In a sad turn of events, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou has confirmed the death of his 15-month-old son, Kobe. The Cameroonian MMA star turned boxer revealed the news of his son's passing via a social media post on Monday night. The post read: "Too soon to leave but yet he's gone. "My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy. Now,...
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, faces a potential three-month jail term after pleading guilty to drunk driving in a New Zealand court. According to ESPN, Adesanya was driving back home after a dinner with friends in Auckland on August 19 and underwent a Random Breath Test which revealed he had had 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his body which is...
Canadian rapper Drake is backing Nigeria-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight title when he challenges Sean Strickland in tonight's UFC 293. Drake placed a bet worth $500,000 on Adesanya to come out victorious which a potential winning of $920,000. Drake has not hidden his admiration for Adesanya's fighting skills and it won't be first time the music star is banking on the MMA...
Nigeria-born Mixed Martial Artiste Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293. The fight is Strickland's first UFC title fight and it will come up in the Australian city of Sydney on September 10. The Last Stylebender was initially scheduled to face South Africa's Dircus du Plessis but the opponent is yet to recover from an injury. Adesanya stamped his...
Cameroon's MMA star Francis Ngannou has joined America's mixed martial league company - Professional Fighters League (PFL) after quitting the Ultimate Fighting Championship in January. The former UFC heavyweight champion joined PFL to gain a minority equity and also become the inaugural chairman of PFL Africa even as he chases his fighting career with a PFL pay-per-view Super Fight scheduled for 2024. The new deal is...
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