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MMAjunkie Staff

Francis Ngannou talks title stakes vs. Cain Velasquez, Cormier-Miocic beef, Brock Lesnar

Francis Ngannou takes on Cain Velasquez on Sunday in the UFC on ESPN 1 headliner from Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

Ahead of the big fight, we caught up with Ngannou earlier this week. He discussed the heavyweight title implications surrounding his showdown with Velasquez, weighed in on Stipie Miocic’s insistence that UFC champion Daniel Cormier owes him a rematch, and talked about still wanting to fight Brock Lesnar in the future.

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You can check it out in the video above.

For more on UFC on ESPN 1, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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