#3 Francis Ngannou
Ngannou is a breath of fresh air for the heavyweight division. The French-Cameroonian towers over his opponents with his beastly frame that could make just about any man quiver. On top of that, Ngannou has perhaps some of the most vicious striking skills we have seen since Mark Hunt in his prime.
The heavyweight prospect literally puts his opponents to sleep with the power he keeps in his hands, and that has been very true in four of his five UFC fights thus far.
Most recently, Ngannou placed himself on the cusp of the UFC’s top 5 heavyweight rankings by bulldozing through former champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Pena via a 1st round TKO.
If Ngannou continues this vicious journey through the top 10, a title shot could very well come his way in 2017.
