It was built up over an elongated two years – Dricus du Plessis had cleared out the middleweight division and a reality TV show were created to find him a new undefeated challenger.

On Saturday night EFC fans in Pretoria witnessed the culmination of both his and France’s Manon Fiorot’s toils to claim the middleweight championship and women’s flyweight championship respectively.

After a feeling out period where both warriors exchanged power strikes, the former double division, double promotion champ, Du Plessis pounced. Dropping Lesar with a left and following up with some vicious ground and pound, he finally struck with his lightning-quick trademark guillotine, cementing himself as one of the best to have ever fought inside the EFC Hexagon.

With this victory, Du Plessis furthered his record to 14-2 – all wins by way of finish.

“That light heavyweight division is looking thin and my left shoulder is getting a little cold,” stated Du Plessis hinting at the possibility of moving up a division and challenging the current champ, Senegal’s Simon Beyond.

Preceding the main event, the double division women’s champ, Amanda Lino, placed her flyweight belt on the line against the challenger, France’s Fiorot.

Over five rounds, Fiorot struck from a distance, chipping away at the champ’s armour and whenever Lino entered the pocket, Fiorot pivoted or strafed, avoiding almost any damage in the process.

“I am really happy to fight in South Africa in EFC. I am happy to be the new champion and execute the game plan to perfection,” Fiorot said after her victory.

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