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Mixed Martial Heart

September 8, 2023

Jibrin Inuwa Baba is a highly decorated MMA fighter. His sporting career began with Dambe – a traditional martial art in northern Nigeria.Jibrin has come home to prove himself again in one of the dusty fighting pits in his hometown of Kano.

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