Joey Beltran and Stipe Miocic fought each other almost a decade ago at UFC 136, a fight the reigning UFC heavyweight champion won via decision.
In a recent interview with RT Sport MMA, Beltran said that Miocic has improved leaps and bounds since the time they fought each other. He feels that the skillset that Francis Ngannou requires to beat Stipe Miocic cannot be acquired in a short period of time, which augurs well for the chances of a victory for Miocic.
Beltran has said that Miocic could wear Ngannou out gradually by mixing up strikes and takedowns before landing the killer blow once the challenger runs out of gas. He also praised Miocic for being able to withstand shots from Ngannou during their first fight and believes it won’t be easy to put the champ to sleep.
Will Francis Ngannou suffer the same fate in the rematch against Stipe Miocic?
Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou threw down for the heavyweight title back in 2018 at UFC 220.
The champion completely dominated that fight before getting his hand raised via a lopsided decision. However, a lot has changed since then, and Ngannou has proven himself to be a worthy challenger for the title again, raking up a string of violent KO wins inside the octagon.
Ngannou believes that the outcome could be different this time. What do you think in this regard? Do sound off in the comments section below.
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