CAPE TOWN - UFC President Dana White gave African fans, fighters and media a splash of joy early on Sunday morning.Nigerian-born Kamaru Usman defend his Welterweight title in fine style after knocking out Jorge Masvidal
The calls for the first #UFCAfrica event have increased over time and fighters from different countries have shown their support.With the UFC having three African champions - Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya , Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou and Usman, it was only a matter of time before #UFCAfrica took place.
“Hey, we are going to have to make this happen. We are about to have three African-born champions,” said Kamaru before Francis was crowned the new heavyweight champion after beating Stipe Miocic at UFC260.“I don’t think we are far from that first African event at all. The tough thing is, the higher-ups and executives will have to say ‘okay, we are going to do whatever it takes to make this happen.
The EFC has been around for more than a decade putting on high-quality productions and has constantly produced some of the world’s biggest MMA athletes including current UFC stars Dricus Du Plessis , JP Buys , Don Madge and Dalcha Lungiambula . Aside from those large World Cup jamborees, South Africa regularly plays host to other major sporting events on weekends and interest will not be an issue here considering - as per data analyst company, Nielsen Sport - the big increase in the local mixed martial arts television audience.
“The amount of raw talent that is possibly over there ..., and if you look at what we did all over the world, in places that we’ve gone, whether it’s Europe or Australia, Canada … when we put on live events in these places, it ignites ...
juliankiewietz MmaMzansi Great let's watch more black men beat the shit out of each other simply to keep us entertained
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