The African Fighters Podcast

The African Fighters Podcast

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  • UFC 313 Ankalaev Dethrones Pereira! | Is Dricus Du Plessis vs Pereira Next? | TAF #73

    The African Fighters Podcast Episode 73 – UFC 313 Review & Hot TopicsJoin Jibril Aminu, Demola & Ebuka for Episode 73 of The African Fighters Podcast, where we break down all the action from UFC 313 and discuss the biggest stories in the MMA world!🔥 Key Fight Results:Magomed Ankalaev dethrones Alex Pereira via unanimous decision to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionJustin Gaethje wins a war against Rafael Fiziev in a high-paced battleIgnacio Bahamondes stuns Jalin Turner with a triangle choke submission in Round 1Amanda Lemos outpoints Iasmin Lucindo in a gritty fightMauricio Ruffy makes a statement with a first-round TKO over King GreenHot Topics:💥 Could Alex Pereira Drop Back to Middleweight? – Jon Anik speculates that Pereira might move down to 185 lbs to challenge Dricus Du Plessis. Is this a fight that makes sense?💥 The UFC’s Star Power Problem – With the current roster, does the UFC lack true mainstream superstars? Who are the next big names to carry the sport?📺 Watch live, join the conversation, and drop your thoughts in the comments!#UFC313 #TheAfricanFighters #Ankalaev #AlexPereira #DricusDuPlessis #JustinGaethje #MMA

    1 hr 12 min
  • "Dricus Du Plessis DOMINATES Strickland! Who’s Next? | UFC 312 Reaction & Analysis"

    The African Fighters Podcast Episode 72 – UFC 312 Recap & AnalysisJoin us for Episode 72 of The African Fighters Podcast, where we break down all the action from UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 in Sydney, Australia!🔥 Key Highlights:Dricus Du Plessis defends his middleweight title with a dominant win over Sean StricklandZhang Weili puts on a clinic to retain her strawweight championship against Tatiana SuarezTallison Teixeira shocks the crowd with a 35-second TKO over Justin TafaJimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato ends in a thrilling majority drawJake Matthews puts on a strong performance to kick off the main cardThree Possible Next Opponents for Dricus Du Plessis💥 Nassourdine Imavov – The No. 2-ranked contender is coming off a massive win over Israel Adesanya and has called out Du Plessis. Will the UFC stick to rankings and book this fight next?💥 Alex Pereira – A super fight? The reigning light heavyweight champ was cageside, and Du Plessis has openly expressed his interest in facing him at 205 lbs. Could this be a champion vs. champion showdown?💥 Khamzat Chimaev – Du Plessis himself called for this fight after his win, but does Khamzat deserve the shot over Imavov? The UFC has a tough decision to make!📺 Watch live, join the conversation, and drop your thoughts in the comments!#UFC312#TheAfricanFighters#DuPlessisVsStrickland2#ZhangWeili#MMA#UFC#DricusDuPlessis#KhamzatChimaev#AlexPereira#NassourdineImavov

    58 min
  • Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis On a Collision Course?? | 4 Africans On Saudi Card

