Though nothing is official, the UFC is targeting March for a heavyweight championship clash between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou.
UFC president Dana White revealed the promotion’s plans for the bout during a recent interview with TMZ Sports.
“That fight won’t be ready till March,” White said. “It could [happen in March] yeah, that’s the goal. We’ll see what happens.”
Miocic recently concluded a trilogy with Daniel Cormier with a five-round decision triumph in the UFC 252 headliner on Aug. 15. The Ohio-based firefighter is tied with Randy Couture for the most victories in UFC heavyweight title fights with six, and that includes a dominant decision over Ngannou at UFC 220 in January 2018.