Did Francis Ngannou Fumble The Bag?

[@ian1468]

Francis could’ve made millions from resigning with the UFC and made even exponentially more if he beat Jon Jones, high reward and low risk compared to getting a boxing fight with unreliable boxers who say a lot of things (i.e. Tyson Fury).

[@randomaccount3365]

Fr Fury was talking about special fights with weird gloves and shit I can remember exactly what and as soon as Francis was a free agent Fury was nowhere to be found.

[@Therealw1]

He’ll get a fight with Wilder if he’s serious.

[@lowlowseesee]

lol luckily for francis he is the only one that gets to make decisions for francis lolol.

[@Romanus-]

@@Therealw1wilder doesn’t sell ppv’s and neither does francis. Plus boxing fans don’t want to see another mma fighter fight a boxer and I don’t think mma fans want to either

[@Therealw1]

@@Romanus- Wilder sells PPV’s genius, he’s unarguably the most profitable fighter in the division based on his recent trilogy. Don’t cite Tyson Fury as some huge money maker. Look at his pay before fighting Wilder.

[@nicholasjones1027]

You can tell Beige has respect for Francis by the fact he's not painting a caricature

[@EsotericOccultist]

Doing a caricature of a black person wouldn't be wise in today's politically correct climate.

[@cradiculous]

@@EsotericOccultist But he literally did just that in his previous video for Chris Rock.

[@m.j.e.5245]

He won't hear any opinion against him. Everyone is a hater to Beige on this topic. Here's the truth, Francis isn't a fighter and had a couple interesting knockouts, a few snoozers, and no manager. Francis makes every mistake in the book and Beige thinks "the tyson fury fight is 50/50." Absolutely laughable

[@lostvagabond365]

@@m.j.e.5245 i agree

[@kauswekazilimani3736]

​@@EsotericOccultist Not everything is culture war bs.

[@lucienwmoon]

Hey, your artwork has gotten so much better over the years. Not saying it was bad before, It's just gotten better. A little off topic but I always enjoy watching you work during these videos.

[@BeigeFrequency]

Thank you

[@gabekerr13]

Insane

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

Yeah you got Ngannous tits spot on.

[@iamatlantis1]

dude i was just thinking something similar like i love watching his drawings as much as the actual video dialogue. i was showing my wife.

[@stanlee2200]

Thats how it usually goes with anything you do..especially with art. Some ppl evolve quicker than others but its a progression with time. If he got worse then i would be worried about his mental state.

[@SamuVielma]

Francis got offered a 3-fight deal, including $8M + ppv shares against Jones. He could've burned that deal in just over than a year, just to be free to pursue his boxing dreams or whatever he wanted. He really thought he would get 100M by boxing Fury and that's the only reasonable explanation for his decisions.

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Exactly. I'm so sick of hearing people say 'he turned down the money to have his pride.' He turned down the money because he somehow thought he was going to make as much money as Deontay made in all three Tyson fights, in one fight.

[@charliec2966]

None of that is true. Those numbers are inaccurate. Where did you get those #'s. I can guarantee you the numbers. Those are WAY OFF

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

@@charliec2966 those numbers have come from both Dana and Francis.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

​@@charliec2966 not the point, the point is that he's money orientated

[@thehater6189]

​@Not Kimi Räikkönen ufc is small globally in the sense that there are no actual stars a la the wwe format. Boxing has actual stars. Ngannou is not the draw he thinks he is and nobody really cares about him without the ufc gold. I hope he does well but itll be rough

[@highestqualitypigiron]

I saw the writing on the wall the moment I heard that Francis wanted to negotiate with boxing promotions (notoriously corrupt and predatory) without a manager. Meanwhile a lot of mouthpieces at the time said this was brave and savvy from Francis.

[@jessepaiz6356]

The UFC is in itself very corrupt and predatory. In this video Beige hints on WME ownership of the UFC being used to attack CAA, their main rival in the talent acquisition business, ultimately resulting in CAA getting out of the MMA business, which in turns funnels future fighters into managers that are actively colluding with the UFC to keep fighter costs and benefits down like Graham Boyle, Ali, and Wallid. It's just that its centralized and easier to deal with. There no sanctioning bodies, no need to negotiate with the commission and the opponents. No foreign countries swooping in and changing who fights who for the title in an attempt to sportswash, offering big paydays. Its difference between stability and the Wild West. You can make a lot more money in the Wild West, but there as a lot of people who make no money in it.

