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...
The AKO Show and BRAVE announce partnership
The organizers of the AFRICAN KNOCKOUT Show have announced BRAVE CF as an official sport partner for the season. The AKO Show is a reality TV show with a total of 8 episodes and 24 highlights with a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MMA Reality show launches to positive reviews
Nigerian "born-and-bred" reality show, The AKO Show, which combines a Mixed Martial Arts tournament with the entertainment of reality style programming, launched on Sunday (November 1) and has received positive reviews from media professionals who were impressed by the...
McGregor knocked out by Poirier in stunning UFC upset
American underdog Dustin Poirier shook up the world of mixed martial arts Sunday, beating up the legs of Irish superstar Conor McGregor before knocking him out at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.
"I'm happy but I'm not surprised. I put...
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...