Английская Википедия:Extreme Fighting Championship

Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) is a South African mixed martial arts promotion company established since 2009. It is the largest MMA promotion company on the continent of Africa^[1] and features on its roster professional fighters from across the world including the United States, Europe, South America, the UK, Australia, and Africa. The organization produces 10 live events annually. They currently have over 120 athletes exclusively contracted to the organisation.^[2] EFC events are currently broadcast in over 120 countries around the world on numerous television networks in multiple languages.^[3] To date, EFC has held 106 events (104 numbered events and 2 fight night events) and presided over approximately 1,000 matches.^[4]

History

EFC was founded in 2009 by brothers Cairo Howarth, Silas Howarth, and Calvin Howarth^[5] who are the present owners and along with Graeme Cartmell, who is the Vice President of Talent and Matchmaker, are the key people in the company. Prior to 2009, the Howarth brothers were great admirers of the UFC and would regularly watch UFC events through pay per view channels. This inspired them to create an African-based MMA promotion company modelled on the UFC which they named Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC). EFC's inaugural event took place at the Ticketpro Dome (formerly the Coca-Cola Dome) in Johannesburg, South Africa on 10 November 2009.^[6]^[7] The first 7 events took place at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. From the 8th event in 2011 onwards, the organization held events in other major cities throughout South Africa which to date includes Cape Town, Durban, Carnival City Casino, Sun City Casino, Pretoria and Johannesburg. When the demand to watch EFC events grew, they signed television broadcasting and streaming deals with a number of media organizations throughout the world. Today EFC has broadcasting deals in place with Multichoice Supersport, SABC Sport, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, CSI Sports, DAZN, Best4Sport, and IB Sports.^[8]

Rules

Extreme Fighting Championship's rules are based upon the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. All bouts are contested over three, five-minute rounds, with the exception of five-round championship bouts. There is a one-minute rest period between rounds. As per the Unified Rules of MMA, Extreme Fighting Championship only allows competitors to fight in approved shorts, without shoes or any other sort of foot padding. Fighters must use approved light gloves (4-6 ounces) that allow fingers to grab. The referee has the right to stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground (where neither are in a dominant position nor working toward one) after a verbal warning.

Match outcome

Matches usually end via:

Submission: a fighter taps on the mat or his opponent three times (or more) or verbally submits.
Knockout: a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.
Technical Knockout: stoppage of the fight by the referee if it is determined a fighter cannot "intelligently defend" himself or by ringside doctor due to injury.
Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:
- unanimous decision (all three judges score a win for one fighter),
- split decision (two judges score a win for one fighter with the third for the other),
- majority decision (two judges score a win for one fighter with one for a draw),
- unanimous draw (all three judges score a draw),
- majority draw (two judges score a draw).
- split draw (the total points for each fighter is equal)

A fight can also end in a technical decision, technical draw, disqualification, forfeit or no contest.

Judging criteria

The ten-point must system is used for all EFC bouts; three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or less. If the round is even, both fighters receive ten points. The decision is announced at the end of the match, but the judge's scorecards are not announced.

Fouls

The following are considered fouls in EFC bouts:

Butting with the head.
Eye gouging of any kind.
Biting.
Hair pulling.
Groin attacks of any kind.
Fish hooking, gouging as in self-defense and some martial arts.
Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
Small joint manipulation.
Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see Rabbit punch)
Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see Elbow (strike))
Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
Grabbing the clavicle.
Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
Stomping a grounded opponent.
Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see piledriver (professional wrestling))
Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
Spitting at an opponent.
Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
Holding the ropes or the fence.
Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
Interference by the corner.
Throwing in the towel during competition.

When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.

