Saturday 3rd December, Graceland Casino Secunda was the place to be. Rise of the Warrior X was the main attraction and it rocked Graceland. We were treated to a packed fight card which for the first time included 3 pro fights. It was all action from the first bell with Team Mayhem’s Jean Barnard getting [...]

SHIDO fighting systems has done it again with their eleventh Rise of the Warrior tournament on the 3rof December at Graceland Casino in Secunda.  This event is the first of their Peermont Casino Challenge which will travel through the country to Richards Bay and Klerksdorp early in 2012.   This event is scheduled to be [...]

  Smack Talk travelled to the spruit over the weekend to watch NFN4.  After our last trip we were all very eager to return to witness another crazy night of fights.  Trust me we weren’t disappointed!   The event, organised by Bertus Coetzee and Craig Macfadyen, is an exciting well organized evening and gives the [...]

Smack Talk attended EFC 11 weigh ins at the dome on wednesday 09 November. Here are your weigh in results:   Tshikangu Makuebo (Tez) 82 kg vs Armand de Bruyn 83 kg Wesley Hawkey 66 kg vs Victor Anyaogu 65 kg Don Madge 70 kg vs Wade Groth 70 kg Amr Wahman 77 kg vs [...]

EFC Africa 11 marks the final card of a great year for organisation, from the numerous epic title fights to the e.tv deal; it’s been a land mark year for EFC and MMA in general. On face value EFC11 seems a fitting way to end what’s been a fantastic year, so let’s break down the [...]

I’ve always heard that Voodoo Lounge was a jol and Saturday night was no different…  Except this time it was outside in a marquee, with tier raised seating, some testosterone, a great crowd and a dash of MMA !!!   Battle of the Titles was the wrap up for Godfather Productions events for 2011 and [...]

                                                                                                                                                                                                              EFC AFRICA Heavyweight Championship RUAN POTTS vs. ANDREW VAN ZYL EFC AFRICA Lightweight Championship COSTA IOANNOU vs. ALEX CHEBOUB Plus NOLAN SWANEPOEL vs. MARTIN VAN STADEN JACQUES JOUBERT vs. TYRON RIGHTFORD CHETT MEYER vs. TUMELO MAPHUTHA YEHIA AKRAM DEGHIDY vs. DONAVIN HAWKEY JADYSON COSTA vs. JAMES RENNIE WENTZEL NEL [...]

Saturday 29th of October 2011 marks an historic occasion in South African Mixed Martial Arts. With the current trend in SA MMA in the pro’s being a one show place the only local circuit for fighters to show their stuff is the amateur one, and that’s way this Saturday night is so important, it’s not [...]

We took our shoes off and hit the Spring Show in Pretoria on Saturday evening for the ninth instalment of Rise of the Warrior! We thoroughly enjoy these events every time, the crowds were good, the cage and lighting rig were great for an amateur event and production.   2 of the 9 bouts went [...]

It’s almost fight week, the tention’s building and we’re amped to get in there a watch it all unfold ! EFC ARICA  have yet again raised the bar with match-ups and will no doubt deliver an unparalelled production. Many of you die hard supporters miss out on being part of the weigh-ins, it’s free, it’s entertaining [...]

There’s been much hype around this young Shido Warrior, here’s what he has to say ! 1) How old are you and where are you from: I’m 18 years old and I live in Centurion 2) What weight do you fight at: Welterweight (70,45kg – 77,27kg) 3) How did you get into MMA: I played rugby [...]

Smack talk willl be attending the Spring Show in Pretoria this weekend. If you enjoy the odd arm bar , rear naked choke and boerie roll then we suggest you get to the Pretoria show grounds on Saturday 27th There will be MMA training (FREE)  this training will start on Saturday the 27th at 10h00 and continue until 13h00.  [...]

  Smack talk attended EL Grande , what a great event!   Organized by local Kensington resident Pietro Cignoli, EL Grande is a challenge that tests both strength and fitness. The event manages to put South Africa’s top MMA fighters and the public together for a morning full of fun and hard work. Being able [...]

Fight Force returns to Suncoast Casino for the highlight of their cage fighting calender.   FIGHT FORCE 14 and BAD BOY MMA present LAST MAN STAND, a Cage Fighting show at Suncoast Casino on Friday 27th of May. The show will consist of 14 MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fights and includes an International fight as [...]

Get ready for another explosive night of MMA with Fight Force  including a middle weight title fight with no other than Leon Mynhardt and Martin van Staden.  Both fighters have the skill to finish the fight quickly.  Martin, the more experienced, has an obvious advantage but Leon enters brings serious striking ability and wont go [...]

Ken Shamrock productions brings you DEVASTATION live at the Emerald Resort and Casino on 26 March 2011 The show will consist of 12 fights with tickets starting at R60 per person with VIP tables @ R450 per person There will also be an autograph signing on the night.

Location: CombatCoaching.com’s ‘Team Loco’ 20 South Dale Road, Brick and Build premises, Southdale Johannesburg Morné Swanepoel will be visiting the Team Loco gym in Jhb this Thursday night to conduct a MMA training workshop. Due to short notice we have kept the expenses to a minimum: R150 members and R200 non members. To book contact [...]

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  [...]

Fight force brings you “OUTRAGE” at the Durban Exhibition Centre with 2 international fights. 2 International fights lined up for the night! Donavin Hawkey Record  Record 5 – 2 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) vs Lee McKibbin – Record 3 – 7 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) and Martin van Staden [...]