UFC heavyweight prospect Francis Ngannou won’t get a title shot, but he will get an ex-champion. Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who lost a spot on UFC 215 when Junior Dos Santos was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation , will meet the man he called out as a fill-in: Alistair Overeem (43-15 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The UFC today announced the bout between Ngannou and Overeem, which will take co-headline UFC 218
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Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou booked as UFC 218 co-headliner in Detroit – MMA Junkie