“No, we have been negotiating with him for years – this is the end,” the head of the organization said in an interview with ESPN. “He will never be in the UFC again”
“Yes, I never say ‘never’, but today I will say it. We tried”
At the beginning of this year, the Cameroonian heavyweight officially left the organization, announcing that he plans to hold his next fight in professional boxing, and such famous boxers as Derek Chisora, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have already announced their desire to share the ring with the Predator .
The championship belt, vacated by Francis Ngannou, in less than a day will be played by Jon Jones and Cyril Gun, whose confrontation will head the UFC 285 tournament in Las Vegas.