Francis Ngannou: Brock Lesnar is the fight 'I've been dreaming for'

Sure, things are heating up between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis. But if “The Predator” had his way, he’d face a different “beast” next.

“It’s up to what (the UFC) want to give me,” Ngannou said during today’s episode of “The MMA Hour.” “There are a lot of people out there who want to fight me. … “By myself, I want Brock – Brock Lesnar.”

There’s no question intrigue would be high for a showdown between the two heavyweight giants. Ngannou’s (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) desire, though, has obstacles in front of it.

“The Beast Incarnate” as he’s known in pro wrestling, Lesnar (5-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) currently is retired from MMA and reigns as the WWE’s Universal champion. The former UFC champ hasn’t fought MMA since defeating Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in July 2016, a result that was later overturned to a no-contest after Lesnar failed a pair of drug tests by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Lesnar was handed a one-year suspension and would later retire.

If Lesnar did return to the UFC, he would have to unretire to re-enter USADA’s testing pool and serve out the seven months left over on his suspension.

That’s what Ngannou would like to have happen.

“Please Brock, come back. Come back, my friend. We need you here,” Ngannou said. “We need you to put the fun in this division. I need you to give me that f*cking fight I’ve been waiting for for a long time, I’ve been dreaming for.”

“I like the fight,” Ngannou continued. “He look like — I don’t know if you ever seen this guy, he looks very, very big and strong. And I really want to try that.”

After winning his first six UFC fights by stoppage – five of them by either knockout or TKO – Ngannou, 31, failed in his bid for the heavyweight title. Ngannou was dominated by champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 220, en route to a decisive unanimous decision.

Since then, Ngannou recently has received callouts from both Lewis and Mark Hunt. Things particularly have flared up with “The Black Beast” on social media, with both men trading barbs to set up a potential matchup of heavy hitters that’s more realistic than a Lesnar fight.

And it’s unlikely anyone would complain about an Ngannou-Lewis booking next.

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