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‘Ripped off’ - Heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou blames UFC for losing million-dollar sponsorship

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s grievances with the company are only continuing to mount. In a recent series of tweets he posted, “The Predator” expressed his displeasure over the UFC’s sponsorship deals and how the organization is using it to “exploit” its fighters.

Fighters are ripped off with Sponsorship. It’s a huge source of revenue for us but the company keeps exploiting that for their own benefit.

— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) August 17, 2022

Ngannou entered the UFC In late 2015 when the Reebok deal was already in place.