Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, has made headlines with his recent financial revelations surrounding his departure from the UFC and subsequent boxing match against Anthony Joshua. Ngannou disclosed that he accepted $600,000 for his final UFC fight, a figure significantly lower than the $5 million offered by the UFC for the same fight. At the time, Ngannou was facing financial difficulties, owing $200,000 to fellow fighter Kamaru Usman. Despite these challenges, Ngannou's decision to become a free agent led to a lucrative boxing match against Anthony Joshua, where he earned $20 million, not including pay-per-view points. This purse was part of a combined $70 million fight purse for the Joshua-Ngannou match, a sum that Tyson Fury highlighted as being six times Ngannou's total earnings from his UFC career.
Tyson Fury leaks ‘ungrateful f***er’ Francis Ngannou’s fight purse that was SIX times his whole UFC career earnings #KnockoutChaos | #JoshuaNgannou https://t.co/HFi59grWhb https://t.co/HFi59grWhb
Joshua, Ngannou Combine For $70 million Fight Purse https://t.co/yPO0WiOLWB
Francis Ngannou reveals he was $200K in debt to Kamaru Usman before final UFC fight https://t.co/bMNGDsfKfM
Francis Ngannou went from making $600K in his final fight with the #UFC, to making $20 million (not factoring PPV points) to fight Anthony Joshua. 📸: Mark Robinson/Gettyimages https://t.co/4F6RcQYdkV
Francis Ngannou went from making $600K in his final fight with the #UFC, to making $20 million (not factoring PPV points) to fight Anthony Joshua. Talk about betting on yourself 👏🤑 (#JoshuaNgannou purses via. @Independent) #Boxing #MMA https://t.co/yIC7gAqNzz
Francis Ngannou reveals what he made in his final #UFC fight, and how much he turned down to become a free agent. “You know I took $600K for my last fight in the UFC, as opposed to $5 million that they were offering for the same fight. And I was broke, at the time I owed Usman… https://t.co/oKHtWDko2I