Johannesburg, South Africa– EFC 41 is just around the corner with only seven days to go. Scheduled for a double headliner of two title fights, excitement is reaching its peak as athletes complete their final preparations before the arduous task of cutting weight.
The most dominant champion in EFC history, Demarte ‘The Wolf’ Pena defends his bantamweight title against Cedric ‘The Dominator’ Doyle, a man with a massive wave of momentum behind him, and the ‘Darkhorse’ Michiel Opperman faces ground and pound specialist Liam Cleland in a winner takes all fight for the vacant middleweight belt. All this and eleven more action packed bouts scheduled for Saturday 11 July at Carnival City.
Kicking things off is the very first EFC Open Media Day, which takes place at 11:00am tomorrow at Carnival City. Open to all members of the press for exclusive interviews and free for all fans to meet and greet their favourite athletes ahead of next weekend’s EFC 41 double title fight event.
EFC 41 athletes attending tomorrow’s event include: Demarte Pena, Cedric Doyle, Michiel Opperman, Liam Cleland, Bernardo Mikixi, Danie Van Heerden, Tumisang Madiba, Lyle Karam, Mark Hulme, Jacqualine Trosee, Koba Iakobidze, Oumpie Sebeko, Tshilomba Mulumba, Pierre Botha, Tyron Bester, Mario Ferreira and JP Buys.
Plus exclusive interviews, fighter face-offs, ticket and merchandise give-aways and photo opportunities
Below are details of all the official events surrounding EFC 41:
Open Media Day:
When: Saturday 04 July 2015 – 11:00am (CAT)
Where: Big Top Arena Foyer, Carnival City
Weigh-In:
When: Friday 10 July 2015 – 14:00 (CAT)
Where: Sports Bar, Carnival City
Fight Night:
When: Saturday 11 July 2015
– Prelim Card Bouts: 16:45 (CAT)
– Main Card Bouts: 20:30 (CAT)
Where: Big Top Arena, Carnival City
Post-Event Press Conference:
When: Saturday 11 July 2015 – 30 minutes after event
Where: Sports Bar, Carnival City
EFC 41: Pena vs. Doyle, Opperman vs. Cleland, presented by BetXchange.com, and takes place at Carnival City, Johannesburg, on Saturday 11 July 2015. TICKETS on sale at www.computicket.com. Book your cinema TICKET to all fights live and in state of the art digital projection at www.sterkinekor.com.