Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi (born 14 October 1994) is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background. Born in Bamenda, Cameroon, Nchukwi's family moved to the United States in 2005. He played soccer in his youth, changing to football, baseball and wrestling during his high school years. He attended college, but dropped out after discovering mixed martial arts. Nchukwi is a WKA ×2 2016 National champion, WKA ×2 2017 national champion, WKA ×2 2016 World champion. He is also a Jiu-jitsu blue belt and a 2017 IBJJF PAN Silver  medalist. Nchukwi flies the flag of the separatist banner of the Republic of Ambazonia. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. In his MMA debut at CFFC 73, he faced Alex Meyers and went on to defeat him via TKO in the second round. Nchukwi defeated AT McCowin via TKO in round one at Shogun Fights 23. Then in his second and final appearance with Cage Fury Fighting Championships at CFFC 80, he defeated William Knight via TKO in the first round to make it two in a row with Cage Fury Fighting Championships. The win was controversial as the ref  thought he was Knight was knocked out when covering up, for which the ref apologized afterwards. For the main event of Dana White's Contender Series 32, Nchukwi knocked out Al Matavao in the second round. The victory earned Nchukwi the fourth knockout win of his professional career. He also picked up a contract from the UFC in the process. Ultimate Fighting Championship. In his promotional debut, Nchukwi faced Jamie Pickett at on December 19, 2020. After knocking down Pickett in the third round, Nchukwi won the fight via unanimous decision. In his sophomore appearance, Nchukwi faced Jun Yong Park  on May 8, 2021 at . He lost the fight via majority decision after being deducted a point due to repeated groin strikes. Nchukwi faced Mike Rodríguez at on September 18, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Nchukwi faced Azamat Murzakanov on March 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 203 Despite winning most of the bout, Nchukwi lost the bout after getting knocked out by a flying knee in round three.