Francis Ngannou claims UFC is suing his team over Jake Paul fight negotiations Instagram: Francis Ngannou \/ Jake PaulUFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou claims the UFC is suing his team after discovering that his manager, Marquel Martin, has been talking with Jake Paul\u2019s manager. Francis Ngannou is on top of the world at the moment \u2013 or so he thought. Not only did he successfully defend his heavyweight title against Cyril Gane, but he also pocketed $600,000 for his efforts, although he believes he\u2019s worth more. The win also meant that his UFC contract was automatically extended for another three fights or one year via the championship clause. But that hasn\u2019t stopped his team from seeking a bigger payout elsewhere. During an episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Ngannou revealed that his team has been in touch with Jake Paul\u2019s manager \u2013 although he didn\u2019t know about it himself and didn\u2019t know how far negotiations have come. He also revealed that the UFC somehow discovered these talks and they weren\u2019t impressed. In fact, they reportedly threatened to take legal action against his team over it \u2013 straining his relationship with the organization even more. \u201cGoing into the arena, I dressed up my suit, I walked to the room, and I was waiting for my manager and my coach,\u201d said Ngannou. He could tell that something terrible had happened and asked them what was going on. \u201cThey told me that they just received an email from the UFC that said they were going to sue him for talking with Nakisa Bidarian,\u201d he added. Bidarian is Jake Paul\u2019s manager and has been alongside him throughout his boxing career. Ngannou insisted that he had no idea who Bidarian was or that his team had been in touch with him. However, the UFC wasn\u2019t thrilled about it and decided to nip it in the bud. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t look like they want to talk to me anymore.\u201d Jake Paul has also been feuding with UFC President Dana White, urging him to pay his fighters more and provide long-term healthcare. However, it seems like the two have buried the hatchet and might even make a deal. Whether it comes to fruition is a different story. However, the thought of seeing The Problem Child take on The Predator \u2013 regardless of whether it\u2019s in the ring or the octagon \u2013 is an exciting prospect for boxing fans and MMA fans alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Francis Ngannou claims UFC is suing his team over Jake Paul fight negotiations Instagram: Francis Ngannou \/ Jake PaulUFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou claims the UFC is suing his team after discovering that his manager, Marquel Martin, has been talking with Jake Paul\u2019s manager. Francis Ngannou is on top of the world at the moment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}