EFC champions

Class	Upper weight limit	Champion	Event	Date
Heavyweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Matunga Djikasa def. Vandam Mbuyi	EFC 98 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	6 October 2022
Light Heavyweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon JC Lamprecht def. Mzwandile Hlongwa	EFC 106 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	10 August 2023
Middleweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Michael def. Pupanga Tresor	EFC 92 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	5 March 2022
Middleweight	Шаблон:Convert	Interim Champion Шаблон:Flagicon JP Kruger def. Conrad Seabi	EFC 103 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 May 2023
Welterweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Hulme def. Ziko Makengele	EFC 102 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	13 April 2023
Lightweight	Шаблон:Convert	Vacant
Featherweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Igeu Kabesa def. Bradley swanepoel	EFC 99 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	3 November 2022
Bantamweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Nkazimulo Zulu def. Musa Sethwape	EFC 105 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	13 July 2023
Bantamweight	Шаблон:Convert	Interim Champion Шаблон:Flagicon Terence Balelo def. Musa Sethwape	EFC 108 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	12 October 2023
Flyweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Gift Walker def. Terence Balelo	EFC 107 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	7 September 2023
Women's Bantamweight	Шаблон:Convert	Vacant
Women's Flyweight	Шаблон:Convert	Vacant
Women's Strawweight	Шаблон:Convert	Шаблон:Flagicon Alice Ardelean def. Jessica Mouneimne	EFC 101 EFC Performance Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa	3 March 2023

Championship history

Heavyweight World Championship

206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Ruan Potts Шаблон:Small	EFC 9 Шаблон:Small	30 July 2011	Шаблон:Small
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Van Zyl	EFC 18 Шаблон:Small	1 March 2013	Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Ruan Potts (2)	EFC 26 Шаблон:Small	12 December 2013
Potts vacated the title on May 10, 2014 after signing with the UFC
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Brendon Groenewald Шаблон:Small	EFC 35 Шаблон:Small	6 November 2014
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Van Zyl (2)	EFC 39 Шаблон:Small	7 May 2015
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Cyril Asker	EFC 44 Шаблон:Small	3 October 2015
Asker vacated the title on April 10, 2016 after signing with the UFC
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Danie van Heerden Шаблон:Small	EFC 48 Шаблон:Small	22 April 2016
van Heerden vacated the title on October 15, 2016 after leaving EFC
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Van Zyl (3) Шаблон:Small	EFC 54 Шаблон:Small	15 October 2016	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Dalcha Lungiambula	EFC 71 Шаблон:Small	23 June 2018
Lungiambula vacated the title on April 10, 2016 after signing with the UFC
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Jared Vanderaa Шаблон:Nowrap	EFC 76 Шаблон:Small	8 December 2018
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Jared Vanderaa Шаблон:Small	EFC 77 Шаблон:Small	16 March 2019
Vanderaa vacated the title on November 4, 2020 after signing with the UFC
11	Шаблон:Flagicon Thabani Mndebela Шаблон:Small	EFC 88 Шаблон:Small	14 August 2021
Mndebela vacated the title when he signed with the UAE Warrios.
12	Шаблон:Flagicon Matunga Djikasa Шаблон:Small	EFC 98 Шаблон:Small	6 October 2022

Light Heavyweight World Championship

186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon J.P. Joubert Шаблон:Small	EFC 15 Шаблон:Small	27 July 2012
Joubert vacated the title after retiring.
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Gideon Drotschie Шаблон:Small	EFC 20 Шаблон:Small	27 June 2013	Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Norman Wessels	EFC 35 Cape Town, South Africa	6 November 2014	Шаблон:Small
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Dalcha Lungiambula def. Tumelo Maphutha for interim title	EFC 52 Cape Town, South Africa	5 August 2016
Title was vacated on March 4, 2017 when Wessels retired. The interim champion Dalcha Lungiambula become the champion.
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Dalcha Lungiambula promoted to undisputed champion	EFC 52 Cape Town, South Africa	5 August 2016	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Lungiambula vacated the title on 29 June 2019 after signing with the UFC
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Biyong Шаблон:Small	EFC 82 Шаблон:Small	28 September 2019
Biyong vacated the title on 10 October 2020 after signing with the Bellator MMA
6	Шаблон:Flagicon JC Lamprecht def. Mzwandile Hlongwa	EFC 106 Шаблон:Small	10 August 2023

Middleweight World Championship

171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Garreth McLellan Шаблон:Small	EFC 8 Шаблон:Small	14 April 2011
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeremy Smith	EFC 12 Шаблон:Small	2 March 2012	Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Garreth McLellan	EFC 24 Шаблон:Small	10 October 2013	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
McLellan vacated the title on April 11, 2015 when he signed with the UFC
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Liam Cleland Шаблон:Small	EFC 41 Шаблон:Small	11 July 2015
Cleland vacated the title on May 13, 2016 after he retired
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Yannick Bahati Шаблон:Small	EFC 49 Шаблон:Small	13 May 2016	Шаблон:Small
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Dricus Du Plessis	EFC 61 Шаблон:Small	19 August 2017
Du Plessis vacated on April 14, 2018 he signed with KSW
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Brendan Lesar def. Garreth McLellan for interim title	EFC 80 Sibaya, South Africa	29 June 2019
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Michael Шаблон:Small	EFC 92 Шаблон:Small	5 March 2022
-	Шаблон:Flagicon JP Kruger def. Conrad Seabi for interim title	EFC 103 Шаблон:Small	11 May 2023