    🎙️ The African Fighters Podcast - Episode 70 🎙️
    Welcome to Episode 70 of The African Fighters Podcast! This week, we dive into the highly anticipated UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov, happening on February 1, 2025, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    🔥 Topics Covered:
    Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov: We break down the paths to victory for both fighters in this exciting middleweight clash. Can Adesanya reclaim his dominance, or will Imavov pull off the upset?
    Dricus Du Plessis and Adesanya: Are these two rivals on another collision course? We discuss the possibilities of a rematch and what it could mean for the division.
    4 African Warriors on the Saudi Card:
    🇳🇬 Israel Adesanya (24-4) vs. 🇫🇷 Nassourdine Imavov (15-4)
    🇫🇷🇩🇿 Fares Ziam (16-4) vs. "Beast Boy" Mike Davis (11-2)
    🇳🇬🇿🇼 Oki Bolaji (9-2) vs. 🇸🇦 Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwandy (15-4)
    🇪🇬 Hamdy Abdelwahab (3-0-1) vs. Jamal Pogues (11-4)
    💡 Join us as we analyze the matchups, highlight the African fighters’ journeys, and discuss what’s at stake for each competitor.
    📅 Tune in and don’t miss the action as we celebrate African talent on the global MMA stage!
    🎙️ Hosts:
    Aminu Jibril (The African Fighters)
    Ademola Adewade (King Dems Podcast)
    Ebuka Ogbonna (Chat With The Tycoon)
    🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more in-depth analysis, news, and updates from the world of MMA.
    📲 Follow us on social media: @theafricanfighters
    #TheAfricanFighters #UFCFightNight #AdesanyaVsImavov #AfricanMMA #UFCinSaudiArabia #MMAAnalysis #IsraelAdesanya #NassourdineImavov

    1 hr 7 min
  • Imavov Defeats Adesanya In Saudi | What's Next For Adesanya??

    🔥 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Imavov – Full Fight Card Review! 🔥
    The MMA world just witnessed a shocking upset as Nassourdine Imavov knocked out Israel Adesanya at just 30 seconds into Round 2! Imavov’s precise right hand and follow-up punches left the former champ stunned, shaking up the middleweight division in a major way! Is this the start of a new era? Let’s break it all down!
    🏆 Main Event:
    🥊 Nassourdine Imavov defeats Israel Adesanya by KO (right hand & punches) – 0:30 of Round 2
    💥 Other Notable Results:
    Michael "Venom" Page outpoints Shara Magomedov in a slick striking battle!
    Sergei Pavlovich dominates Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a flawless performance!
    Shamil Gaziev and Bogdan Grad deliver brutal stoppages!
    📌 Full Fight Card Results in the Video!
    🔔 Don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE for more fight breakdowns and reactions!
    #UFCFightNight #AdesanyaVsImavov #UFC #MMA #FightBreakdown #NassourdineImavov #IsraelAdesanya #KO

    50 min
  • Islam Wants A Fight With Dricus | Whittaker and Adesanya Gang Up Discuss Dricus | UFC311 Reaction

    The African Fighters Podcast - Episode 69
    Welcome to Episode 69 of The African Fighters Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the latest action from UFC 311, including thrilling results and expert analysis. Join us as we break down the fights, debate key topics, and explore what's next for some of the biggest names in MMA.
    Podcast Hosts
    🎙️ Aminu Jibril (The African Fighters)
    🎙️ Ademola Adewade (King Dems Podcast) –    / @thekingdemspodcast  
    🎙️ Ebuka Ogbonna (Chat With The Tycoon) -    / @chatwiththetycoon  
    Time Stamps
    🎙️ UFC 311 Review
    Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano: Makhachev wins via D’Arce choke submission at 4:05 of Round 1.
    Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov: Dvalishvili wins by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).
    Jiří Procházka vs. Jamahal Hill: Procházka wins by TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of Round 3.
    Reinier de Ridder vs. Kevin Holland: De Ridder wins via rear-naked choke submission at 3:31 of Round 1.
    Raoni Barcelos vs. Payton Talbott: Barcelos wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
    Topics Discussed
    🔥 Is Islam Makhachev the P4P #1 fighter in the world, surpassing Jon Jones and Alex Pereira?
    🔥 Islam Makhachev’s openness to a middleweight title fight with Dricus du Plessis.
    🔥 Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya’s reaction to Dricus du Plessis’ fighting style.
    🔥 Israel Adesanya’s thoughts on UFC Saudi Arabia Fight Night not being a PPV event.
    🔥 Will Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 have a different outcome?
    Connect With Us
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    Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more updates on African fighters and MMA news!

    1 hr 1 min
  • 2024 Year In Review | 4th Annual African Fighters Awards | Dricus, Usman, Ngannou, AKO, EFC.

