ALL the reward with none of the risk. That is Dana White's verdict on Francis Ngannou's decision to join the PFL.
The UFC president, not always the most forthcoming on anything outside his company, was not short of an opinion on his former heavyweight champion's new deal with the Professional Fighters League.
White was left scratching his head over the finances on offer and the terms "The Predator, who was stripped of the UFC title after talks over a contract extension ended in January, had negotiated.
The key element was knockout machine Ngannou, 36, being allowed time for a boxing match this year before stepping into a PFL cage in 2024.
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