Francis Ngannou has disputed claims by the UFC regarding their first Cameroonian fighter, the UFC willfully overlooked the former world heavyweight champion.
The UFC said its first Cameroonian fighter competed at UFC Vegas 78. However, former Franco-Cameroonian champion Francis Ngannou has a slight problem with that. The UFC has been repeatedly accused of trying to rewrite its history and ignore its past. Indeed, several pioneers and early figures accused the UFC of forgetting that before the era of Zuffa and Dana White, other records were broken, surpassing the exploits of today’s fighters. . This is one of the reasons why they are taken to court.
Francis Ngannou reminds the UFC of its history
Most recently, during the UFC Vegas 78 fight between AJ Dobson and Tafon Nchukwi, the UFC once again came under fire for seemingly ignoring the past.
During one entry, the production team released a stat referencing Nchukwi, who was born in Bamenda, Cameroon, as the only Cameroonian fighter in the promotion’s history.
‘only cameroonian in ufc history’ ufc hate francis ngannou pic.twitter.com/lHgFw7crS5
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) August 13, 2023
This has understandably drawn backlash, with fans pointing out that former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who has been cold with the UFC since quitting to fight Tyson Fury, is him. also Cameroonian, since he was born in Batié, Cameroon. Although this is true, Ngannou used to explain that even he was not the first Cameroonian to fight in the UFC, paying tribute to Rameau Sokoudjou, veteran of three fights in the UFC, who was born in Hom’la , in Cameroon.
Thierry Sokoudjou was the first Cameroonian in the UFC. I was second. Don’t let them lie and erase history 🇨🇲❤️🥇 pic.twitter.com/4ZSSRZtcyo
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) August 13, 2023
