"Teaming up with Hollywood would expand the value" - How to export African wrestling to the world
With guests Ibrahim Sagna
Episode notes
Ibrahim Sagna is a Senegalese businessman and chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, the Mauritius-based private investments firm. It focuses on start-ups in tech, sports entertainment and the creative economy. Silverbacks has invested in the African Warriors Fighting Championship, a martial arts entertainment brand.
Transcript
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
2:36 Why African wrestling is the next big thing
4:20 Why Dambe is popular in Brazil
6:09 The size of the African sports market
8:40 The UFC trouble with Africa
12:30 The African companies serving other continents
15:19 Getting Hollywood producers on board
19:29 The one principle guiding Ibrahim’s career
27:06 What Rwanda and Singapore have in common
29:47 What people get wrong about Africa
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