Why Guys From Africa Doing So Great in UFC Compared to Boxing

[Smash]

i think, could be wrong, africans see football as a way out of poverty not boxing, boxing is not on the radar as a career, in places like mexico boxing has history, everyone knows boxers and they are heros, the good ones that is, no role models like that in africa, the heros are footballers

[GrandpaBernard]

A better question is where the **** are the brazilians in boxing, they're bosses in the MMA world, but nowhere to be seen in boxing


The infraestructure in Mexico isn't good at all, in fact it's quite terrible, the govt. doesn't give a crap

That's why boxers have to become pros at 15yo, and Mexico is a joke at the world amateur stage and olympics

Yet Mexico is a professional boxing powerhouse, so there must be other reasons besides ¨infraestructure¨

I think we don’t see Brazilians in boxing for the same reason Thais aren’t in boxing and mma

their homeland is the capital for a martial art that pays

[-Kev-]

Iwouldn't say killing it--

Adesanya lost to jan, usman hasn't fought a good opponent in a while, and ngannou doesn't want to defend hi title-

Miocic also had a weird game plan against him

This is a weird comment for someone to say. It’s equal to saying Lomachenko has not fought a good opponent in a while when all he does is fight top 10 fighters.

Usman has 6 fights in a row vs highly ranked fighters of his division. Two guys he beat recently are #1 and #2 below him at Welterweight. Masvidal is top 10 still. Dos Anjos is top 10 at Lightweight. Just a weird comment to make of Usman. The dude broke Covington down and forced the stoppage, who’s an excellent fighter.

[Dakuwaqa]

Iwouldn't say killing it--

Adesanya lost to jan, usman hasn't fought a good opponent in a while, and ngannou doesn't want to defend hi title-

Miocic also had a weird game plan against him

Lol adesanya one loss came when moving up. He’s unbeaten at middleweight.

Usman is probably the most dominant fighter in the UFC right now.

Ngannou just knocked out Miocic cold.

don’t bring you boxing bull**** to MMA.

[buddyr]

Iwouldn't say killing it--

Adesanya lost to jan, usman hasn't fought a good opponent in a while, and ngannou doesn't want to defend hi title-

Miocic also had a weird game plan against him

Well all 3 are champions. And it’s not 1 of 8 champions in 17 divisions. All 3 are the undisputed kings of their divisions.