Junior dos Santos was the polished boxer, the former UFC heavyweight champion. He had the pedigree. But Francis Ngannou had the raw punching power. In the end, that's all that mattered.

The UFC returns to the ESPN network, rather than the ESPN+ streaming service this weekend, for their first show broadcast on the channel since March’s Gaethje vs. Barboza event. This time the ...

Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos are both looking to get back to a UFC heavyweight title fight. When the two meet in the ...

In the main event of the 11-fight card, former heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou faces ex-UFC champion Junior dos Santos. Ngannou lost a one-sided fight to then-champion Stipe Miocic in ...

The UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday features two of the heaviest hitters on the UFC roster, Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos. More important, a title shot could be at stake in this ...

Francis Ngannou is the second-ranked heavyweight in the world, and he'll take on third-ranked Junior dos Santos at UFC Minneapolis in the headlining bout. Ngannou responded from decision losses to ...

Ngannou gets a shot against another former champion in Junior Dos Santos in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Statistically, Dos Santos has a clear advantage in terms of striking rate.

Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos headlines UFC Minneapolis this June 29, 2019 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Related Homeless To UFC Star: Francis Ngannou’s Story ...

Dos Santos is no fan of the trilogy. No other fighter besides Miocic or Cormier has been in a UFC heavyweight title bout since Ngannou lost to Miocic on Jan. 20, 2018. "They should give those two ...