UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic is going ♏to be defending the gold against Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 220.
While Miocic looks to leave the event as🐷 champion, one thing he believes is that the UFC wants Ngannou to win the gold.
“Obviously, for sure (the UFC wants him to lose),” Miocic said on . “Listen, I feel a little bit disrespected, but I’m not going to dwell on it. He’s got more hype on him I guess. The guy hits super hard. We’re making a big thing about it. I’ve fought some good guys, you know? That’s how we are. I’m not much of a trash talker I just like to fight, that’s what I do.”
Miocic does have a chance to make history himself because a successful title defense would break the record for most consecutive heavyweight title defenses in the promotion. While waiting on an opponent, Miocic also had a minor contract dispute with the company, which is spoke to Fightful about recently.
The champion does know that when it c𒉰omes 🦩to UFC 220, all the pressure is on the challenger.
“All the pressure is on him, honestly. … The best guys he’s faced, I knocked them out two years ago. So, whatever,” says Miocic.
UFC 220 takes place on Saturday, January 20 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusett♛s with Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou headlining. Fightful is providing live coveragꦇe of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.
