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African Knockout
Industry
Mixed martial arts
Founded
October 2020
Headquarters
Lagos, Nigeria
Key people
Kamaru Usman
Rayan Fayad
Natalia Belousova
Website
https://ako.show
The African Knockout (AKO) is a pan-African professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, serving the Nigerian and African audience. AKO was founded in October 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria and, in 2021, the first African-born UFC World Champion, Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman joined the company.[1]
The promotion started off in 2020 as an MMA talent reality TV Show called "African Knockout", becoming the first non-scripted sports reality show on Netflix in the process. The promotion continued with a series of fight events titled "FaceOff" Fight Nights in 2022, before ultimately launching the “AKO Championship” in 2023,[2] with 5 weight divisions gathering athletes from 14 countries across Africa. AKO is governed by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
^Sarmah, Manjit (2021-11-25). "Kamaru Usman reveals he helped create a reality show similar to The Ultimate Fighter in Africa to develop MMA talent". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^Akinbo, Peter (2023-05-12). "Usman-inspired African Knockout Championship launches in Nigeria". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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