Welterweight World Championship

156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Dallas Jakobi Шаблон:Small	EFC 10 Шаблон:Small	1 September 2011
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Jadyson Costa	EFC 13 Шаблон:Small	13 April 2012
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Michiel Opperman	EFC 16 Шаблон:Small	19 October 2012
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Dino Bagattin	EFC 23 Шаблон:Small	12 September 2013
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Fadipe	EFC 29 Шаблон:Small	1 May 2014
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Adam Speechly	EFC 32 Шаблон:Small	7 August 2014
7	Шаблон:Flagicon David Buirski	EFC 37 Шаблон:Small	21 February 2015	Шаблон:Small
Title was vacated on July 03, 2014 when Burisku moved up to Middleweight.
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Dricus Du Plessis Шаблон:Small	EFC 50 Шаблон:Small	17 June 2016
Du Plessis vacated on April 14, 2018 he signed with KSW
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Gunter Kalunda Ngunza Шаблон:Small	EFC 73 Шаблон:Small	7 September 2018	Шаблон:Small
Ngunza vacated on April 25, 2019 he signed with ONE
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Themba Gorimbo Шаблон:Small	EFC 82 Шаблон:Small	28 September 2019	Шаблон:Small
Gorimbo vacated on October 29, 2021 he signed with UAE Warriors
11	Шаблон:Flagicon Ziko Magengele Шаблон:Small	EFC 93 Шаблон:Small	9 April 2022
12	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Hulme Шаблон:Small	EFC 102 Шаблон:Small	13 April 2023	Шаблон:Small

Lightweight World Championship

146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Wentzel Nel Шаблон:Small	EFC 3 Шаблон:Small	8 May 2010
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Costa Ioannou	EFC 8 Шаблон:Small	14 April 2011	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Don Madge	EFC 20 Шаблон:Small	27 June 2013
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Leon Mynhardt	EFC 25 Шаблон:Small	7 November 2013	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Mazany	EFC 51 Шаблон:Small	15 July 2016	Шаблон:Small
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Don Madge (2)	EFC 58 Шаблон:Small	8 April 2017
Title was vacated on October 27, 2018 when Madge signed with the UFC.
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Martin van Staden Шаблон:Small	EFC 68 Шаблон:Small	31 March 2018
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Mazany (2)	EFC 72 Шаблон:Small	11 August 2018
Title was vacated on March 16, 2019 when Mazany retired.
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Cummins Шаблон:Small	EFC 77 Шаблон:Small	16 March 2019
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Alain Ilunga def. Anicet Kanyeba for interim title	EFC 86 Шаблон:Small	12 June 2021
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Tshilumba Mikixi def. Cole Henning for interim title	EFC 100 Шаблон:Small	1 December 2022
Titles were vacated prior to EFC 110
		EFC 110	7 December 2023

Featherweight World Championship

136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Demarte Pena Шаблон:Small	EFC 10 Шаблон:Small	1 September 2011	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Title was vacated on July 03, 2014 when Pena moved down to Bantamweight.
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Boyd Allen Шаблон:Small	EFC 32 Шаблон:Small	7 August 2014	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Henry	EFC 44 Шаблон:Small	3 October 2015
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Igeu Kabesa	EFC 47 Шаблон:Small	5 March 2016	Шаблон:Small
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Henry (2)	EFC 57 Шаблон:Small	4 March 2017
Title was vacated on July 16, 2017 when Henry signed with the UFC.
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Igeu Kabesa (2) Шаблон:Small	EFC 62 Шаблон:Small	19 August 2017	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Reinaldo Ekson	EFC 86 Шаблон:Small	12 June 2021	Шаблон:Small
Ekson vacated his title after signing with PFL
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Igeu Kabesa (3) Шаблон:Small	EFC 95 Шаблон:Small	16 July 2022	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small

