Former EFC Africa champion set to take back his middleweight title
Edenvale, Bedfordview and Johannesburg East EFC fans are in for a treat when Garreth "Soldier Boy" McLellan takes on Jeremy "Pitbull" Smith on October 10.
Garreth is ready to come out with his mixed martial arts (MMA) guns blazing when he battles Jeremy in the EFC Africa 24 Fight Card to reclaim his middleweight championship title in their bout at Carnival City.
Garreth is a seasoned athlete who has been working with a team of fitness professionals and specialist coaches to make sure he is fully prepared to put on the best display for his fans.
“My team has been working with EFC Africa to set up this encounter for a while now. Despite the various obstacles that we have had to overcome, I am looking forward to the opportunity to win back the belt and the title. I lost the title to Jeremy in 2012 in a titanic battle that ended my undefeated streak, but I have invested my body, mind and soul in getting ready to win it back,” said Garreth.
EFC Africa is the biggest MMA tournament in Africa.
With his principal fight disciplines being kickboxing and jujitsu, Garreth is one of the first athletes to turn professional in this sport in South Africa.
He supports his training with cardio fitness, strength training, Pilates and swimming to make sure that his body is a finely tuned, supremely strong battle machine.
He competes in the middleweight category which is for contenders in the 77 to 84 kilogramme weight range.
“The sport has grown so much in the last few years and I would not be able to work this hard, or achieve my goals, if it was not for the support of my fans. My trainer, Richard Quan from Fit Fight Militia, and I know that no matter how hard we work to hone my skills and my fitness, I would not be able to take on the likes of Jeremy without my fans cheering me on,” said Garreth.
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