Diggin’ Deep on UFC on FOX 31: Lee vs. Iaquinta - Fight Pass prelims preview

Can’t-miss prospects appear to be harder to predict in MMA than in other sports. For example, we haven’t heard much about Tom Duquesnoy since his loss to Cody Stamann. He has fought since that time, but where did the hype go? In many ways, MMA stars usually begin as a shot in the dark. For instance, who had an inkling of who Francis Ngannou was when he signed to the UFC? When I first glanced him, I saw a raw physical specimen who could just as easily wash out as rush to the top of the rankings. His first stumble didn’t come until he was battling Stipe Miocic to be the top dog of the heavyweight division. He hasn’t become champion – yet, perhaps – though it would be foolhardy to call him a miss.

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