Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schwab has called Francis Ngannou’s PFL deal into doubt after it was announced earlier this week.
As most of us know, Francis Nganuu has officially signed with the PFL. While some of the reactions from fans were mixed, a lot of fighters came out to express their support for “The Predator”. In addition to fighting for the PFL, he will also be allowed to venture into the boxing ring.
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It’s a deal that could shake the very foundations of mixed martial arts as we know it. However, even with it being such a big moment, there will always be those who have doubts.
This includes Brendan Schaub. In a recent video on the backlash, he told the world what he thought of Ngannou’s makeover.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Schaub. Instagram. Shout out to Francis Ngannou. He said what he was going to do, he set out what he was going to do, he got a lot of hate, a lot of opposition. His agent Markel [Martin] And he accomplished it. Don’t forget Markel. He was a great advocate of getting Francis to go down this path that had not been done before. Shout out to them, Francis, Markel, PFL for taking a chance on Francis.
“It’s all good. Biggest contract, guarantees opponents $2 million, gets a gate split, pay-per-view percentage, guaranteed money, and it’s absolutely game-changing for the sport of MMA. It’s huge. It’s huge. It’s all good.”