The Ninja takes on the Iron Lion at EFC 27

EFC 27 is nearly upon us and it looks set to be a big one with Leon “The Iron Lion” Mynhardt defending his Lightweight title against  Frederich “Ninja” Naumann.

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[blockquote client_name=”JL”] Fraser “The Omen” Opie vs the hard hitting Thumelo “Concrete Fist” Maphutha [/blockquote]

Other notable mentions would be UK based, Fraser “The Omen” Opie up vs the hard hitting Thumelo “Concrete Fist” Maphutha in a light heavyweight bough and Wesley “The Young Assasin” Hawkey up against Gareth Buirski in a featherweight bout.

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[blockquote client_name=”JL”] Wesley “The Young Assasin” Hawkey up against Gareth Buirski [/blockquote]

EFC 27 will be back at Carnival City on the 27th of February 2014, so be sure to get your tickets from Computicket or catch a broadcast live from 20h00 CAT on Supersport.

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[blockquote client_name=”JL”] Ruan “Fangzz” Potts has been signed to the UFC [/blockquote]

In a recent announcement Ruan “Fangzz” Potts has been signed to the UFC in a 6 fight deal, which looks set to commence as early as April. Potts last fought Andrew “One Gear” Van Zyl  at EFC 26, to reclaim his Heavyweight title in the final of their much publicised Heavyweight Trilogy fight. Potts, forced Van Zyl to submit in record time by means of an arm bar, solidifying his status as Africa’s Heavyweight Champion.