Opinion
The PFL’s global expansion has been something worth watching especially as they are one of the few promotions that is delivering on their commitment – by bringing an event to Africa. The month of July will bear witness as the Grand West Arena in Cape Town will host the first round of the 2025 PFL […]
With just days to go until South Africa and Australia do battle for the World Test Championship mace, I had the opportunity to sit in on a World Test Championship Virtual Round Table, hosted by Supersport and Proteas legend, Makhaya Ntini. There are always going to be some interesting insights when a former player of the […]
The drain of EFC talent is becoming more and more evident particularly with the recently announced debut of PFL Africa, set to take place in Cape Town on June 19. None more evident than the main event at EFC 124, where, in order to keep the alure of both the organisation as well as the […]
This past weekend’s main event between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn was described by one boxing journalist as a fight that was “so good that decades from now it surely will be remembered in British boxing lore with similar reverence paid to the middleweight and super middleweight world title bouts there legendary fathers produced in two epic […]
To say that the EFC 122 feature bout was an embarrassment for African MMA, the EFC and MMASA is an understatement! My initial reaction to the fact that Elvis Moyo was returning after almost 7yrs away from the cage – no warm-up fight and no win since his loss to Jared Vanderaa at EFC 73 […]
The recent signing of the DRC’s Josias Musasa (8-0) to the UFC following his #DWCS Season 8 split decision win, should be a concern for the the long-time leading African MMA organisation – the EFC! There are a number of reasons for this statement, so let’s dive right in; New Kid on the Block The […]
Has the age of consumer-led gaming finally arrived? It appears to be the case if we are to understand Sony’s shutting down of it’s team-based online shooter – Concord. In less than two weeks – having being launched on 23 August – Sony announced that as of tomorrow (6 September), Concord will be removed from […]
With the start of EFC 116, EFC fight fans were officially into the second half of the ‘fight year’. With five fight cards completed, consisting of 63 bouts between 94 fighters, the year was off to a decent start. The question on this writer’s mind was, would the EFC 116 card live up to the […]
This weekend witnessed the 7th running of the IMMAF African Championships in Namibia – only the 3rd country to ever host the event after South Africa (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022) and Angola (2023). Held at the Hybrid Fitness Center in Windhoek, Namibia, where those in attendance were treated to some great amateur punch-kicky action from […]
Let me start this by making one thing very clear: Actions speak louder than words and it is blatantly clear that various stakeholders do not care about the safety of fighters!! Now let me explain. The recent series of events involving MMA athlete Tapiwa Katikati appears to be just the tip of the iceberg, as […]
