If Stipe Miocic gets his rubber match with Francis Ngannou , he aims to be a lot bigger on the night. Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) lost his UFC heavyweight title to Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) at UFC 260 via second-round knockout and is dead set on reclaiming his belt. The pair are currently tied at one-a-piece, with Miocic dominating their first outing in January 2018, and the consensus greatest heavyweight of all time hopes he gets the chance to close his chapter with Ngannou. “I hate losing more than anyone,” Miocic said on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I’m the most competitive person you’ll ever meet, and it burns. I’m still butt-hurt about it, but it is what it is.
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