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SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – APRIL 20: (L-R) Alistair Overeem of The Netherlands celebrates his TKO victory over Aleksei Oleinik of Russia in their heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Yubileyny Sports Palace on April 20, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – APRIL 20: (L-R) Alistair Overeem of The Netherlands celebrates his TKO victory over Aleksei Oleinik of Russia in their heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Yubileyny Sports Palace on April 20, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
After months of speculation, the rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou will finally take place at UFC 260. The two men will headline the card as one of two title fights. The other title fight being Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega for the featherweight strap.
The rematch has been a long time coming for ‘The Predator’. He last faced Stipe in January 2018 when he was dominated in a five-round beat down followed by a unanimous decision loss. Subsequently, he has re-built himself and is on a stunning four-fight win streak, with all four wins coming by a first-round knockout. The winner of this fight will most likely set themselves up for a super fight against light heavyweight Jon Jones.
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Can Francis Ngannou exact revenge?
Heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem takes on Alexander Volkov this weekend. He has shared the octagon with both Ngannou and Stipe and has a good idea of what both men bring to the octagon.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – MAY 16: Alistair Overeem (R) of the Netherlands fights Walt Harris (L) of the United States in their Heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 16, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
In a recent interview, he was asked to make his prediction for the upcoming fight between the two men. He said, “Both are strong, both are fit, both are doing their thing. I can’t say too much about it. I’ve no idea. If I were to have to go for somebody, it would have to be Stipe… He’s (Stipe) looking really good. But so’s Francis, right?
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The fight against Volkov will be extremely important for Overeem and his UFC ambitions. ‘The Reem’ is currently 40, and has stated that he was this will be his last chance to challenge for a UFC title.
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He is currently on a two-fight win streak with both wins coming via impressive knockouts. A win against Volkov will most likely mean that he will fight for the UFC title in his next fight.
Do you think ‘The Reem’ can secure a win this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!
