MMA Zambia President Benjamin Bush and mixed martial arts sports development in Zambia

Combat Sports in Africa

In this episode, I speak with MMA Zambia President Benjamin Bush about:

• Team Zambia’s overall performance at the 2022 IMMAF Africa Championships,
• The level of mixed martial arts (MMA) talent across Africa,
• MMA Zambia being recognized as the Best National Federation for 2021,
• MMA Sports development,
• Youth Development initiative in Zambia,
• President Benjamin Bush's “combat sports’ story” and how he got involved in MMA,
• The current state of Combat Sports and MMA in Zambia,
• His coaching style and lessons learned from the 2022 IMMAF Africa Championships
• His thoughts on IMMAF and advice to other African MMA communities and coaches.

IMMAF articles
MMA Zambia’s Hard Work on Show as Ken Nyaondo Secures Spot in Lightweight Final
https://immaf.org/2022/04/29/mma-zambias-hard-work-on-show-as-ken-nyaondo-secures-spot-in-lightweight-final/

MMA Zambia continue to make strides with Youth Development
https://immaf.org/2022/03/18/mma-zambia-continue-to-make-strides-with-youth-development/

New Zambia MMA Federation receives Government recognition
https://immaf.org/2021/10/29/new-zambia-mma-federation-receives-government-recognition/
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