Tag: Mma
Adesanya, Usman, Du Plessis… contrasting year for African UFC stars
In 2023, Africa saw its great champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman lose their luster for the first time in their UFC careers. It’s been a complicated year for the…
Francis Ngannou, MMA star, left his mark on Cameroonian sport in 2023
For many Cameroonians, Francis Ngannou, the former MMA world champion, is undoubtedly the athlete of the year 2023. A year marked by his historic fight which pitted him against Tyson…
how Frenchman Salahdine Parnasse came close to writing the history of his sport
Saturday, December 16 in the evening, Frenchman Salahdine Parnasse attempted what no one has ever achieved in the history of MMA: own three championship belts in three different weight categories…
the South African du Plessis fights in the public with Strickland, his future opponent
Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis fought in the middle of spectators during UFC 296, one month before their fight scheduled for January 21 for the under-84 kilo belt of…
When French MMA knocks everyone out
From a pariah sport, just three years ago, to a true social phenomenon, MMA, mixed martial arts, has made a place for itself on French territory. The public is there,…
MMA: the future of Frenchman Ciryl Gane in suspense among UFC heavyweights
After two previous failures to win the UFC heavyweight belt, Frenchman Ciryl Gane did not hide his desire during UFC Paris in September to get a third chance to become…
Fury vs Ngannou: when boxing meets MMA, how to follow the clash live?
Francis Ngannou, former UFC MMA champion, faces the best boxer in the world, Tyson Fury, this evening in an already historic English boxing match. Presentation of the shock. Summary Tonight,…
the Franco-Cameroonian Cédric Doumbé expeditious against Jordan Zebo
For his debut in the PFL (Professional Fighters League), the talkative Franco-Cameroonian Cédric Doumbé put on a show by knocking out his opponent Jordan Zebo after 10 seconds of combat…
Adesanya loses UFC middleweight crown to Strickland
Dethroned ten months ago by Alex Pereira, then brilliant winner of the revenge against the Brazilian in April 2023, Israel Adesanya once again abandons his title of middleweight world champion…
MMA: Ange Loosa, the fighter who “proudly carries Switzerland and Congo on his back” at the UFC
Swiss fighter of Congolese origin Ange Loosa won the victory after a fierce fight against Irishman Rhys McKee at UFC Paris on Saturday September 2. He now aims to climb…