Johannesburg, South Africa – It is fight week and just days away from the biggest EFC event in history. Carnival City, Johannesburg will play host to an massive EFC 80 event brought to you by Constantia Insurance, which sees the interim middleweight title on the line, the #TF2 Finale, welterweight Grand Prix and seven more exhilarating fights. Over 20 million viewers on the African Continent alone are expected to tune in to watch live and millions more around the world. Plus, former double division champion, Dalcha Lungiambula is set to make his UFC debut Saturday night in Minneapolis, USA. All this and more takes place this week.
Here is everything you need to know.
Tuesday – 25 June
#TF2 finalist, Netherland’s Mellony Geugjes, arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa and as well as all travelling EFC 80 athletes, will be staying at The Capital Melrose in Melrose Arch.
Wednesday – 26 June
France’s Manon Fiorot touches down and heads to The Capital Melrose. Both Geugjes and Fiorot will appear on Sport@10 on Wednesday eve, along with Garreth McLellan. Watch it live!
SABC 1 – 22:00 CAT
Friday – 28 June
EFC 80 Weigh-in
Venue: Mardi Gras Theatre, Carnival City, JHB – 10:00 CAT
Where to watch:
SuperSport 11 – Sub-Saharan Africa – Delayed Live at 19:30 CAT
DAZN – Brazil & USA – 03:00BST/04:00 EDT
FIGHT SPORTS – See website for local broadcast details
TV Zimbo – Angola – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
STV – Cameroon – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
UBC – Uganda – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
OATV – Namibia – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
SLBC – Sierra Leone – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
NTA – Nigeria – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
KTN – Kenya – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
Facebook – Worldwide – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
EFCworldwide.com – Worldwide – Delayed Live at 14:00 CAT
UFC FIGHT NIGHT Minneapolis Weigh-In
Target Center, Minneapolis – 16:00 EDT/ 23:00 CAT
Where to watch: UFC.com/UFC official Youtube Channel
Saturday – 29 June
EFC 80 Soldierboy vs Lesar #TF2 Finale Fight Night
Venue: Big Top Arena, Carnival City, Johannesburg
Doors Open: 16:30 CAT
Prelims: 17:00 CAT
Where to watch: Live at Big Top Arena, Carnival City
Delayed streams on the official EFC Facebook page.
Main card: 20:00 CAT
How to watch: Live at Big Top Arena, Carnival City
SuperSport 11 – Sub-Saharan Africa – Live
SABC 3 – South Africa – Delayed live 21:00 CAT
DAZN – Brazil & USA – Live
FIGHT SPORTS – See website for local broadcast details
TV Zimbo – Angola – Delayed Live – Sunday 12:00 WAST
STV – Cameroon – Delayed live – Saturday 00:00 WAST
UBC – Uganda – Delayed live – Saturday 22:30 EAT
OATV – Namibia – Delayed live – Saturday 21:00 CAT
SLBC – Sierra Leone – Live
NTA – Nigeria – See website for details
KTN – Kenya – See website for details
IB Sports – South Korea – See website for details
EFCworldwide.tv – Live – Where available
UFC FIGHT NIGHT Minneapolis
Dalcha Lungiambula vs (New opponent TBA)
Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis
Prelims: 21:00 EDT/ 03:00 CAT
How to watch:
ESPN+ App
Fight Pass App
EFC 80 Press Conference
Venue: Mardi Gras Theatre, Carnival City, JHB – +-30 minutes after event
Where to watch: Live at venue
EFCworldwide.com – Delayed Live
EFC 80 FIGHT CARD:
Garreth McLellan vs Brendan Lesar
Manon Fiorot vs Mellony Geugjes
Conrad Seabi vs Luke Michael
Saxon Delafield vs Marcel Els
Devon Cronje vs Guy Mongambi
Sylvester Chipfumbu vs Fafa Dwama
Matunga Djikasa vs Ivan Strydom
Adrian Sanchez vs Serge Kasanda
Tommy Strydom vs Duane Jones
Benjamin Mangala vs Warren Richards
EFC 80 Soldierboy vs Lesar #TF2 Finale presented by Constantia Insurance which takes place on Saturday 29 June live from Carnival City, Johannesburg. Tickets are on sale at www.computicket.com. Full broadcast details available at www.efcworldwide.com.