Explosive action with EFC 41

EFC returns to Carnival City this Saturday, July 11, for the massive double championship fight card.

Prelim bouts start at 16:45 and main card bouts start at 20:30 at the Big Top Arena.

The event is headlined by the most dominant champion in EFC history, Demarte ‘The Wolf’ Pena, who will be facing 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. The two men 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 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.

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 to make a solid mark on the welterweight division and opening the main card sees hometown star Tumisang Madiba face Durban’s Wesley Hawkey in what is expected to be one of the most action-packed fights of the year.

But first, the beauty from Budapest, Zita Varju, returns in search of redemption for her loss. She will face Pretoria’s own ‘Demolition Jacqui’. There will also be seven more action-packed fights for the crowd to enjoy.