[@LilFatMike913]

It is brave, he's still getting offers 😂

[@highestqualitypigiron]

@@LilFatMike913 for like 500k to show and 500k to win hahaha

[@jimmynesbit1803]

@@LilFatMike913 the fact he’s not speaking his native language isn’t a good thing and doesn’t make me feel better about his slow response. It makes me worried even more about negotiations he’s going to get rinsed. I highly doubt he will ever go in to negotiations boxers don’t fight

[@LilFatMike913]

@@highestqualitypigiron thats still $1m a fight?? That's more than the UFC paid just so you know. And since you think it's funny, get a load of this....No one is offering YOU anything lmao not even $5 to show up anywhere

[@RunTempoFast]

Looks like Francis didn’t drop the bag.

[@shotgunshelz7987]

Francis in that Ariel interview was shocking. I understand he's not a gifted speaker, but he had nothing planned as he jumped out of his plane. It's not any one thing he said, it was the passive attitude and apparent unpreparedness for his huge career gamble. "50/50 at best" with Tyson? OK

[@Brandon-tk2rw]

in the long run, it's probably for the best. the world wants exciting UFC champs. but the world needs Uber drivers.

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Francis has never had any kind of plan, for anything, ever. He didn't know how he was getting to Europe, once he was there he was homeless and befriended by a coach who took him in and talked into fighting, he didn't understand the rules of the UFC when he first got there. The guy just luckily stumbles into situations...

[@m.j.e.5245]

The tyson fight is like a 1% chance

[@TheScience69]

He thought he'd quit ufc and tyson fury would be in touch any day to give him 100 million. Fool MASSIVELY overvalued himself.

[@Bickle121]

@@m.j.e.5245 I never got why people kept talking as if big boxing fights were even possible, he wasn’t even a massive star in the UFC let alone in a sport he’s never fought in and especially after leaving the UFC because you can’t even trick casuals/non traditional fans into it by saying “current UFC champ vs boxing champ” Joshua/fury/wilder could all make 3 times the money against some random challenger than they could against Francis.

[@reggiehopkins867]

Me to Francis on the internet: fumbled it all Me to Francis in real life: I am so sorry for how Dana treated you Mr Francis sir.

[@orange_penis]

Wdym? Ufc literally made his name. Dana treated him just like any other promoter no much better actually. Getting 8 mil to fight Jon Jones is nuts

[@Mitch189022]

I think most people were just happy to see the UFC take a loss rather than wanting to see Francis do well.

[@twuandixon8675]

100%, everyone just bkindly backed Francis but i remember him.lying about his gane fight salary and was like okay the money has taken this man hes ego only now.

[@AREALMIX]

@@twuandixon8675 how much do you think he made?

[@pistolpete8231]

​@A Real Mix well it only had 200k buys. The man doesn't draw a dime yet he wants the most money

[@Mafiatunes1]

@@pistolpete8231 Fr he thinks he’s conor when he doesn’t even sell a mil

[@RandyBoBandy.]

Yes. The UFC took a huge loss by Francis walking away as a 300k PPV salesman to a huge superstar who sells 1 mill plus PPV’s and made Francis irrelevant in less than 1 round. Huge loss.

[@trtorbelfort]

WE NEED THE REST OF THE BONES JONES DOC BRUH YOURE KILLING ME

[@IsmailTube999]

Part 3 ended with "After this, it only gets worse" and i've been avoiding spoilers since !

[@Hugo_Tate]

For real!!!

[@mfndoom1596]

The story is still happening

[@jt9124]

@@mfndoom1596 and it's not fitting the narrative Beige wants lol

[@yuckfoutube3]

​@@jt9124explain

[@Poatan.chama.]

Jones made 15 million fighting Gane, 7 million purse + 8 million ppv points. Francis would have been the best paid heavyweight and thus he would have gotten more then 15 mill. And now he has nothing.

[@lowlowseesee]

he does have his integrity though which none of you seem to understand lol. clearly because most people cant relate

[@lostvagabond365]

@@lowlowseesee ha

[@kingt0295]

@@lowlowseesee integrity doesn’t pay the bills

[@fredk6992]

@@lowlowseesee you'd take integrity over $15M? sure dude

[@marcinm2871]

@@lowlowseesee no, he got greedy and got played by all.

[@Nebb0]

At this point it's worth taking into consideration the number of people who have said Francis Ngannou has an attitude problem. Derrick Lewis, after speaking amicably about every other UFC opponent he's had, described Francis as an asshole. Maybe if I knew more I'd feel differently, but I think that's worth noting.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Francis definitely has that diva mentality and I'm not suprised he said he was broke when you look at how lavishly his life style is , nice clothes , expensive cars , jewelry, mansions

[@mellifluousmike]

Lewis is right.

[@lionelhutz5137]

When you grow up as hard as he did it's very hard to shake off that chip on your shoulder.

[@mikeholland6750]

thats a good point. derrick lewis wouldnt say something like that for no reason

[@vangoghsseveredear]

​@Lionel Hutz people gotta stop using that as an excuse. Growing up poor isn't an excuse to be a dickhead. Yes, he had it very rough, his story is insane. But if he kicked the shit outta his wife, would it be an excuse then?

