Mark Hunt Offers UFC Champion Francis Ngannou Career Advice

Stop living on your knees. That was the career advance Mark Hunt has for Francis Ngannou.

Hunt, always outspoken, was a guest on Submission Radio recently. 

Ngannou, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, has been in the headlines as his contract with the promotion expired after he unified the belts.

“If I was Francis, yeah, stop living on your knees, man,” Hunt said. “Stop being one of those guys that says, yeah, yeah, okay. I mean, I could have been one of those guys, I could have gotten a couple million. I could have had five or six more million from a couple more contracts for this company.

“But I had enough. I’m sick of them doing this to me all the time. Whether I won the fight or not, they just kept putting these guys back in the circle and saying ah, let’s give him a fight and put him back in.

“With Ngannou, of course he should sit out, of course he should look at his other options. To be the man in MMA and getting paid $500 – $600,000 is a fricking joke.

“I just explained to you, I got paid $950k six years ago, and I never had the belt. So, that right there goes to show you how much these guys are getting exploited.”

Ngannou scored a victory over Cyril Gane. A potential bout with Jon Jones could come to fruition if he signs a new contract with the UFC.