Extreme Fighting Championship

Extreme Fighting Championship
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
FoundedSeptember 2009
FoundersCairo Howarth
Silas Howarth
Calvin Howarth
Headquarters
Paulshof, Johannesburg
,
South Africa
Key people
Cairo Howarth
Silas Howarth
Calvin Howarth
Graeme Cartmell
Websitehttp://www.efcworldwide.com/

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]

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  4. ^ Sherdog.com. "Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog. Retrieved 25 November 2019.