Sodiq Yusuff announced himself to the UFC in impressive fashion last December with a first-round knockout of Suman Mokhtarian at UFC Fight Night 142.

Of course, making it to the big stage – and thriving in it – takes a lot of training and dedication. But, judging by a clip that Yusuff (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) shared Saturday, it seems that at least the killer instincts of his skillset run in the family (via Twitter).

My mom wanted some this morning I had to put the hands on her. No ones safe she did good till she got tired

We’re giving this round a 10-9 to mom, for pushing the pace and throwing the vast majority of the offense here. However, as Yusuff pointed out, she might want to work on her cardio for next time – especially if she has title aspirations in mind.

Yusuff, on his end, remains unbooked since his stellar octagon debut in Adelaide. Prior to that, the 25-year-old featherweight had made an impression in the Dana White’s Contender Series 14 thriller that stamped his octagon ticket. He is currently on a three-fight streak, with a single loss among nine career wins. Five of them were finishes.

After his DWCS 14 decision win, the Nigerian-born fighter talked about how proud he was of his roots and his expectations of joining the likes of Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman in showing the strength of his home country in the UFC.

“I just want to be another one of those people, trying to bring up more pride for my country,” Yusuff said at the time. “I try telling everybody, there are a million (Francis) Ngannous walking around in Nigeria.

“I’m not that big. I’m a featherweight. But all my muscle’s in my heart and in my head. We’re naturally talented. We’re built for this, man. African strong.”

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