The UFC heavyweight champion’s head coach, Eric Nicksick, believes there are many bright days ahead for his pupil and the promotion.
While Francis Ngannou and the UFC are at odds in an ongoing contract dispute, Nicksick remains optimistic that both sides will eventually settle their differences. As a head coach, Nicksick tries to stick to the training and gameplanning side of things but admits there are times he wants to provide his input.
“I understand that this is a business, and I try to allow management to handle those kind of things, so I never really try to step across, and I just try to stay in my lane,” Nicksick recently told MMA Junkie Radio. “I do understand that the UFC, essentially, they pay a lot of my bills. Not them personally, but the fighters that fight for the UFC. I have to bite my lip on certain things, but I have to be understanding in some of their areas, as well, as far as the business goes.”
