Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos Francis Ngannou certainly isn’t taking Stipe Miocic lightly, but he also believes the UFC heavyweight champion’s reign might as well have an asterisk. “You say he’s the champion for a reason, yes, he’s the champion for a reason: He’s the champion because the real champ wasn’t there,” Ngannou told MMAjunkie. “Now the real champ is on the way, and (Miocic) is not going to be the champion as long.” Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Ngannou (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meet in the heavily anticipated main event of UFC 220, which takes place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston.
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UFC 220′s Francis Ngannou: Stipe Miocic is champ only because I wasn’t here yet – MMA Junkie