Åêñ-÷åìï³îí UFC ó âàæê³é âàç³ áðàçèëåöü Ôàáð³ñ³î Âåðäóì (23-7-1) äàâ ñâ³é ïðîãíîç íà ìàéáóòí³é á³é ÷åìï³îíà îðãàí³çàö³¿ ó âàæê³é âàç³ àìåðèêàíöåì Ñò³ïå ̳î÷³÷åì (17-2) ³ îô³ö³éíèì ïðåòåíäåíòîì íà öåé òèòóë ôðàíöóçîì Ôðåíñ³ñîì Íãàííó (11-1), ÿêèé â³äáóäåòüñÿ 20 ñ³÷íÿ â Áîñòîí³ (ÑØÀ).

"Íãàííó ìຠâ ñâîºìó àðñåíàë³ ïîòóæíèé óäàð, àëå íå âîëî䳺 äîñòàòíüîþ òåõí³êîþ áîþ. Ïðîòå, éîãî óì³íü éîìó âèñòà÷èòü äëÿ ïåðåìîãè íàä ̳î÷³÷åì. Âîíè ëþáëÿòü áèòèñÿ â ñò³éö³ ³ îáì³íþâàòèñÿ óäàðàìè, àëå óâåðííî, ÿêà ïàíóº â Íãàí - äîçâîëèòü çàâîþâàòè ïåðåìîãó íîêàóòîì íàä ̳î÷³÷åì", - öèòóº Âåðäóì bloodyelbow.
Íàãàäàºìî, ùî ïîºäèíîê ̳î÷³÷ vs. Íãàí ñòàíå ãîëîâíîþ ïî䳺þ òóðí³ðó UFC 221, ÿêèé çàïëàíîâàíèé íà 20 ñ³÷íÿ â Áîñòîí³ (ÑØÀ).