Overeem was fighting in his 60th MMA fight, while Ngannou was competing in his 12th. It turned out that Overeem’s lengthy resume meant little when it was pitted against the power of Ngannou.

Overeem might have been the underdog, but he had far more experience. The former UFC title challenger began his MMA career in 1999. Ngannou’s first MMA fight took place in 2013.

Red-hot Francis Ngannou (10-1) will put his unbeaten UFC mark on the line when he faces former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem on Dec. 2 at UFC 218 in Detroit.

Francis Ngannou was looking at his fight with former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 215 as a steppingstone to a shot at current champion Stipe Miocic. Such is what happened with ...

Ngannou (11-1), a native of Cameroon who fights out of France, secured a shot at Stipe Miocic's UFC heavyweight title after recording a violent first-round knockout in the co-main event at Little ...

Francis Ngannou took a huge step toward proving he's the future of the heavyweight division with a first-round knockout victory over Alistair Overeem in the co-main event of UFC 218 at Little ...

Ngannou looking to knockout Overeem and earn a title shot (Las Vegas Review-Journal) More Stories By Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal October 14, 2017 - 1:56 pm ...

Let’s do this at [UFC 215].” @Alistairovereem been mentioning my name everywhere . I'm now open and free for you guy . Let do this at #ufc215 — Francis NGannou (@francis_ngannou) August 19, 2017 ...