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Africa dominates Brazil in historic triple title fight at EFC 123

Africa dominates Brazil in historic triple title fight at EFC 123

EFC 123, tagged “Africa’s Best vs. Brazil,” concluded with a clean sweep for the African athletes, who emerged victorious in all matchups against their Brazilian counterparts, Afrosport reports. Hosted at the World Sports Betting Arena in Johannesburg, the event featured a stacked 12-fight card, including three EFC title fights—all of which saw African champions rise to the occasion. The main card opened with a fiery clash...

EFC 122: Moyo stuns Morel to become new heavyweight champion

EFC 122: Moyo stuns Morel to become new heavyweight champion

EFC 122 lit up the World Sports Betting Arena in Johannesburg on Thursday with a night of unforgettable high-stakes action, culminating in a shocking heavyweight title upset and a ruthless bantamweight showcase. Elvis “The Bomber” Moyo stunned the crowd with a jaw-dropping victory over reigning heavyweight champion Anthony Morel. The fight came to a dramatic end just two seconds into round four, when Morel verbally submitted...

Two huge title bouts headline blockbuster EFC 122 fight card

Two huge title bouts headline blockbuster EFC 122 fight card

Two explosive title fights are set for Thursday’s EFC 122 card, which is bursting at the seams with the biggest fighting stars in Africa, Afrosport reports. EFC heavyweight champion from Réunion Islands, Anthony ‘Big’ Morel, mounts a title defence against Africa’s legendary heavyweight boxing champion and EFC crowd favourite, Elvis ‘The Bomber’ Moyo. Meanwhile, two-time bantamweight champion from Cape Town, Faeez ‘Troublemaker’ Jacobs, ascends the ramparts...

Explosive press conference lights up EFC 122 fight week

Explosive press conference lights up EFC 122 fight week

Six main card athletes faced-off at the World Sports Betting Arena for the first time ahead of Wednesday’s weigh-in and Thursday’s EFC 122 fight night. With bantamweight champion Faeez 'Troublemaker’ Jacobs engaging in a war of words with his challenger, Sibusiso Sovendle, and the heavyweight title-holder Anthony ‘Big’ Morel squaring up to his EFC 122 main-event adversary, Elvis Moyo, the tension in the arena was palpable,...

Heated weigh-ins set tone for first bout of 2025 at EFC 121

Heated weigh-ins set tone for first bout of 2025 at EFC 121

The World Sports Betting Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa, played host to the first weigh-ins of 2025, as all bouts for the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 121 card are locked and loaded, Afrosport reports. Fans inside the WSB Arena, who have been anticipating Africa’s first major combat sports event of 2025, watched along as the interim featherweight champion Roedie ‘Relentless’ Roets stared down his undefeated challenger...