Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos continued his comeback tour at UFC Wichita on Saturday night, when he clobbered recent title challenger Derrick Lewis to a second-round TKO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this victory, dos Santos is now on an impressive three-fight streak. He’s likely now only a win or two away from another shot at heavyweight gold, and could probably earn himself a shot with a big win over the right opponent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s already got an opponent in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortly after the UFC Wichita main event, former title challenger Francis Ngannou took to Twitter where he seemingly reacted to dos Santos’ impressive handiwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Junior dos Santos welcomes the idea of a potential showdown with Francis Ngannou. The pair were briefly scheduled to collide previously, but the plan was derailed when dos Santos was sidelined by a potential USADA violation (he was subsequently cleared of all wrong-doing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, the fight makes as much sense as ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think that would be great,\u201d Dos Santos said on the UFC on ESPN+ 4 post-fight show (transcript via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cIt should\u2019ve happened in the past, but because of something weird it didn\u2019t happen. Maybe now it can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Junior dos Santos is up for a fight with Francis Ngannou, he says his first priority is a short break to welcome his daughter to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight now I need a break,\u201d Dos Santos said. \u201cI need to stay active that\u2019s the most important thing right now. Before my career comes my family. My daughter is born in May. I need to get ready to receive her. \u2026 I\u2019ll fight again maybe at the end of August.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who do you want to see Junior dos Santos fight next after his huge UFC Wichita win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n