Francis Ngannou after knocking out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 (Twitter UFC)
The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is completely in support of Jake Paul’s campaign towards better fighter pay and healthcare
Francis Ngannou is a man on a mission. He refuses to be silenced by the UFC top brass and continues the onslaught, this time by supporting Dana White’s nemesis Jake Paul.
He posted an interview on his Youtube channel where he touched upon his current tussle with the UFC and their unfair treatment of their fighters.
The predator also voiced his support for Jake Paul who has been working tirelessly towards unmasking the dirty side of the UFC.
Ngannou said:
“I follow all those stuff and I am aware of what’s happening. You know Paul has his own way of communicating, which is a little bit different. Maybe not the same way as I will. But in the meantime, I can’t blame him. I’m 100 percent with him for what he says.”
The Cameroonian star goes on to add “When he claimed for fighter healthcare, I am 100 percent down with that. He claimed for fighter pay increase, I’m a 1000 percent down for that. So the fighters are not protected, they are all out there on their own and nobody look up to them… They are putting their body on the line for something. At least [give them] healthcare.”
Ngannou’s current contract with the UFC expires in 2022. He is sidelined currently due to a knee injury that almost jeopardized his title defense against Ciryl Gane. It is apparent by now that Francis will in all likelihood test the free-agent market or make a booming switch to boxing.
Jake Paul is not the one to be known to mince words when it comes to speaking his mind and leaving up to his nickname of ‘the problem child’. Building up to UFC 271 during media interviews, Israel Adesanya had disclosed his latest contract that will make him the second-highest-paid fighter in the UFC.
This does not come as a surprise since Izzy has managed to build a brand around him, thanks to his entertaining fighting style and superstar personality.
Although Jake Paul seemed happy for Adesanya who he respects immensely, he still feels the champion is undervalued and has stated the exact figure that Izzy should be making in an ideal world.
Reacting to the news on Twitter, he said:
“Congrats to my guy @stylebender – excited for this weekend. My boy should be getting at least $7 million a fight as a champ of his stature and following globally…“
The deal was put together by Adesanya’s manager Tim Simpson and the higher reps at Paradigm Management, which also takes care of McGregor. Although Jake Paul was delighted for his pal the tweet just goes on to prove that Paul will take a dig at the UFC whenever he gets the chance.
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