The Angolan Goliath enters the cage extremely cool, calm and collected. He stood awaiting the culinary combatant like a 4×4 ready to take the mountain. Chef enters the ring visibly tense but with a knowing air born of hard work and technical confidence. The buzzer goes and Chef goes for the take down. Mikixi manages [...]

Will this been the brutal match up everyone is expecting or a one punch fizzle the heavy weights are known for? We think not.  With Chef looking the way he is, he is bound to be faster than we have ever seen. Perhaps he can avoid the buffalo like stampede of the stronger Mikixi? Either way we [...]

After the long awaited EFC 04 and equally needed long weekend, here are the post fight interviews from the event. We have already had some debate fired off on the site, lets hear what the fighters have to say.

From our first introduction the thing that stood out most about Meyer he is humble, hard working and seems to have his head screwed on right.  He is yet another rising talent to emerge from the Fight fit Militia team and we caught up with him just before fight night. The first question that needed [...]

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 [...]

Smacktalk recently caught up with Brendon Katz, the fighter known for his big heart, bigger ears and the biggest sense of humour in the sport. He spoke about his journey into MMA, his recent and only loss at EFC 03’s fight of the night and his goals in the cage. Katz is just 26, but [...]

Fan favourite Darren Daniel has promised to once again bring his trademark brand of destructive domination to the EFC Africa 04 main event on August 5. Since injury stole the spotlight from Norman Wessels and Bernardo Mikixi, it’s up to Daniel to prove that nice guys finish last when he takes on Dallas Jakobi. “Becoming [...]

Here is the official EFC press release. Bernardo “The Black Panther” Mikixi recovers with a broken hand The highly anticipated EFC AFRICA heavyweight title fight between Bernardo “The Black Panther” Mikixi and Norman “Chef” Wessels has been postponed due to injury. Mikixi injured his hand during his fight at EFC AFRICA 03, where he defeated [...]

This weeks instalment of  EFC Champion Wentzel Nel Uncut Wentzel and Jackie Nel, at their Durban home, discussing the recent EFC Africa title victory and the life of MMA’s nicest couple. continued..

EFC 3 was an event that was much hyped through every form of media imaginable and the event did not disappoint.  The card was matched to perfection with fans getting treated to 14 incredible fights. Here is what the fighters had to say. Wentzel “The Animal” Nel is the Lightweight Champion!

Here are the videos of the Official Weigh-in’s for EFC Africa 03 Main Card, as well as a video of the Title Belt .  Most fighters made weight comfortably with a few having to pound laps around the Coca-Cola Dome for 2 hours until they did. Based on some of the stare downs we are [...]

“It is a dream come true for me, it is such a privilege and an honour and is the biggest achievement of my career.” The passion and awe of the achievement in Wentzel’s voice coming through the phone thick and fast. Fighting for a title is the pinnacle of any Mixed Martial Artist’s career – [...]

pre-fight  interviews with Katz and Ioannou leading up to EFC Africa 03

We have all seen it and not known exactly what is going on when it happens.  The it we are referring to is the frisking and checking of various places on the MMA fighters person straight after his walk out and just before he sets foot in the fight cage. “The Peoples Champ” needs no [...]

In MMA, like life, timing is everything.  Throw a punch a split-second too late and the gap is gone. Shoot for the take-down too early and you get sprawled. The correct timing for anything worthwhile is of paramount importance to achieving success. Danie “Pit Bull” Van Heerden believes that when the timing is right he will [...]

Why is Garreth “Soldier Boy” Mclellan such a marketable and recognisable figure within MMA in South Africa? This is a question that has been posed by many people within the industry and fanatics alike.  Yes, it is because he is an incredible athlete and fierce competitor – that goes without saying, but there is more [...]