Reug Reug Calls Out Anatoliy (One Championship HW Champ)

I will Manhandle Adesanya - Dricus Du Plessis

1. Every single Men's Division in the UFC has a fighter in the top 5 that could bring a title to new nation. Talk through each fighters path to the title, their chances against the current champion, and their chances of ever winning the title.

HW: Cyril Gane - France (I'm not counting the Interim title win)

LHW: Alexandre Rakic - Austria/Serbia

MW: Dricus Du Plessis - South Africa

WW: Shavkat Rakhmanov - Kazakhstan

LW: Arman Tsarukyan - Armenia

FW: Ilia Topuria - Georgia

BW: Marlov Vera - Ecuador

FLYW: Amir Albazi - Iraq

2. Who would you book for Arman next? Would Poirier take a no.1 contender fight?

3. Who Would you match Figgy up with at BW? What about the Song/Gutierrez winner?

4. Brady looked like a world beater. How about him vs Neal or the Garry/Luque winner?

5. Tate looked like she hadn't aged a day from UFC 196. How about her vs Aldana in Mexico or a No 1 contender fight against Pena at UFC 300. (or a trilogy fight against Rousey at 300!)?

6. Any fights you're hyped for on next weeks card?

- Raufeon Super Stots Beats Danny Sabatello Again

- UFC Africa Venue Considerations

- Discuss the influence of professional wrestling on MMA (and combat sports in general).

- As Bellator 301 was seemingly the the last Bellator event ever, book the PFL's take over of the promotion.

- Book the dream UFC 300 card.

- Dustin says he's keen to fight on UFC 300. How about the BMF title rematch and trilogy fight with Gaethje?

- Reacting To Dricus Vs Sean Strickland

- Alex calls Out Adesanya

- Is Jones/Aspinall a more compelling fight than Jones/Ngannou?

- Will the Jones/Stipe winner face Aspinall?

- Back to the Apex next week. When will this end?

- Any fights interest you for next week?

- Thoughts on Usman Nurmagomedov's drug test and the fall out from this?

- Does he lose the title

- Does he fight in the finale,

- Do they rematch him v Primus?

- Should Shabily/Pitbull be the final for the £1 Mill and the title?

Missed Fists: (Fights Wey We Miss)

Angola's Wilker Nsamo defeated David Rodrigues for the vacant Bushido Fight Series FW title, by KO in round 1 - Brazil - 21/10/2023

Morocco's Nabil Haryouli defeated Shamil Uvaysov by KO/TKO at Hexagone MMA 12, Netherlands - 28/10/2023

South Africa's Dannesh Bastan defeated John Faletagoai - SUBMISSION, REAR NAKED CHOKE 1:20 Round 2 of 5, winning Solid as a Rock FC Vacant Middleweight Championship, Solid as a Rock FC, Alaska USA - 28/10/23

Guinea-Bissau's Yabna N’Tchalá defeated Luiz Claudio by SUBMISSION, KNEEBAR 1:54 Round 1, Fight Music Show: Fight Night 2, Brazil - 29/10/23

Tunisia's Ayadi Majdeddine defeated Quinton McCottrell by SUBMISSION, REAR NAKED CHOKE 2:38 Round 1 of 3, CFC 11, California, USA 11/11/23

Boxing:

Senegal's Souleymane Cissokho defeated Isaias Lucero via 12 Round Decision to defend the WBC Silver Welterweight Title, Matchroom Boxing, Monaco - 4/11/23

Somali's Ramla Ali defeated Alejandra Guzman via 10 Round Decision, Matchroom Boxing, Monaco - 4/11/23

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1. Can we see the individual African Fighters Podcast scorecards for the Fury/Ngannou fight? I cannot see how 96-93 is possible...

A 96-93 card means that judge only scored three rounds for Francis. The 10-8 in round 3 and only two other round. How is that possible?

The difference in the official cards are as follows:

R1: Fury, Ngannou, Fury

R2: Ngannou, Fury, Fury

R3: 10-8 Ngannou (unanimous)

R4: Fury, Ngannou, Fury

R5: 10-9 Fury (unanimous)

R6: 10-9 Fury (unanimous)

R7: Fury, Fury, Ngannou

R8: 10-9 Ngannou (unanimous)

R9: 10-9 Fury (unanimous)

10: Fury, Ngannou, Ngannou

R1, 2, 4, 7 and 10 were all splits. Can we get a rewatch and rescore from the AFP on these rounds?

