Stipe Miocic says UFC called him about Daniel Cormier bout two days before Francis Ngannou fight

LOS ANGELES — Stipe Miocic didn’t want to fight Daniel Cormier at first. Actually, the first time the UFC broached the topic with him, he says he all but hung up the phone.
The UFC heavyweight champion said Monday at a media lunch that a promotion official called him two days before — yes, before — his fight with Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 in January to ask him about fighting Cormier and coaching The Ultimate Fighter against him.“I told them, ‘shut up,’