After a fairly respectful series of face-offs at the official EFC 108 weigh-ins, the escalating tension between main-event athletes, Shannon van Tonder and Musa Sethwape exploded on stage and had to be separated by Night Guard security as a scuffle ensued. As ‘The Terror’ Van Tonder stepped-off the scale, he flew at his opponent and grabbed ‘Bad News’ by the throat initiating a melée that involved a multitude of security personnel. Nor were the athletes shy on the mic either, with Sethwape promising to end the life of his opponent prompting derision from Van Tonder. And to add even more controversy, Van Tonder failed to make weight and will no longer be eligible for the interim title, should he beat Sethwape tomorrow night.

A pumped-up Shadrack ‘Blambee’ Nsua welcomed his veteran opponent Stefan ‘Mr Kicks’ Pretorius to the scale with his usual fervent energy in a fascinating catchweight matchup which has a classic old school/news school vibe whilst Emmanuel Sita is searching for a return to the win column against Atilla Barna’s rising star Ayanda Zwane. Two massive middleweights, Jeremie Tshibala and Khulekani Hlongwa remained respectful on stage, reserving their evident knockout power for the Hex after Zambia’s talented featherweight prospect Ken Sekeletu started into the eyes of South Africa’s undefeated Andile Gasa ahead of their blink-and-miss main card curtain-raiser.

With 24 athletes competing at the Performance Institute, EFC 108 is the longest card this year in the EFC with several mouth-watering matchups offering some intriguing wagers at World Sports Betting. Debutante Kenan Hornabrook takes on Yebo Ntambwe on the undercard, with the latter coming in at a massive 6.00 betting line, meaning R100 put down on Ntambwe to win would ensure a whopping R600 payout. Regardless, with this many fights, the value-for-money for efcworldwide.tv viewers streaming around the world has never been greater, as the main event bad blood between the two fierce rivals threatens to boil over in one spectacular evening of MMA combat!

Main Card
BANTAMWEIGHT INTERIM TITLE FIGHT
Shannon Van Tonder (SA)139* lbs vs. Musa Sethwape (SA) 133.3lbs

CATCHWEIGHT FIGHT
Shadrock Nsua (DRC) 194.8lbs vs. Stefan Pretorius (SA) 195.4lbs

FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Emmanuel Sita (COG) 145lbs vs. Ayanda Zwane (SA) 145lbs

MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHT
Khulekani Hlongwa (SA) 182.9lbs vs. Jeremie Tshibala (DRC) 184.3lbs

FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Ken Sekeletu (ZMB) 146.4lbs* vs. Andile Gasa (SA) 143.4lbs

Prelim Card
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Alexander Olave (USA) 163.5* lbs vs. Glody Kanzeko (DRC) 154.8lbs

BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHT
Nicolaas Vermaak (SA) 132.9lbs vs. Christiaan Mulamba (DRC) 132.1lbs

HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Boyka Kabangu (SA) 238lbs vs. Johan Van Wyk (SA) 237lbs

FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Kenan Hornbrook (SA) 145lbs vs. Yebo Ntambwe (DRC) 144.3lbs

FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Tebatso Molele (SA) 126.3lbs* vs. Moses Mokhari (SA) 124.7lbs

FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Tyral Louw (SA) 121.3lbs vs. Kelvin Smit (SA) 125lbs

BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHT
Rudolf Sekhukhune (SA) 134.3lbs vs. Emerson Pedro (MOZ) 133.8lbs

* Athletes failed to make weight at time of writing

Prelim bouts start at 16:00 CAT

Main card bouts start at 19:00 CAT

EFC 108 Sethwape vs Van Tonder for the interim Bantamweight Championship is presented by World Sports Betting and takes place on Thursday, 12 October 2023, live from the EFC Performance Institute in JHB, South Africa.