{"id":317782,"date":"2019-06-29T23:51:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T06:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=317782"},"modified":"2019-06-30T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T07:01:42","slug":"francis-ngannou-calls-for-title-shot-dana-white-says-not-so-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-calls-for-title-shot-dana-white-says-not-so-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou calls for title shot, Dana White says not so fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou extended his current win streak to three in a row this evening, earning a first round knockout victory over Junior dos Santos.<\/p>\n

‘The Predator<\/a>‘ needed just 71-seconds to dismantle the former heavyweight kingpin, thus reasserting himself as the top contender in the division.<\/p>\n

Following his sensational victory over ‘JDS<\/a>‘, Francis Ngannou called for a title shot at the UFC Minneapolis post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201c(White) said we\u2019re going to talk about it,\u201d Ngannou said (via MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cI assume that means yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

After only needing a combined two minutes and twenty-two seconds to dispose of Junior dos Santos, Cain Velasquez and Curtis Blaydes in his three most recent octagon appearances it is hard deny that Ngannou has earned another crack at UFC<\/a> gold.<\/p>\n

However, Dana White pumped the brakes on any guaranteed title shot talks suggesting that the dust must clear at UFC 241 before any final decision can be made.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight has to play out first,\u201d White said. \u201cStipe and Cormier has to play out. \u2026 Who wins, how they come out of that fight, what does Cormier want to do next if he wins. There\u2019s a lot of things that play into what\u2019s next. It\u2019s not as easy as, \u2018Oh, I won tonight, and I\u2019m next for the fight.\u2019 And we know this. I go through this every single time there\u2019s a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis Ngannou is ok waiting but would like to be called upon should anything happen to either Daniel Cormier or Stipe Miocic in the lead up to their fight this August.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I deserve the title shot? I think the answer is yes,\u201d Ngannou said. \u201cThen what happens if somebody gets injury, I just want them to give me the title contract and then we have time to prepare and put things together. If \u2018DC\u2019 wins and decides to retire, the division will not stay without a champion. They will have to figure out something, and I\u2019ll be at the head of the line. I\u2019m not concerned about that. Stipe is my rematch that I want to do, and \u2018DC\u2019 is a double champ and is about to retire,\u201d Ngannou concluded. \u201cEither fight would be good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Francis Ngannou should be fighting for the UFC heavyweight title in his next octagon appearance? Sound off in the comments section Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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