4 Opponents for Daniel Cormier if Brock Lesnar does not return after Roman Reigns' Leukemia

#2 Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou might be on his way back up

Francis Ngannou had a terrible year in 2018. He may have started looking for the UFC Heavyweight Title against Stipe Miocic, but a loss there caused a big first stumble in his UFC career.

Anyone can stumble, but often it's about how they manage to bounce back from their loss that matters. Extremely unfortunately, following his loss to Miocic in January, when he went on to face Derrick Lewis, things did not improve for Ngannou.

In a fight where both fighters were timid to say the least, Lewis came away with the win over Ngannou. Criticized by the fans heavily for the nature of the fight, Ngannou looked like he was done.

So, when he defeated Curtis Blaydes in only a few seconds at UFC Fight Night 141, everyone concerned was extremely surprised.

One of the top-ranked UFC Heavyweight Fighters, following the win over Blaydes, Ngannou has proved he is far from done.

A fight against Daniel Cormier for the UFC Heavyweight Championship may be just the second chance that he has been looking for.