[@PeteRockChronicles]

Spoiler alert: he didn't.

[@kman9884]

The reality is that the UFC is an exploitative organization, and Francis wasn’t allowing himself to be exploited. He demanded what he was worth, and then some, with the additional privileges being freedom to pursue boxing matches. Until the UFC has a fighters’ union and shares at least 50% of its among its fighters, it will continue to be a semi-legitimate, second-rate sporting organization; and thus, sport. With him recently signing to PFL, a more legitimate organization with a championship structure based more on merit, than PPV buy potential, it signifies a diversity in MMA organizations and the UFC’s eventual downfall. Unless, they make moves to become a legitimate organization on par with the big 4 American sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey.

[@thesahel7218]

The only thing more reckless than trusting Dana is trusting Tyson Fury.

[@jayblemsin4226]

What's wrong with Tyson fury ?

[@digontozahid]

​@@jayblemsin4226 he is a waffler

[@MadeitpastJesus]

Lol

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

ONE Championship just announced Ngannou asked for unrealistic money. Man i hope the PFL signs him

[@fna5360]

Either this dude is Muhammad Ali like he thinks he is, or we are all right, and hes absolutely screwed.

[@oliverprstholm8716]

No one predicted Francis to knock stipe out? Stipe was literally the underdog in both fights my man

[@BeigeFrequency]

I realize Chatri was on the MMA hour Yesterday and talked about the Francis situation, but I had already finished the video. He didn't say anything that contradicted or altered the thrust of this video. In fact, I think he actually bolstered my opinion by saying Ngannou is very thoughtful and methodical in his negotiations.Wwhich actually goes against the narrative that he has a big ego or made some ill advised, avaricious decision by leaving the UFC. Now, you can come to your own conclusion about the veracity of Chatri's comments in regards to Francis(or anything really) but I think it reaffirms my general point with this video.

[@dimitarbelchev3062]

One of his demands was that there has to be a fighter representative present during every negotiation. As if it makes ANY sense for the UFC to be in charge of that. Francis is a moron.

[@jt9124]

casual

[@cosmoreverb3943]

​@@Boxing-Content Is success getting a huge payout? Or is success actually winning a fight? McGregor succeeded in boxing if you consider the former.

[@Boxing-Content]

@@cosmoreverb3943 I consider success as financial for him. So yes McGregor definitely succeeded, he made more than he would of with remaining in MMA. I don't consider him a massive draw at all outside of MMA, nowhere near a McGregor. So if I was him, I'd target a Charles Martin, Arreola, lower-tier fighters, and move on from there if he wants to be a boxer. Probably earn more with One doing some hybrid stuff.

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

Chatri isn't going to shit on Ngannou mid-negotations. If they fall through you can bet he'll reveal all the silly demands Ngannou would've made.

[@floatinggoose9197]

Francis doesn't just want big money, or a fair contract, or respect from the promotion. He wants all those things, while also being able to do whatever he wants. Like getting his ass whipped in boxing for millions, taking away the power and legitimacy of the heavyweight title for whatever promotion he'd be fighting In. No one fighter, is bigger than the business of fight promotion

[@usernotfound904]

Facts. The UFC baddest man on the planet, getting pieced up boxing doesnt help the UFC sell HW championship PPVs

[@2lowkey100]

Great point

[@kman9884]

@@usernotfound904 So the root of the problem is that the UFC is still wholly reliant on PPV buys, an incredibly outdated model of revenue.

[@LexBundy]

so, when Mayweather whooped McGillicuddys ass, it took the legitimacy away from the featherweight and lightweight titles he never defended? what goat

[@moonvenerable7897]

Ass whipped? he arguably beat one of the greatest heavyweight champion and will now get another heavy check in Wilder, he did the greatest ever decision leaving the UFC.

[@SlugfestWizard]

Couldn’t wait to hear Beige talk about the whole Francis debacle.

[@sallgoodman2323]

True. Beige brings an in-depth analysis of the situation and breaks it down brilliantly. Ngannou needs proper representation and to listen to what they are saying.

[@anthonyontv]

I like that word, “debacle”. Debacle.

[@studcummings230]

Francis succeeding and making Dana eat a big bag of shit will catharsis for the sport as a whole.

[@floatinggoose9197]

​@@anthonyontvI'll give you a debacle

[@artgarrelli6752]

why he is cluless how the business is run

[@Aucoin-qt7lg]

Weird video-I get wanting to defend Francis, but many of the people with criticisms just want to see the best actually fight and make money instead of not fighting and not making money. As such it can be frustrating to hear that the millions on the table aren’t enough to make that happen. Ultimately his choice but it can be frustrating for more than just haters

[@88mphDrBrown]

Agreed, Jones v Ngannou was the superfight of superfights for a lot of fans. We all missed something really special. At the same time I can't fault a fighter for doing what they think is in their best interest. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me for Francis to think he could get 25-30m for a fight with Wilder or Fury. As a fan I don't think he has any chance boxing Fury. I'd much rather see him fight Wilder.

