Fight 1 Picture are unavailable as the fight was cancelled.   Fight 2 Jason Culverwell defeated Mahmoud Salama via keylock submission in round 1.                                       Fight 3 Morne Marais defeated Michael Vermeulen via rear naked choke submission in round 1.   Fight 4 Abdul Hassan defeated Leo Gloss by split decision after 3 [...]

He is, by most accounts, the chosen one. Just 24 years old, Jon Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion. He became the youngest man to ever win UFC gold when he defeated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 13 months ago. And he has seemed pretty close to unbeatable in two fights that followed – one-sided [...]

On the 13th April 2012 EFC made its debut in Cape Town, with an explosive event EFC 13. The long anticipated show lived up to all the excitement and delivered some of the best fights South Africans have ever seen. The night started with a bit of a hitch when the first fight was cancelled [...]

With Friday the 13 th round the corner is there something scarey awaiting Cape Town. EFC13 takes place at Grandwest Casino on Friday night and I think we are in for a few frights. To all the fighters competing I wish you the best of luck and thank you for putting it out there come [...]

Saturday the 24th April Secunda was treated to a top quality MMA event. Rise of the Warrior XI a Shido Fighting system production is by far one of the best events I have been to. With a line up of both pro and amateur fighters the crowd were in for a cracker of an evening. [...]

With Lenin Rajgopaul Chokes and Cranks are deadly in grappling and mma. Join us at World Of Warriors for an awesome and informative seminar with  Lenin Rajgopaul. Lenin is a multiple time jits medallist(including an Africa Cup gold medallist). He has been a student of the jits and MMA game for over a decade and [...]

  The day started with the various teams from FFK, XKT,Elite Defence,Team Bedfodview, Team Xtreme , Hardcore, and Team Twilight all lining up to do the Fighting Fit Fitness course, each pairing up with one of the Boys from the Twilight Home in Hillbrow. The event was well supported by EFC champions, coaches and top [...]

On Saturday March 17th Smack Talk attended the Ambar event, a amateur event put together by Godfather productions. The card consisted of 12 MMA and 5 K1 Fights and as usual we were in for an exciting evening. We got underway with a K1 fight where Brad Saunders was to explosive for young Jade Andre [...]

Its on  Saturday and its going to be a cracker. We will be there with live results on Face Book   So if you cant make it be sure to watch out for your results. Otherwise we will see you there.

Johannesburg (South Africa) – The live TV ratings from EFC AFRICA’s most recent event on 2 March blew other sports ratings away, clocking a peak audience of over 1,6 million and pulling 25.9% of the total available South African TV audience (SABC, e.tv and DSTV combined). Comparing EFC AFRICA to other locally aired sport, these [...]

So its back, that 700kg tyre that challenged EFC top fighters On Sunday the 25th of March we will all gather in Kensington to watch South Africa’s top MMA athletes test their strength and fitness against the El Grande. A high light on the MMA calendar, most of the top MMA athletes pitch up for [...]

Fight 1 – Groenewald vs Bertolis  (FW) The submissions specialists decided to keep it standing for the 1st, Groenewald was throwing some wild punches landing ocassionally. Bertolis was tidy, being kept in check by his corner. Groenewald is starting to look gassed. Bertolis looked to be dominating the 2nd rocking Groenewald on 2 occassions and [...]

  Godfather Productions brings you a new series in 2012 starting with Armbar 01 !!!   Details and contact info on the poster, all fighters looking to compete, get on it quickly !

Smit stars in AFL debut Quintin van Jaarsveld – The Witness Gary Smit starred in his recent Amateur Fight League (AFL) debut at Greyville Racecourse. The 92-kilogram Parabellum Fight Club product headlined the stacked AFL 09 card against Juan Trutter and submitted his highly regarded opponent in just over a minute to end an extraordinary [...]

With another controversial call at the UFC last night, Frankie Edgar lost hist title on a decision last night. Weither or not you agree or disagree with this call, it’s history and he is no longer the title holder. Same as Diaz can cry and throw his toys out the cot the decision has been [...]

Johannesburg (South Africa) – EFC AFRICA is proud to announce a revolutionary broadcast deal with e.tv that will, for the first time ever, bring live MMA into millions of homes across Africa. Starting with EFC AFRICA 12 on 2 March, all 8 EFC AFRICA events in 2012 will be broadcast live on e.tv, Africa’s largest [...]

A typical MMA athlete relies heavily on his shoulder joints to drive power either while punching, or acting defensively. It is also a joint that is used for pushing, pulling, and for weight bearing on the ground. The joint must, therefore, be strong, stable and pain free. In order for the joint to function at [...]

‘King’ Leo visits Combat Coaching    Quintin van Jaarsveld – The Witness   EXTREME Fighting Championship (EFC) Africa star “King” Leo Gloss conducted two boxing workshops at the Amanzimtoti-based CombatCoaching.com gym recently. Gloss, a 12-time South African boxing champion, is one of the premier strikers in all of EFC – Africa’s biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) [...]

Its a crazy give away, you want to win. All you need to do is predict the winners at EFC 12 and how and you could win R1000 worth of Venum gear. Please send your prediction to sales@venumfightclub.co.za Special thanks goes to Venum Fight Club and World of Warriors. Dont miis out!

EFC AFRICA   Middleweight Championship GARRETH MCLELLAN vs.   JEREMY SMITH Plus WESLEY HAWKEY vs. DENZIL WAIT DINO BAGATTIN vs. MICHIEL OPPERMAN SEAN ROBINSON vs. TUMELO MAPHUTHA DONAVIN HAWKEY vs. DANIE VAN HEERDEN PETE MOTAUNG vs. JP KRUGER PAUL KIETZMANN vs. RICKY MISHOLAS DONALD NZIRAWA vs. BOYD ALLEN RYAN VAN NIEKERK vs. STEVEN MOMAH WADE [...]