The Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF) has said official recognition of the sport by the Ministry of Sports will spur the federation’s efforts to unearth and develop young talents from the grassroots.
NMMAF President, Heney George, told The Guardian, at the weekend, that the federation has increased efforts to develop the sport at the amateur level with the aim of churning out more talented fighters in Mixed Martial Arts.
“MMA was a demonstration sport in last year’s sports festival at Asaba. Now, we are working towards growing the sport at grassroots level and also enlightening parents and their children on the secure nature of the MMA. Meanwhile, the Battle of the Gladiators, which ended at the weekend in Lagos, has thrown up more talented MMA fighters for the country. Put together by Akalaka Spirit of the Warrior Promotion, Ghana’s champion, Richard ‘King Boyka’ Asiedu, silenced home fans at The MUSON Centre with a hard fought split decision win over Nigeria’s Richard Onem ‘The Black Panther’ in the lightweight category of the event.
However, Opara Goodluck opened a floodgate of knockouts with a vicious demolition of Abel Emmanuel in the featherweight category, while ‘The Working Machine,’ Emmanuel Nworie, scored another knockout victory over Daniel Appah in the welterweight division.
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