African Mixed Martial Arts Fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Spotlight

Of the UFC's Almost 600 Fighters From Around the World, 11 Are African. They Include the Current Middleweight and Welterweight Champions

2019 was a big year for 30-year old Israel Adesanya. Born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in New Zealand since he was 12, he became middleweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world's most popular and competitive promoter of Mixed-Martial-Arts (MMA), with hundreds of fighters across different weight classes.

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