Thursday, March 28, 2024

MMA

Africa’s media landscape is entering a new age – driven by sports opportunities

Heavy investment into sports-themed content, like Sunday's ground-breaking The AKO Show in Nigeria may rescue the professional sports ecosystem from a yawning chasm created by SuperSport's retreat from key African markets. Professional sport depends on the "holy trinity" of sports...

The AKO Show premieres on Sunday, November 1

The African Knockout Reality TV Show - The AKO Show, will premiere on Sunday, November 1, 2020 on SuperSport and available on DStv and Gotv across Africa The AKO Show is a platform launched to discover the next Mixed Martial Arts...

African Knockout – The AKO TV Reality show launches in Nigeria

The African knockout Reality TV show is poised to change sports entertainment in Nigeria as the show launches on November 1.The AKO Show is a platform launched to discover the next Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Champion in Nigeria. Mixed Martial Arts is one...

Heavyweight boxing champion, Izu Ugonoh joins KSW MMA

Heavyweight boxing champion Izu Ugonoh is making the switch from boxing to MMA, signing for KSW, SPNAfrica has learnt. The Polish boxer, born in Szczecin, Poland to Nigerian parents will make his MMA debut at the next KSW event,...

Usman retains UFC Welterweight title

UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman - also known as "the Nigerian Nightmare" - has retained his title after a unanimous decision in his favour in his much-hyped UFC 251 bout with Jorge Masvidal in Abu Dhabi in the United...

Mayweather calls out McGregor for rematch

Unbeaten boxer, Floyd Mayweather has called out Conor McGregor for a rematch hours after “the Notorious” retired. UFC icon, McGregor, announced that he was quitting the sport at the weekend having recently told Mike Tyson he could beat Mayweather. Now...

Gaethje calls out Nurmagomedov

Justin Gaethje has declared that the only opponent he is interested in facing is lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.Gaethje stunned Tony Ferguson by snapping his record-breaking lightweight run at UFC 249 on Saturday (May 9).‘The Highlight’ well and truly lived...

Justin Gaethje beats Tony Ferguson in UFC 249

Tony Ferguson was beaten by Justin Gaethje in an interim lightweight title clash on Saturday night in UFC 249.Gaethje stunned Ferguson with a clinical performance in Florida to take the title.Gaethje started like a train and rarely eased off...

UFC fighter pulled after testing positive for COVID-19

Jacare Souza has been pulled from a UFC event just hours before it was set to go ahead. The middleweight fighter was pulled from the fightcard for UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus, along with two of his...
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