Papy Abedi

Mwimbi Papy Abedi (born June 30, 1978) is a Swedish-Congolese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Biography
Abedi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), where he grew up. He was given the nickname "Makambo" by the elders, which in Lingala (the official language) means "trouble", because whenever there was a fight or trouble, he was the first at the scene. He later moved to France and Belgium, before moving to Sweden in 1997.

He started training judo at 7 years of age.

Mixed martial arts career
Abedi made his professional MMA debut in December 2006. He has produced finishes in all but one of his fights, including five knockouts and two submissions.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
In June 2011, Papy signed a four fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he will compete in the welterweight division.

Abedi made his UFC debut against Thiago Alves on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138. Abedi was badly hurt by a straight right hand from Alves that knocked him down midway through the first round and After delivering a barrage of punches and elbows that cut Abedi open, Alves took Abedi's back and finished the fight via submission due to a rear naked choke, giving Abedi his first professional loss.

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 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.