Igbere TV reports that Nigerian-Canadian mixed martial art fighter Hakeem Dawodu earned his fifth straight win on Sunday after edging out Russian Zubaira Tukhugov at the UFC253 held at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Dawodu’s victory came before the more popular Israel Adesanya knocked out his opponent in the second round.

Dawodu won the game after three rounds. “I thought it was going to be a good fight but as everybody can see, he was running,” he shouted after the win. “I promise the next fight, give me somebody that ain’t gonna run.”

Flying the Nigerian flag after his victory, Dawodu said: “They only allowed me to bring one flag, so I’m really sorry for not bringing the Jamaican and Canadian flags but you know what I represent.”

The 29-year-old said this was one of the fights he pulled off for “something bigger than myself – all my black people, all my African people, everybody that’s getting oppressed”.

With his victory, Dawodu moves to 5-1 overall in the UFC while making a steady climb towards the featherweight top 15 rankings.

Celebrating Dawodu on Twitter, Minster of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare wrote: “I also congratulate and celebrate Hakeem Dawodu. Another Nigerian who won his fight this morning before Isreal.”

https://twitter.com/SundayDareSD/status/1310093451573288960?s=19

Born in Canada to a Nigerian mother and a Jamaican father, Igbere TV reports that Mean Hakeem as he is widely called identifies with all of his roots.

Other Nigerians in the UFC are Kamaru Usman (welterweight), Sodiq Yusuff (featherweight) and Kennedy Nzechukwu (heavyweight).

https://igberetvnews.com/1366161/another-nigerian-hakeem-dawodu-beats-russian-opponent/

Lovely. These fellows are doing justice to our colours, true patriots.

Nice one akoko akumari

Blind

Sharp

Nice...

I think we need a new flag design. Anyhow I'm proud of my boy Dawodu.

Arrrrrrrh

If Na strength eh, naija boys carry excess. If you are a Nigerian boy and you no get strength bro look for a replaceable root.

Congratulations to him .

This guys just dey use Nigeria frustration beat beat people

Very good!. This one is dedicated to the greedy but innocent victims of MMM

Oyibo people have suffered in the hands of Nigerians. How I wish our naira is as strong as our fighter's.

Congratulations boy.More wins for you.

Yorubadboys and fight ehn

And I staked money on the Russian to win but no wahala, since he received confirm beating, that's enough consolation

Ah ah! He wan break person ribs?

Thanks for making us proud bro hakeem

Oduduwa boys whooping ass worldwide and making Nigeria proud unlike some noise makers

I'm sure these Nigerian fighters channel the frustration and annoyance of their roots into their fights jus like the Nigerian boxer who channelled all the annoyance he had into one punch.

BigDick70inch:
Yoruba Amaka

He's an Igbo Muslim

Yoruba Amaka

naija geng that 27th was a very powerful spiritual day. the birth of the ICONZ laycon, Israel Adesanya win and now Hakeem Dawodu win. 27th was the ressurecttion. the rebirth

Now we await Anthony Joshua to destroy the gypsy king

The Giant Never dissapoints.

Dis our flag is beautiful but our leaders hv make it look ugly
Congratulations bro keep winning

Oh cool

Congratulations. More wins in future

Yoruba season. From Adesanya to Laycon to Dawodu.. Proud to be 1

On this I'm proud to be associated with this particular tribe called (YORUBA)

YORUBA AMAKA
NIGERIA AMAKA