UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has lashed out at the promotion for not allowing fighters to sponsor shorts.
Before this promotion signed his now-defunct Reebok contract in 2014, the fighter made a substantial profit by putting the sponsor's logo on his fight kit. was
Ngannou, 35, said he joined the UFC a year after the promotion signed his £58 million deal with a previous kit supplier. But he still believes he and his colleagues have been denied an additional source of income.
The Predator said: "Fighters are being duped with their sponsorships. Sponsorships are a huge source of income for us, but the company continues to use it to their advantage.
'' on the uniform To look good, you must have the right to have at least two octagon-approved sponsors. ''
Ngannou grabbed his UFC sponsorship because he is said to have missed out on a £840,000 contract.
He was furious: "Last year we lost over $1 million in trading from cryptocurrency exchanges because of our partnership with CRYPTO.COM. What did we get out of that?"
Ngannou has expressed his recent dissatisfaction with the promotion of former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold after he expressed his views on the UFC's salary structure.
22} UFC At 278 Media Day, Rockhold said, "These guys don't know what they're doing. They let Dana [White] run the show and keep the sport in check.'They need to grow up, all this shit needs to grow together... Our lives are on the f***ing line.
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``We need health care.
"A lot of things, no one talks about it, the company just takes care of it."is on the sidelines recovering, but his Octagon future is up in the air.
The Cameroonian-born Frenchman's contract with the UFC expired in December, and talks over a new contract have been fruitless.
Ngannou is eager to stay in the promotion, butMMATyson he is facing a hybrid MMA fight against Fury. So far refusing to agree to his demands.
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