It was the eighth knockout of Ngannou's career, and the 12th time Overeem has suffered a KO in MMA. Miocic, a former collegiate wrestler and baseball player, is expected to defend the title in ...

Overeem was out before he hit the mat, though he was up and walking around the ring about five minutes after the KO. The time of the stoppage was 1:42 of the first, as Ngannou improved to 6-0 in his ...

It was the eighth knockout of Ngannou's career, and the 12th time Overeem has suffered a KO in MMA. Miocic, a former collegiate wrestler and baseball player, is expected to defend the title in ...

The part-time fireman’s six-fight win streak between 2015-2018 read: Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Alistair Overeem, JDS and Ngannou and only Ngannou survived the distance.

Francis Ngannou said he returned to MMA in part because of his son, Kobe, who died in April. Watch his emotional dedication after getting a KO.

Francis Ngannou had some spectacular knockouts during his UFC career – but none of them were quicker than his finish of Jairzinho Rozenstruik.Just 2 ...

That means Ngannou, 31, hasn't fought since January -- a bout that lasted just 92 seconds. His preference is to face Miocic next, but if that's unavailable, he wants Overeem in December.

Ngannou's opponent was Renan Ferreira (13-3). Ferreira, who was the reigning heavyweight champion, had four straight KO victories leading up to this fight. Once the bell rang, Ngannou wasted no time.