[@ozkflx]

Lol we sure as fuck know he didn’t demand any of that stuff for fighters. He wanted to box outside the ufc with his own promotion excluding the ufc. He fumbled the bag, big time. Love to see it.

[@twuandixon8675]

I know i jate this fake angke that he was looming to help others, he literally did nothing in relation to that at all he just demanded more money for himself.

[@haerverk]

Here is what you're missing in your reasoning when it comes to his deals with other promotions: His stock mostly derives from the allure of being the UFC heavyweight champion. There is a unique mystique accompanying that title, for example how does THE BEST MMA HW stack up with THE BEST HW boxers. The moment that question is answered the mystique is gone; for better or worse. It all reflects back to the UFC, that's what other promotions would be buying; a piece of reputation from the greatest promotion of our era. Not just some random KO artist. Being good and being successful are separate things, and while Francis is both it's the latter that counts on the stage he is trying to play at. And that shine fades fast when you step out of the UFC's bright lights. It was himself that became a fighter, but it was the promotion that made him a star. Obviously I wish the guy all the best, but he absolutely shit the bed in not staying in the premiere league of MMA.

[@Starvin_Marvin138]

That's what I've been saying this whole time! As soon as he didn't have "undisputed UFC heavyweight champion" in front of his name all the intrigue of fighting him went out the door, and he didn't want to accept that and now he's paying for it

[@Shin_Akumi]

Why would fury want to fight him if for example Jon jones becomes badness man in heavyweight division, fury will wantnto fight him. Francis is gambling his career on the words of fury, who says a lot of fluff lol

[@johnstamos5948]

fuck mystique tbh, that's for pro wrestling

[@isaiahvilla6908]

Couldn’t agree more with you.

[@phantommetal953]

Exactly 💯 👌

[@michaelmcnally9737]

I'm not surprised the dude who worked in a sand quarry at age 10 would to stand up to the ufc for better conditions for fellow fighters. How in the hell do you not provide health insurance as a combat sports league?

[@Dram0909]

Did you see that ONE championship just ended their talk with Ngannou? Their didn’t send their final offer because of different “alignments”

[@Starvin_Marvin138]

I can't feel bad for Francis, his arrogant attitude, thinking he knows better than everyone else, and inability to realize he's nothing if he doesn't have "undisputed UFC heavyweight champion" in front of his name and overestimated his drawing power. I'm not really believing he was serious about having health insurance for all fighters or he's not resigning, he knew that wouldn't happen and used that to try to look like the good guy. Dude is gonna lose his biggest opportunity to make money in his life because he's trying to outsmart the biggest business people in combat sports. He couldn't outstrike Cyril Gane and he thinks he's gonna outbox Fury, Wilder, or Joshua? They're not Rozenstruik, these mma fighters are finding out the openings are completely different in a straight boxing match, and Francis ain't picking up the differences in time to fight one of them successfully.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Agreeded it's his own fault. Now even BKFC is even saying Francis is outa his mind and asking for unrealistic money

[@BadselS]

Exactly

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

​@asonunique209 and BKFC pays the hell out of their fighters. I mean Rockhold who cries alot and complains says he getting bank for his Perry fight

[@madamefeast4824]

Very well put

[@pcpc5678]

Well said

[@bbyjohn11]

Rare L from beige. One championship just said they aren’t giving Francis a final offer.

[@jaymthesn5981]

😂

[@X9Z17]

Very condescending tone used here to describe anyone who has legitimate criticisms of Francis, getting Scwhuab vibes when you just say only the hayduuurz could think he's making a mistake. And you say interest isn't dying down for him because of 1 recent article? Google Trends determined that his relevancy has fallen off a cliff since January, and that he now has less leverage now than he did the day he left the UFC due to it. Everyone else here may fawn over the video; but myself as someone who loves Francis as a fighter since his debut until now, I think that he's made a cockup of this situation, but to hear any criticisms dismissed and then reversed by sugarcoating everything he does as "actually a good thing" is incredibly biased, something that you never show in your videos.

[@Louisiana1975]

As soon as all this went down, I immediately thought he fumbled the bag for sure.

[@anthonyontv]

Dude as soon as I read this I got to the point of the video where he said “fumbled the bag” and I read your comment and he said it LITERALLY AT THE SAME TIME. It’s funny cause it’s not the first time this has ever happened to me, curious if this ever happens to anyone else?

[@furshizzle]

@@anthonyontv fumbled the bag has been repeated in multiple youtube videos i've watched. He's parroting what everyone else is saying.

