{"id":310360,"date":"2019-04-19T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310360"},"modified":"2019-04-19T09:48:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:48:21","slug":"francis-ngannou-argues-for-title-shot-with-win-over-junior-dos-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-argues-for-title-shot-with-win-over-junior-dos-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou argues for title shot with win over Junior dos Santos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At UFC 239, which is scheduled for July 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Francis Ngannou will take on Junior dos Santos in a pivotal heavyweight showdown. If he wins this fight, he believes there will be no denying him another shot at the UFC heavyweight title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After blitzkrieg knockouts of Cain Velasquez and Curtis Blaydes, Ngannou feels he already arguably deserves that opportunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter the last fight I thought I would get the title fight back, but it didn\u2019t happen, I don\u2019t know why\u201d Ngannou told reporters at a recent press conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/francis-ngannou-title-shot-makes-sense-ufc-239-junior-dos-santos\">MMA Junkie)<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so happy to have the fight against Junior. He don\u2019t have the belt, but we all know he\u2019s a champion. We have seen him since he comes back, he looks like a champ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think after this there will be no issues with the belt,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s the only thing that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junior-dos-Santos-2.png\" alt=\"Junior dos Santos\" class=\"wp-image-305123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junior-dos-Santos-2.png 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Junior-dos-Santos-2-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption>Image: @ufc on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his recent knockouts of Velasquez and Blaydes, Francis Ngannou came up short against Derrick Lewis and Stipe Miocic, losing decisions to both. His loss to Miocic marked his first opportunity to capture the UFC heavyweight belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Francis Ngannou beats Junior dos Santos this July, do you think he&#8217;ll earn a title shot? Join the debate in the comments section below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/19\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 239, which is scheduled for July 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Francis Ngannou will take on Junior dos Santos in a pivotal heavyweight showdown. If he wins this fight, he believes there will be no denying him another shot at the UFC heavyweight title. 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