Alex was born in Paris of Ivorian heritage, but moved to the UK and has lived and trained in London for several years. During his 35-fight professional MMA career he has captured championships in four different organisations, and has challenged for world championship gold under the Cage Warriors and Oktagon MMA banners.
Now a leading contender in BRAVE Combat Federation’s 175-pound super-welterweight division, the 34-year-old is arguably in the best position of his career and, two fights into his tenure with the Bahrain-based promotion, he already has a pair of first-round finishes to his name, including an 80-second knockout of former champion Marcin Bandel on his promotional debut.
On this week’s show, I had an in-depth chat with Alex about his career, his unique position as a French fighter who has struggled to find fan support in his career, and his hopes for his career in BRAVE Combat Federation. It’s a revealing chat with one of the most interesting characters in European MMA – and it was conducted while Alex was enjoying some peri-peri chicken in his local Nando’s!
Check out the episode via the YouTube player above, or listen to the show via Spotify.
