Francis Ngannou says UFC threatened to sue agent for allegedly having talks with Jake Paul's business partner

(1:16)The UFC threatened to sue Francis Ngannou's agent just hours before Ngannou was set to compete in a heavyweight title fight Saturday night, Ngannou said Monday on "The MMA Hour."Ngannou said he was getting dressed in preparation to go to Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on Saturday when his agent, Marquel Martin, told him that the UFC sent Martin an email threatening to sue him.The UFC's allegation in the email, Ngannou said, was that Martin discussed Ngannou competing in boxing with Nakisa Bidarian, the business partner of Jake Paul, while under UFC contract.A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed with ESPN the timing and contents of the email. Ngannou said it's a question of "freedom" as an independent contractor, which UFC fighters are legally classified as."The term of the contract, everything that they put into [it], they hold you like in captivity," Ngannou said.