UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou stated that he felt pressure before the fight with Cyril Gan pressure from UFC bosses.
“Definitely I felt that the UFC was showing their preference for Gan. When you don't sign a contract and say no a few times, UFC management doesn't like it. But I must make decisions that are primarily for my benefit. There are many points in this contract that I don't like. This is a one-way contract. They claim that the fighter will have three fights a year. But in the last two years I have only fought twice. Although I could fight five times. It was like they were pressuring me to sign a new contract."