(08-07-2018 16:50 )Jack the Nipper Wrote:  UFC 226 was a mixed bag for me with the Ngannou vs Lewis fight being an absolute stinker even though both being regarded among the hardest hitters in the Heavyweight division.Both fought like fighters who were scared to get hit (gunshy) particularly Ngannou who had been built up as one of the scariest guys in the division (due to his knockout record) prior to his title loss to Miocic but now seems to have morphed into Audley Harrison with Lewis getting the nod on a points decision from the judges (everyone else fell asleep).Paul Felder & Mike Perry fought in an epic bloodbath match with Felder fighting for over 10 minutes with a suspected broken hand/arm.

Big props to Daniel Cormier (despite a clear size difference) knocking out Miocic with a sweet short right-hook out of the clinch near the end of the 1st round to become joint holder of the Heavyweight & Light-Heavyweight UFC titles.WWE fan Cormier immediately called out Brock Lesnar from ringside where they engaged in a shoving & shouting insults at each other match.

Cormier has clearly stated on numerous times that he wants to retire before his 40th birthday (which is in March next year) so he only has 1-2 fights left & so the big payday for him is a match with Lesnar.With Lesnar's drug ban & rigorous testing regime wouldn't make him available to fight until end of this year, early next year.
As intriguing fight as it is between Lesnar & Cormier both having stellar amateur wrestling backgrounds it's kind of unfair that Lesnar should leapfrog the top 10 ranked Heavyweights & jump into a title match.