2. What next for Francis after that?

3. Does the result of the fight help or hurt the chances of Francis returning to the UFC?

3. Does Francis box or fight MMA next?

4. Who would you like to see him box next?

4.5 Who will he box next?

5. Who would you like to see him fight in MMA next?

5.5 Who will he fight in MMA next?

6. Thoughts on the Sergei/Aspinal interim HW fight?

7. Thoughts on the UFC preserving the Jones/Stipe fight? Is it just to prevent either from retiring if presented with a tougher fight?

8. Max Holloway called out Justin Gaethje for the BMF title. Would this be the perfect fight for both guys at this stage?

9. With Ngannou's performance agains Fury and South Africa winning the Rugby World Cup for a record 4th time, was October 28th 2023 the greatest night in African sporting history?

1. True or False:

- Ngannou won the fight

- Ngannou never comes back to MMA after that performance

- Ngannou boxes Fury again

- Ngannou boxes again before debuting in PFL

- Ngannou returns to the UFC one day

- Ngannou will fight Jones in MMA eventually

- Jon Jones never fights the winner of Tom/Sergei

- Jones will return against Stipe

- Jon Jones never fights again

- Stipe never fights again

- Tom/Sergei is a more compelling fight than Jones/Stipe

- Tom/Sergei will have to defend the interim title

Missed fists:

Angola's Wilker Nsamo defeated David Rodrigues for the vacant Bushido Fight Series FW title, by KO in round 1 - Brazil - 21/10/2023

Morocco's Nabil Haryouli defeated Shamil Uvaysov by KO/TKO at Hexagone MMA 12, Netherlands - 28/10/2023

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1- Thoughts on Israel's decision to take a step away from competing?

2.1 How does this effect Dricus? I had hoped for Dricus/Izzy in the meantime...

2.2: If Dricus needs to fight again, who you book him against?

4. Thoughts on Khamzat vs Usman?

4.1 Should two fighters who don't have a ranked win at middleweight be in contention for a title shot?

4.2. Could UFC Africa be headlined by Strickland vs Usman II for the MW Title?

4.3 What does Costa withdrawal mean for him? How about rebooking Costa vs Whittaker or booking Costa vs Dricus?

5.1 Thoughts on Islam vs Volk II?

5.2. What does Charles' withdrawal mean for his future? Does he face Islam if Islam beats Volk? What happens if Volk beat Islam?

5.3 How about Gamrot vs Gaethje next to keep the division moving?

6. Thoughts on the rumour of Max/Topuria Interim LW title (if Volk is unavailable)?

7. Any thoughts on the Danis/Paul/KSI/Fury circus?

8. Super disappointing for Saaimon. How would you rebuild him?

8.5 Is Christian Rodriguez the prospect killer? First Rosas, now this...

9. African fighters went 0-2 on Saturday. How would you book Yussuff to build him back up?

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*What an insane upset for Bobby Green! I thought Dawson was being given a lay up with this fight. Bobby wants to fight in December, what about Hooker or Moicano?

*Which fights are you excited to watching on next weeks card?

Quick picks and predictions and prognostications for next week's African fighters!

- (Nigeria) Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza - UFC Main Event

- (South Africa) Cameron Saaimon vs Christian Rodriguez UFC Main Card

*Usman Vs Belal Muhammed?? (Whats the delay?)

*Great news that the UFC flag ban has been lifted. Looking forward to seeing South Africa and Nigeria's colours represented next week!

*Disappointing for Al Hassan. He looked small in the cage next to Pyer. Should he drop back to WW?

*Tunisia's Slim Trabelsi won his fight at Bellator 300. Will PFL try to keep him for the HW tournament (if the sale goes through)?

*Any thoughts on the Bellator/PFL potential take over?

*Glory Kickboxing has an event on November 4th with 4 Africans completing, 3 of them in TITLE fights! Will AFP do a special breakdown for this event?

(Nigeria) Kevin Tariq Osaro vs Rico Verhoeven (Champ) - Glory HW Title

(Ghana) Michael Boapeah vs Donovan Wisse (Champ) - Glory MW Title

(Morocco) Tarik Khbabez vs Donegi Abena (Champ) - Glory LHW Title

(DR Congo) Ulric Bokeme vs Ulric Serkan Özçağlayan - Glory MW

1. I have never been so excited to watch a PFL card ever, and Doumbe and Lazy King did not disappoint! These guys seem like they have serious star power. What did you think of the event?

