Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou, the star raising the African stakes in the UFC

Cameroon finished third at the African Cup of Nations. Francis Ngannou successfully defended his UFC title last month.

Francis Ngannou is the new UFC heavyweight champion. He beat Ciryl Gane in January. Nginou went the distance in the five-round fight. He is raising the African stakes in UFC. The Cameroonian moved to France at 26 and started his MMA career.

Francis Ngannou is the new UFC champion. He is from Cameroon. Ngahenou has always been proud of his origins. His foundation provides young Cameroonians with different forms of support. Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya are the other African-born UFC champions.

Francis Ngannou is the star of the UFC. He wants to keep fighting even if he doesn't sign a new deal.

Francis Ngannou was born in the south-west of Cameroon. He worked at a sand quarry from the age of 10 to 17. After his release from prison in Spain, he moved to Paris and trained at the MMA Factory. Now he is a professional MMA fighter. He is raising the African stakes in UFC.

Francis Ngannou is a Cameroonian fighter who is currently a heavyweight champion in the UFC. He made his professional MMA debut in 2013 and has since won six out of seven fights. Ngansou lost to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis, but he soon got back to winning.

I have a lot of plans in Africa. I want to open a couple of performance institutes and start cultivating some talent from that.

Francis Ngannou is the star of the UFC. He is considering a move to boxing. Ngaonou wants to fight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. He wants a new contract with the company in late 2021. His current contract limits his earning potential.

Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou is the new UFC star. Tyson Fury wants to see him fight on January 23, 2022.

Usman and Adesanya are Nigerian champions. Usman has considered moving up to light heavyweight and "skip[ping] Israel" in middleweight. Ade's agent, Ali Abdelaziz, claims the all-Nigerian bout is not that far-fetched. UFC has been promoting African fighters in recent years.

Conor McGregor became champion in Ireland. Usman, Adesanya and Ngannou are also champions in Africa.