So much has been said about Norman Wessels and the fact that he has traded in making meals for making mince meat out of anybody who stands in his way.  There has, and rightfully so, been tones of publicity given to him and his team (Fight Fit Militia) over the past few months so we [...]

The last article that was written on Smacktalk about Jacques Joubert was a song about redemption, which was later orchestrated into a self titled symphony when he dismantled Lance Ceronio with a left head kick and some killer elbows – with that the fat lady sang. This time there are no quirky article titles or [...]

Due to injury and illness, the upcoming fight card for EFC Africa 04 has been amended, resulting in the most exciting line-up of the year. Whilst training for his fight against Wade Henderson, main card middleweight Garreth McLellan got struck with a knee to his forehead, which split open between his eyes. “The cut was [...]

The pages and bloggers have gone mad this week with voicing or scribing their opinion on which promotion they love, will continue to support and feel is the stronger of the 2 leading fight companies in South Africa. An event is a fairly easy thing to judge, it is what it is, you can see [...]

It is every athlete’s mission to be stronger, faster and fitter than the next. This week I am going to provide a template of an athletic conditioning program designed to build stronger, fast and fitter athletes. Before doing so, I want to touch on one of the four primary training principles – individualisation. This principle [...]

After I wrote my event report after Fight Force Overload I got more emails than I ever expected with the general theme being that of comparing Fight Force and EFC Africa. I took these mails, and the comments on the article, to heart and thought about it.  The problem has been that the events, through [...]

Brought to you by Bandon Fourie (W) VS Justin Hawkey Brandon Fourie is a very good kick boxer and doesn’t really have a ground game, or so we thought.  Justin Hawkey is the middle brother from the Hawkey hatchery and due to his pedigree was expected to do great things in his pro debut.  The [...]

Rory Daniels (W) VS Willy Francis Willy Fancis came into this fight as the overwhelming crowd favourite, his record far outweighed that of Rory Daniel and we expected the fight to go the way of Francis.  It didn’t.  Rory Daniel is a massive man with punching power that is fitting for a man that size. [...]

We at Smacktalk have made a decision to be completely and brutally honest with regards to the events held in South Africa.  We will not sugar-coat or polish an event where the added sheen is an unfair representation of what truly happened. In the same breath we will give credit where it is due.  You, [...]

Jeremy Scheepers vs Paul van Vuuren The first time these two clashed was at Fight Force Invasion in April this year. It was a huge shock when van Vuuren, who had 2 fights behind him, defeated Scheepers, a veteran of more than 30, in the opening moments of round 1. Expect fireworks at this rematch! [...]

Both of these guys are coming off wins from the Redmeption event held in Durban at the end of last month.  Hawkey made his pro debut and won via decision.  Nzirawa beat Kevin Thomas – who happens to be Hawkeys coach.  Could this fight be a revenge match between KTFA and Nzirawa?  We cant wait [...]

It may sound strange at first, but being a cage fighting chiropractor actually makes a lot of sense. In the words of Michiel Opperman, “business is always good when you have two jobs that complement each other!” With extensive knowledge on the human body and its weaknesses, Opperman is confident that he will give Fight [...]

Martin Van Staden VS Leon Meynhardt This is going to be an incredible fight.  Both of these guys have the skill to finish the fight quickly.  Martin has the obvious MMA experience on his side but Leon enters the cage with a never say die mentality and probably the best striking in his division. Aggression (Van [...]

The world cup is finally over and us fight fans can get back to what we love most:  Watching MMA events! What better way to get back into the swing of things than to prepare for Fight Force Overload which takes place this Thursday the 15th July. There are couple of cracking fights on the [...]

We are proud to announce that Jeremy “Pit Bull” Smith has won his fight on American soil at XFC 11.  Much hype surrounded Jeremy’s departure with his record being disputed, what can never be disputed is that he has made South Africa proud. Congratulations to you Jeremy from all of us at Smacktalk. Here is [...]

Jeremy Scheepers has over 30 professional wins to his name and is one of the country’s most experienced light heavyweights, despite being just 27 years old. His cage career has seen him face the heaviest hitters there are, and overcome injuries that nearly shattered his MMA dream on two occasions. Nevertheless, Scheepers claims to be [...]

  We’ve touched on the importance of beginning your conditioning program with planning and we’ve discussed the requirement of broad fitness and skill for MMA. Let’s get into which movements form the core of a strength and conditioning program. Calisthenics are exercise movements that are performed without weights. Bodyweight provides the sole form of resistance. [...]

As everyone is keenly aware we have an incredible relationship with the guys at Power Combat Zone – without them we would not have been able to bring you our industry leading Fight Night. It is with great excitement that we announce that as of tomorrow (Tuesday 6th July) there is a new series of [...]

Gorgeous Boyz Hardcore or GBH as they are more commonly known, love them, hate them, it’s your call, but you cannot deny that these guys have so much character it oozes out of them. I had heard reports of the gangster and bad boy image they portray and read the comments in our previous posts [...]

Smacktalk recently caught up with Mark Strydom, co-founder of Fight Force and one of the main reasons MMA is steadily gaining ground as a household acronym in SA. According to Strydom, a large part of the Fight Force formula involves understanding and staying true to the essence of MMA, and it is this recipe for [...]