Has heavy-hitting knockout artist Francis Ngannou evolved since his title loss to Stipe Miocic last year, or is the Cameroonian the same fighter we saw prior to the Miocic bout and merely the product of renewed and unwarranted hype on social media?
According to reigning heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, who trains at San Jose’s American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), Ngannou hasn’t changed in the year and a half since his loss to Miocic and blames fans for getting over excited about ‘The Predator’s’ recently slew of knockout victories over Curtis Blaydes, Junior dos Santos and AKA teammate Cain Velasquez.