LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White is among those unimpressed with Francis Ngannou ’s performance against Derrick Lewis in the UFC 226 co-main event. Ngannou (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Lewis (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in a fight that failed to live up to the tremendous pre-fight hype between the two heavyweight sluggers. He landed just 11 significant strikes over the course of three rounds and was heavily booed by the unhappy crowd . The current outlook on Ngannou is a stark contrast from the beginning of the year, when he was riding a six-fight winning streak inside the octagon and preparing for a title showdown with then-champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 220 in January. He lost that fight by lopsided decision , then came back at UFC 226 and underwhelmed against “The Beast.” Related Dana White gives post-mortem on 'abomination' Ngannou vs. Lewis fight at UFC 226 White is of the belief Ngannou bought into his own hype after a destructive run up the heavyweight rankings, and he delivered some harsh insight where he felt things went wrong.
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