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DANA WHITE SHUTS DOWN POTENTIAL FRANCIS NGANNOU UFC RETURN

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou won’t be returning to the UFC if UFC COO Dana White has his way.

Many thought there was a potential Ngannou return to the UFC following the retirement of Jon Jones, but White has already shut that down.

“One thing I’ve learned over the years about Francis — Francis doesn’t always mean what he says publicly,” White said at the UFC Baku post-fight press conference (transcript via Damon Martin of MMA Fighting). “What he says behind the scenes are different than what he says publicly. I’m not a big fan. I would be shocked if Francis ever came back here on lots of different levels. I’m not a fan and he doesn’t always mean what he says publicly.”

Ngannou would take to X after White’s comments to issue a rebuttal of his own:

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