The PFL closed the signing of Francis Ngannou, but the UFC does not seem satisfied with the departure of one of its greatest fighters
Donn Davis, President of PFLmanifested itself on the friction between UFC It is Francis Ngannou. The now boxer was heavily criticized for Dana White during last Saturday, the 20th, and the main name of the boxing company took a position regarding the arrival of the Cameroonian. Participating in the podcast “My Mom’s Basement”, the leader sought to appease the situation and went so far as to declare that the time is for victory for all sides.
I respect other people’s business decisions. A lot of what’s on the internet is about winners and losers, whether it’s football business or the Francis Ngannou deal. I see it as a win for everyone. It’s a great deal for Francis for all the reasons that are already being discussed online and on social media.“, he stated.
Donn Davis was keen to analyze the importance of the arrival of the former UFC champion for the growth of the PFL: “It’s a huge win for the PFL, it opens up the pay-per-view split, we have Francis and Jake Paul as headliners in 2024. Probably the two most exciting fights we could see, except for Conor (McGregor) who is still a sensation . It brings a huge audience to our media product, it will bring in other fighters.”.
In addition, he pointed out that the moment is also one of celebration for the UFC. As much as they don’t have Francis Ngannou, the franchise is still one of the greatest in the world of fighting: “It’s also a victory for the UFC. They’re going to be fine, they’ve made the decision for their business and remain leaders in the sport. So a lot of people want to make that “winners and losers” judgment. everyone wins“.
Even so, he took the opportunity to compare the PFL and the UFC and made it clear that his company leaves nothing to be desired for MMA rivals: “The fourth winner are all top MMA fighters in the world. If I’m a fighter, May 17th would be the best day of my life, because I know there’s another way. The PFL has the same distribution as the UFC. We are in 150 countries, UFC is in 150 countries, we have the same production and the same platform resources that they have“.
Will Ngannou face Werdum? Donn Davis predicts something even bigger for Ngannou’s PFL debut!
“All sorts of speculation has been going on, from the PFL season to Fabricio Werdum. I think it’s going to be something different, even bigger and more exciting than what we’ve read so far. We have nine months – nine months ago, people would have laughed if I said that Francis was coming to the PFL. So if I were to speculate now what we’re going to do, people would again say it’s not going to happen (laughs). But do not doubt our resourcefulness and creativity. Who Francis will fight will be more interesting than what is being speculated on the internet today“, he completed.
Source: sportbuzz
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