Shido fighting systems hosted an amateur MMA event on Saturday  February 26 at the Matsports Hall in Centurion. Several clandestine MMA stars in the making duked it out in amateur light contact and amateur full contact fights. The event featured a host of rising young guns  from Quantum Tribe, CIT, No Guts No Glory, Flying  [...]

Amateur MMA (AMMA) is hosting its second Amateur Tournament in Centurion’s Matsport Hall.  Amateurs from MMA Gym’s such as SHIDO fighting systems, Men of War, Octagon MMA, No Guts no Glory, Team Mayhem, Undisputed MMA, Combat Coaching, Powadojo, Tri-Dragons, Lighting Fightclub, Team CIT, etc. are competing in various categories. Tickets start from R80 per person [...]

The South African amateur MMA scene has erupted with the fury of an agitated Krakatoa.  This division has quickly amassed a large support. Understandably so, our amateurs are constantly displaying their legitimacy in battle. In fact, I will go as far as saying that we have amateurs that are able to stand toe to toe [...]

MMA Challenger o2 presents “Rising Stars” an action packed Amateur event featuring clubs like Team Titan, House of Pain, Fight Force Ultimate MMA, Rio Grappling, Team Demolition, Team Loco and many more. Fight card includes Wade Groth in his final fight before heading into the EFC Cage 19 February · 18:30 – 22:00 Tickets only [...]

SASCA Amateur MMA and Grappling Fight Night. 2011 Open League tournament invitation for you and your students to attend an Amateur MMA and Grappling event at the Warriors Sports Centre in Centurion. 4th March 2011 18h00 to 22h00 … This event will be the first of its kind in South Africa, whereby each fighter gets [...]

This event is an all Amateur MMA event with no other styles competing and will be the very first of its kind here in Gauteng where it will be hosted by an independent Amateur Group which includes some of the largest gyms.  Focus will be given to fighters and their gyms where they train.  This [...]

Mixed Martial Arts , No Rules Fighting or Cage Fighting are the names that this sport has commonly become known by, and this explosion of talent, muscle and skill has fast become one of the most exciting ways to spend a Friday evening. Amateur Fight league, or AFL, has been singled out as one of [...]

Amateur inter-club competition  this Saterday  starting at 10:30. Spectators pay R30 If you are keen to see what amatuer MMA has to offer please dont hesitate to email marius.lotter@shido.co.za for more information on how to get to the venue

The SSG Champions Gym in Bramley shook with K1, ultimate striking and MMA action on 12 June, treating a crowd that included boxing legends Chris van Heerden and Isaac Chilembe, to more than 20 nail-biting fights. It was a testament to SA’s growing martial arts fan base that people came out in support despite rugby [...]

The SSG Champions Gym is a budding rags to riches tale, except that the riches are limited to the sporting and humanitarian kind for now. Although it has only been around for a year, the 800 square meter facility in Bramley, Johannesburg, promises to be a focal point for numerous combat sports in years to [...]

Ultimate Strike is hosting yet another event on Saturday 12th June.  The last time we went through we were completely impressed with the event and really enjoyed our afternoon.  It is development and amateur fighting at its absolute best.  There is a little bit of everything to satisfy everyone.  We also said that we would [...]

While the music at Seasons Wither 4 was heavy, powerful and aggressive, it was beaten in all three categories by NHBSA’s amateur MMA spectacular. 1 amateur kickboxing match and 8 amateur MMA matches had crowds packed into the amphitheatre, eager to see SA’s rising cage fighting talent.  Kickboxing Frans Morele beat Darren Joyce (unanimous decision). [...]

Daniel Sinclair (3-0) has lost a battle which has ruled him out of fighting for Fight Force Redemption.  He is unbeaten thus far as an amateur and is most certainly one of South Africa’s brightest MMA prospects. The loss of which we speak is one against the Tonsillitis and ultimately a stomach virus.  Doctors have [...]

One of the godfathers of SA MMA promotions, Brad Bloch has big plans for the future of the sport, especially where amateurs are concerned. Not only is he in the process of setting up a national amateur league, he is hosting a massive amateur tournament in Joburg on 29 May. Bloch’s association with martial arts [...]

If the future is in the hands of the children, you can be sure Saxon Delafield has the future in a pretty painful chokehold. One of the rising stars of amateur MMA, Delafield has done nothing but impress in his recent trips to the cage. At just 15 years old, Delafield already has an exciting [...]

Here are the results for the Senior Fights at the Ultimate Strike Fighting event held on the 15th May 2010. We are going to be running a full article on the guys at USF.  We went there looking for a fight and what we found was one of the most touching stories you could ever [...]

On the 29th April we bought you a piece on the Amateur Fight League and the many great things they have achieved down in Durban.  We are proud to report that the even on the 30th was a resounding success with the event being completely sold out.  Rumour has it that fans were literally standing [...]

Durban is rife with budding MMA talent and what better way to expose this talent than under the protective wing of South African Light Heavyweight Champion Donavin Hawkey. Donavin, along with his family, are hosting Urban Brawl 2 this Saturday 15th May in association with MMA Elites and Bluff Boxing Academy. Mrs Hawkey was kind [...]

Just when you thought you couldn’t get enough of MMA; Ultimate Strike Cage Fighting brings us an Amateur event that is sure to tide us over for another week. The card promises to be brilliant and culminates in a K1 Super-Am Title fight. All the details are on the poster (thumbnail on this post) we [...]

In team sports the unity of the team can be judged by the spirit of the bench. In Mixed Martial Arts the strength of the sport can be judged by the health of the amateur ranks.  Based on the AFL and what they have, and plan to accomplish it is fair to say that MMA [...]