Francis Ngannou has explained that he feels the UFC's massive $8million contract offer to fight Jon Jones which he turned down earlier this year was a "trick".

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 27, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Francis Ngannou took home $730,000, which included his Performance of the Night, win and sponsorship bonuses ($230,000). He received $500,000 to show at UFC 260.

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou says wanting "freedom" - not money - was the reason behind his departure from the promotion. UFC president Dana White announced on Saturday that the organisation and Ngannou had parted ways.

around $8 million Ngannou said he was offered around $8 million to fight Jones and to sign a three-fight contract with no extension. He had hoped to fight Jones twice and book a rubber match against former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. "It was a multi-fight deal. It was for three fights," Ngannou said.

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Under his current deal with the PFL, Ngannou will earn a high seven-figure purse for each fight, with a minimum salary (as high as $1 million) for his opponent. He will also appear on the PFL's global advisory board and got named chairman and equity owner of PFL Africa.

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Francis Ngannou earned a purse of $600,000 for his hard-fought decision win over Ciryl Gane on Saturday in the main event of UFC 270.

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 22, 2022 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

“We are giving up the right to match. He can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants. We offered Ngannou a deal that would make him the highest paid Heavyweight of all time. He turned it down.”