[@ngkngk875]

@@furshizzle true but I also believed he fumbled the bag before I watched 7 videos about Francis fumbling the bag.

[@anthonyontv]

@@furshizzle I think you are completly misunderstanding what I’m saying. I’m not talking about the phrase fumbled the bag in specific, I’m saying there are times where I read a comment that references a part in a video and I happen to read the comment while it’s at the part of the video that the comment is referencing. In this specific case I was reading a comment that said “fumbled the bag” at the EXACT same time as he said it in the video. And again I’ll say that this isn’t the first times it’s happened to me I’ve had multiple occasions that I can remember when I was reading a comment and at the same time it unknowingly came to the part of the video in which the comment was referencing. Has anyone ever had this happen to them?

[@aaronrubalcava7810]

​@@furshizzle he honestly did tho

[@unicefcel5677]

Out of all your portraits this is definitely my favorite one. Either I need a refresher or it seems like there's been a progressive jump in quality.

[@alphonsemele6493]

Him " fumbling the bag" doesn't begin to explain how bad he fucked up

[@MAB917]

Lol

[@Da_Publick]

No, Francis didn't fumble the bag. Francis _burned_ the bag!

[@finegirl-ko9cx]

😅😅😅he got more and beat the shit outta fury

[@joncokejones4099]

He didn’t fumble the bag he fumbled the whole briefcase 😂

[@ohannesjarjisfrancis8837]

Bag…briefcase… same thing

[@TheBullyDisciple]

​@@ohannesjarjisfrancis8837 🤓🤓🤡

[@raid_or_die8962]

He fumbled the Jet plane and the mansion

[@ohannesjarjisfrancis8837]

@@TheBullyDisciple 🙈💩

[@TheBullyDisciple]

@@ohannesjarjisfrancis8837 you got ratio'd clown 😂😂🤓🤓🤡

[@tristhekid]

Also, boxing promoters like Eddie Hearn won’t let him take without getting something out of Francis, almost like “you wanna fight AJ? Then fight our lesser known heavyweight first”

[@A-1-Sawce]

Well it isn't looking superbly bright as of now. Definitely appears to be losing the spotlight but that's a given, plus it's only getting to be more and more time since his last fight. And he isn't getting any younger. But man, I'm so jaded we aren't seeing he and Jones clash. It's insane that Francis thought he'd get those demands met, he knew it wasn't gonna happen he just wanted out. Still keen to see where he winds up.

[@dimitarbelchev3062]

Yep. He was negotiating in bad faith. Disgraceful

[@BeigeFrequency]

This is pure speculation from me(which is why I didn't really venture into in the video) but I do wonder if he reached a certain point in the negotiations where he realized he wasn't going to get the bare minimum that he wanted and decided to just price himself out of the market.

[@jaketwigg1065]

@@dimitarbelchev3062Easy for you to say, very easy

[@dimitarbelchev3062]

@@jaketwigg1065 What Francis did was objectively stupid. He should have known better. And he probably would have had he hired a manager while negotiating

[@Irrational_Pie]

Between Francis and Jones not happening and Fedor vs Randy/Brock failing to materialize, heavyweight has missed out on some potentially historic fights

[@noahdexter2759]

Francis been fumbling nonstop recently

[@renaissanceresistor4934]

I think you're way too generous with your assessment of Francis, his character and his negotiation tactics. He's gone through 2 agents, got paid in BTC at the height and initially made insanely unrealistic asks like a fighters "rep" aka a proto union

[@neogaines2418]

I agree. Franny acted like a rebellious teenager instead a professional when it came to negotiations. He's shaved years off his career "negotiating" when he could have been fighting and making even more of a name for himself and giving the fans what they want.

[@krisf4969]

He didn't realize half his fans don't have internet to watch his fights and the other half just streams them illegally, he's a terrible draw on paper. I still wish him the best and hope he can get a couple fun boxing matches, maybe in BKFC or One.

[@SuperPeterok]

Slap Fighting Championship against Mark Coleman lol

[@madamefeast4824]

​@@SuperPeterok That made me laugh, thank you

[@SuperPeterok]

@Madame Feast actually I would love to see Chuck Liddell vs. Bigfoot Silva in a 1 round slapfight but both slap simultaneously. The world would implode when they both get knocked out!

[@madamefeast4824]

@@SuperPeterok Haha. I don't think it'd last too long. A couple slaps and they'd both be knocked over unconscious. I'd pay to see it though. Winner slap fights BJ Penn

[@porkpine123]

Chatri said today in an interview that ONE Championship will give him the biggest offer available AND copromote boxing matches with him, so i expect him to sign there

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

I bet it's still no where near as much money as the ufc was offering him

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

@@drunkenmmamaster419 shhh, he fought once every 800 years and sold a total of 3 tickets in his life but we’re busy playing pretend that he’s the beloved people’s champion

[@nicholascoob1350]

​@@drunkenmmamaster419 I agreed but beggars can't be choosers

[@tylerrobbins8311]

Damn, suck for him but like Dana gave him and unbelievable offer it's really in Ngannou for being a proud fool. 8mm a fight with them easiest fight ever to solidify himself goat? And he rejected it over greed. Like the sad part is Ngannou would've destroyed Jones easily to. And with Pavlovich destroying the division Ngannou had already lost the mystic of hardest puncher to.

