The top of the UFC heavyweight division has mostly been a barren landscape of dusty tumbleweeds lately, which is to say that nothing much has been going on. Champion Daniel Cormier has a date booked with Stipe Miocic, but has otherwise been sidelined since the beginning of last November, a total of almost eight months. Miocic, the official No. 1 contender as determined by voters, has been on the shelf even longer, having sat out the last year. Cain Velasquez has competed just a single time since the start of 2017. Even the ever-active Derrick Lewis is undergoing his first extended break since joining the UFC, sidelined by a knee injury.
Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos showdown is heavyweight jolt we’ve been missing
