Tag: Mma
Ngannou, back in the ring!
The Cameroonian MMA star is trying his hand at boxing again. Will Francis Ngannou, king of the octagon, finally be at the top of his (noble) art in the ring?…
Fights “for 400 euros in a cage”: how Frenchman Benoît Saint Denis started MMA
Considered one of the future stars of MMA, Frenchman Benoit Saint Denis started at the bottom of the ladder. Combat sports fans, the name Benoît Saint-Denis has certainly become very…
Doumbè loses to Baki at the end of a mixed evening for the PFL
The Franco-Cameroonian Cédric Doumbè fell against his compatriot Baysangur “Baki” Chamsoudinov following the referee’s stoppage during the PFL Europe organized at the Accor Arena in Paris on Thursday March 7.…
a high-tension fight between Cédric Doumbé and Baysangur “Baki”
Headliners of PFL Paris 2, the American organization’s main competitor to the UFC, Cédric Doumbé and Baysangur Chamsoudinov face each other this evening, March 7 at the Accor Hôtel Arena…
Themba Gorimbo, the incredible story of the UFC Zimbabwean
Themba Gorimbo scored an impressive victory in his third UFC fight on the night of Saturday to Sunday February 4. A success which will make people talk about it, and…
in South Africa, the whole country behind Dricus Du Plessis
The rising star of mixed martial arts (MMA), who has just celebrated his thirtieth birthday, is preparing to challenge the American UFC middleweight champion this Sunday morning, to try to…
Cédric Doumbè and Baki headline the return of the PFL to Paris
The PFL has formalized the MMA fight between Baki and Cédric Doumbè for his return to Paris, in Bercy, on March 7. A fight which was eagerly awaited by fans…
Combat sports: when MMA finds a good place in France
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,…
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…