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

I mean how much can One offer him who they themselves are currently in like 380 million in losses rn

[@Thunderfist_McBeefcake]

Did Ariel commission this video?

[@twuandixon8675]

100% 😂

[@Stealth86651]

I love these videos, thanks for the work/effort, it's really appreciated.

[@chriscolon17]

If Mike Perry Beats Luke Rockhold we need the Florida man redemption doc.

[@lanceanthony198]

Fury, Wilder, and AJ are all officially booked this summer. The longer this goes without a signed match, and the more the current UFC heavyweight division changes, the less value Francis’ name will hold

[@sbaas23]

This could of been a 5min video

[@Zippofanatic77outdoors]

I’d say dropped the bag down a well

[@ВукВуксановић]

Fracis vs Gane sold what? 200-300k he's not a superstar yet asks for superstar money, i doubt any other promotion is really rushing to sign him, also if no boxing promoters even contacted him in the first month i also doubt they are interested so yeah I'd say he fumbled the bag

[@lucaspursell5914]

Man, you really tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. I applaud you, but the news today that ONE said they won’t sign him is concerning. I think it’s becoming more and more clear that he is a nightmare to work with, and that it isn’t just “haters”.

[@jt9124]

White knight frequency

[@michaelthomas8147]

Very, very concerning. ONE FC isn't exactly a frugal company.

[@jt9124]

@@michaelthomas8147 Very concerning since ONE is a money laundering front lol

[@GoodStuff1992]

bag secured

[@Pooki2024]

“But I digest” 😂😂😂 always gets me

[@danielcastaneda4356]

Did he get that from somewhere? I knew it was intentional

[@DanTopete]

Renato Laranja?

[@jacobwisniewski2489]

@@danielcastaneda4356 wasn’t intentional, just like bappa

[@Pooki2024]

@Alonzo Harris He does it wrong on purpose you fool, it’s in nearly everyone of his videos

[@danielcastaneda4356]

@@Pooki2024 isnt it crazy how people just talk without knowing the full story? I bet none of these people saying it wasnt intentional have seen any other of his videos.

[@Fafafohi]

Hitting us with that intro song immediately. This is one of the best channels out there.

[@Damingo54]

Got a feeling none of these boxing fights are ever doing to happen. Good luck Francis. See you in the UFC in a few years

[@rangozilla6274]

Thanks for the break-down Beige, always appreciate your take.

[@Newbtuber]

With the recent fight confirmed for Fury, Wilder, Ruiz and Joshua, it is safe to say the deal is dead and he was probably used. His chance for a straight shot for 1 of these big boys is gone. He pretty much has to fight someone or 2 to build a name to get the crowd going. This can be Chisara or Whyte. Otherwise, his money fight is starting to fly out the window. If he just wants to box, then he should be actively chasing someone right now and box even if he isnt getting +10 million. I think he is screwed.

[@catchwreck928]

Say what again🤣 BLACK EXCELLENCE BABY

[@uabforfindingthisbutalr6464]

​@@catchwreck928stfu this isn't based on skin color

[@nathanpetronzio6442]

Eat at that Idiot Pie 😆😆😆😆

[@nathanpetronzio6919]

@newbtuber Yeah.. you right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@iamatlantis1]

after reading some other comments I'm not alone i see. I was just sitting here in awe of the beginning stages of your drawing and wishing i could draw even a fraction of that well. i enjoy the drawing practically as much as the dialogue itself. I showed my wife, great job man!

[@deejay2294]

I don't even have to hear your arguments, he absolutely fumbled

[@jt9124]

No way bro Franny is a total woke bae that stood up to Dana and the patriarchy. If anyone has fumbled it's Beige.

[@deejay2294]

@@jt9124 you obviously didn't watch the whole video

[@sedaw3261]

Francis made the dumbest decision ever. He's unemployed, wants way too much money, sport will pass him by very quickly, and his "dream" was to have a boxing fight with Fury, who would absolutely embarrass him in the ring. What? Even if he lands a fight with Wilder, he will get KO'd cold in the first few rounds. He completely ruined his career

[@hoze1235]

Pride before the fall

[@mattysquizzato7094]

"But I digest." I keep hearing people say this. Isn't the term actually; "But I digress?"

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

He does that on purpose, it's a "Schaubism".

