{"id":444502,"date":"2022-04-27T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=444502"},"modified":"2022-04-27T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:59:41","slug":"chael-sonnen-casts-doubt-on-francis-ngannous-ability-to-become-a-free-agent-there-for-sure-is-a-non-negotiation-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chael-sonnen-casts-doubt-on-francis-ngannous-ability-to-become-a-free-agent-there-for-sure-is-a-non-negotiation-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen casts doubt on Francis Ngannou\u2019s ability to become a free agent: \u201cThere for sure is a non-negotiation clause\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chael Sonnen is weighing in on Francis Ngannou’s contract with the UFC and his subsequent ability to become a free agent.<\/p>\n

Ngannou, (17-3 MMA), the current UFC Heavyweight Champion, has had an ongoing contract dispute with Dana White & Co.<\/p>\n

‘The Predator’ last fought back in January of this year at UFC 270, where he defeated Ciryl Gane (10-1 MMA) via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event.<\/p>\n

Ngannou has expressed his interest multiple times in to stepping out of the Octagon<\/a> and into the boxing ring with Tyson Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Tyson<\/p>\n

Chael Sonnen, in speaking about his own experience, had this to say on his YouTube channel about Ngannou’s chances of getting out of his UFC contract:<\/p>\n

“The media has led you guys to believe that at the end of this year, Francis (Ngannou) is free to go. That’s not the contract I had. It could have gone that way if I had people at the UFC who wanted to help me, but it could have not if I had people that didn’t.\u201d <\/em>Sonnen explained. \u201cI can also tell you that the language of the contract I once had, that I believe and I’m assuming Francis also has… There for sure is a non-negotiation clause. For sure, not even a maybe and going into the ring premeditated for a face-off, which is exactly what this was, with the tease and\/or promise of promoting a future something combat-related, that would break all to hell. Shatter it into pieces, if anybody wanted to challenge it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Most recently Ngannou has stated that he wants to stay with the UFC on the condition that they let him fight Tyson Fury in a boxing match. The fighter believes the UFC could be a part of a ‘superfight’ that would be beneficial to all sides.<\/p>\n

In a recent appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’, Ngannou had this to say about such a boxing match:<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, because I believe that they can make it \u2013 Doesn\u2019t matter how big it could be, the UFC can make it bigger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Would you like to see Ngannou vs Fury? Do you agree with Chael Sonnen that the UFC is standing in the way by implementing a non-negotiation clause that is surely in the champions contract?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chael Sonnen is weighing in on Francis Ngannou’s contract with the UFC and his subsequent ability to become a free agent. 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