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EFC Africa 19 Event Preview April 15, 2013 16:04
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Cape Fight League 3 Review
It was fight day yesterday in Cape Town where fight camps from all around Southern Africa sent in their top warriors to compete in the Western Cape’s best MMA/K1 event. Cape Fight League is known for its mixture of bout styles including MMA, K1 Kickboxing and Muay Thai; all sticking to their respective rules. And [...]
EFC Africa 18 Bringing On The Heavies!
Johannesburg, South Africa – Another thrilling heavyweight bout has been added to the already top-heavy EFC AFRICA 18 fight card. Wilhelm ‘Tiny’ Strauss (1-2) takes on EFC AFRICA newcomer Christophe ‘Bomaye’ Walravens (1-0) on 1 March at Carnival City. ‘Tiny’ recently made the cut down from super heavyweight to 120kgs, and the big man from [...]
Costa Looks To Punish Opperman For Coming After His Belt At EFC 16!
Johannesburg (South Africa) – Reigning welterweight champion Jadyson ‘Little Wanderlei’ Costa will attempt his first title defence at EFC AFRICA 16 on 19 October at the Carnival City Big Top Arena. Originally from Brazil but now fighting out of Cape Town, Costa has decimated all opposition in his three EFC AFRICA bouts so far. African [...]
Cape Fight League 2 – Light Heavyweight Title Fight!
Cape Fight League (CFL), an MMA Fighting league, based in Cape Town, debuted in February of this year with CFL 01. After a successful first event, the league is currently preparing for CFL 02. The Wynberg Military Base will host the second instalment of the Mother City’s Premier Mixed Martial Arts Fight League on Saturday, [...]
EFC 15 Fight Card Confirmed!
Johannesburg (South Africa) – The EFC AFRICA 15 fight card is complete! The addition of Roger Goncalves vs Hector Britts brings the number of bouts to 13 and guarantees a night of non-stop action! EFC AFRICA Light Heavyweight Championship NORMAN WESSELS vs. JP JOUBERT Plus GARRETH MCLELLAN vs. ARMAND DE BRUYN RAYMOND AHANA vs. JASON [...]
Pride Fighting Academy: Best MMA Training in South Africa?
Broken noses, fractured orbital bones and popped knees are exactly the type of injures I personally won’t be a big fan of. It’s the kind of bodily harm MMA fighters expose themselves to during training, let alone a fight. And there I was, taking a bold step closer towards my passion; the journey of a [...]
EFC Africa Gains 4.7m Fans in 6 Months
Johannesburg (South Africa) – EFC AFRICA 13 on 13 April proved to be a massive success on African television, pulling some of the highest TV ratings this year, and cementing itself as one of the most popular sports in Africa. Through its partnership with e.tv, starting less than 6 months ago, EFC AFRICA has clocked [...]
EFC AFRICA Gains A New Undisputed Welterweight Champion
Cape Town (South Africa) – Africa’s premier mixed martial arts promotion, EFC AFRICA, won another victory in its quest to spread MMA throughout Africa on 13 April. EFC AFRICA 13 took place at the GrandWest Grand Arena and brought world class MMA action to Cape Town for the first time. At 22:30, e.tv picked up [...]
EFC 13 Weigh In Results
Johannesburg (South Africa) – All systems are go for EFC AFRICA 13 at the GrandWest Grand Arena tomorrow night! All 26 athletes made weight at the GrandWest Market Hall on 12 April amid intense stare-downs. Cape Town’s first EFC AFRICA weigh-in attracted a large crowd of animated fight fans. Cheers for Cape Town’s local favourites [...]
EFC Africa Fighters give us their predictions on EFC 13!
Johannesburg (South Africa) – EFC AFRICA 13 is almost here and opinion is sharply divided on whether Dallas Jakobi will remain EFC AFRICA welterweight champion when he faces Jadyson ‘Little Wanderlei’ Costa. A number of EFC AFRICA athletes were eager to give their professional opinions on all three main card bouts. To find out how these epic encounters [...]