2. Is PFL gathering serious momentum? Ngannou signing, Saudi investment, Bellator acquisition, PFL Europe with bonafide stars, PFL Africa coming soon! Could they become the clear number 2 MMA promotion?

2.5 Predictions for when we will see PFL Africa 1. Which country will it be in?

3. How would Lazy King do today against PFL LW Finalists, Clay Collard and Olivier Aubin-Mercier?

4. Would you put Doumbe into the PFL Global WW tournament next year?

5. Personally, I'd rather see Cedric be the face of PFL Europe first. Let's see if he can win three fights in a row and become the PFL WW European Champ before throwing him not the likes of Magomedkarimov!

6. Is it an overstatement to say that PFL Europe could potentially have bigger stars on its roster than PFL Global?

7. Did the UFC make an error not signing Doumbe and Lazy King?

8. Thoughts on Fury/Usyk getting booked with Fury scheduled to fight Ngannou in 3 weeks time.

9. Who are the top 5 countries for African MMA talent?

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1. Nigeria

2. South Africa

3. Cameroon

4. DR Congo

5. Morocco

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- Chito Vera gifts Borehole to Zimbabwe Via Themba Gorimbo

- Zheili Zhang KO's Joe Joyce in the 3rd

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Top 10 African fighters right now based on momentum and performance in last 12 months

1. Francis Ngannou (Cameroon) - Lineal UFC HW Champ who never lost the title. About to box the HW champ and biggest boxing star in the world and earn multiple millions in the process. Signed with PFL for more millions, and became chairman of PFL Africa in the process. (0-0 in last 12 months)

2. Dricus Du Plessi (South Africa) - No1 Ranked UFC MW in the world, and former two-division KSW champion, just smashed Robert Whittaker and set up a mega feud with Israel Adesanya (3-0 in last 12 months)

3. Israel Adesanya (Nigeria) - One of the biggest star in the sport ever. Won his title back and avenged his losses against Pereira. Had a shock loss to Strickland this month. May headline UFC 300 and will finally bring the UFC to Africa next year....probably. (1-2 in last 12 months)

4. Manel Kape (Angola/Portgual) - No 8 ranked flyweight. Former Rizin BW Champ. Demon on the mic. Innate star quality. (2-0 in the last 12 months)

5. Cedric Doumbe (Cameroon) - Former Glory Kickboxing WW Champ. Stand up comedian. Huge signing for UFC. Face of PFL Europe. (2-0 in last 12 months)

6. Reug Reug (Senegal) - ONE Championship HW sensation. Out grappled BJJ phenom Marcus Almeida. Might be booked for title fight soon? (3-0 in last 12 months)

7. Cameron Saaimon (South Africa) - Surging Undefeated 9-0 UFC BW. Championship and Star potential. (3-0 in last 12 months)

8. Themba Gorimbo - First Zimabwean to get a win in the UFC! Personal friend of my childhood hero, The Rock. African Fighters Podcast Super Fan. Homeowner. Absolute Boss! (1-1 in last 12 months)

9. Losene Keita (Guinea) - LW and former interim FW Champion in Oktagon. Only loss, a freak injury against the FW Champ last month (2-1 in last 12 months)

10. Demarte Pena (Angola) - Ares FC BW Champ. (3-0 in last 12 months)

Honourable Mentions:

Sodiq Yussuf - Headlining first UFC event next month (0-0 in 12 months)

Ibrahim Mane -

Kennedy Nzecheku -

Kamaru Usman -

Ange Loosa -

David Onama -

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- Usman Thinks Izzy Should Wait

- Usman Vs Jake Collier (Preview)

- Doumbe Vs Zebo (Preview)

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1. Huge controversy with the split-draw. What would you do now, Grasso/Shev III or give Blanchfield or Fiorot the shot?

2. How did you score each round? Assuming each round was 10-9, would you have scored it for Grasso or Shev?

3. Was the 10-8 justified?

3.5 How did you score round four?

4. Personally, I would like to see Shevchenko move up to 135. She just had a moral victory with the champ at FLYW. 135 is dead, lets spice things up!

5. What next for Jack Della? How about rebooking the Brady fight?

5. Kopylov is on a four fight KO streak! How about a ranked MW next. Who would you like to see him against. Muniz, Curtis, or Hermansson?

