All set for Fight Night
EFC returns to Carnival City on Saturday, July 11, for a massive double championship fight card that will be broadcast around the world.
The event is headlined by the most dominant champion in EFC history, Demarte “The Wolf” Pena, facing his newest challenge in the form of the former air force officer, Cedric Doyle.
Tempers flared at this past weekend’s media day, when both men held nothing back during a heated exchange of threats, with both refusing to back-off.
They were forced to separate and Pena left the event immediately.
As weigh-in day and fight night approaches, aggression is sure to continue to boil.
The vacant EFC middleweight belt is also on the line and will be contested between former welterweight champion Michiel Opperman and grappling king Liam Cleland. Both Opperman and Cleland were set to face former champion Garreth ”Soldier Boy” McLellan in epic encounters.
An injury removed Cleland from their previous clash and the former welterweight champion was promised a shot at middleweight gold.
The two top contenders will now battle it out for the vacant championship.
Ahead of the two title fights, a bout between two huge men, both with powerful hands and tenacious jaws, is scheduled.
A big finish can be expected when heavyweights Danie “The Pitbull” van Heerden and Bernardo “The Black Panther” Mikixi meet for the first time in the hexagon.
The controversial Mark Hulme and Lyle “Krusher” Karam look likely to make a solid mark on the welterweight division, and the main card will be opened by Tumisang Madiba and Durban’s Wesley Hawkey, in what is expected to be one of the most action-packed fights of the year.
Preliminary bouts start at 4.45pm on Saturday, and main card bouts start at 8.30pm.
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