Stipe Miocic aims to bring unprecedented stability to the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title. However, he has one enormous problem standing in his way.
The Strong Style Fight Team cornerstone will defend his championship against the 6-foot-4, 262-pound Francis Ngannou in the UFC 220 main event on Saturday at the TD Garden in Boston. Miocic finds himself on a five-fight winning streak that has driven him to the top of his volatile division and put him on pound-for-pound lists across the sport. He last competed at UFC 211, where he dispatched Junior dos Santos with punches in the first round of their May 13 rematch.