Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight of the UFC: I learned a lot from my loss to Stipe Miocic

One of the main attractions of the UFC 226 (with the exception of the two title fights) is a clash between recent title challenger Francis Ngannou and the much-loved Derrick Lewis. This is Ngannou's first fight since his unanimous decision of Stipe Miocic at UFC 220, where Miocic has largely dominated and mitigated Ngannou's vaunted power.

Approaching the fight night in Las Vegas, Ngannou briefly talks about Miocic's loss. and how that affected him in his promising career. (Transcription via MMA Fighting)

"I have accumulated a lot of experience and I have learned a lot from this fight," Ngannou told Helen Yee. "It 's something that would have happened anyway someday because my climb was very fast, so I skipped a lot of things.I did not find out some things that would not help me. At some point, I can even say that it's the best thing that happened because if it did not happen in this fight, it could happen in the future. it's happened this time, we take it, we learn it, we get up, we go forward, that's how life goes. "

Before Miocic, Ngannou (11- 2) had won his first six UFC fights, all by stop, without any of these fights ending up in the third round. Considering that he has not started to MMA training that's in 2013, its ascent to the top of the heavyweight division has been impressive.The first round of KO's Alistair Overeem from Ngannou is one of the most terrific finishes the most violent and violent of his recent memory.

As for what awaits him against "The Black Beast", who has an obscene power, Ngannou is extremely confident in his chances of returning to the winning streak.

"What benefits do you think you have about Derrick Lewis?", Said Ngannou. "From what you can imagine, I think I have it all on him.He said that I hit [Andrei] Arlovski because he's old – he was 37. Mark Hunt was 43 when he defeated [Derrick Lewis] .Hunt made him resign.I think [Lewis] just does not know what he says. "

Ngannou vs. Lewis takes place on UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier main map, which is broadcast live by T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, July 7th.