Francis Ngannou has tipped Kamaru Usman to beat him to the punch and become the first African UFC champion. Cameroonian Ngannou (12-3) had the chance

Francis Ngannou tells mmaengage.com he’s waited two years to share the octagon with former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. The Cameroonian gets his wish

Undefeated prospect Justin ‘The Power’ Smith has stepped up to fight Gordon Roodman in the EFC 77 main card opener following the withdrawal of Neil

Newly minted EFC heavyweight champion Jared Vanderaa has revealed he was tipped off about Dalcha Lungiambula’s UFC call-up a while back. On Thursday it was

Devon Cronje has predicted EFC stalwart Tumisang Madiba will gas and be choked out in their bantamweight scrap in Pretoria on March 16. The pair

Former EFC bantamweight Cal Ellenor won his Bellator MMA debut with a first-round submission of Nathan Greyson in Newcastle, England on Saturday night. Ellenor finished

Dalcha ‘Champion’ Lungiambula could explore competing at middleweight in the UFC. The former EFC heavyweight and light heavyweight king recently landed a four-fight deal with

Former EFC interim bantamweight title challenger Cal Ellenor expects fireworks in his Bellator MMA debut against ex-Cage Warriors flyweight champion Nathan Greyson in Newcastle, England

SuperSport have announced a multi-year broadcast deal with the EFC, which comes into effect in March. The pay TV channel have doubled down on their

EFC champ-champ Dalcha Lungiambula has been signed by the UFC. Lungiambula (9-1) has consequently relinquished his EFC heavyweight and light heavyweight titles, as he prepares to

EFC featherweight contender Roedie Roets and former title challenger Pierre Botha will get to lock horns after all. The promotion has re-booked the wrestling standouts

UFC rising star Israel Adesanya plans to visit South Africa and has predicted the promotion will stage its first event in Africa in 2020. Adesanya

Englishman Jake Hadley has vowed to slay EFC flyweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu and “bring his head back to Birmingham”. The EFC last week confirmed Hadley

Alain ‘Commanda Boy’ Ilunga will make his long-awaited return to the hexagon against Poland’s Łukasz Świrydowicz at EFC 77 in Pretoria on March 16. The EFC

South African MMA star Dricus du Plessis has cracked KSW’s best fights of 2018 list. Du Plessis (12-2) gained recognition for his thrilling debut in

The new EFC Performance Institute will stage an open day in Johannesburg on Saturday, allowing athletes and the public at large a chance to see what it

Englishman Callum Ellenor has confirmed he has signed exclusively with Bellator MMA and will no longer compete in the Extreme Fighting Championship. Bellator snapped up

EFC flyweight king Nkazimulo Zulu will make his fourth title defence against Englishman Jake Hadley in Cape Town on April 13. The fight will serve as

MMA superstar and former UFC women’s featherweight champion ‘Cris Cyborg’ is coming to South Africa. Cyborg (20-2), widely considered one of the greatest female fighters

The Extreme Fighting Championship have stoked speculation that dominant flyweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu could next face Englishman Jake Hadley. The EFC on Monday quoted Hadley

Jacqualine Trosee will hope third luck’s the charm if she earns another crack at EFC women’s flyweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Lino. Trosee (2-4) got

The EFC have rebooked a fight between welterweight contenders Luke Michael and Conrad Seabi. The pair were initially set to collide at EFC 76 in

EFC president Cairo Howarth says the launch of the EFC Performance Institute in Johannesburg is a major milestone for African MMA. The training centre, which

Neil du Plessis will face fellow middleweight Gordon Roodman in the prelims of EFC 77 at Time Square in Pretoria on March 16. Du Plessis