{"id":237324,"date":"2017-05-15T12:59:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T19:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=237324"},"modified":"2017-05-15T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T19:59:57","slug":"francis-ngannou-impressed-stipe-miocic-consider-best-heavyweight-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/francis-ngannou\/francis-ngannou-impressed-stipe-miocic-consider-best-heavyweight-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou isn&#8217;t impressed by Stipe Miocic, does not consider him the best heavyweight on the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defended his title for a second time, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-211\/ufc-211-results-stipe-miocic-kos-junior-dos-santos-video\/\">clubbing Junior Dos Santos to a first-round stoppage<\/a>. This win <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stipe-miocic\/pros-react-stipe-miocics-big-win-ufc-211\/\">impressed the hell out of most members of the MMA community<\/a> \u2013 but not surging contender Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday&#8217;s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_1qQpdFb_HA\">The MMA Hour<\/a>, the hulking Frenchman explained that he&#8217;s not particularly impressed by the heavyweight champion, and that he considers oft-injured former champ Cain Velasquez to be the true heavyweight king.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThat was a good performance, but I\u2019m not impressed,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not impressed with him. [I\u2019m more impressed] by Velasquez. I think Velasquez is the best heavyweight that we have. That\u2019s why I want to fight him too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m ranked number five right now,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019ll probably fight everyone right now. I already called out [Cain] Velasquez. He said he\u2019s injured, but I\u2019d like to fight him and just get the title shot.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Ngannou considers Velasquez the better fighter, however, he says he would love the opportunity to fight Miocic, and would take the fight now if it was offered.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYes, that\u2019s true.\u201d he said when asked if he believed he was ready for Miocic. \u201cThat is one of my reasons for moving to Vegas. Right now, I\u2019m ready for all challenges.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf they give me the opportunity, I will take it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ngannou then addressed his doubters, many of whom suggest he is not yet ready for the dominating heavyweight champ Miocic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYou will always have that kind of people,\u201d he said of his skeptics. \u201c[They say] \u2018you\u2019re not ready, you need to improve yourself, you need to learn more, Stipe is too tough,\u2019 but until the fight [happens], no one will no for sure. I would like to get the fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How do you think Francis Ngannou would fare against Stipe Miocic?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/15\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defended his title for a second time, clubbing Junior Dos Santos to a first-round stoppage. This win impressed the hell out of most members of the MMA community \u2013 but not surging contender Francis Ngannou. 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