Top UFC heavyweight contender and feared knockout artist Francis Ngannou is currently in talks with the UFC over a headlining title bout with Stipe Miocic on Dec. 12, per a recent interview with The Schmo.
“I requested for December 12, which is the last pay-per-view of the year,” Ngannou said of his all-but-confirmed rematch with Miocic (h/t Nicole Bosco of My MMA News). “Almost over two months from now and I’m expecting to have that date.”
Ngannou, 34, dropped a lopsided decision loss to Miocic at UFC 220 (2018) but has since rebounded with four consecutive knockout wins over Curtis Blaydes, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.