Early this morning, EFC matchmaker Graeme Cartmell received word from Walter Wendt, Nkazimulu ‘Zuluboy’ Zulu’s coach, that Zulu had been hit by a car and was in hospital. This news comes ahead of his flyweight title unification fight against...
EFC Review: Top Ten Fights of 2016 By Edrich Pienaar The Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) hosted no less than 10 events (EFC47 – EFC56) in 2016. The year was filled with stacked fight cards and epic fights that saw...
Michiel Opperman tests positive for banned substance Johannesburg, South Africa – EFC headquarters recently received word from the South African Institute for Drug Free Sports (SAIDS) that former welterweight champion, Michiel Opperman tested positive for a banned substance when...
FULL FIGHT VIDEO: FORMER EFC HEAVYWEIGHT CYRIL ASKER DOMINATES UFC OPPONENT
NEW FIGHT PROMOTION: FIGHT FACTORY GEARING UP TO TAKE CAPE TOWN BY STORM In the lead up to the first ever Fight Factory event slated for Cape town this February, Makhosi Tshipa of southafricanmma.com sat down with Rowan Katzew,...
Politics in South African Mixed Martial Arts: The Henri Eksteen story By Makhosi Tshipa The word ‘Politics” in South Africa always conjures up images of pot-bellied, feisty individuals sitting in some lofty buildings making false promises to the masses...
TUMISANG MADIBA CALLS OUT AZI THOMAS Yup, with all the smack talk Azi Thomas has been doing with the South African fighters he was bound to have someone call him out. He has been called out by “The President”...
VIDEO: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH YANNICK BAHATI By Makhosi Tshipa In this brief exclusive interview, EFC worldwide’s middleweight champion Yannick Bahati opens up to southafricanmma.com about his EFC 56 victory over David Buirski and his love-hate relationship with South African fight fans...
Eleven phenomenal fights capped off a year of intense MMA action for the EFC organization at Carnival City tonight. Welterweight champion Dricus du Plessis took a gamble in taking on the ‘Polish Tank’ Rafal Haratyk at middleweight. Du Plessis...
EFC 56-Weigh-Ins All 22 athletes weigh-in for EFC 56. Recorded live at Carnival City.
EFC 56: Behind the Scenes at weigh-in with Du Plessis
EFC 56: Du Plessis vs Haratyk – Preview – By Edrich Pienaar With less than a few days to go until the final EFC event of the year, we take an exclusive preview of the main card at EFC 56...
DANIE VAN HEERDENS NOTICE OF APPEAL Below is the list of things that Danie Van Heerden’s legal team are looking to appeal in the matter between MMASA and Danie Van Heerden. The board erred in respect of a...
Is Conor Mcgregor REALLY the Greatest Mixed Martial Artist of all time? By Makhosi Tshipa First of all allow (the author) to say that this article was typed with trembling fingers and sweaty hands. Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor...
DANIE VAN HEERDEN: A LETTER TO THE FANS Dear MMA fans Undoubtedly it has now come to everyone’s attention that I have been found guilty of racism by the disciplinary board of MMASA. It is not a surprise that...