The French Connection in Cage Warriors is growing stronger by the second with prospects like Benoit Blanc beating to the march of their own drum on a fight-by-fight basis no matter where they are in the European Union. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a lion of laser-like instinct ready to join the ever-growing queue of French prospects on a quest for national pride. A professional mixed martial artist since March 2018 and representing MMA Factory, El Hadji Ndiaye owns a 5-2 record in seven contests comprised of four decisions and one knockout. Ndiaye fought for various promotions in France prior to debuting with Cage Warriors at Cage Warriors 136 in April 2022. The one and only finish during Ndiaye’s time in the professional ranks has come inside the second round with a time of two minutes and 38 seconds. He has gone to the scorecards four times over the course of his career as a professional MMA fighter. Ndiaye is 1-2 under the Cage Warriors banner. In his MMA debut, he faced Paul Heinault and went on to defeat him via a split decision. Ndiaye also defeated Benoit Mallet via unanimous decision. Then in Octofight France, he defeated Morgan Heraud via unanimous decision. Ndiaye defeated Danny Blundell via technical knockout in the second round at Probellum London to secure his first and only knockout win as a professional.
In his third appearance with Cage Warriors on the preliminary card of Cage Warriors 156, he defeated Martin Verila via unanimous decision. The victory earned Ndiaye the fourth decision win of his professional career in addition to picking up win number one under the Cage Warriors banner in the process. As French MMA continues to increase its scope, Ndiaye is one luminous hunter that has plenty of bright light to shine amongst his fellow brethren with an illuminating twist!