"What does representation look like in your mind, UFC? To say yes to every single thing that you do," Martin said. Martin suggested that UFC brass has molded an environment where managers cannot advocate in the best interest of their fighters.
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So I'm not sure if they want to negotiate a contract before or whatnot, but that's totally up to them." So because of that, they've decided not to reach out. "Pretty much we all know that UFC, they hold a power position, rightfully so, and when it comes to representation like myself, and again, of course, I'm going to be biased, they're not going to like what we have to say about how Francis' future looks like and what that is valued at. But to be honest with you, I haven't heard back from the UFC since, I want to say June. "At the end of the day, I work for Francis, and he and I spent a lot of time chatting back and forth and trying to understand, OK, exactly what does that mean for his future, and we've had a lot of back and forth with the UFC. "From the beginning, we've always and still do remain, like, open to negotiating with UFC," Martin said on Sirius XM's " Throwing Down with Renee and Miesha". Martin, who represents Ngannou on behalf of CAA, revealed in a new interview that his team has not heard from the UFC in six months. Martin and the UFC boss publicly criticized each other in 2021. White put much of the blame on Ngannou's management.
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Ngannou and UFC president Dana White do not appear to be close on a new deal. "The Predator" enters his headlining title fight against interim champion Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on the last fight of his contract. The business relationship between UFC and its heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou remains at a standstill, according to Ngannou's manager Marquel Martin.