Gane recently won the interim UFC heavyweight title after defeating Derrick Lewis in July. Ngannou, meanwhile, captured the heavyweight belt earlier this year against Stipe Miocic at UFC 260.
A unification bout between the two men will ideally take place in the near future. However, as of yet, there has been no official announcement.
Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy Couture recently spoke with MMA journalist James Lynch. He discussed whether or not Ciryl Gane would be able to claim the heavyweight title and defeat Francis Ngannou.
You can check out James Lynch’s full interview with Randy Couture below:
Couture’s assessment of Ngannou’s recent improvements can easily be backed up by the comparisons of his two fights with Stipe Miocic. In their first meeting, ‘The Predator’ was outwrestled and ran out of stamina quickly.
In the rematch, Ngannou was able to utilize defensive wrestling, as well as a more calm pace. That allowed him to maintain the same level of intensity and pick up the KO victory in the second frame.
How would Francis Ngannou fare against Jon Jones?
The only other potential opponent for Francis Ngannou right now looks to be former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who vacated his title to move up in weight. Jones is a huge pay-per-view draw and the UFC would likely have very few qualms about letting him jump the line ahead of Gane.
Whilst Couture didn’t expressly mention Jones’ name, he did make a subtle hint about how Francis Ngannou would fare against anyone else at heavyweight right now.
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