Francis Ngannou and Joseph Benavidez did everything possible to cement themselves as the No. 1 contenders in their respective divisions yet a title shot can’t be promised to either one of them right now.
Ngannou secured his third straight first round knockout with a devastating finish delivered against Junior dos Santos to cement himself atop the heavyweight rankings with champion Daniel Cormier about to face Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 in August.
Afterwards, Ngannou all but demanding another title shot after coming up short in his previous bid when he lost a lopsided decision to Miocic in early 2018.