{"id":754156,"date":"2019-11-28T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/28\/bubba-jenkins-arrives-in-ghana-for-year-of-return-photo\/"},"modified":"2019-11-28T14:53:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T14:53:32","slug":"bubba-jenkins-arrives-in-ghana-for-year-of-return-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/28\/bubba-jenkins-arrives-in-ghana-for-year-of-return-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubba Jenkins Arrives In Ghana For Year Of Return- PHOTO \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_17_5ddfdf6beb453\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<p>American mixed martial arts artist and former collegiate wrestler and current MMA world champion, Bubba Jenkins has touched down in the country for the Year of Return program.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his arrival, Jenkins expressed his excitement in a video about the prospect of connecting with his ancestral roots.<\/p>\n<p>He had said: \u201cMy father died in Ghana so I am coming to see some of the things that he did, some of the places he was at.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>I am also coming to get some of the famous Ghana Jollof and hang out with my boy Shatta Wale. 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