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KASANGANAY
Impa
American mixed martial artist
Organization: The Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Date of Birth: 17 January 1994
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Age: 30 years old
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Profession: Mixed martial artist
Biography
Impa Kasanganay is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Career
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kasanganay made his UFC debut against Maki Pitolo on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Kasanganay, as a replacement for Abu Azaitar, faced Joaquin Buckley on October 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen. Buckley won the fight in spectacular fashion via spinning back kick knockout in the second round.
Kasanganay faced Sasha Palatnikov on April 10, 2021, at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland. After hurting Palatnikov, he secured a rear naked choke winning the fight via submission in the second round.
Kasanganay faced Carlston Harris on September 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 192. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
On December 2, 2021, it was announced that Kasanganay was no longer on the UFC roster.
Post-UFC career
On January 19, 2022, news surfaced that Kasanganay had signed a contract with Eagle Fighting Championship. He faced Raimond Magomedaliev at Eagle FC 46 on March 11, 2022. At weigh-ins, Kasanganay weighed in at 179.2 pounds, 3.2 pounds over the super welterweight non-title limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Raimond. Kasanganay lost the fight via split decision.
Kasanganay faced Jared Gooden at XMMA 5 on July 23, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round TKO stoppage.
Professional Fighters League
Kasanganay faced Osama Elseady on March 10, 2023 at PFL Challenger Series 15, winning the bout by TKO at the end of the first round, securing a PFL contract.
Kasanganay returned to action three weeks later as he faced Cory Hendricks at PFL 1 on April 1, 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
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