While there’s a lot to be said for all of the champions currently residing in the UFC, there’s a special movement happening with African fighters in the promotion. UFC president Dana White has spoken about how badly he wants to hold an event in Africa, and for good reason. Three of his champs have roots in this special part of the world.
Israel Adesanya is the king of the middleweights, Kamaru Usman runs the show at welterweight, and Francis Ngannou looks like an unstoppable force at heavyweight. Over the next few years, there’s seemingly no limit to what all three can accomplish.
During a recent appearance on talkSPORT, the UFC middleweight champion spoke about what it meant for him to see this shift:
Watch Adesanya’s interview with talkSPORT below:
The next chapter for Israel Adesanya
In the same interview, Adesanya made sure to put an end to rumors of him fighting Kamaru Usman. He hit out at Usman’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, for even suggesting such an idea. Instead, it seems likely that the next step will be him once again defending the middleweight championship, this time against Jared Cannonier.
It’s a showdown that makes sense when you consider the run both men have been on. However, if Adesanya can get past ‘The Killa Gorilla’, you could argue there’s nobody worthwhile left for him to face at 185 pounds.
From there, it’s entirely plausible to see him move up to light heavyweight if he so desires.
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