Francis Ngannou was outclassed by Stipe Miocic in the UFC 220 main event, particularly on the ground. Now there’s some potential insight as to why. Ngannou’s (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) hype train was set back this past when weekend when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in the UFC 220 headliner, which took place at TD Garden in Boston and aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. “The Predator’s” major downfall in the contest stemmed from issues with grappling and conditioning. After slugging it out on the feet for most of the first round, Miocic began implementing his wrestling and wore his opponent down for the course of the five-round fight.
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