{"id":1955,"date":"2023-08-14T14:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T18:35:26","slug":"the-ufc-tries-to-erase-francis-ngannou-from-its-history-the-cameroonian-corrects-the-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/the-ufc-tries-to-erase-francis-ngannou-from-its-history-the-cameroonian-corrects-the-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"The UFC tries to erase Francis Ngannou from its history, the Cameroonian corrects the organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Francis Ngannou has disputed claims by the UFC regarding their first Cameroonian fighter, the UFC willfully overlooked the former world heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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&#8217;s fighters. . This is one of the reasons why they are taken to court.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_57805\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hSEukJruVvU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Francis Ngannou reminds the UFC of its history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-at-9.39.13-AM-1024x328.png\" alt=\"The UFC falsely claimed that Tafon Nchukwi was the first Cameroonian fighter in UFC history.\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018only cameroonian in ufc history\u2019 ufc hate francis ngannou <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHgFw7crS5\">pic.twitter.com\/lHgFw7crS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dovy\ud83d\udd0c (@DovySimuMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DovySimuMMA\/status\/1690658671712153602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 Bati\u00e9, 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&#8217;la , in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thierry Sokoudjou was the first Cameroonian in the UFC. I was second. Don\u2019t let them lie and erase history \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ZSSRZtcyo\">pic.twitter.com\/4ZSSRZtcyo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francis_ngannou\/status\/1690771076232728576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_75940\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaDJY5bjZbo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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