Papy Abedi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Papy Abedi
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1978(1978-06-30)
Age	46
Birthplace	Kinshasa
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Horoscope	Gemini

Papy Abedi Biography

Papy Abedi is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on June 30, 1978 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mwimbi The Papy (born 30 June 1978) is a mixed martial artist from Congo and Sweden who last competed in 2017. Professionally competing since 2006 He has fought with the UFC.

In June of 2011, Papy signed a four-fight agreement for UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship, and it was confirmed that he would be dropping to welterweight to make the fight of his UFC debut.

Abedi faced James Head on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva. Late in the opening round Head stunned Abedi with a short elbow from the clinch followed by a barrage of punches that knocked Abedi down, Head followed Papy to the mat and finished the fight with a rear naked choke.

Abedi next faced Dylan Andrews in a middleweight bout on August 28, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 27. Despite controlling and winning the first two rounds, Abedi lost via knockout in the third round. After the loss Abedi was subsequently released from the UFC.

Abedi took part in the UFC debut against title opponent Thiago Alves in November 5th 2011, during UFC 138. Abedi was severely injured by a straight right-hand from Alves which smashed him down halfway through the opening round. after unleashing a torrent of elbows and punches which broke Abedi wide open Alves was able to take Abedi’s shoulders and ended the fight with a submission because of a naked choke in the rear which handed Abedi his first loss as a professional. While Abedi received praise for his performance against the top 10 fighters in his UFC debut, he was not able to make it through the first round.

Papy Abedi Net Worth

Papy Abedi is one of the richest Judoka from Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Papy Abedi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Abedi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the country where he was raised. He was nicknamed “Makambo” by the elders and is in Lingala (the the official language) refers to “trouble”, because whenever there was a disturbance or fight Abedi was the first on the scene. Later, he relocated in France and Belgium before moving to Sweden in 1997.

Abedi began the professional MMA debut in December of 2006. He got knockouts in every single one of his fights with five knockouts as well as two submissions.At the beginning of his career, many prominent MMA media outlets referred to Abedi as being one of the top middleweights of the European circuit, and suggested that he could have the future of MMA.

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, Abedi was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Brock Jardine.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Papy Abedi height 5 ft 11 in Papy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Papy Abedi Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Papy Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Papy Abedi celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.