Francis Ngannou's last fight in the UFC took place on January 22, 2022 where he made the first defence of his UFC heavyweight title against interim champion Ciryl Gane.
Despite injuring his knee ligaments three and a half weeks before the contest, Ngannou would go onto win the fight via unanimous decision.
This would turn out to be Ngannou's last fight for the organisation after he could not a agree a new contract with the UFC.
When discussing the reasons for failing to sign extension, Ngannou revealed in an interview with Ariel Helwani that the UFC denied his requests for the promotion to provide health insurance for all its fighters and allow athletes to pursue sponsorship deals.
Ngannou's departure was confirmed when he was stripped of the UFC heavyweight title on January 14, 2023.
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