Markus     Taljaard

Featherweight
Fighter's record
[W L D] : 3 - 3 - 0
  • Submission : 2 Wins - 1 Losses
  • TKO/KO : 0 Wins - 1 Losses
  • Decision : 1 Wins - 1 Losses
  • Age : 25
  • Height : 1.85 m
  • Reach :
  • Leg Span :
  • Stance :
  • BG Discipline : MMA
  • Strengths :
  • From : South Africa
  • Fighting out of : Silverton, Pretoria
  • Gym : Team CIT MMA
  • Trainer : Morne Visser
Fighter's Skills Breakdown
  • Submission : %
  • Takedowns : %
  • Striking : %

Fighters Media

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A Taste For The ‘W’
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War’s Coming, MMA Style
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NYIDE STEPS IN
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“Rock-A-Bye-Buirski”
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Make Or Break At Featherweight
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Nyide & Botha Shooting For Everything
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Allen To Step Out Of Pena’s Shadow
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Potts To Face Hassan At EFC AFRICA 21
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EFC AFRICA 20 Post Press Conference Video Out Now
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Welcome To The Magic Man Era
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Costa Fires Final Warning Shot At EFC AFRICA 20 Weigh-In
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It’s One Week To Fight Night!
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EFC AFRICA Hits 20
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Gunning For No 1
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EFC AFRICA 19, The Aftermath
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EFC AFRICA 19: Where To Watch
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EFC AFRICA Overload On Fight Now TV
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Team CIT VS. Fight Fit Militia
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EFC AFRICA 19 Set To Smash
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Taljaard To Face Nyide At EFC AFRICA 19
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Hassan Vs. Buirski Set To Light Up The Division
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Add Digits To Your Bank Account With EFC AFRICA And BetXchange
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The Toughest Warriors In Africa
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EFC AFRICA 16 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
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EFC AFRICA 16 WEIGH-IN PHOTOS
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EFC AFRICA 16 WEIGH-IN RESULTS
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EFC AFRICA 16 POST-EVENT PRESS CONFERENCE
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EFC AFRICA 16 WEIGH-IN AT 14:00 CAT THURSDAY
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NU METRO TO EXCLUSIVELY BROADCAST TEN EXCITING BOUTS
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Win With EFC Africa 16 And BetXchange
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IT IS FIGHT WEEK
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POTTS ROUGH AND READY FOR ACTION
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ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL FIGHT NIGHT!
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The Black Panther Sharpens His Claws
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EFC AFRICA 16 Fight Card Complete
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‘Warrior’ Groth Sharpens Weapons For EFC AFRICA 16
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Two Bouts Added To EFC AFRICA 16 Fight Card
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EFC AFRICA 14 – Watch weigh-in on 31 May
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Win big with EFC AFRICA and BetXchange
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EFC AFRICA 14 this Friday!
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EFC AFRICA 14 – Live at Nu Metro!
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Costa’s Final Countdown
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Denzil Wait has Skills to Show
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EFC AFRICA 14 – The Wolf Howls in Anticipation
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EFC AFRICA 14 – Animal Attack Imminent
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EFC AFRICA 14 – Makuebo vs Le Roux
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Can Calvert make a Comeback at EFC AFRICA 14?
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EFC AFRICA Confirms 13th Bout for 1 June
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EFC AFRICA 14 Overloaded with Champs
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Soldierboy Declares war on Middleweight Contenders
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Can Tinkerbell Humble Mr Magnificent?
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The Professor’s Done his Homework for EFC AFRICA 14
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EFC AFRICA 14 – 10 Bouts Confirmed so Far!
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EFC AFRICA 12 Shakes The Continent
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It’s Fight Night
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EFC AFRICA 12 Weigh-In Results
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Van Niekerk vs Taljaard at EFC AFRICA 12

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Fight History

Pro Fight History

  • Opponent
  • Event
  • Result
  • Method
  • Alain Ilunga
    EFC 20
    Loss
    R2 Submission (Triangle Choke)
  • Peter Nyide
    EFC 19
    Win
    R3 Decision (Unanimous)
  • Gareth Buirski
    EFC 16
    Loss
    R2 KO (Punch)
  • Wade Groth
    EFC 14
    Win
    R3 Submission (Triangle Choke)
  • Ryan van Niekerk
    EFC 12
    Loss
    R3 Decision (Unanimous)
  • Mawande Mazithambe
    Win
    R1 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

Exhibition Fight History

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  • Event
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  • Method
    No fights recorded

Fighters Biography

Fight preparation?

I train every day, Monday to Friday for 2,5 hours in all MMA aspects.

When and why did you start MMA?

I had a friend who was training at CIT who suggested I check it out in 2009. I immediately thought it was flipping awesome! I had my first fight after just one week and won on points. After a year of MMA I took a year off to study and work and then got back into it properly.

What ranks and titles have you held?

None.

What do you enjoy about MMA?

The feeling of winning and I just really love fighting.

What do you consider your strengths to be?

I’m equally strong on the ground and on my feet.

What do you do when not competing or training?

I’m studying to be a millwright. In my free time I like movies, hanging out on the beach and fishing as often as I can. I was into off road enduro racing for many years.

MMA highlights:

Winning my first fight. Also my fight with Francois Groenewald; he was really experienced on the ground but I managed to survive everything he threw at me and win by G’nP.

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Notable Fights

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Markus   Taljaard