Mwimbi Papy Abedi was born on June 30,1978 and is a Congolese-Swedish mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017.
16 Facts About Papy Abedi
1.
2.
Papy Abedi was given the nickname "Makambo" by the elders, which in Lingala means "trouble", because whenever there was a fight or trouble, he was the first at the scene.
3.
Papy Abedi later moved to France and Belgium, before moving to Sweden in 1997.
4.
Papy Abedi started training in judo at 7 years of age.
5.
Papy Abedi produced finishes in all but one of his fights, including five knockouts and two submissions.
6.
In June 2011, Papy Abedi signed a four-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and it was announced that he would drop down to welterweight for his UFC debut.
7.
Papy Abedi made his UFC debut against former title challenger Thiago Alves on November 5,2011, at UFC 138.
8.
Papy Abedi faced James Head on April 14,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs Silva.
9.
Papy Abedi was briefly linked to a bout with Rick Story on June 22,2012, at UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida, replacing an injured Rich Attonito However, Papy Abedi was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Brock Jardine.
10.
Papy Abedi won the back-and-forth fight via split decision, earning his first UFC win.
11.
Papy Abedi next faced Dylan Andrews in his return to middleweight on August 28,2013, at UFC Fight Night 27.
12.
Papy Abedi was expected to face Daniel Acacio for the Superior Challenge welterweight title on May 3,2014, at Superior Challenge 10, but pulled out with an injury and was replaced by Alan Carlos.
13.
Papy Abedi made his return, first expected at April 9,2016 but later postponed, from what was an over three-year layoff, to face Bruno Carvalho in a middleweight bout on October 8,2016, at Superior Challenge 14.
14.
Papy Abedi won the fight by TKO in the first round.
15.
Papy Abedi faced Dylan Andrews, in a rematch of their 2013 UFC-bout, for the Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship on April 1,2017, at Superior Challenge 15.
16.
Papy Abedi lost the fight by knockout via head kick in the 2nd round.