Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou 2- Alistair Overeem Picks His Winner

Published 02/03/2021, 1:26 AM EST

After months of speculation, the rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou will finally take place at UFC 260. The two men will headline the card as one of two title fights. The other title fight being Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega for the featherweight strap.

The rematch has been a long time coming for ‘The Predator’. He last faced Stipe in January 2018 when he was dominated in a five-round beat down followed by a unanimous decision loss. Subsequently, he has re-built himself and is on a stunning four-fight win streak, with all four wins coming by a first-round knockout. The winner of this fight will most likely set themselves up for a super fight against light heavyweight Jon Jones.

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Can Francis Ngannou exact revenge?

Heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem takes on Alexander Volkov this weekend. He has shared the octagon with both Ngannou and Stipe and has a good idea of what both men bring to the octagon.

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In a recent interview, he was asked to make his prediction for the upcoming fight between the two men. He said, “Both are strong, both are fit, both are doing their thing. I can’t say too much about it. I’ve no idea. If I were to have to go for somebody, it would have to be Stipe… He’s (Stipe) looking really good. But so’s Francis, right?

They both look strong and good….Well besides that (Miocic vs Ngannou 2) being a super exciting match-up, I’m also a fan of the UFC. So I’ll be watching them fight but I also like to watch the UFC, I like to see the other champions fight”

The fight against Volkov will be extremely important for Overeem and his UFC ambitions. ‘The Reem’ is currently 40, and has stated that he was this will be his last chance to challenge for a UFC title.

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He is currently on a two-fight win streak with both wins coming via impressive knockouts. A win against Volkov will most likely mean that he will fight for the UFC title in his next fight.

Do you think ‘The Reem’ can secure a win this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!

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Kevin Binoy is an MMA author at EssentiallySports. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Fergusson College and has been covering sports professionally for over two years. Besides working with the MMA writing team, Kevin is a core member of the organization's web stories team and is responsible for delivering engaging MMA web stories.

Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou 2- Alistair Overeem Picks His Winner

Can Francis Ngannou exact revenge?

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