The anticipation for EFC 113 reached fever pitch today, as all 26 athletes stepped onto the scales for the official weigh-ins, setting the stage for an electrifying night of mixed martial arts action. With a jam-packed card featuring thrilling matchups, tomorrow night promises to deliver edge-of-your-seat excitement to fans worldwide.
In the main event, Zaakir Badat and Jailson De Sousa are set to collide for the welterweight title in a battle of titans, with both fighters vying for victory in what is sure to be an epic showdown. After both hit the scale in front of a raucous crowd, they acknowledged the respect and esteem in which they hold each other, but with the understanding that when the Hex door closes, they will engage in the biggest fight of their lives.
Zimbabwean hero Sylvester Chipfumbu faced off against the formidable Faeez Jacobs, as both seek to reclaim their former bantamweight glory in a fight for number one contendership. With Chipfumbu having beaten the Capetonian before, it was Jacobs who has prematurely claimed a revengeful victory tomorrow night, yet it was the Zimbabwean who was not short of words for his opponent at the face-off in a highly-charged atmosphere that just elicited a grin of excitement from Jacobs.
The race for the flyweight gold also heats up tomorrow night, with Micky ‘The Mouse’ Cloete squaring off against Tumelo ‘Bones of Steel’ Manyamala to contest who earns the right to face the imperious Nkazimulo Zulu. Fan favourite Cole ‘The Hitman’ Henning welcomed Ndidi Alonu from Nigeria back to the EFC welterweight division after perennial contenders Vince Bembe and Adrian Sanchez continue their search for advancement up the lightweight rankings.
With every single fighter successfully making weight and each bout now rubber-stamped, EFC 113 will have 13 thrilling fights in one of the most stacked cards witnessed at the EFC Performance Institute.
Main Card
WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
Zaakir Badat (SA) 168.9lbs vs. Jailson De Sousa (BRA) 169.4lbs
CATCHWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
Faeez Jacobs (SA) 137.7lbs vs. Sylvester Chipfumbu (ZWE) 138.9lbs
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Tumelo Manyamala (SA) 125.5lbs vs. Micky Cloete (SA) 124.8lbs
WELTERWEIGHT FIGHT
Ndidi Alonu (NGA) 168.5lbs vs. Cole Henning (SA)169.8 lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Adrian Sanchez (SA) 155.5lbs vs. Vince Bembe (SA) 153.4lbs
Prelim Card
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Sizwe Mnikathi (SA) 154.4lbs vs. Guide Moyo (SA) 154.9lbs
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Edson Machavane (MOZ) 124.5lbs vs. Kgaugelo Moitshela (SA) 125.6lbs
HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Willem Smit (SA) 227.2lbs vs. Justin Clarke (SA) 243.7lbs
CATCHWEIGHT FIGHT
Jesse Schaper (SA) 140.8lbs vs. Lucky Magekha (SA) 137.8lbs
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Salahuddin Plaatjies (SA) 124lbs vs. Godknows Ndlovu (ZWE) 125.4lbs
WELTERWEIGHT FIGHT
British Boloyoang (DRC) 170.1lbs vs. Given Majuba(SA) 169.1lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Glody Kanzeko (DRC) 154.4lbs vs. Patrick Ocheme (NGA) 155.5lbs
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Kenan Hornabrook (SA) 145lbs vs. Allistar Kunene (SA) 144.3lbs
Prelim bouts start at 14:30 CAT
Main card bouts start at 19:00 CAT