On the night of Saturday to Sunday in Anaheim (California), Ciryl Gane will try to become the first French champion of the UFC, the most prestigious MMA organization in the world, in a fight that smells of powder against Francis Ngannou.
If the extraordinary physique of these two giants (between 110 and 115 kg on the scale) and the violence of the blows they deal in the octagon may seem to you very far from your daily life and sports activity such as you imagine, MMA is not just about these impressive duels.
Legalized in France two years ago, this discipline combining the techniques of different sports and martial arts (English boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, Thai boxing, etc.) is attracting more and more practitioners who are not all destined to enter the cage, far from it.
Boss of the Snake Team, a club based in Épinay-sur-Seine with 150 members - including around thirty women and as many children -, former UFC fighter Cyrille Diabaté explains why...
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