6. Did you have any idea Patricio Pitbull got knocked out in Rizin in July by a fighter called Chihiro Suzuki? I feel like I'm pretty into most things most things MMA, but I've just seen while browsing Tapology and I had NO IDEA!

7. Has the UFC missed the opportunity to have a PPV in Mexico? In June they had 2 Mexican Champs, 1 interim champ and 1 title challenger. Why is the UFC so slow to pull the trigger sometimes, while being ham fisted and rushing at other times?

7.5 The same applies for UFC Africa. The UFC had 3 African champions 2 years ago and now they have none. Should Dricus face Sean next and the winner faced Izzy at UFC Africa 1?

8. I loved Noche UFC showcasing the UFC's Mexican talent. With the UFC returning to China in December. How about his this fantasy card to show case the Chinese talent:

Main Card:

WSW Title: Weili Zhang vs Yan Xionan

BW: Song Yadong vs Petr Yan

WW: Li Jianliang vs Vincente Luque

FLYW: Su Mudaerji vs Tagir Ulanbekov

BW: Aori Qileng vs Rinya Nakamura

Prelims:

WW: Song Kenan vs Rinat Fakhredtinov

FW: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs Choi Doo-ho

BW: Alateng Heili vs Kang Kyung-ho

LW: Maheshate vs Jeka Saragih

LHW: Zhang Mingyang vs Brendson Ribeiro

Road to UFC: Finals

LW: Rong Zhu vs Shin Haraguchi

FW: Yi Zha vs Li Kai Wen

BW: Xiao Long vs Lee Chang-ho

FLYW: Ji Niushiyue vs Rei Tsuruya

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1. Great performance by Strickland, super surprising! Who does he fight next? Give your pros and cons of the following options:

- Izzy rematch

- Cannonier rematch

- Dricus

- Paulo/Khamzat winner

1.1 - Manel Kape Clash With Izzy in the Presser | Manel Kape Stock went up After

1.2 - Blood Diamond is now 0-3 against Radtke

1.3 - Dricus Reacts (Doesn't change anything, the belt is coming to SA)

2. I for one am devastated that we did not get to see Dricus vs Izzy for the belt (and a rematch could have headlined the first UFC Africa!) Is the UFC too trigger happy throwing away money fights trying to hammer together short notice events?

3 Is the result a disaster for the UFC?

4.1 Does this affect whether UFC Africa takes place next year?

5. Did Dricus make a mistake not taking the fight?

6 Will Dricus be punished for not taking the the fight? Will they match him with Cannonier next?

7. Dana is talking about making the immediate rematch.... Izzy is now 2-2 in his last 4 and this was his first defence. Is Izzy getting the Max Holloway treatment?.

8. How would you book the rest of the division now.

Champ: Sean

1. Izzy

2. Dricus

3. Whittaker

4. Cannonier

5. Costa/Khamzat

6. Dolidze/Brunson

9. How about these match ups:

- Sean vs Khamzat (with win over Costa)

- Izzy vs Dricus (UFC Africa I)

- Whittaker vs Costa (win or loses against Khamzat)

- Doldize/Brunson winner vs Craig/Allen winner

10. Thoughts on Sanko's performance on commentary, and the commentary team in general?

11. Should and will Radke and Kape be punished for dropping such disgusting homophobic slurs in their post fight interviews?

12. How about Blood Diamond vs Crosbie in Dublin (in a Loser Leaves Town match)?

13. How about Kai Kara vs Manel Kape headlining the UFCs return to New Zealand?

14. There have now been 9 title changes in the UFC, tying the record. With 3 booked championship fights remaining in the year, does a new record get set? Grasso/Shev, Islam/Charles, Jones/Stipe

15. Of the 9 champions currently holding titles in the UFC, only one captures their title more than 13 months ago, Alexander Volkanovski. Will Ilia dethrone him?

16. Rank the champions in terms of who loses their title soonest:

HW: Jones

MW: Strickland

WW: Edwards

LW: Islamc

FW: Volk

BW: O'Malley

FLY: Pantoja

WFLY: Grasso

WSW: Weili

15. Thoughts on the headlines for the Apex events on October 7th and 14th? Dawson vs Green and Yussuf vs Barboza.

15.5 Will the Apex events ever stop?

16. UFC London was 8 weeks ago... Where is the MVP signing announcement ?

17. Any interest in the Rugby World Cup this year? Ireland are the #1 Ranked team in the world right now! I'd love to see Ireland make history, or France to do it at home!