Randy Couture has Francis Ngannou’s back in ‘The Predator’s ongoing public feud with UFC president Dana White.
Couture believes the UFC is doing a ‘disservice’ to Ngannou by booking an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane just five months removed from Ngannou’s historic title win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 260.
The UFC Hall-of-Famer believes the interim title booking is a ploy to get Ngannou to accept a fight against Lewis rather than continue pursuing his dream fight against Jon Jones.
“It’s a ploy, in my opinion. I think they’re trying to find a way to use a title fight as a marketing tool, to get more eyeballs and more pay-per-views,” Couture told Submission Radio ahead of the UFC 265 main event between Lewis and Gane (h/t Low Kick MMA).