EFC 56 – EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT

Here is your full fight card for the last event of the year

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT

Johannesburg, South Africa – The final event of the year is just around the corner and anticipation continues to build. Every fight on next Friday’s event is absolutely massive and below we highlight every single one to get you even more excited.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
Dricus du Plessis is out to build his legacy as one of the best EFC athletes of all time, but he has a near unstoppable middleweight contender in Poland’s Rafal Haratyk to deal with first.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
He is brash and outspoken, the middleweight champ Yannick Bahati is out for vengeance against TEAM CIT when he faces the only man to successfully defend the welterweight belt, David Buirski.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
Undefeated featherweight Igeu Kabesa champ claims to be the best in the organisation and it is hard to argue with his list of accomplishments, but knockout artist Hanru Botha doesn’t agree.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
Two of the best strikers in the organisation collide in what is expected by many pundits to be ‘Fight of the Night’ when South Africa’s Wesley Hawkey takes-on Wales’ Azi Thomas.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
South African MMA legend Martin van Staden is moving to lightweight and so is rising DRC Kaleka Kabanda. But who will maintain their notorious power and who will crumble under pressure?

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
They’ve met before, and in one week, as completely new men, they’ll meet again.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
One wants to reclaim her top spot, the other is out to earn hers.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
Buirski needs another big win to continue with his title aspirations, beating a former contender is one definite way to put the division on notice.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
The Spaniard enters with 6 wins and 6 finishes behind her… The South African enters, with 1.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
The Drubanite, Moodley, looks for his second win, Khusu makes history as the first athlete from the Fighting Fit Development programme to turn pro.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
DRC versus DRC, when two the country’s best warriors do battle.

EFC 56 - EACH FIGHT AS BIG AS THE NEXT
An exceptional wrestler versus and brilliant kickboxer, it’s a classic grappler versus striker match-up to kick-off EFC 56 with a bang.

EFC 56: Du Plessis vs Haratyk, Bahati vs Buirski, Kabesa vs Botha presented by SUPABETS, takes place on Friday 9 December 2016 at Carnival City, Johannesburg. Tickets are on sale now at www.computicket.com, and the 5 main card bouts will be broadcast live on kwesesports.com (Sub-Saharan Africa) and Kwesé Free Sports (Kenya & Rwanda) starting at 20:00 (CAT) and delayed-live on e.tv (South Africa) after the 20:30 (CAT) movie. Full broadcast details available on www.efcworldwide.com.