Francis Ngannou will be Heavyweight champ tonight.

[ThatGuy7698]

Here's why:

-Stipe gets hit every single fight, and Ngannou is the heaviest hitting guy Stipe has faced yet next to Mark Hunt.

-Stipe got rocked and almost submitted by Overeem, and Overeem doesn't hit nearly as hard as Ngannou.

-Ngannou will have about a 20 pound weight advantage going into this fight, which means a lot.


Stipe's only chance of winning this fight is to get the fight to the ground, but again Ngannou will be about 20 pounds heavier and you know he's worked extensively on his TDD in preparation for this fight.



Another thing I'd like to mention too is that Ngannou has been training at the UFC Performance Institute, which looks like something out of Rocky IV. This will be an advantage in my opinion because it looks like Ngannou has much better resources to train and work with.

 

[deadscou5]

 

[Rav7n]

May hap he is may hap he ain't...

 

[thehighking]

Ngannou is pretty hittable though. If Miocic can block and counter he could get the KO. But I think Stipe will be like a deer in headlights and will get knocked out quick

 

[ThePatriot]

Hope you rite

Stipe is a charisma black whole

The biggest stars in the sport shouldn't be a 155/145er

 

[Sansnom]

I admit I would be very impressed if NGannou gets another knockout tonight. The hype will be officially real.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

So many questions about Ngannou, how can people be so confident?

Stipe is tested and proven.

Of course Ngannou can win but lotta people looking past Stipe.

 

[Gilday]

Even if Ngannou wins I'd like to see him get tested a bit, as amazing as a quick Ngannou KO would be, we wouldn't know anything more about Ngannou other than he hits hard

 

[gspieler]

"Stipe gets hit every fight"...he also finished JDS, Hunt, Reem, Arlovski(ie all guys known for ko'ing opponents) in his last five without going to sleep. Oh, and the other one was a scrub named Werdum.

 

[Leone510]

He will be the winner of the biggest hype train ever to derail

 

[ReadWrite]

And then there was round 2.
And the big guy's gas tank collapsed.
#andstill

 

[fearoth]

Maybe. Those things happen in MMA

 

[SlomiGa]

In a few hours Francis will get his ass beat by a laid back fireman.

 

[Davem10]

Ngannou is pretty hittable though. If Miocic can block and counter he could get the KO. But I think Stipe will be like a deer in headlights and will get knocked out quick

He actually has very good reflexes, he isn' easy to hit

 

[Zvengeance]

i think so too...people need to remember just about ever fight stipe is getting tagged. stipe will get tagged this fight and will pay for it. the power NG has is another level than he has been hit before.

 

[HereticBD]

He's a heavy hitter, but he;s a HEAVY HITTER. If Stipe can avoid the early storm, he's got him.

Ngannou Early KO - 40%

Stipe aversion("I say avoision!" Simpsons reference. Look it up youngsters.) - 60%

Stipe wins.

 

[Warfist]

Ngannou will win title....have sex with 10 women at once and announce his plans to rule the world.

 

[thehighking]

He actually has very good reflexes, he isn' easy to hit

I noticed that too. It's just the way he punches sometimes it looks like he's wide open. At other times he's very good to keep his hands up so I don't know maybe it's nothing

 

[Fight Professor]

Stipe should win. But the HW division might be cursed since no-one can get that 3rd title defense.

 

[SpecialDelivery]

Here's why:

-Stipe gets hit every single fight, and Ngannou is the heaviest hitting guy Stipe has faced yet next to Mark Hunt.

-Stipe got rocked and almost submitted by Overeem, and Overeem doesn't hit nearly as hard as Ngannou.

-Ngannou will have about a 20 pound weight advantage going into this fight, which means a lot.


Stipe's only chance of winning this fight is to get the fight to the ground, but again Ngannou will be about 20 pounds heavier and you know he's worked extensively on his TDD in preparation for this fight.



Another thing I'd like to mention too is that Ngannou has been training at the UFC Performance Institute, which looks like something out of Rocky IV. This will be an advantage in my opinion because it looks like Ngannou has much better resources to train and work with.

Come on man, are you new to the sport?

Overeem doesn't hit hard? 26 career KO's.
20lbs weight doesn't mean shit in the HW division.
Francis throws huge looping hooks and uppercuts leaving huge openings for a very skilled and crisp striker like Stipe to exploit.
Francis has only 1 way of winning. Landing a huge shot. So we'll see tonight.