African fighters have dominated the MMA landscape in recent years, with names such as Francis Ngannou and Israel Adesanya headlining some of the sport’s biggest cards.
However, while Africa has seen a rise in regional MMA promotions across the continent, international organisations have yet to tap into what is a rapidly growing fanbase.
PFL Africa’s General Manager, Elias Schulze, is aiming to change that, and LowKickMMA was fortunate enough to catch up with the man tasked with building the PFL brand across the world’s second-largest continent — and helping to bring a new generation of African fighters onto the world stage.