
African-born UFC champions the stars of a new era of fighters from continent
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First, there was Kamaru Usman. Then came Israel Adesanya. And, most recently, it has been Francis Ngannou.
The three African-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters are not only world champions but have also become icons of a continent in the past two years. When he won the UFC welterweight title in March 2019, Nigerian-born Usman became the UFC's first ever African-born champion.More Related News