November 25, 2023 8: 00 am ET
BKFC president David Feldman isn’t attempting to state Francis Ngannou was incorrect with what he stated, however neither is he.
While Ngannou was still a totallyfree representative this past April, Feldman raised eyebrows when he came out and stated he’d reached out to the previous UFC heavyweight champ and, based on that discussion, reached the conclusion that Ngannou was asking for “unrealistic cash.”
Ngannou didn’t deal a public response to Feldman’s words upuntil he signed an extraordinary agreement with the PFL in mid-May. Ngannou definitely turned heads when he stated that Feldman “never even reached out” to talk organization.
Six months lateron, Feldman provided an description.
“I’m in a position of actually growing this business, and I’m not gonna make a incorrect declaration like that,” Feldman informed MMA Junkie this week. “I neverever infact stated that I spoke to Francis Ngannou; I neverever did. I spoke to his group. I spoke to his supervisor, Marquel (Martin), and we talked some numbers. And I simply idea that it was too high for our taste buds at that time.
So (Ngannou) is ideal, and he’s incorrect. I neverever di