[@kris1103]

I feel like Ngannou has the innocent faith of a child and thought Fury would actually stick to his word.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Never trust a boxers word , especially one who always seems to be talking nonsense like Tyson Furry and his family

[@pistolpete8231]

​@asonunique209 yeah, blame Fury 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Casatropic]

no, no he did not as evident of yesterday

[@dougmcneil1572]

NOT Francis though. Times have changed. Fighters know better. ​@HisFisticHoliness

[@marlock6573]

​@HisFisticHoliness The conversation is about "bag fumbling," not dying rich. HW boxing champs from as far back as the 70s made more than modern-day UFC fighters without even adjusting for inflation.

[@jamespaul6315]

He was being paid better than 99% of people. Greed fucked him. He wasnt hurting for money

[@JackTorrance333]

This video is as boring as Francis himself. Much love Beige. Perfect

[@oktaxi4503]

Crazy how he turned down fighting Jon Jones.

[@LexBundy]

It's funny how ready Jones was when Francis dipped though

[@TimeGallon]

Francis said: -I’m ok with never testing myself against the greatest (Jon Jones) -I’m ok with never being in the GOAT conversation -I’m ok with burning the bridge between the biggest MMA promotion in the world -I’m ok with disappointing millions of fans by never fighting Jones -I’m ok with turning down a guaranteed $24 million contract -I’m ok with with the prelim fighters on a Fury card making 10k as long as I get $30 mil on the same card But it’s really not about the money, it’s about fair fighter pay.

[@Shin_Akumi]

Francis is ducking Jones. If he loses to Jones he can no longer claim to be the toughest man In ufc, he loses all leverage. Jones is too much of a wildcard to risk it.

[@Dram0909]

Beige keep up the amazing work. It’s insane how you are able to inform about so many different topics

[@MrShanester117]

Sooo many topics. 2 to be exact

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Its called reading Im just playing 😅

[@SkengStiegenhaus]

Yes, yes he did. He was only a draw for boxing matches due to his UFC heavyweight champion title, now that that’s gone there’s nothing to gain for any boxer to fight him.

[@AnArchyRulzz]

So glad Ngannou is proving everyone wrong and standing up to the UFC monopoly

[@KingKongLaQuiesha]

I don't think I've ever seen a bigger mistake. Not to mention he's 36 and is almost at the point of no return for most fighters.

[@Joe-ss9cr]

That aged well, huh?

[@danielberry4765]

Ngannou's demands of the UFC were transparently laughable.

[@SunTzuMedia]

Let's be honest does anyone really care if Francis even fights again...?

[@dillonyoung7870]

Dude got him mixed up with Adsanya

[@SunTzuMedia]

I could go without seeing either of them fight again

[@dimitarbelchev3062]

Well he won't make generational wealth through fighting, but he will get paid 1 or 2 mil in some z tier promotion

[@RealJesseONFIRE]

Answer: yes

[@aj346321]

I really love your videos man. Every beige drop is a holiday.

[@kingt0295]

His last PPV sold 200k PPVs he isnt a star sadly he’s just that UFC heavyweight guy

[@maxthefoooool]

They need to start calling Beige Nostradamus with his predictions lol. You gotta make an update video to dunk on all these Francis haters, bro got everything that he asked for including being able to freely box. I also love Chael taking credit for Francis deal after shitting on him constantly 😂

[@BackwardsKnees]

should be a 2 minute video, he fucked up bad

[@akshaysundru482]

This aged poorly

[@guntguardian3771]

Francis has clearly fumbled it. With that said the UFC absolutely should give fighters health insurance, and a representative in meetings. That's hardly going to break the bank.

[@MartialManu]

Always a nice surprise when beige uploads

[@terrell.boyle.]

When you said I digest instead of I digress, I felt that 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@sciencenate]

Ngannou forgot the value of loyalty - he wouldn’t be nearly as popular as he WAS without the huge promotional push by the UFC. The UFC does this promoting to MAKE MONEY. When the fighter turns on the company - who is going to invest in him now? He’s going to suddenly be loyal to another company? Why would he? He got lied to by his manager or agent and it’s a pure JOKE that he’d get into the ring with Wilder (makes a tiny bit of sense at least bc he’s just a big right hand) but it makes negative sense to see him fight Fury. That’s like me fighting one of these dudes… the result is already known before anyone steps in the ring. Also other companies DO pay more than the UFC. BUT it’s because they get to purchase the value of the prior promotional investment the UFC has already doled out. Francis made poor decisions and he will never make the money he would have had he stayed with the UFC for another five fights or so - then move on once he’s dethroned and or lost a two or three fight deal or two (maybe some other singular fights too) to Bellator or BKFC - and YES he would have banked FAT FAT FAT cash. But he burned his bridges, and overlooked the promotional investment that he already got and would have continued to receive. Dumbest shit ever. I understand it’s likely because he literally crawled out of the dirt and made it into a mansion. He worked hard, and was also blessed with amazing skills and attributes. But he screwed it up.

