UFC: You're Nigeria Global Icon - Dare Congratulates Adesanya


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UFC: You're Nigeria Global Icon - Dare Congratulates Adesanya


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Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare has congratulated Nigerian born UFC champion, Isreal Adesanya on yet another successful title defence.


Adesanya, early Sunday in Las Vegas, United States of America, defeated Jared Cannonier to retain his UFC Middleweight crown with a unanimous decision victory.


Dare, in a statement, praised Adesanya for being a worthy youth ambassador for the country.


The Minister said Nigeria is proud of the achievements of Israel Adesanya and another UFC champion Kamaru Usman who have continued to identify with the country everytime they compete.


"We are proud of Adesanya and Usman and we will continue to celebrate them because they always identify with Nigeria, they always proudly carry our flag everywhere they go. They are our global icons. We believe they have many more successes ahead of them," Dare concluded.

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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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