Heading into their awaited slugfest at July 7’s UFC 226 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, however, ‘The Black Beast’ is giving ‘The Predator’ a run for the money to become the hardest-punching human being on record.
During an appearance on UFC Tonight last night, Lewis tested his punching power up against all previous hitters on their machine, and while the numbers used to quantify Ngannou’s power were a bit different, Lewis did set the record for every fighter that has hit the machine on UFC Tonight thus far.
Does that mean he truly does hit harder than the frightening Ngannou? We’ll have to tune in and see on July 7. For now, watch Lewis’ massive punch here:
Curtis Blaydes has a prediction for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. On July 7, Miocic and Cormier will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The heavyweight title clash will serve as UFC 226’s main event. Cormier is the light…
Curtis Blaydes has a prediction for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. On July 7, Miocic and Cormier will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The heavyweight title clash will serve as UFC 226’s main event. Cormier is the light heavyweight champion, but he’s moving up for this “super fight.” One man […]
The first half of 2018 has been a rough one for the UFC and its fans, but things have finally started to turn a corner. After five months of underwhelming pay-per-views, the UFC is set to follow the stacked UFC 225 with a similarly loaded UFC 226…
The first half of 2018 has been a rough one for the UFC and its fans, but things have finally started to turn a corner. After five months of underwhelming pay-per-views, the UFC is set to follow the stacked UFC 225 with a similarly loaded UFC 226…
Jon Jones may be facing a likely lengthy suspension from USADA, but he doesn’t think that prevents him from still being the UFC light heavyweight champion.
But knowing Jones, he could wiggle out of the situation if everyone could, and indeed he believes (or claims to) that he’ll be proven innocent when it becomes apparent he never knowingly used the anabolic steroid Turinabol he tested positive for during his UFC 214 title bout with Daniel Cormier last year.
That’s kept the champ extremely active on social media in his attempt for his latest and now-countless comeback, and he did just that today. When presented with a fan’s opinion that he was still the champion, Jones said he didn’t need to physically have to hold the belt to be the 205-pound champion, and the top five of his division knows that:
Jones then followed up on his opinion by stating why he believed he was the champion and how he still had great things to do:
The legendary former champion certainly still has time to live up to his all-time greatest potential, but he may be slowly running out of it as his outside-the-cage issues with drugs both performance-enhancing and recreational in addition to alcohol.
Jones had his fighting license revoked and was fined $250,000 by the State of California in February this year after testing for Turinabol prior to his third-round knockout over archrival Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 214. He returned to fight on the card less than a month after he was suspended before his scheduled rematch with Cormier at 2016’s UFC 200 for testing positive for two other banned substances.
He now awaits punishment from USADA, who could hand him a very significant sit on the sidelines. Cormier, meanwhile, will go on to face heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the main event of July 6’s UFC 227, a bout Jones was most likely headed for if he stayed out of trouble.
Unfortunately for him, he’s been unable to accomplish anything resembling that in the last few years.
He still feels he’s the champion nonetheless. When will be able to prove in the octagon?
Lando Vannata vs. Drakkar Klose is a go for UFC 226. UFC 226 is set to take place on July 7. The card will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event will be part of “International Fight Week.” Vannata vs. Klose will…
Lando Vannata vs. Drakkar Klose is a go for UFC 226. UFC 226 is set to take place on July 7. The card will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event will be part of “International Fight Week.” Vannata vs. Klose will join the card. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported […]
The UFC will kick off a packed run of events in Chile tonight, but it’s safe to say the pinnacle of the promotion’s summer schedule is focused on July 7’s UFC 226 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There, dominant heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will meet light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in a high-stakes super fight for the 265-pound gold, while featherweight champ Max Holloway meets surging challenger Brian Ortega in a similarly anticipated co-main event.
The card will be the culmination of the traditional International Fight Week after Miocic and Cormier finish their tenure as opposing coaches on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF).
The UFC recently released the official poster for the event, so check it out here:
