Georges St-Pierre: Francis Ngannou ‘needs to receives a commission’ with or without the UFC
March 28, 2022 8: 10 pm ET
Georges St-Pierre needs to see Francis Ngannou glean his price.
The vulnerable two-division UFC champion feels it’s time Ngannou sees a immense purse for his next warfare – whether or now not it’s with the UFC or now not. St-Pierre, who’s represented by the the same management company as Ngannou, encourages the UFC heavyweight champion to anticipate affords and promotions in other locations if he’s now not contented with regardless of the UFC brings to the desk.
“I’m telling him as a chum that he needs to receives a commission to his price,” St-Pierre told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “And if he’s now not satisfied with what the UFC affords him, then lag anticipate, lag glean your service in other areas where they’re going to pay you smartly on legend of he’s now not young and he’s coming to that level.”
Ngannou now not too lengthy ago fought out his contract with the UFC in his title protection in opposition to vulnerable teammate Ciryl Gane in January at UFC 270. He won the warfare by job of unanimous decision.
It became one amongst the uncommon cases a UFC champion has fought out their contract with the organization. Ngannou has been vocal about now not being contented with his pay and medication.
St-Pierre believes Ngannou is in a objective dwelling to glean what he wants and believes the time is now to glean his high purses.
“He’s a heavyweight and likewise you by no formulation know what can happen,” St-Pierre talked about. “One punch can alternate the warfare. It’s very uncommon to see a heavyweight cease champion for a truly very lengthy time attributable to that motive.
“So he needs to receives a commission. He needs to switch someplace where he’s going to be paid what he’s price. If the UFC is now not ready to carry out that, now he has the energy on the facet and he can negotiate attributable to his contract. I imagine he’s in a truly objective dwelling comely now.”
Ngannou has confirmed curiosity in a attainable boxing warfare in opposition to champion Tyson Fury. The Englishman has additionally confirmed curiosity publicly in looking out for to field Nagnnou.
St-Pierre knows that is per chance a immense payday for Ngannou, however would plot shut to see the UFC champion persist with his craft – as a minimal for now.
“He deserves that roughly money, hundreds and hundreds of dollars, however deep down interior on legend of he’s such an unparalleled skill in MMA, I’m frightened if he goes to boxing in opposition to Tyson Fury, certain, he’s going to carry out one shot with a great deal of cash, however he’s a specialist in MMA,” St-Pierre talked about. “Tyson Fury has boxed all his existence, so the percentages will lag against Tyson Fury in a boxing match.
“For certain in an MMA warfare, they’ll by no formulation warfare on legend of Francis will crush him in below 30 seconds. I’m objective frightened whenever you step into boxing per chance he’s going to glean punched and that most ceaselessly can fracture a profession. If I would be him, I would strive to warfare MMA as lengthy as I’m now not drained of doing it, after which on the tip of his profession, if he needs to carry out a boxing warfare why now not? Nonetheless it’s as much as him. He can carry out whatever he wants.”
