Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou face giants at UFC 218

Duel will take place on December 2nd (Photo: Disclosure/UFC)

After challenging each other on social media, the heavyweights alistair overeem e Francis Ngannou They finally got an official date to face each other inside the Octagon. The duel between giants will take place at UFC 218, scheduled for December 2nd, in Detroit (USA), in a fight that should define the next challenger for the category's belt, which currently has Stipe Miocic as champion.

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Former division challenger, Overeem, 1st in the heavyweight rankings, comes from two consecutive victories, the last in July of this year, when he defeated Fabricio Werdum by points at UFC 213. At 37 years old, 'The Reem' has eight wins and four losses in the organization, having beaten former champions like Brock Lesnar, Junior Gypsy, Frank mir e Andrei Arlovski.

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Francis Ngannou, number 4 in the rankings, is undefeated in the UFC, having won the five fights he fought in the company, all via the fast track – four knockouts and one submission. His most recent triumph was in January this year, when he needed just 92 seconds to knock out the former champion Andrei Arlovski. At 31 years old, his record has ten wins and just one defeat.