    African Fighters Award (AFA) 2024 Nominees and Winners
    African Prospect of the Year
    Jibrin Baba
    Terrance Balelo
    Ananias Mulumba (Winner)

    • Jibrin Win/Loss 2-1 in 2024 (Split Loss to Santos)
    • Mulumba Win/Loss 2-1 in 2024, only loss to Ylies Djiroun in Brave CF
    • Balelo Won and Lost A Title This year

      • African Promotion of the Year
      African Knockout (AKO) (Winner)
      EFC Worldwide
      Warriors Sports Championship (WSC)
      EFC :
      10 Pro Events EFC111 – EFC120
      EFC Contender Series x1
      Changed the name of EFC PI to World Sports Betting Arena
      Had 2 Fighters in TUF UFC
      And 1 Fighter In DW Looking For A Fight
      AKO :
      5 Pro MMA Events AKO
      5 Amateur MMA & Boxing Events (Hall Of Fame)
      Tour Nigeria and did events in 3 Cities in 9 Different Venues
      Abuja, Lagos, Benin City
      Biggest Televised Crowd This Year 1,214K at AKO7 In Lagos
      Had 16 African Nations Represented
      Had AKO Fighter Signed To UFC via DWCS
      Inspirational Fighter of the Year
      Reug Reug (Winner)
      Francis Ngannou
      Themba Gorimbo
      Breakthrough fighter of the year
      Josias Musasa (Winner) – Main evented AKO and then won a UFC contract via DWCS
      Elias Kubanza – Still Undefeated in Brave CF
      Yahaya Yahuza – Undefeated In AKO
      African Coach of the Year
      Henry Jalal (Coach Henry Togo) (Winner)
      Morne Visser
      Esoe Franklin
      African Manager of the Year
      Yad Mosar (Winner)
      Henry Jallah
      Morne Swanepoel
      Submission of the Year
      Dricus Du Plessis to Adesanya (Winner)
      Martin Van Staden to Igeu Kabesa
      Faout Youseff vs
      African Pipe-Bomb of the Year
      Manel Kape (Winner)
      Dricus du Plessis
      Gasmire Diatta
      Knockout of the Year
      Manel Kape
      Fares Ziam (Winner - one strike ko)
      Ndidi Alonu
      Fight of the Year
      Reug Reug Vs Malikin (Winner - War/upset)
      Dricus Vs Adesanya (MW title) (Winner)
      Lifetime Achievement Award
      Anthony Njokuani
      Rameau Sokoudjou (Winner)
      African Fighter of the Year (Africa)
      Igeu Kabesa
      Nikolas Hwende
      Zaakir Badat (Winner)
      Martin Van Staden
      African Female Fighter of the Year
      Juliet Chukwu (Winner)
      Sanaa Mandar
      Dayne Van Wyk
      African Fighter of the Year (Global)
      Reug Reug
      Dricus Du Plessis (Winner)
      Impa Kasanganay
      Losene Keita Inspirational Fighter of the Year
      Reug Reug (Winner)
      Francis Ngannou

      1 hr 16 min
    • Usman Vs JDM Is Up In The Air | Israel vs Imavov In Saudi | Aj vs Fury?

      • Fallout from Usyk vs Fury
        • What would you rather see. Usman vs Jack Della or Buckley?
          • Who would you book Themba against to rebuild him?
            • Manel Kape vs Kai Kara in Australia?
              • Thoughts on Israel vs Imavov?
                • Great win for Nicholas Hwende at Brave, but tough loss for Nkosi. What next for both men?
                  • Have you considered doing an 2025 African Fighters draft? You could take it turns to pick 5 African fighters, or one fighter from each division, but once a fighter has been picked that fighter is not eligible to be selected by any one else.

                    • P.S Now we have an Africa title win in December!
                    You could track their progress based on wins, main events, title shots championships and/or signing with major promotions.
                    The winner is the fighter whos team did the best by this time next year. Could be fun!