[@matttringali1441]

Loved the video, the idea that Francis never had an ego though is ridiculous you can see this through him wanting to manage himself thinking he can do better, than a manager. Watch the Stipe fight buildup he had a massive ego as well as the overreem fight guy was a different dude before he came to the ufc.

[@briangattis9045]

Everyone who's delt with the man says he's difficult and for you to completely discount that is a little alarming, because i do respect your opinion.

[@devadasn]

Yes he did. He’s now turning down every offer given to him. He’s a primadonna

[@BeigeFrequency]

Where did you get that information?

[@jt9124]

@@BeigeFrequency Several people have said Francis is less than pleasant to work with. Like you said in your video google it bruh

[@BeigeFrequency]

People who have grudges against him. One of them being Dana, who just lies constantly

[@jt9124]

@@BeigeFrequency and.....

[@jt9124]

@@BeigeFrequency Remember when he said Gane was never his teammate? But yeah Francis he's the bastion of truth and acting in good faith.

[@TheGame420Hurricane]

Why didn’t you talk about the part where the UFC put their entire promotional machine behind this guy to become a star. Can you imagine from Dana’s perspective where he is going on press tours talking about his punch force being like being hit by a Ford Focus and making so many feature documentaries about him. The UFC bent over backwards to make this guy a star. Just for him to turn around and making unrealistic demands and representing the competition after reaching the peak of his star power through the UFCs promotion of him. This level of disloyalty leaves a sour taste in my mouth and I don’t think any promotion will want to work with someone who would surely turn their back on you regardless of what you did for him just because the other side is offering more money.

[@hulkman245]

I honestly have a hard time believing that Francis really thought the UFC would agree with his ridiculous demands and he just simply priced himself out. But everyday that goes by he is going get a lesser payday

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

Chatri, CEO of One Championship just came out saying he won't be offering Francis a contract after having dinner with him.... so Francis clearly is hard to work with from one dinner alone with Chatri who was head over heels in signing Francis

[@hollowtree9763]

🤣

[@moonvenerable7897]

and the UFC really thought Ngannou wouldn't be able to pull this off arguably beating one of the greatest heavyweight champions and will collect another hefty paycheck in Wilder, he may even become a wbc world champ.

[@hulkman245]

@@moonvenerable7897 neither did you so get of your high horse

[@ManWhorse]

Why does Dana talk so much shit about his contracted fighters? Like dude, they’re basically your employees. That shit is beyond unprofessional, bordering on abusive. Also, UFC fighters don’t get health insurance?? They’re fucking FIGHTERS. And not allowing reps in meetings/negotiations is cowardly and absolutely scummy.

[@killthahippie]

Anyone else notice francis left the ufc the second Henry Cejudo announced he was coming out of retirement? Francis didnt want that smoke

[@johnnyallenshaneprater4870]

Did this video age well?

[@williamcarella8879]

Ty for the good consistent content

[@ArielBojorquez]

You can be at the top but eventually someone more hungry, younger will come and take your spot. (Sergei Pavlovich)

[@blakeybagz]

Here after the ONE Championship contract fell thru. We aint seeing Francis fight again lol

[@spencer9488]

Bro they gassed him up so hard just for him to fall into irrelevance.

[@pavanjot9422]

Awesome video. My 1st time coming across this channel and 💯 I’m impressed and have become a subscriber for sure. Wishing you all the best lad. 👍👍

[@catchwreck928]

Just here to salivate on all the Francis haters tears🤣 i know you haters are on life support right now rofl.

[@ayrtoncar]

One Championship cutting off negotiations with him is pretty strong evidence that his demands are unreasonable. They didn't even submit a final offer. So in the over 2 years since winning the heavyweight championship he has fought once. He is now 37, isnt signed anywhere and has no scheduled fights. The Stipe win and his expiring contract gave him some leverage but now it seems like he squandered a great opportunity.

[@wadeh8418]

Should have taken the 8 million for the Jones fight (which he confirmed was the $ amount) and then fought out the other two fights on the contract. Not sure what the other two fights would have paid but I’d assume a solid amount. After that’s done, go box. Oh well, good luck Francis. I hope boxing pays what everyone says it does.

[@emilegriffith1473]

He's probably making 20 million for fifty y since it's in Saudi Arabia

[@jt9124]

aaaaaand ONE has withdrawn from Francis business "nothing personal"

[@matthewmelange]

3 weeks changes a lot

[@Joe.Rogan.]

Jones smokes Francis... not saying Francis is scared.. but facts are facts.

[@OneGunOgun]

Lol... Fumbled the bag... He just caught a grab bag from the PFL and is heading towards the end zone/DAZN...