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Cain Velasquez Set To Fight Francis Ngannou In Blockbuster UFC Match

Cain Velasquez Set To Fight Francis Ngannou In Blockbuster UFC Match

WHAT A FIGHT.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

UFC fans, get excited because Cain Velasquez's comeback fight is in the works.

Velasquez has been out of action for a LONG time. Too long.

His last bout was way back at UFC 200 in 2016. That night, he put on a masterful performance. He absolutely destroyed Travis Browne, earning a vicious TKO in round 1.

But he was unable to string together a run of fights due to niggling injuries including a serious back problem, which kept him on the sideline for a lengthy spell.

However, Velasquez is now on the mend and his next contest has been tentatively scheduled.

According to Ariel Helwani, he's set to make his anticipated return to the famed Octagon on February 17th.

That's not all the good news. UFC are looking to match him up against knockout artist Francis Ngannou.

OH SWEET BABY JESUS.

Image: PA
Image: PA

The French-Cameroonian, aptly nicknamed 'The Predator, returned to the win column against Curtis Blaydes in China, last month.

Ngannou lost his first UFC fight in a title bout versus Stipe Miocic, then lost his second to Derrick Lewis.

Though after recording his 12th professional victory, he's now in line to welcome Velasquez back to the cage.

Velasquez vs. Ngannou is slated to headline 'UFC on ESPN 1' which takes place on February 17th in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Cali-native will be hoping to earn another shot at UFC gold. But the belt is currently in possession of his teammate Daniel Cormier.

The two American Kick-boxing Academy pupils won't be fighting each other though 'DC' is contemplating retirement in 2019.

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Topics: Cain Velasquez, UFC News, Fight News, UFC, Francis Ngannou, MMA

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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