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Everybody wants a union on their way up, but then they become a yes man to the system once they make it. Thereby killing any leverage.

Dey got lucky, but should have blown them out tbf

They missed a few key holding calls too. There was a big one on the last Ravens possession against their OL.

This is how the UFC begins to lose its legitimacy as the place the best fighters operate within. If Francis starts fighting in another league, he can bring in sponsors and there’s a real shot to disrupt UFC here.

“Block in the back” it’s not like that gives the ravens the ball back, still would’ve been basically a redzone possession for the bengals, not an excuse.

Looked like a flop to me

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The face masks not called against the ravens to Burrow make up for it.

Get that bag, Francis! Smartest thing any prize fighter can do.

why a step down? he is reigning champion but most of the fighters (also francis) have been complaining about the pay they receive from this established brand. as I see it, the tide can swiftly change if enough athletes switch to pfl since they have enough capital behind them (given they take the right steps businesswise and establish good events)

Fun fact: Hardest punch that's ever been recorded is from Francis Ngannou

Dude can punch harder than anyone in the world, think about that for a min

They called that boi ciryl gane instead

That is very clearly a block in the back though

Who dey

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He can't get more than the league minimum unless someone signs him and then offers him a contract extension. He's still under his Dodgers contract. Even though he's a free agent, he's still bound by that contract because the Dodgers released him while it was still active. The Dodgers will pay all but the league minimum (if he gets picked up) and whatever team picks him up (if they do) will pay him the league minimum. That team cannot offer him more. He cannot make more money during his contract than his original contract dictated.

His 2023 contract has him receiving $22,537,634. If nobody picks him up, the Dodgers will be on the hook for $22,537,634. If someone does pick him up, the Dodgers will be on the hook for $21,817,634 and his new team will be on the hook for $720,000. They cannot offer him more than $720,000 for 2023.

MLB has strict rules regarding this because allowing a team to sign a released player for more than the league minimum would reward a player for being awful and getting released by his team by potentially allowing him to earn more money than his original contract.

That whole game was one sided from the refs. The bengals got called on anything and everything. They had to let one go.

That was an incredible game from end to end though, wasn't it?

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Not sure why they didn't call the block in the back... But here we are.

Do I wish I could see more Ngannou fights in the UFC? Sure. Am I going to stop watching UFC because he left? No. Best wishes to him and I'll watch if he fights somewhere else but, whatever.

Funny enough Stipe posted an hour after my comment calling for the winner of Jones vs. Gane.