The story of Francis Ngannou and Dana White has become one of MMA’s more complicated narratives, partly because the narrative itself keeps changing. In November 2025, White appeared on the Flagrant podcast and alleged that Ngannou had physically confronted him multiple times during their UFC tenure.
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White described an incident at a pre-fight press conference before Ngannou’s 2018 matchup against Stipe Miocic in Boston, claiming Ngannou grabbed him in a hallway and demanded a private plane to Paris after the expected victory.