PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: Vincent Nakana, South Africa
Nickname: The Elephant
Date of Birth: 1997
Weight: 135LBS/61.23kg
Division: Bantamweight and flyweight
Pro MMA Record: [1-3-0]
EARLY LIFE
Vincent Nakana is a South African fighter who has been making a name for himself in the MMA industry. He is currently ranked #30 in South Africa’s pro flyweight and has been in four professional and three amateur fights.
MMA CAREER
The fighter has competed in various competitions, such as Klerksdorp Fight Night, Alpha MMA, and EFC. In his amateur debut, he faced off against Gert Johannes Notnagel and lost the fight following a TKO. His next battle was against Zadian West, and he defeated his opponent after landing some heavy ground pounding-in round three. His last amateur fight was against Edson Machavane, but he lost after a triangle choke.
Nakana made his professional debut at EFC 101, where he faced Bheki Ngcobo. Afterwards, he faced Gracie Ngoyi. Ngoyi came in with a brutal left hook that dropped Nakana, and he landed heavy ground pound before Nakana got back up. He soon had Nakana back down and landed some vicious strikes and elbow shots until the round ended. Nakana came into the cage with leg kicks, but Ngoyi countered with quick jabs. The two continued to exchange savage strikes, with Ngoyi as the aggressor but Nakana kept his guard up. Ngoyi landed a knee strike, but Nakana soon backed him to the cage and peppered him with strikes before he recovered. Ngoyi went in for a takedown, but Nakana continued to land body shots. The fight soon came to an end after Ngoyi retired, leaving Nakana victorious. He lost the match after an ankle lock in the opening round led to a submission.
Next, he faced Micky Cloete but was unfortunately defeated after a keylock led to a submission in round one. His last recorded bout was against Luke Hendrikz, and he lost after a barrage of blows led to a TKO in round one.
MMA RECORD
W/L/D[NC] | RECORD AFTER FIGHT | OPPONENT | FIGHT LIBRARY |
L | 1-3-0 | LUKE HENDRIKZ | |
L | 1-2-0 | MICKY CLOETE | |
W | 1-1-0 | GRACIA NGOYI | https://youtu.be/MjGo4XG8p9Q?si=nLFvFwg5uro10XS7 |
L | 0-1-0 | BHEKI NGCOBO |