Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has spoken out about Francis Ngannou refusing to renew his contract with the promotion and becoming a free agent.
Stipe Miocic
I understand why he decided to leave. It will be a long time before anything changes in our sport. Ngannou was trying to push MMA in the right direction and that's great. I wish him the best and hope he does well. It would be fantastic to have a boxing rules fight with him. Hell yeah. I love boxing.
Miocic, 40, lost his last fight in March 2021 at UFC 260 to Francis Ngannu via second-round knockout. In August 2020, he faced Daniel Cormier at UFC 252. The fight, which went all five rounds, ended with Stipe winning by unanimous decision. Miocic has a record of 20 wins and four losses.
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