UFC president Dana White has taken his long-running feud with Francis Ngannou to a new level, alleging for the first time that the former heavyweight champion physically grabbed him and UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell during heated behind-the-scenes confrontations.
The allegations surfaced during White’s appearance on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, where he expanded on his long-held claim that Ngannou’s public persona doesn’t reflect how he behaves privately. White didn’t mince words at all when it came to Francis Ngannou.
“Everybody has this thing about Francis… ‘he’s a nice guy,’” White said. “No, there’s no f*cking language barrier with this guy.