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Fabricio Werdum Predicts Francis Ngannou Will Be UFC Heavyweight Champ But Not For Long
He did it. Francis Ngannou held all of his hype on his shoulders and knocked out Alistair Overeem. Still, the people say what’s next? Stipe Miocic is what is next. Ngannou is one of the quickest catapults to the #1 contender in UFC history, allowing him to challenge Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title. Meanwhile, […]
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BREAKING: UFC officially announces Francis Ngannou to fight for heavyweight title
It’s on! The UFC announced late Saturday that UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will meet Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 on January 20 in Boston at the at the TD Garden. From the UFC: The UFC’s return to Boston on Jan. 20 will get 2018 off to a rousing start with a pair of world […]
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Franics Ngannou Enters Into a Very Elite Group After Updated Rankings
The kind of hype train that Francis Ngannou and the UFC has created hasn’t been seen in quite some time. It’s not even just a train anymore, we’ve got hype planes, trains and automobiles here. Whether proven or not, it doesn’t even matter, the only thing that can slow all this momentum now is Stipe […]
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Francis Ngannou and the Hunt for MMA’s First Homegrown Heavyweight Superstar
Dana White’s thoughts on Francis Ngannou could not be clearer. When the UFC President talks about the hulking French-Cameroonian heavyweight contender, his eyes might as well light up with dollar signs. In Ngannou, he believes he has found a future superstar. “Once we keep this guy active, and you see him doing this to all […]
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Joe Rogan opens up on the UFC’s rising star that could mirror the ‘Mike Tyson days’
According to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, we could be seeing a resurgence of days similar to the likes of when “Iron” Mike Tyson was the most feared man to step into the ring with. Over the weekend at UFC 218, rising heavyweight star Francis Ngannou put together a highlight reel knockout over the always dangerous […]
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Report | Stipe Miocic ‘getting closer’ to massive heavyweight title clash at UFC 220
The last time we saw a UFC heavyweight title fight was back in May when champion Stipe Miocic successfully defended his belt against Junior dos Santos. In doing so, Miocic scored another first-round finish and avenged a 2014 decision loss to dos Santos. With Francis Ngannou’s insane highlight knockout over Alistair Overeem that took place […]
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Coach says Francis Ngannou “could be a champ in boxing,” eyes showdown with Joshua or Wilder
Francis Ngannou, a French-Cameroonian juggernaut with c-4 packed into each of his gloves, is now the top contender in the UFC heavyweight division. He is expected to take on the promotion’s heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic some time in the near future – perhaps as soon as UFC 220 this January in Boston. Whenever this massive […]
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VIDEO | Joey Diaz Gives a Tremendous Review of UFC 218 and Warns Stipe Miocic
We are all still catching our breath from UFC 218 as we land in the middle of yet another fight week. That Detroit card is one of those line-ups of fights where you lose your voice from screaming and your legs are sore the next day from jumping on and off the couch reacting to […]
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Francis Ngannou hopes KO of Stipe Miocic will earn him his “dream” fight
Having knocked Alistair Overeem’s head into orbit in the co-main event of last Saturday’s stacked UFC 218 card, French-Cameroonian slugger Francis Ngannou is now the number one contender in the perilous UFC heavyweight division. He is expected to battle the division’s apex predator, Stipe Miocic, sometime in the next few months – perhaps even as […]
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The odds for a Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title fight have been released
Though the fight itself is not confirmed just yet, the early odds for UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic’s fight with surging contender Francis Ngannou have been released – and they’re pretty surprising. Though Stipe Miocic has already established himself as one of the most impressive heavyweight champions in UFC history, he has actually opened as […]
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Francis Ngannou sends a warning to Stipe Miocic
Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of the action-packed UFC 218, surging French-Cameroonian heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, punching Alistair Overeem’s head into stratosphere with a rocket-fuelled uppercut. With this absolutely destructive victory, the surging heavyweight juggernaut seems to have positioned himself for a fight […]
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Dana White explains why he is giving Francis Ngannou an unofficial bonus
Francis Ngannou delivered one of the most memorable one punch knockouts last night at UFC 218 against the always dangerous Alistair Overeem. Despite sending Overeem to the canvas in a state of unconsciousness, Ngannou was not awarded with a “Performance of the Night” bonus. White announced two “Fight of the Night” bonuses that went to […]
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Dana White gives possible date for Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou fight
Last night, in the co-main event of the stacked UFC 218, surging French heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the best win of his career thus far, knocking out the always dangerous Alistair Overeem in the very first round. With this win, the streaking contender seems to have set himself up for a shot at […]
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Dana White has some high praise for Francis Ngannou
Last night, on the main card of the absolutely wild UFC 218, red hot heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the biggest win of his career, executing Alistair Overeem with a first-round uppercut. With this win, Ngannou seems to have positioned himself for a shot at Stipe Miocic and the UFC heavyweight title. In the […]
