MMA Highlights for South Africa

The event forms part of the triple-header weekend show that includes UAE Warriors 36 (Saturday) and UAE Warriors 37: Arabia, which closes out the weekend spectacle on Sunday, February 26th.

“The Punisher ” opened his UAE Warriors account on a good note when he finished France’s Aymard Guih via ground and pound in the second round of their UAE Warriors 32 bout in September last year.

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South African-based Sylvester Chipfumbu (8-5) returns to the cage this month to headline the UAE Warriors 38: Africa card in Abu Dhabi. Zimbabwe’s former EFC Bantamweight champion will take on Morocco’s Imad Bouamri (6-5) at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on March 17th.

In what will be the promotion’s second triple-header event of the year thus far.

Just last month, UAE Warriors opened their 2023 account with their first jam-packed weekend that included UAE Warriors 35: Africa, UAE Warriors 36, and UAE Warriors 37: Arabia – all taking place over three days.
Next week, UAE Warriors 38 will be followed by UAE Warriors 39 (Saturday) before UAE Warriors 40: Arabia closes out the festival of fights on Sunday, March 19th.

This will be Chipfumbu’s fourth fight under the UAE Warriors banner after recording one win and two losses in his first three bouts.

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It feels great to do something for all of Africa, says Angolas’s silver medallist Helder Manuel

This year’s IMMAF World Championships did not yield the desired results for African teams, with only two athletes medalling at the biggest amateur mixed martial arts event.

Angola’s Super Heavyweight Helder Manuel and South Africa’s Junior Middleweight Muhammad Mall were the only Africans to make the podium at this year’s International Mixed Martial Arts Federation World Championships, which took place in Belgrade, Serbia.

Manuel secured the silver medal after losing out to Kazakhstan’s Rassul Khatayev via foot lock in the first round of their finals match. Mall lost via TKO to the Czech Republic’s Tagir Machmudov before receiving the bronze medal

Manuel soaked up the moment and felt honored to be able to represent the Mother Land.

“It feels great to be able to do something not just for Angola, but for all of Africa,” said the Super Heavyweight after the medal ceremony.

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Pretoria duo do it again at UFC in America

Two of Pretoria’s most exciting sportsmen, who are both emerging superstars on the world mixed martial arts stage, raised their stocks again this past weekend at a tournament of the UFC, the largest organization involved in this sport.

Pretoria’s two MMA stars, Dricus du Plessis and Cameron Saaiman’s stars continue to shine on the international stage.

This past weekend, the two fighters participated for the second time together at the same tournament of the world’s largest mixed martial arts organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and once again the two young men did not disappoint their fans.

Du Plessis and Saaiman are both involved at the CIT Performance Institute in Hatfield, Pretoria.

While Saaiman was in action in his second full UFC fight, Du Plessis established himself as one of the top five contenders in the UFC Middleweight division with his victory on Saturday night in his fifth UFC fight.

With this victory, Du Plessis has also established himself among the top five contenders for a title fight in the middleweight division of the UFC and with a little luck he may soon get the chance to fight for this prestigious belt.

Saaiman faced the older and more experienced Mana Martinez. However, the American did not have many answers for the former learner of Hoërskool Garsfontein’s accurate punches and aggression in the fighting cage.

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