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EFC 105: All you need to know about fight card and how to watch in Nigeria

EFC 105: All you need to know about fight card and how to watch in Nigeria

The Extreme Fighting Championship returns on Thursday, July 13 with 11 thrilling bouts involving 22 fighters on EFC 105 card.  The main fight card will see South African duo Shannon van Tonder and Musa Sethwape face off for the golden bantamweight belt.  Congolese powerhouse Mark Bacharge Kamba will make a return to the EFC's Hexagon in a new welterweight division to slug it out against South...

Cameroon’s Ngannou joins Professional Fighters League, PFL

Cameroon’s Ngannou joins Professional Fighters League, PFL

Cameroon's MMA star Francis Ngannou has joined America's mixed martial league company - Professional Fighters League (PFL) after quitting the Ultimate Fighting Championship in January. The former UFC heavyweight champion joined PFL to gain a minority equity and also become the inaugural chairman of PFL Africa even as he chases his fighting career with a PFL pay-per-view Super Fight scheduled for 2024. The new deal is...

EFC 102: Nigeria’s Ukah wins again, Hulme secures welterweight belt

EFC 102: Nigeria’s Ukah wins again, Hulme secures welterweight belt

South Africa's Mark Hulme became the new EFC welterweight champion after beating Democratic Republic of Congo's Ziko Makengele in round one of Thursday's fight. It was Hulme's first fight at the Hexagon in over seven years and he showed exceptional skills in the opening seconds of the fight. After keeping his opponent at bay, Hulme later locked in a tight choke that forced Makengele to tap...

EFC 102: All you need to know about and how to watch

EFC 102: All you need to know about and how to watch

Extreme Fighting Championship returns on Thursday with the EFC 102 event which has 10 fights scheduled at the EFC Performance Institute in the South African city of Johannesburg.  The main event for the night will see Democratic Republic of Congo fighter Ziko Makengele defend his welterweight title against South Africa's Mark Hulme.  Hulme is returning to competitive action for the first time since 2021 after his...

UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed his switch to the light heavyweight divison after he lost his title to Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya last Saturday. Pereira was knocked out by Adesanya in the UFC 287 main event in Miami over the weekend, which ended his over four-month stay as the division's champion. The former kickboxing star, on Thursday, disclosed that he is moving on for...