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 was disappointed with "The Beast".

Ngannou's conviction came from his own exaggeration after a destructive race in the heavyweight standings and he delivered a stern vision where he felt that things were going badly. "Horrible," White tells MMAjunkie at the UFC 226 press conference. "I think he's been experiencing a rather quick climb here and obviously the fight against Alistair Overeem has catapulted him Everyone was talking about him.I thought he was going to be the next guy.I think his ego ran away with him.Hard weather.I can tell you that his ego really fled.The minute that happens to you in the fighting game, you see what happens – you start to collapse.

"I had personal meetings with him, like 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.No not even really train for this fight. And you see the results Well, then he comes back and he trains, but the ego is what hurts Francis Ngannou. "

UFC 226 took place 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 Pass.

White did not give any thoughts on what could be after Ngannou after his surprising and bizarre performance, nor the fighter talking after the fight. Whatever it is, it is clear that White thinks something has to change in terms of preparation.

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