conor [McGregor] made it nine 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.
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“I didn’t see the fight, but the fact that he went 10 rounds is unbelievable.”
When pressed on whether any other UFC talents would be making the crossover into boxing, White added: “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.”