Dana White upset by Francis Ngannou's "horrible" performance at UFC 226: "His ego has run away"

LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White is among those who are not impressed by Francis Ngannou's performance against Derrick Lewis at the main event of UFC 226. [19659002] Ngannou (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was unanimous a defeat against Lewis (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in a fight that failed to hold the formidable hype of D & B Pre-fight between the two heavyweight sluggers. He landed just 11 significant hits over the course of three rounds and was booed by the unfortunate crowd.

The current perspective on Ngannou is a stark contrast since the beginning of the year, when he was on a run of six victories inside the octagon and preparing for a showdown with champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 220 in January. He lost that fight by an unbalanced decision, then returned to UFC 226 and disappointed against "The Beast".

White is of the belief that Ngannou bought in his own hype after a destructive race in the heavyweight standings, and he delivered a tough "horrendous", tells White to MMAjunkie at the post-fight press conference of UFC 226. "I think he's had a rather quick climb here and obviously the fight against Alistair Overeem catapulted him." Everyone was talking about him. was going to be the next guy, I think his ego has run away with him, it's a strong moment, I can tell you that his ego has really fled, the minute you're in the fighting game, you see what's going on do you start to collapse.

"I had personal meetings with him, as other people in the organization and the ego of this man was so out of control.Before the Stipe fight he took off and went to France.Not even really train for this fight. you see the results. Well, then he comes back and he's trained but the ego is what hurts Francis Ngannou.

UFC 226 was held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Ngannou vs. Lewis co-directed the main pay-per-view card after the preliminaries on FS1 and UFC Fight Pbad.

White n & # No thoughts on what could be after Ngannou after his surprising and bizarre performance, nor the fighter talking after the fight.What ever, it is clear that White thinks something needs to change in terms of preparation

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