Things have been tense between UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and his former coach, Fernand Lopez. Remember, it wasn’t long ago that Ngannou walked by Lopez, interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane and middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov and no sold the trio.
Lopez, who runs MMA Factory in France, seemed amused by the incident, while Gane, who is coached by Lopez, looked bemused. According to Lopez, it was not the first time Ngannou turned his back on Gane.
Lopez trained Ngannou in MMA until after his 2018 loss to Stipe Miocic. By the time of the Miocic matchup, Ngannou was splitting his training time between Las Vegas and France.