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DANA WHITE SHUTS DOWN POTENTIAL FRANCIS NGANNOU UFC RETURN

By David Tees on 6/22/2025 12:33 PM

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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