Face-Off Fight Night promoters, Usman, Belousova, promise bigger show for fans after successful show

It was a night of sheer entertainment and mixed martial arts excellence as Nigerian celebrities, sports and media icons, as well as fans of MMA, thronged the Landmark Centre for the third edition of Face-Off Fight Night organised by 5Five 4Four Limited.

The event, which was promoted by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend, Kamaru Usman’s outfit, African Knockout, for the third time running, was sponsored by agri-fintech company, Tingo.

Usman is also a director at 5Five 4Four Limited.

Face-Off Fight Night 3 featured 24 fighters from six African countries – Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo DR, Togo, Ghana, and Benin.

Speaking at the end of the 12-fight promotion, an elated Usman, thanked the over 1,000 fans that had thronged the Landmark Event Centre venue of Face-Off Fight Night 3 as Nigeria gradually becomes a go-to nation for MMA.

“Thank you everybody for coming out,” said a delighted Usman. “I want to say thank you to all of you guys. We want to grow this one (Face-Off Fight Night) to continue to give all these fighters – men and women – the opportunity to continue to change their families’ lives and that happens when all of you guys support.

“So I’m going to thank all of you for being here tonight. We’ve got bigger and better things coming in 2023,” added Usman.

Some of those bigger things the US-based Usman was referring to were highlighted by 5Five 4Four Limited Director, Natasha Belousova.

“This is our third and the biggest event of 2022,” Ms Belousova told The Guardian. “We had 1,100-plus guests.  The event was broadcast live for over four hours in in 46 African countries. We are moving and have big plans for 2023 as there is always room to improve and make our events better, and to bring together sports and