Sports Features of Saturday, 30 March 2019Source: Teddy Osei-FordjourAfricans making the continent proud in UFCKamaru UsmanDespite it being characterized by bloody faces and bruised egos, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) still remains one of the fastest growing sports in the world at the moment. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), one of the largest MMA promotion organizations, features some of the most interesting MMA fighters from Africa. Though not common in the African culture, a lot of Africans are making their mark in the brutal combat sport but/and the biggest of them all is Kamuru Usman. Aside Usman, other exciting African fighters worth keeping an eye on in the UFC are Israel Adesanya (Nigeria), Francis Ngannou (Cameroon), and Abdul Razak Alhassan (Ghana). Sodiq Yussuf, a Nigerian native is well rounded mixed martial artist with heavy punches and excellent technique in the FW division.

Source: GhanaWeb March 30, 2019 08:15 UTC