{"id":404915,"date":"2022-01-30T12:44:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=404915"},"modified":"2022-01-30T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:44:45","slug":"fernand-lopez-credits-kamaru-usman-for-keeping-peace-with-francis-ngnanou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/fernand-lopez-credits-kamaru-usman-for-keeping-peace-with-francis-ngnanou\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernand Lopez Credits Kamaru Usman For Keeping Peace With Francis Ngnanou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MMA Factory head coach Fernand Lopez has some praise for UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the UFC 270 PPV, the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/fernand-lopez-hopes-to-squash-beef-with-francis-ngannou-after-ufc-270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beef<\/a> wasn&#8217;t between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. Instead, the bad blood between Ngnanou and Lopez came to a head. The two exchanged some harsh words in the build-up to the undisputed heavyweight title bout.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez was once Ngannou&#8217;s coach. The two ended up having a nasty split. Lopez was in Gane&#8217;s corner.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Ngannou won the match by using his grappling. The bout went the distance and &#8220;The Predator&#8221; was awarded the unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n<p>Usman was in Ngannou&#8217;s corner for the big heavyweight title match. During an appearance on <em>The MMA Hour<\/em>, Fernand Lopez told Ariel Helwani that Usman kept peace between him and Francis (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/01\/usman-peacekeeper-lopez-ngannou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I shake Kamaru Usman\u2019s hand, he stopped me and said to me, \u2018Fernand, we are brothers. Let\u2019s stop this. Let\u2019s just move on.\u2019 And I said, \u2018You\u2019re right. Let\u2019s move on\u2026\u2019 I\u2019m done. I\u2019m exhausted with that topic,\u201d said Lopez.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou has built a bond with Usman and UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya given their African roots. Last year, Adesanya talked to the local media about having an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-hopes-to-create-iconic-and-historic-moment-alongside-usman-ngannou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iconic moment<\/a> with &#8220;The Predator&#8221; and &#8220;The Nigerian Nightmare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cImagine when Francis gets that belt, [it\u2019ll be] me, Kamaru and Francis: three African-born champions holding UFC belts currently, at the same time,\u201d Adesanya said. \u201cThat\u2019s powerful. That image is powerful. That image itself is iconic and historical, and it would do a lot for the people from our continent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou is currently having some issues with the UFC brass. He entered his bout with Gane on the last fight of his deal. Since &#8220;The Predator&#8221; won, his champion&#8217;s clause is now in effect.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, Francis Ngannou has made it clear that he&#8217;s content with sitting on the sidelines if he doesn&#8217;t get his way in the negotiation process. Ngannou has expressed his dismay with the lack of &#8220;freedom&#8221; despite being labeled an independent contractor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA Factory head coach Fernand Lopez has some praise for UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. Going into the UFC 270 PPV, the beef wasn&#8217;t between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. Instead, the bad blood between Ngnanou and Lopez came to a head. 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