I’ve always wanted to do is have a fight in Africa. Francis Ngannou three MMA Kings

The proud and true Sons of Africa These soldiers are really shaking the earth on UFC keep making us proud

Africans are naturally very strong

“One of the cool things is right now we have three Africans: Francis Ngannou, Usman and Israel Adesanya, but one of the things that I’ve always wanted to do is have a fight in Africa. It is a big dream of mine

….we'll figure out a way to make it happen, to fight for our people. It is very important for each of us, and yes, with the UFC preferably but even without the UFC, that's going to happen”— Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya Africa's three MMA Kings African giants Sons of Africa

This year, Cameroon's Francis Ngannou joined Nigerian-born duo Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya in becoming a UFC champion.

UFC President, Dana White, says the trio are raising the profile of mixed martial arts on the continent in a similar fashion to how Ireland's Conor McGregor, who first became UFC champion

Francis Ngannou

Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist

Francis Zavier Ngannou is a French Cameroonian mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in the world

Born: September 5, 1986 (age 35 years), Batié, Cameroon

Height: 1.93 m

Weight: 113 kg

Reach: 83 in (211 cm)

Trainer: Eric Nicksick (Head coach); Dewey Cooper (Striking coach); Fernand Lopez (formerly)

Nickname(s): The Predator

Team: MMA Factory (2013–2018); UFC Performance Institute; Xtreme Couture (2018–present)

Kamaru Usman

Nigerian mixed martial artist

Kamarudeen "Kamaru" Usman is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. Wikipedia

Born: May 11, 1987 (age 34 years), Auchi, Nigeria

Height: 1.83 m

Weight: 77 kg

Wrestling: NCAA Division II Wrestling

Reach: 76 in (193 cm)

Trainer: Jorge Santiago (grappling); Trevor Wittman (striking)

Siblings: Mohammed Usman, Kashetu Usman

Israel Adesanya

Nigerian-New Zealand mixed martial artist

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, and former kickboxer and boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. Wikipedia

Born: July 22, 1989 (age 32 years), Lagos, Nigeria

Height: 1.93 m

Weight: 84 kg

Division: Middleweight

Fighting out of: Auckland, New Zealand

Reach: 80 in (203 cm)

Nickname(s): The Last Stylebender