“The fact that he went ten rounds with Tyson Fury is truly insane,” the organization’s leader said on the Donald Trump Jr. podcast. “He went ten rounds with Tyson Fury, Conor went nine or ten with Floyd, Anthony Pettis recently beat Roy Jones – I know Jones is 60 years old or something, but I don’t understand what’s going on. It’s kind of crazy. I didn’t see the fight, but the fact that Francis went ten rounds against Fury is incredible in itself”
White also responded to a question about whether he thinks “The Predator’s” departure and success outside the UFC has hurt the world’s strongest league.
“I don’t really care. Look, everybody moves on at some point. Everyone has to do what’s right for them and make money for their families, so they should do whatever they can to do that.”
On October 28, Francis Ngannou made his professional boxing debut, not just going the full distance with Tyson Fury, but giving him a competitive fight, knocking him down in the third round. As a result, the judges gave the victory to the reigning world heavyweight champion by split decision, and the public in Riyadh met the verdict with an unhappy buzz, considering it controversial.