Archives Tag: Ultimate Fighting Championship

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April 19, 2022

  Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion, Israel Adesanya, on the night of Saturday, September 26, 2020, beat his Brazilian opponent, Paulo Costa, to retain his middleweight title. In a dominant display, Adesanya beat Costa in the second round by TKO to come out top of the UFC 253 main event. The fight saw Adesanya … Continue reading Isreal Adesanya Beats Costa To Retain UFC Middleweight Title

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April 19, 2022

  Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship champion, Kamaru Usman, on Sunday, July 12, 2020, retained his UFC welterweight title after beating America’s Jorge Masdival in Abu Dhabi. Usman who declared “I’m at the top of the mountain and everyone’s looking at me,’’ after the fight beat the American after scoring a unanimous points decision of 50-45, … Continue reading Kamaru Usman Conquers Masdival To Retain UFC Welterweight Title

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter, Israel Adesanya did not fail to live up to the expectations of Nigerians after beating Yoel Romero, and successfully defending his UFC 248 middleweight title on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Las Vegas. The match which lasted for 25 minutes saw two of the best knockout artists go toe-to-toe in … Continue reading Stylebender Retains World Title

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, Sodiq Yusuff, racked up his fourth consecutive UFC win on the night of Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Las Vegas against American fighter, Andre Fili. Until Saturday night’s fight, Yusuff was mostly unknown in Nigeria but the fight against Fili saw him record his 11th mixed martial arts win … Continue reading Nigerian UFC Fighter Sodiq Yusuff Records Fourth Consecutive Win

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria, undoubtedly rich in talents in the field of sports finishes every year with laurels won by her talented and hardworking athletes in various fields of sports. Below is how Nigerian athletes fared this year. Football Nigeria witnessed a third-place success at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Egypt earlier this year (June-July, … Continue reading 2019 Sports Highlights

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian mixed martial artist and boxer, Israel Adesanya, has been crowned the new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight interim champion. The current UFC middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, has been scheduled for two headline fights in his country of residence, Australia, but was a no-show on both occasions. Having failed to defend his title for a long … Continue reading Adesanya Crowned UFC Middleweight Interim Champion

By achem

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April 19, 2022

A Nigerian became the first African to win an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title, on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Kamaru Usman beat Tyron Woodley in a very thrilling Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bout to claim the 170-pound welterweight title at the UFC 235. Fight Woodley (19-4-1), who came into the fight with the highest takedown … Continue reading UFC 235: Kamaru Usman Is Africa’s First UFC Champion

By achem

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April 19, 2022

Kamaru Usman is the first African to win an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title. He defeated former title holder, Tyron Woodley, by decision to claim the coveted 170 pound belt, and win his place atop the welterweight division. Here are a few things you probably didn’t know about the world champion. The nickname, ‘The Nigerian … Continue reading Do You Know: Kamaru Usman Was A Farmer Before He Left Nigeria?

By achem

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April 19, 2022

After an unexpected health complication stopped middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, from defending his title against Kelvin Gastelum, earlier this month, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) board, has booked an interim title fight pending the champ’s recovery. Nigerian middleweight, Israel Adesanya, will now face first-rate title-challenger, Gastelum, in a pay-per-view event for UFC 236, on April … Continue reading Adesanya To Face Gastelum For Interim Middleweight Belt

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