Miocic praises Ngannou, guarantees that he found mistakes in defeat and promises victory in an eventual trilogy

F. Ngannou (left) ran over S. Miocic (left) in the UFC 260 and won the heavyweight belt. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Protagonist of one of the toughest defeats in Ultimate in 2021, Stipe Miocic is willing to regain his status as champion in the organization. Brutally beaten by Francis Ngannou No. UFC 260, the North American clarified the setback he suffered in March and admitted having found the errors behind his poor performance. In an interview with ‘Submission Radio’, the former leader of the group spoke about the subject and said he knew how to win in an eventual trilogy.

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“100% (about knowing how to beat the ‘giant’). That was his (Ngannou) night. I'm not going to take away the merits. He had no luck, he just hit me with a punch that I didn't see. Congratulations to him, he won the belt, but I'm going back to get what's mine. I know what I did wrong. I will come back stronger, better and more prepared”, guaranteed Stipe.

When they met, in March, Miocic and Francis would have a rematch of a confrontation initially held in 2018. On that occasion, the then champion easily passed the French-Cameroonian, dominating and winning by unanimous decision from the judges.

Almost three years later, what was seen was a completely different story. More confident and experienced, Ngannou acted intelligently and prevented Miocic from putting his strategy into practice. After a punishment in the first round, Francis settled the bill in the second round with one of the most brutal knockouts of the season.

In order to face the new champion again, Miocic may have to wait a while. Today, Ultimate negotiates the clash between Ngannou and Derrick Lewis, who is enjoying a great moment in the organization. There is still no prediction of when the clash will take place.

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