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Alistair Overeem issues statement following brutal KO loss to Francis Ngannou
Alistair Overeem issues statement following brutal KO loss to Francis Ngannou. The former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champion, Overeem, squared off with dangerous knockout artist Francis Ngannou in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit, Michigan. As expected, it did not take long for one of the big men to connect […]
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Pros react to Francis Ngannou’s crushing knockout of Alistair Overeem
Former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem took on surging division contender Francis Ngannou in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit. As expected with two heavyweight knockout artists in the cage, the fight did not last long as “The Predator” was able to catch “The Demolition Man” with a […]
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UFC 218 Results: Francis Ngannou KO’s Alistair Overeem (VIDEO)
UFC 218 Results: Francis Ngannou vs. Alistair Overeem A key heavyweight scrap between surging contender Francis Ngannou and former title challenger Alistair Overeem served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit. Round one begins and Overeem leaps in with a left hook. Alistair moves in and decides to clinch up. […]
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Bas Rutten Breaks Down the Fight Between Francis Ngannou and Alistair Overeem
Tonight we have The Ultimate Fighter 26 finale, but tomorrow is UFC 218 which is stacked with ridiculous fights. Sandwiched between the main event between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo and the violent scrap of Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez, will be an slobberknocker between Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou. It will be a battle […]
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VIDEO | Francis Ngannou Completely Destroys Head Coach at Open Workouts
The hype surrounding heavyweight’s new beast Francis Ngannou couldn’t be greater. Dana White has labeled him the next big thing in MMA, literally and figuratively. Clearly, the UFC is putting a lot of stock in the young, surging contender. He pretty much as moved into the organization’s Performance Institute and was recently tested to prove […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan Talks ‘Terrifying’ Francis Ngannou’s World Record Punching Power
Francis Ngannou is just a couple of days away from fighting Alistair Overeem in the biggest fight of his career. It’s a story as old as the UFC itself: Two heavyweights, one a young lion trying to get to the top against a veteran who intends to keep his stop at the top. It just […]
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VIDEO | Francis Ngannou Is Allegedly The Hardest Hitting Human on the Planet
We all knew Francis Ngannou hits hard, just ask the four opponents he’s stopped in the UFC with his thundering strikes. As if this needed anymore testing, the folks at UFC took Ngannou to undergo some sophisticated testing that looks like the kind of stuff Ivan Drago was doing in that Rocky IV movie. Remember […]
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VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum Says Francis Ngannou Isn’t Ready For Stipe Miocic
If Fabricio Werdum’s turnaround from UFC 216 seems quick, that’s because it is, but Werdum knows what he’s doing. He’s been doing everything he can to get back the title that Stipe Miocic took from here and stacking together dominant performances in a short amount of time will only sway his chances. In an interview […]
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Kobe Bryant’s BODYARMOR Announces First UFC Fighters to Receive Sponsorship
Back in the beginning of October, the UFC announced a partnership with a drink company co-founded by Kobe Bryant named BODYARMOR. The press release revealed just how involved they would be, especially inside the new UFC Performance Institute. Before the ink dried on the contract, we all knew this would eventually lead to sponsorships of […]
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Dana White gives his opinion on his next star that doesn’t need trash talk to promote fights
With Conor McGregor being the big draw in the UFC, many fighters are looking to follow his blueprint for success in being a killer on the mic and backing it up in the Octagon. However, not all fighters are programmed that way or may have a hard time connecting with an English speaking audience as […]
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A Frustrated Francis Ngannou Believes He’ll Get a Title Shot With a KO Over Overeem
The hype train is no longer locked at the UFC station. Francis Ngannou has finally been booked to fight Alistair Overeem after pacing on the sidelines. Ngannou was supposed to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 215, but after JDS got pulled Ngannou had to search for other options. He had his eye on both […]
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Francis Ngannou Predicts He Knocks Stipe Miocic Out
The fight triangle between the elite heavyweight beasts is still ongoing. Francis Ngannou was robbed of a giant clash with Junior dos Santos that assuredly would have propelled his career to the top if he managed to come out with a win against the former UFC heavyweight champ. Ever since then, he’s been very vocal […]
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Alistair Overeem scolds Francis Ngannou for trying to “skip the line,” challenges him to a fight
On this week’s episode of the MMA Hour, surging French heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou asserted that, because no other heavyweight contenders are available for a fight, he deserves a crack at reigning heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic. “After [Junior Dos Santos] was pulled from [our UFC 215 fight] all the top-10, almost all of the top-15 […]
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Tired of waiting for an opponent, Francis Ngannou is now focused on a title fight with Stipe Miocic
If things had gone according to plan, surging French-Congolese heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou would be battling Junior Dos Santos on the main card of UFC 215 this weekend. Regrettably, this bout – which would have been the biggest of Ngannou’s career so far– was scrapped when Dos Santos was notified of a potential United States […]