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Francis Ngannou admits he never wanted to leave UFC: ‘I had a contract that I had no leverage in’

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Former undisputed heavyweight champion, has revealed he never actually wanted to depart the UFC following his high-profile exit from the Dana White-led promotion back in January of this year, however, claimed that contract he was subject to and fighting under left him no real choice but to leave.

Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the promotion, departed the Octagon back in January of this year, having completed his contractual obligations with the above-mentioned, White-guided UFC, having remained sidelined through a brutal knee injury suffered ahead of a title fight with Ciryl Gane back in January of last year.