Sometimes “can’t miss fights” do.
The UFC 226 heavyweight co-main event between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis seemed to promise an orgy of violence, as two of the heaviest hitters in the history of the sport got set to throw down, with perhaps a title shot going to the winner.
Instead, the duo, who earned KO/TKO wins in 24 of their previous 30 combined wins, engaged in a staring contest at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In a bout color commentator Joe Rogan called the worst heavyweight fight he’d ever seen, Lewis got the nod on a unanimous decision.