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This Saturday, March 27, we will have the opportunity to witness what the experts are classifying as the fight of the year, it will be the rematch between the American Stipe Miocic and the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, in what will be the fight for the title of the division of Heavyweight. The precedent to this battle dates back to the UFC 220 event played in 2018, where in a similar scenario, they came face to face for the title fight, where Stipe defeated the Cameroonian “Predator” by unanimous decision.
Let’s review the protagonists for the title of the Heavyweight division:
Stipe Miocic: He is an American MMA fighter, he is currently 37 years old and competes in the heavyweight division in the UFC, where he has a record of 20 victories, 16 of them have been by KO and only 3 losses, it is also two times champion of the Heavyweight division, being the current defender.
Remember that Miocic is a former boxing champion in the amateur tournament “Golden Gloves” and was also a fighter in Division I of the NCAA at Cleveland State University.
Miocic’s strengths are his combination of high-level boxing and advanced fighting, where he has a 52% hitting effectiveness, with 843 significant hits connected, out of 1621 attempted, he also holds the record for the most victory in fights for the title of Heavyweight, he also owns the title defense streak in the heavyweight division, with three in a row, which has led him to rank No. 4 since March 9, 2021 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings, in which he has been competing for almost 10 years.
Miocic’s last appearance was on August 15 of last year, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, where the UFC 252 event was held, in what was the defense of the title of Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier, in where by unanimous decision the victory and defense of the title became effective for Miocic.
Francis Ngannou: “The Predator” was the nickname he got when he arrived at the UFC, for his particular hairstyle, he is a 34-year-old Cameroonian, currently he is number 1 in the official ranking of heavyweights, and he is ranked number 15 in the pound-for-pound ranking of the UFC, where he has a record of 15 wins, 11 of them via KO, and only 3 losses to his credit.
There are several important facts about the Cameroonian “The Predator”, the first of which is that he has the strongest punch in the UFC, he has also beaten figures of the stature of Anthony Hamilton, Andrei Arlovski and Alistais Overeem, where most of his wins have been by KO.
Ngannou debuted in the UFC in 2015, where he defeated Brazilian Luis Henrique by KO in the second round, after having lived for a time on the streets of Paris, where he went with the dream of becoming a professional boxer. He has declared himself to be a huge fan of Mike Tyson. In 2013 he was presented with the opportunity to train for free in an MMA gym, where he was always interested in boxing, until his coach introduced him to the world of mixed martial arts.
His last appearance was at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, during the UFC 249 event, where he earned a victory in the first 20 seconds of the first round battle by KO, against Surinamese Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
Where to watch UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2
On Saturday, March 27, 2021 via the ESPN + signal at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
Apostas linha:
Stipe Miocic (20-3): Winning chance 41.2% (+112)
Francis Ngannou (15-3): Chance of victory 58.8% (-125)
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