On the night of July 7 in Las Vegas a grandiose fight show UFC 226 will take place, in the main event of which heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will face light heavyweight belt-holder Daniel Cormier. In the second main event, featherweight champion Max Holloway was about to meet undefeated challenger Brian Ortega, however, unfortunately, Holloway had symptoms of brain concussion and was not admitted to the tournament.
Now the place in the co-main event will be occupied by an intriguing match up of two heavyweight-knockout machines — Frenchman of Cameroonian origin Francis Ngannou and American Derrick Lewis.