{"id":104077,"date":"2026-06-04T07:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kennedy-nzechukwu\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:30:30","slug":"kennedy-nzechukwu","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kennedy-nzechukwu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Nzechukwu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kennedy Nzechukwu : le longiligne nig\u00e9rian qui a quitt\u00e9 les 93 kg pour cogner chez les lourds<\/h2>\n<p>Quand un mec de 1,96 m avec 211 cm d&rsquo;allonge d\u00e9cide qu&rsquo;il en a marre de couper 18 kilos avant chaque combat, \u00e7a donne Kennedy Nzechukwu version poids lourd. N\u00e9 le 13 juin 1992 dans l&rsquo;\u00c9tat d&rsquo;Imo, au Nigeria, arriv\u00e9 aux \u00c9tats-Unis en 2010, il a b\u00e2ti l&rsquo;essentiel de sa carri\u00e8re UFC en mi-lourds avant de monter d&rsquo;une cat\u00e9gorie fin 2024. Aujourd&rsquo;hui install\u00e9 au Texas, il affiche un bilan professionnel de 14 victoires, 6 d\u00e9faites et 1 nul, dont 10 succ\u00e8s avant la limite par KO\/TKO.<\/p>\n<h3>Des d\u00e9buts UFC dans le dur<\/h3>\n<p>Nzechukwu d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC le 30 mars 2019 face \u00e0 Paul Craig, et il prend cher : soumission par triangle au troisi\u00e8me round. Pas le bapt\u00eame r\u00eav\u00e9. Mais le grand gabarit nig\u00e9rian s&rsquo;accroche et finit par trouver son rythme. Le 6 mars 2021, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 259, il met Carlos Ulberg KO au deuxi\u00e8me round et empoche un \u00ab\u00a0Fight of the Night\u00a0\u00bb. Quelques mois plus tard, le 26 juin 2021, il encha\u00eene avec un TKO au troisi\u00e8me round sur Danilo Marques, r\u00e9compens\u00e9 d&rsquo;une \u00ab\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<h3>Un style de chasseur en longueur<\/h3>\n<p>Le surnom dit tout : longtemps appel\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0African Savage\u00a0\u00bb, il est d\u00e9sormais pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par l&rsquo;UFC sous le nom de \u00ab\u00a0Chosen\u00a0\u00bb. Sa carte de visite, c&rsquo;est sa frappe : 10 de ses 14 victoires sont des arr\u00eats debout. Avec son allonge d\u00e9mesur\u00e9e, il garde l&rsquo;adversaire au bout du jab et balance des combinaisons qui font mal. Form\u00e9 pendant des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 la Fortis MMA avant de rejoindre la War Room MMA en 2024, il a aussi montr\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il pouvait finir au sol : le 6 mai 2023, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 288, il endort le v\u00e9t\u00e9ran Devin Clark avec une guillotine debout au deuxi\u00e8me round.<\/p>\n<h3>Le pari poids lourd<\/h3>\n<p>Fin 2024, Nzechukwu arr\u00eate de massacrer sa balance et monte chez les lourds. Le pari d\u00e9marre bien avec un TKO au premier round sur Chris Barnett. Mais la cat\u00e9gorie reine ne pardonne rien : le 12 juillet 2025, il se fait soumettre par Valter Walker sur un heel hook, puis le 13 d\u00e9cembre 2025 il accroche un match nul face \u00e0 Marcus Buchecha. De quoi nourrir des envies de rebond en 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>O\u00f9 en est-il aujourd&rsquo;hui ?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c0 33 ans, Nzechukwu reste un client dangereux pour quiconque le laisse trouver sa distance. Le passage chez les lourds lui a enlev\u00e9 l&rsquo;enfer de la coupe de poids, mais il doit encore confirmer qu&rsquo;il peut tenir t\u00eate aux gros bras de la division. Un combattant \u00e0 suivre de pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kennedy_Nzechukwu\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/kennedy-nzechukwu\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/prepare-to-see-a-new-kennedy-nzechukwu-ufc-310-pantoja-vs-asakura\">UFC News<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Nzechukwu, combattant nig\u00e9rian de l&rsquo;UFC pass\u00e9 des mi-lourds aux poids lourds : record 14-6-1, frappe puissante et 1,96 m pour 211 cm d&rsquo;allonge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101779,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69980],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104077","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-heavyweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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