                    1 hr 8 min
                  • Nzechukwu, Gorimbo In Action at #UFC310 | Dricus VS Strickland Confirmed For Sydney

                    Nzechukwu Wins With A 1stRD KO
                    Themba Gorimbo Lose To Vincente Luque #UFC310
                    Dricus VS Strickland Confirmed For Sydney

                    • Will Ngannou ever fight in the PFL again? Why not unify the titles vs Bader? (Seriously, how is Bader still the HW champ?)
                      • Tough loss for Impa. Should he move to MW? I feel he is he most entertaining challenge for Eblan and more Impa's natural weigh-class.
                        • Which of the current PFL Champions will we see move to UFC eventually?
                          • Any fighters you'd like to see in the PFL Africa series next year?
                            • Where is Cedric Doumbe? Should he headline PFL Africa 1?
                              • Apart from September, An Africa Fighter has (or will?) won or defended an title in every month of 2024:

                                • January - Dricus Du Plessi defeats Sean Strickland to win UFC MW Title
                                February - Boxer Sivenathi Nontshinga defeated Adrian Curiel to win IBF light-flyweight title
                                March - Nkazimulo Zulu defeats Gift Walker to becomes EFC two Weight Champions (BW and FLYW)
                                April - KSW FW and LW Champ Saladine Parnasse defeats Valeriu Mircea to retain KSW LW title
                                May - Nkosi Ndebele defeats Jose Torres to retain Brave FC FLYW title
                                June - Terence Balelo wins Interim Fly weigt Title in EFC
                                July - Igeu Kabesa becomes Humphrey Mulenga to become EFC
                                Two Weight Champions (LW and FW)
                                August - Dricus defeats Izzy to retain UFC MW Title
                                September -
                                October - Ngannou wins PFL Superfight title
                                November - Reug Reug wins ONE HW Title
                                December - Losene Keita wins Oktagon LW Grand Prix?
                                Is there an example for September I missed? (Anthony Joshua could have made it a complete set!)

                                1 hr 14 min
                              • Dricus Vs Adesanya Draws Big TV Viewership In Africa | Themba Gorimbo Replace Nick Diaz

                                Themba Gorimbo Steps Up Vs Vicente Luque
                                Dricus Vs Adesanya Draws Big Viewership Numbers In South Africa
                                Uganda's David Onama def. Roberto Romero at UFC 309
                                Oumar Reug Reug recieves Heroes Welcome In Senegal
                                1. Will Jones fight Aspinall?
                                2. One the heels of the Chandler/Oliveria fight, how does this affect McGregor's return?
                                3. Early prediction for Garry and Shavkat? Should it have a title attached?
                                4. Nickal looked insanely average against Craig. I'd like to see him booked against De Ridder. Thoughts?
                                5. Jim Miller wants five more fights to reach 50 total. Who would you book him against?
                                6. Could Jim Miller beat any ranked LWs?
                                7. Should UFC book Alex vs Aspinall for the undisputed HW title?
                                8. How disappointed are you we never got to see Jon vs Francis?
                                9. Is Chandler's calling out of McGregor come across as a little desperate at this point? I think it's time to move on
                                10. What five things are on your MMA Christmas wish list for 2025. Four possible and one totally wild and basically impossible choice.
                                11. Mine are as follows:
                                Possible:

                                • Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway for the BMF title
                                • UFC Africa headlined by Dricus vs Khamzat
                                • Jones vs Aspinall for the Undisputed HW title
                                • Jorge vs Leon headlining UFC London

                                  • Totally wild:
                                  Saudi Sponsored Interpromotional $100 Million HW Grand Prix:
                                  Semi Final: Jones vs Ngannou
                                  Semi Final: Alex vs Aspinal
                                  Final: Winner vs Winner

                                  1 hr 18 min

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                                The African Fighters is a combat sports media and management company based in the United Kingdom and Africa. We are Focusing on the talent of MMA fighters in Africa and covering other Combat Sports too.