UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou longs for a fight card in Africa.

Ngannou is a pioneer of MMA in Africa. During his early days, Ngannou lived a miserable life. He could not pursue his dream of becoming a boxer in his home country – Cameroon. Therefore, he left his homeland and traveled to France for better opportunities.

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Eventually, ‘The Predator‘ made his way into the UFC. He accumulated knockout victories over top heavyweights and became a megastar in the company. Ngannou also fought for a world title but fell short. As of now, he is on a 3 fight win streak.

Amidst all the glory and fame, Ngannou has not forgotten his roots. The Cameroonian native wants the UFC to put up events in Africa.

In the past, the UFC has stated its intentions to travel to Africa. With 2 Nigerian born champions—Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman—Ngannou thinks that the company will most likely hold its first African fight card in Nigeria.

Francis Ngannou is unsure of the date

“From now, I don’t know when will be the event,” Ngannou told MMA Junkie. “I think it will be in either Nigeria or Cameroon. But for now, I’d say Nigeria, because Nigeria has two UFC champions.

“I think if they’re about to go to Africa, they should honor those fighters and which is mainly, as I said, two champions from Nigeria, which is a lot. From seven fighters, two champions are from Nigeria.”

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Ngannou’s will to put Africa on the map is evident. He established the Francis Ngannou Foundation to help the children of Cameroon chase their dreams. Recently, he promised to help out a five-year-old Nigerian boy with insane boxing skills.

The post captured the attention of the UFC President, Dana White. Mr. White responded to it and stated his intentions to build a UFC Performance Institute in Africa.

Francis was thrilled with White’s comments, and said:

“That was great, as he posted that and said that,” Ngannou said. “Now, let’s see what happens. Let’s see how it goes with that. It will be awesome. I mean, that’s what we’ve been fighting for – the UFC to really put Africa on the map. To consider the fact that Africa is part of the UFC too.”

When do you think the UFC will hold its first event in Africa?