Bantamweight World Championship

126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Nkazimulo Zulu Шаблон:Small	EFC 27 Шаблон:Small	27 February 2014
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Demarte Pena	EFC 31 Шаблон:Small	3 July 2014	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Irshaad Sayed def. Cedric Doyle for interim title	EFC 48 Cape Town, South Africa	22 April 2016
Title was vacated on December 16, 2017 when Pena was suspended 4 years by WADA for testing positive for steroids at EFC 55. The results of his two bouts were changed to No Contest^[9]
3	Шаблон:Flagicon JP Buys Шаблон:Small	EFC 69 Шаблон:Small	28 April 2018	Шаблон:Small
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Luthando Biko def. Cal Ellenor for interim title	EFC 75 Cape Town, South Africa	3 November 2018
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Faeez Jacobs def. Nkazimulo Zulu for interim title	EFC 81 Шаблон:Small	10 August 2019
Title was vacated on November 17, 2020 when Buys signed with the UFC.
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Faeez Jacobs promoted to undisputed champion	-	-
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Sylvester Chipfumbu	EFC 85 Шаблон:Small	8 May 2021
Chipfumbu vacated the title when he signed with the UAE Warriors.
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Cameron Saaiman def. Sindile Manengela	EFC 94 Шаблон:Small	4 June 2022
Saaiman vacated the title in March 2022 when he decided to compete on Dana White's Contender Series.
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Hwende def. Nkazimulo Zulu	EFC 96 Шаблон:Small	11 August 2022	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Hwende vacated the title in June 2023 when he decided to compete at Brave CF
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Nkazimulo Zulu (2) def. Musa Sethwape	EFC 105 Шаблон:Small	13 July 2023
Zulu vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division.
-	Шаблон:Flagicon Terence Balelo def. Musa Sethwape for interim title	EFC 108 Johannesburg, South Africa	12 October 2023

Flyweight World Championship

116 to 125 lbs (53 to 67 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Nkazimulo Zulu Шаблон:Small	EFC 43 Шаблон:Small	27 August 2015	Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Title was vacated when Zulu signed to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions.
2	Шаблон:Flagicon JP Buys def. Baldwin Mdlalose	EFC 54 Шаблон:Small	15 October 2016
Title was vacated when Buys moved up in weight.
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Hadley	EFC 78 Шаблон:Small	13 April 2019
Title was vacated on September 27, 2019 when Hadley signed with the Bellator MMA.
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Nkazimulo Zulu (2) Шаблон:Small	EFC 89 Шаблон:Small	10 September 2021
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Luthando Biko	EFC 91 Шаблон:Small	4 December 2021	Шаблон:Small
Biko vacated the title when he signed with the Ares FC.
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Gift Walker Шаблон:Small	EFC 107 Шаблон:Small	7 September 2023

Women's Flyweight World Championship

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No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Amanda Lino Шаблон:Small	EFC 60 Шаблон:Small	10 June 2017	Шаблон:Small
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Manon Fiorot	EFC 83 Шаблон:Small	14 December 2019
Title was vacated on January 20, 2021 when Fiorot signed with the UFC.

Women's Strawweight World Championship

Under Шаблон:Convert

No.	Name	Event	Date
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Chiara Penco Шаблон:Small	EFC 67 Шаблон:Small	10 March 2018
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Karolina Wójcik	EFC 76 Шаблон:Small	8 December 2018
Title was vacated on June 8, 2019 when Wójcik signed with Venator FC.
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Alice Ardelean Шаблон:Small	EFC 101 Шаблон:Small	2 March 2023

