{"id":187875,"date":"2018-10-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187875\/efc-hexagon-to-see-two-germiston-fighters-compete\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:47:20","slug":"efc-hexagon-to-see-two-germiston-fighters-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/10\/02\/efc-hexagon-to-see-two-germiston-fighters-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"EFC hexagon to see two Germiston fighters compete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not one but two Germiston fighters will take to the EFC 74 hexagon at Carnival City on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Lambton-raised Igeu \u2018Smiley\u2019 Kabesa will fight in the 12-bout fight card\u2019s main fight, defending his featherweight title against Scotland\u2019s Calum Murrie.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Kabesa is described as an athletic genius who entered the EFC with an unblemished amateur MMA record and went on a tear in the organisation, winning six lightweight fights in spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179391\/thunder-mma-shine-at-local-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder MMA shine at local tournament<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>In his seventh EFC fight, he managed the biggest achievement in his martial arts career, capturing the EFC Featherweight World Championship title, beating Scotland\u2019s Danny Henry.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>With the defeat of his fellow Scotsman spurring him on, Murrie is hellbent on taking back the featherweight title for Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>A teammate and training partner of former champion Henry, Murrie said, \u201cMy team has beaten Kabesa before and I will do it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be the EFC featherweight champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-187891\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/EFC-72-PIC-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/EFC-72-PIC-Custom-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/EFC-72-PIC-Custom-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elsburg-based Pietie \u2018Thunder\u2019 Coxen will also be competing at the event.<\/p>\n<p>He is ready to get back into the EFC hexagon after his action-packed match against Conrad \u2018Cage Wise\u2019 Seabi at EFC 71.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177773\/hard-work-and-determination-pay-off-for-coxen\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Thunder, lightning and a knock-out<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Coxen will face Armand \u2018Wanderlei\u2019 Scheepers, fighting out of Bellville, Cape Town, in a middleweight bout at EFC 74.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City 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