Overview
- White told The Mac Life the encounter was Ngannou putting a hand on his chest to stop him leaving, a softer version than his earlier Flagrant claim that Ngannou grabbed him and Hunter Campbell by the shirt.
- Fans and media flagged the discrepancy between White’s two accounts, questioning why the description shifted from a grab and push to a hand on the chest.
- White reiterated he does not want Ngannou back, saying there was nothing that made him happier than sending him to the PFL and that the UFC is done discussing a return.
- Ngannou, speaking to Ariel Helwani, declined to directly deny the allegation, pointed to UFC office cameras if proof is needed, and called the feud’s trajectory disappointing.
- Ngannou said his PFL contract expires before the June 14 White House event and he is open to possibilities, naming Jon Jones in MMA and Deontay Wilder in boxing, though he cautioned that a Jones fight remains complicated.