For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and the number 3 ranked Francis Ngannou. This is the first fight for Cain after a two and half year layoff. For Francis, this will be an attempt to get his second consecutive win since losing to Derrick Lewis.

UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Sunday February 17, and will take place in Phoenix, Arizona. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at their resumes, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses coming into this fight.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE:

• Long layoff, inactivity for Cain
• Resumes of fighters
• Size and speed
• Is age a factor, cage rust, experience
• Superiority in endurance
• Styles of fighters, will this fight go to the ground
• Athlete vs Fighter
• Strategies for fighters
• Who wins
• Joe answers, a fighter that he wished he had the chance to fight

Links and Resources:

• Cain Velasquez
• Francis Ngannou
• Travis Browne
• Junior Dos Santos
• Fabricio Werdum
• Brock Lesner
• Antonio Silva
• Derrick Lewis
• Curtis Blaydes
• Minotauro Nogueira
• Cheick Kongo
• Andrei Arlovski
• Alistair Overeem
• Stipe Miocic