Dana White shoots down Francis Ngannou UFC return talk: ‘I just don’t want to do business with bad guys’

Dana White is staying out of the Francis Ngannou business.

Since Ngannou parted ways with the UFC in January 2023—with Ngannou being stripped of a heavyweight title on his way out—he and White have been vocal about their disdain for each other both personally and professionally. That rift has seemingly erased any possibility of Ngannou ever stepping foot in the octagon again.

The feud was briefly revisited during White’s appearance on Nightcap on Thursday when the UFC CEO was asked if a matchup between Ngannou and retired pound-for-pound great Jon Jones could still happen.

“Listen, Ngannou is on my Oscar De La Hoya list,” White said. “Look at th