For the first time since his title-winning victory, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is the underdog. On Monday Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), who’s No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , opened as the underdog to fast-rising contender Francis Ngannou (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who secured a title shot with a first-round knockout of Alistair Overeem (43-16 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in this past weekend’s UFC 218 pay-per-view co-headliner. ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto broke news of the opening line (via Twitter ): Wow … Francis Ngannou will open a -160 betting FAVORITE over the champion Stipe Miocic (+130), according @MMAOddsBreaker , if/when that fight becomes official. Even after UFC 218, that's not what I would have guessed.
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UFC champ Stipe Miocic – the underdog? He is against Francis Ngannou – MMA Junkie