Slated to snap a three-year plus hiatus from the Octagon next weekend in the main event of UFC 309, former heavyweight kingpin, Stipe Miocic has revealed he tried his land a trilogy rubber match with fellow former gold holder, Francis Ngannou before the Cameroonian’s departure.
Miocic, a former two-time undisputed heavyweight titleholder, has been sidelined since 2021, most recently headlining a UFC Apex event against Batie native, Ngannou in the pair’s championship re-run.
And dropping a spectacular second round knockout loss to Ngannou, Ohio native Miocic handed the former his first-ever UFC defeat back in 2018, defeating the heavy hitter with a one-sided unanimous decision win during his first championship reign in the Dana White-led promotion.