ShareJourney to the Hexagon causes controversy Johannesburg (South Africa) – EFC AFRICA 20: Journey to the Hexagon premiered on SuperSport on Friday, 14 June. The show lit up social media waves with searing commentary coming in from all sides, particularly regarding the lightweight title bout between champion Costa Ioannou and Don Madge. “Please knock the [...]

ShareUFC 161‘s stacked card of entertaining fight finishers includes a litany of nicknames, from funny to ferocious. Here, we analyze the fighters, their alternative monikers, and the highly-scientific awesomeness rating awarded to each. “Suga” Rashad Evans Positive: Classic “sweet science” nod for a fast and powerful puncher Negative: Misspellings are nothing to joke about Overall [...]

Share After a knee injury forced Anthony Pettis from his UFC 163 main event against Jose Aldo, “The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, has stepped up to battle the Brazilian for the UFC featherweight title at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 3rd. UFC president Dana White tweeted the news Friday afternoon. There [...]

Share The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) confirmed today the next international installment of its famed reality show will feature two leading Commonwealth mixed martial arts countries, as Canada meets Australia in The Ultimate Fighter® Nations. Series veterans Patrick Côté (20-8) and Kyle Noke (20-6-1) were officially named coaches of the 22nd edition of the show, [...]

Share  EFC AFRICA Featherweight Championship DEMARTE PENA VS. ABDUL HASSAN PLUS SORS GROBBELAAR vs. BERNARDO MIKIXI BOYD ALLEN vs. WESLEY HAWKEY MARTIN VAN STADEN vs. HENRY FADIPE AND BRENDON GROENEWALD vs. LANCE CERONIO FRANCOIS GROENEWALD vs. GARETH BUIRSKI DAVID BUIRSKI vs. NIC RADLEY MOHAMED KARIM vs. VANDAM MBUYI Johannesburg (South Africa) – Four more massive [...]

Share Up-to-the-minute news about UFC 164: Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown, taking place Saturday, August 31, 2013, at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. Fights below have been verbally agreed upon and are subject to change. UFC 164 has added some flyweight flavor, as Louis Gaudinot has agreed to meet Tim Elliott in a pivotal [...]

Share“When the opportunity presents itself I want to get extremely aggressive and go in for the finish.” – Sean Pierson UFC welterweight Sean Pierson There came a point when Sean Pierson had enough of the fight business. To be clear, it wasn’t the first time “The Punisher” contemplated walking away from his livelihood. At one [...]

ShareWe caught up with Joey Ramalho from Monati Fast Food, Now Monati MMA, new sponsor at FightStar Amateur MMA Challenge, to find out what he thinks of FightStar! Thank you for being on board as a sponsor at FightStar! How was your experience with FightStar 3? My experience with FightStar3 was totally awesome!! Loved every [...]

ShareUndefeated Dricus du Plessis signs with Africa’s biggest MMA organisation Johannesburg (South Africa) – 19 year old Dricus du Plessis is the current WAKO K-1 world champion. Currently training at Team CIT in Pretoria while pursuing a Bcom degree in Agriculture at the University of Pretoria, Du Plessis is keen to enter Africa’s biggest MMA [...]

Share“There is going to be a lot of magic tricks happening in this fight, just to see who can fool the other guy, because whoever gets fooled first is going to be the one who loses.” – Pat Barry UFC heavyweight Pat Barry Most fighters competing at the highest level in the sport will tell [...]

Share‘One Gear’ on Potts vs. Misholas Andrew van Zyl in action against Ruan Potts at EFC AFRICA 18 Johannesburg (South Africa) – EFC AFRICA heavyweight champion Andrew ‘One Gear’ van Zyl is the only man to have bested former Champion Ruan ‘Fangzz’ Potts. Here he gives his thoughts on Potts vs. Ricky ‘Apocalypse’ Misholas at [...]

Share“We’re going to come out, throw bombs, be fast, and be athletic.” – Shawn Jordan click to watch Shawn Jordan vs. Oli Thompson free through 6/15 UFC heavyweight Shawn Jordan Following an impressive career on the gridiron at Louisiana State University, you wouldn’t think Shawn Jordan would be fazed by stepping into an athletic competition [...]

ShareSaturday night, Canadian light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo faces off against fellow slugger Igor Pokrajac on the main card on UFC 161 in Winnipeg. Here, Jimmo tells UFC 360 how he makes his target weight in eight weeks. Off-season eating habits: “I’ll start making healthier choices for the first two or three weeks. After that, I [...]

ShareUp-to-the-minute news about the UFC 163 fight card, taking place Saturday, August 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All bouts listed have been verbally agreed upon by both fighters and are subject to change. Two flyweight bouts have been booked for UFC 163 in Rio. Fresh off his latest knockout in April, Brazilian wrecking machine [...]

ShareOn a night at the Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Brazil, where a Brazilian won every fight and there were more submissions (eight) than in any other event in Zuffa-era UFC history*, the biggest moment was saved for the UFC on FUEL TV 10 main event, as Fabricio Werdum avenged a 2006 PRIDE loss to [...]

ShareThe youngest of the Buirski Army makes his debut at EFC Africa 20. We caught up with Matt Buirski to find out what’s on his mind leading up to his fight with Marinio Cutendana. Both fighters making their debuts on the EFC Africa stage 27 June.   EFC 20, You’re up against “The man who [...]

Share2013’s fourth round of African MMA’s biggest spectacle to hit on July 25 EFC AFRICA Featherweight Championship DEMARTE PENA VS. ABDUL HASSAN PLUS BERNARDO MIKIXI vs. SORS GROBBELAAR BOYD ALLEN vs. WESLEY HAWKEY MARTIN VAN STADEN vs. HENRY FADIPE Johannesburg (South Africa) – Tickets for EFC AFRICA 21, African MMA’s fourth top level spectacle go [...]

Share Fightstars 3 happens this Saturday the 8th June! The finalized fight card sees two fighters who have dropped out to due to illness and injury. But the night is still action packed with Fighting Fit Africa fighter Cassim Khusu taking on Cobas Dauth Sawyer looking to destroy Hanekom and the main card fights promise [...]

Share“I am going in to finish the fight and I am ready. They will see an aggressive fighter with a lot of will to fight.” – Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante UFC light heavyweight Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante Just like American kids grow up idolizing athletes like Derek Jeter, LeBron James, and Peyton Manning, many Brazilian kids turned [...]

Share World of Champions the new home of Africa’s Greatest Warriors Johannesburg (South Africa) – Today SuperSport announced a three-year broadcast partnership with EFC AFRICA, Africa’s leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisation. The conclusion of this agreement marks a groundbreaking day for the sport of MMA on the African continent. The partnership comes off the [...]