Dana White reveals all about bad guy Francis Ngannou

Dana White hasn’t kept his hate for Francis Ngannou private.

Once praising him as the baddest man on the planet, White quickly rescinded those comments and had a complete change of heart toward the Cameroonian. Both men fail to hide their hatred for the other, and rumors surfaced late last year of a previous physical altercation between the two, in which the former UFC heavyweight champion put his hands on the boss. Since then, their bitter feud has grown to an unprecedented extent, making it one of the most intense sagas between fighter and employer in company history.

Dana White having problems with a fighter isn’t a new occurrence. He has famously feuded with many of his top stars over the years, but the Francis Ngannou problems run deep. According to White, Ngannou is blacklisted. He even sees the titan on the same level as Oscar de la Hoya, a man he has been at odds with for close to a decade.

Discussing his disdain for Ngannou, White turned to problems the fighter has with other promotions, hinting at his underwhelming time competing for the PFL.

“Listen, Ngannou is on my Oscar de la Hoya list,” White said. “Look at the history of Francis Ngannou and the other companies he’s been with. He’s a bad guy, man. He’s a bad guy.”

Having spent over 25 years as a fight promoter, Dana White has pretty much seen it all. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Day-to-day life for White has been dealing with hundreds of athletes on the UFC roster, and after those long years, he’s done doing business with people he has no time for.

“I’m at a point in my life where I just don’t want to do business with bad guys. You know what I mean? I just don’t.”