“She Beat Am Like Thief”: Ghanaian MMA Fighter Trolled After Losing to a Nigerian at African Games

• Abubakari Winnie was mocked after losing to Joy Obanla in the women's 65kg MMA final at the African Games
• The Ghanaian fighter couldn't bear the punches from her Nigerian opponent, so she settled for the silver medal
• Nigerian fans trolled the Ghanaian representative on social media due to the way the referee ended the fight

Ghanaian MMA fighter, Abubakari Winnie, failed to win the gold medal in the women's 65kg MMA event final at the African Games after losing to Nigeria's Joy Obanla.

Obanla clinched the gold medal after showing her Ghanaian counterpart no mercy in the final.

The referee ended the fight after just one round as the Nigerian fighter threw many punches that Winnie couldn't bear.

In a viral video shared on social media, Obanla was seen celebrating after the referee signalled the end of the bout.

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The Nigerian MMA fighter's victory over Winnie stirred different social media reactions, with some fans trolling her Ghanaian opponent.

Fans trolled Ghanaian MMA fighter

@AManlikeKore said:

"She beat am like thief"

@buddy466 said:

"Wetin the Ghanaian do am now. See beating 😁😁😁"

@Muphyk said:

"The Nigeria Joy obanla remember the jollof rivalry and all others rivalry between us and Ghana she wants to set the record straight by beating the hell out of the Ghana opponent. See beating with confidence 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"

@diego4milan said:

"The Ghana babe only offence Na say he go tell the Nigeria lady say sheybe una no get light."

@Ridwanullahii said:

"Maybe the Ghanaian told her Ghana jollof is better and she had to beat it out of her."

@horlarsphatt247 said:

"This Ghanaian fighter don collect her boyfriend before? Because na girls way collect people boyfriend day chop this kind beating"

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@jamesmacfadden said:

"Obanla no get joy at all😂😂, she carry all the frustration of the country in one hand Dey pound her mehn😂😂"

There are other winners in different categories for both males and females, according to a report by Fightbook MMA.

African Games medal table

Sports Brief also reported on the African Games medal table with Egypt dominating the event with most gold medals won.

Nigeria are second on the log but keep a long distance from the North African nation.