Notable athletes and alumni

Garreth McLellan: Former EFC Middleweight champion^[10] who was signed by the UFC in 2015.^[11] He competed in 5 UFC bouts from April 2015 until March 2017.
Ruan Potts: Former 2 times EFC Heavyweight champion^[12] who was signed by the UFC in 2014^[13] He competed in 3 UFC bouts from May 2014 until February 2015.
Cyril Asker: Former EFC Heavyweight champion^[14] who was signed by the UFC in 2016.^[15] To date he has competed in 5 UFC bouts.
Danny Henry: Former 2 times EFC Featherweight champion^[16] who was signed by the UFC in 2017.^[17] In his debut match at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio he earned a Fight of the night bonus. To date he has competed in 4 UFC bouts.
Dalcha Lungiambula: Former EFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion^[18] who was invited to compete in the UFC in 2019.^[19] To date he has competed in 3 UFC bouts.
Dricus du Plessis: Current UFC Middleweight champion, du Plessis is the former EFC Middleweight and Welterweight champion. Originally called up to the UFC in September 2020, he made his promotional debut against Markus Perez on 11 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179^[20] and won via a TKO in the first round.^[21] Du Plessis was scheduled to face Trevin Giles on 20 March 2021 at UFC on ESPN 21, but had to withdraw from the event after being refused entry to the US due to Covid related restrictions placed on South Africans.^[22]
Jared Vanderaa: Former EFC Heavyweight champion who was signed to the UFC in November 2020 after competing in the fourth season of Dana White's Contender Series. He was scheduled to fight Sergey Spivak at UFC 256 on 12 December 2020.^[23] However, Vanderaa tested positive to Covid 19 and was therefore removed from the event.^[24] The bout was re-scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on 20 February 2021. Vanderaa lost via TKO in the 2nd round.
Manon Fiorot Former EFC women's Lightweight champion and winner of the EFC's second season of the reality program - The Fighter. She was signed to the UFC in December 2020 and made her debut against Victoria Leonardo at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny on 20 January 2021. Fiorot won via TKO in the second round.

Other EFC athletes signed to the UFC

Don Madge. Former 2 times EFC Lightweight champion^[25] who was invited to compete in the UFC in 2018.^[26]^[27] In his debut match at UFC Fight Night 138 he earned a "Performance of the night" bonus with a knockout via a head kick. To date he has competed in 2 UFC bouts - UFC Fight Night 138 and UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier. Madge was scheduled to face Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad on 13 March 2021 but had to withdraw from the event after being refused entry to the US due to Covid related restrictions placed on South Africans.^[28]
JP Buys Former EFC Flyweight and Bantamweight champion^[29] who was invited to compete in UFC owner Dana White 's Tuesday Night Contender Series in August 2017^[30] and again in the fourth season in November 2020. After beating his opponent in the final fight of the fourth season on 17 November 2020, Buys was signed to the UFC.^[31] He made his UFC debut against Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland on 20 March. 2021, losing by TKO. He is now 0–3 in the promotion with losses from Montel Jackson and Cody Durden.
Nkazimulo Zulu. Former two times EFC Flyweight champion^[32] and current EFC competitor who was invited in 2016 to compete in The Ultimate Fighter which was produced by the UFC and Fox Sports 1. Zulu competed on The Ultimate Fighter Season 24, Opening Round, Day 2.^[33]

Reality shows

The Fighter: Season 1

EFC launched a reality TV show on 14 October 2017 called The Fighter.^[34]^[35] Housed in a villa in Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 male MMA Middleweight prospects from around the world lived and trained together, as well as competed against one another for a multiple fight contract and a guaranteed EFC title fight. They were split into two teams each coached by an experienced EFC athlete. The Fighter was broadcast on global television in 10 one-hour episodes. It was concluded on 16 December 2017 at EFC 66 with The Fighter title bout taking place between the two finalists followed by a bout between the two coaches^[36]

Season	Date	Weight class	Winner	Runner-up	Source
The Fighter: Season 1	14 October 2017	Middleweight	Brendan Lesar	Ibrahima Mane	^[37]

The Fighter: Season 2

Following the success and positive reception to The Fighter: Season 1, EFC launched The Fighter: Season 2^[38]^[39] on 26 April 2019. It followed the same format as Season 1 but with 10 female MMA Flyweight athletes from around the world instead. They were housed in Rosebank, South Africa, where they trained together and competed against one another in a quest to win a multiple fight contract and a guaranteed EFC title fight. As with Season 1, the competitors were split into two teams each coached by an experienced EFC athlete. Season 2 was also broadcast on global television in 10 one-hour episodes. It was concluded on 29 June 2019 at EFC 80 with The Fighter Season 2 title bout taking place between the two finalists followed by a bout between the two coaches.^[40]

Season	Date	Weight class	Winner	Runner-up	Source
The Fighter: Season 2	26 April 2019	Flyweight	Manon Fiorot	Mellony Geugjes	^[41]^[42]

Subsidiary companies

EFC owns the following companies:Шаблон:Citation needed

EFC Gym
EFC Performance Institute

References

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External links

Official website

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