Israel Adesanya says the UFC 'can't erase Francis Ngannou's legacy' after it appeared to distance itself from the former heavyweight champion.
Israel Adesanya says the UFC "can't erase Francis Ngannou's legacy" after it appeared to distance itself from the former heavyweight champion.the UFC edited out his name when Adesanya referenced himself, Ngannou and Kamaru Usman - all former title holders in the promotion - as the "three African kings".
"You can’t erase Francis' legacy in the UFC, it’s part of what we’ve done. I know he fights for the PFL now but it's history - trying not to talk about it is silly," said Adesanya. "It's just a lot of chest puffing. The UFC are smart people, this is just business in the UFC. They'll rectify it eventually."In the past 12 months, he has fought and lost to Britons Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in high-profile boxing bouts, and willAdesanya, who moved to New Zealand at the age of 10, is looking to regain his middleweight crown at Perth's RAC Arena in the first all-African title bout in UFC history.
In January, Du Plessis defeated Strickland and is set to make the first defence of his championship against Adesanya.
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