From EFC AFRICA:
EFC AFRICA Middleweight Championship
GARRETH MCLELLAN vs. JEREMY SMITH
Plus
WESLEY HAWKEY vs. DENZIL WAIT
DINO BAGATTIN vs. MICHIEL OPPERMAN
SEAN ROBINSON vs. TUMELO MAPHUTHA
DONAVIN HAWKEY vs. DANIE VAN HEERDEN
PETE MOTAUNG vs. JP KRUGER
PAUL KIETZMANN vs. RICKY MISHOLAS
DONALD NZIRAWA vs. BOYD ALLEN
RYAN VAN NIEKERK vs. STEVEN MOMAH
WADE HENDERSON vs. JOSH MULLER
KOBA IAKOBIDZE vs. GARETH BUIRSKI
FRANCOIS GROENEWALD vs. DINO BERTOLIS
Johannesburg (South Africa) – Africa’s biggest and best mixed martial arts show
is back in less than two weeks! On Friday 2 March, the Carnival City Big Top
Arena will erupt with excitement as EFC AFRICA 12 pits the continent’s finest
warriors against each other. The main event of the evening sees Jeremy
‘Pitbull’ Smith challenge reigning champion Garreth ‘Soldierboy’ McLellan for
the EFC AFRICA middleweight title. 11 more hard-hitting bouts await in this
revolutionary combat sport event!
How to watch EFC AFRICA 12:
• Live event – all 12 bouts: Carnival City’s Big Top Arena provides a superbowl
experience straight out of Vegas, with unparalleled view, sound, lighting and
atmosphere. In 2011, the Big Top Arena was voted best venue by fans! Tickets
for the live event are still available at Computicket www.computicket.com.
Doors open at 6pm, first fight starts at 7pm. First interval after fight four
(van Niekerk vs Momah), event resumes at 20:45. Second interval after fight
eight (Donavin Hawkey vs Danie van Heerden), event resumes at 22:30 for final
four main card bouts.
• Nu Metro – all 12 bouts: For an unmatched larger than life audio-visual
experience, look no further than EFC AFRICA’s live nationwide broadcast to Nu
Metro cinemas. See the action as it happens at Hyde Park, Bedford Centre, The
Glen, Canal Walk, V&A Waterfront, Pavilion, Menlyn Park, Loch Logan,
Riverside, Klerksdorp, Walmer Park, Montecasino, Clearwater Mall, Brightwater
Commons, Boardwalk, Grandwest, Emperors Palace, Hatfield Plaza, N1 City, North
Park Mall, Worcester, Benoni Lakeside Mall and Galleria.
Live broadcast starts at 7pm. First interval after fight four (van Niekerk vs
Momah), event resumes at 20:45. Second interval after fight eight (Donavin
Hawkey vs Danie van Heerden), event resumes at 22:30 for final four main card
bouts.
• Online pay-per-view – all 12 bouts: All the action of Africa’s biggest MMA
event is just a click away at http://www.efcafrica.com/events/efc12/efc_africa_pay_per_view.php
View EFC AFRICA 12’s first two undercard fights at no charge, then purchase the
remaining six undercard fights for R95, and four main card fights for R125, or
purchase the entire undercard and main card combined for R195. Once purchased,
fights can be viewed as many times as you like within 24 hours. Fights will be
available for purchase before, during and after the event takes place.
• e.tv – 4 main card bouts: For the
first time ever on e.tv, MMA will be
broadcast live! e.tv will broadcast
all four main card bouts live from 22:30. Simply tune in to e.tv from any of the 49 countries that
receive e.tv and see Africa’s finest
go to war!
Weigh-in for EFC AFRICA 12 takes place on Thursday 1 March from 2pm at the
Carnival City Mardi Gras Theatre. Once again, weigh-in is open to the public
and free drinks and snacks will be served. Come down to support your favourite
athletes and add to the electric atmosphere! Prizes will also be awarded to
clubs that bring the most supporters. Weigh-in will be streamed live for free
at http://www.efcafrica.com/events/efc12/efc_africa_weigh-in.php
EFC AFRICA 12 takes place at the Carnival City Big Top Arena on 2 March.
Tickets on sale now at Computicket www.computicket.com and tickets for the live broadcast to
Nu Metro Cinemas available at www.numetro.co.za.
More information available at efcafrica.com
About EFC AFRICA™ – The Extreme Fighting Championship™
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, EFC AFRICA™ now produces 8 live
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events annually, all hosted on the African continent.
With over 80 athletes exclusively signed to the promotion from across the
continent (from Angola, DRC, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa and more), EFC AFRICA
is the biggest MMA promotion and showcases the toughest athletes on the
continent.
EFC AFRICA™ events are broadcast live in 49 countries on e.tv, Africa's largest English TV channel, to millions of
viewers across the continent. Furthermore, EFC AFRICA™ programming is broadcast
across the African continent on FX, part of the Fox International Channels
network. 2 back-to-back hour long episodes featuring bouts from past EFC AFRICA
events air every Friday night on FX, which is available in South Africa on
TopTV. As well as the live internet broadcast on EFCAFRICA.com watched by
viewers around the world, the events are also broadcast live to Nu Metro
cinemas across South Africa giving thousands of additional MMA fans a larger
than life event experience.
EFC AFRICA™ also boasts a powerful international presence with bouts and promo
videos from the latest events being covered heavily by local and top
international MMA and mainstream sports, entertainment and news media.
EFCAFRICA.com, the official website, receives unprecedented unique visitor
numbers for an African sports organisation and EFC AFRICA also has a massive
and rapidly growing Twitter and Facebook following, proving once again that EFC
AFRICA is the fastest growing sports brand in Africa.
