Nigerian Martial artist and former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has stood up for Francis N’Gannou after the UFC cropped the Cameroonian’s name from one of their interviews granted by the Nigerian.
Recall that Francis N’Gannou was expelled from the UFC after their contract terms didn’t favor him. He was stripped-off his championship even without being defeated.
Adesanya, 35, says “history can not be changed” while highliting what him, Francis N’Gannou and his compatriot Kamaru Usman have done for the fighting division as Africns.
“You can’t erase Francis’ legacy in the UFC, it’s part of what we’ve done. I know he fights for the PFL now but it’s history – trying not to talk about it is silly,” said Adesanya.
“I know there’s this competition between other promotions and the UFC but you can never erase history – the streets will always remember. It’s just a lot of chest puffing. The UFC are smart people, this is just business in the UFC. They’ll rectify it eventually.” – He added
Nigerian Martial artist and former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has stood up for Francis N’Gannou after the UFC cropped the Cameroonian’s name from one of their interviews granted by the Nigerian.
Recall that Francis N’Gannou was expelled from the UFC after their contract terms didn’t favor him. He was stripped-off his championship even without being defeated.
Adesanya, 35, says “history can not be changed” while highliting what him, Francis N’Gannou and his compatriot Kamaru Usman have done for the fighting division as Africns.
“You can’t erase Francis’ legacy in the UFC, it’s part of what we’ve done. I know he fights for the PFL now but it’s history – trying not to talk about it is silly,” said Adesanya.
“I know there’s this competition between other promotions and the UFC but you can never erase history – the streets will always remember. It’s just a lot of chest puffing. The UFC are smart people, this is just business in the UFC. They’ll rectify it eventually.” – He added
Francis N’Gannou is now looking forward to his fight official fight since joining the Professional Fighting League (PFL) while Adesanya will look to reclaim his championship.
