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Sun City remains a destination too far for many MMA fans as the traveling distance means that many have to “make-a-weekend” out of it which in the current economic climate makes it a nice-to-have and not a necessity. Speaking to many fans on the night, future fight cards at Sun City would need to be […]
No-one could have predicted that last night’s drizzle was to be the precursor to the farcical arrival of MMASA President Bertus Coetzee at the EWC weigh-ins. After many months and many personal discussions with commitments from the MMASA President that the organization was looking to be more consistent and fair in its dealings with the […]
With 2017 now well and truly consigned to the record books, here is my take on the South African MMA scene in 2017: 1) The International Onslaught Continues – if EFC was not already a serious player in the global MMA arena then this year they certainly left their mark with no fewer that 27 […]
Following on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) appeal against the decision rendered on 25 May 2017 by the Independent Doping Hearing Panel, former EFC bantamweight champ Demarte Pena was declared ineligible to compete for a period of four years in June of this year. Added to that, all results obtained by Pena between 11 November […]
