Curtis Blaydes will seek redemption against Francis Ngannou in a long-awaited rematch at UFC Fight Night 141 on Nov. 24 in Beijing, China. The pair of heavyweights threw down for the first time in 2016. At the time, both were rising prospects brand new to the UFC. Now, they’re both ranked inside the division’s top five as perennial contenders. Two-and-a-half years later, the circumstances are much different, and the stakes are much higher.
Ngannou, however, has not had a good 2018. He fought then-heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for the title in January, losing via dominant decision. Then, in July, he fell to Derrick Lewis in one of the worst fights in recent memory.