Thunder MMA trained Eric van Rooyen will be competing in the Extreme Fighting Championships this Saturday.<\/p>\n
The event will be held at Hyundai in Weltevreden Park in Johannesburg.<\/p>
Van Rooyen, who began competing in 2012 but has been out of action for a while, will take to the ring fresh off his October win and will showcase his newly evolved fighting style paired with his experience in the hexagon.<\/p>\n
The team, made up of Chris le Roux, Tylor Louw, Dylan Gibble, Eric van Rooyen, Martin Meyer and Clint Louw, travelled to Weltevreden Park to take part in the event.<\/p>
He will face Ben Shelton in the ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing up to this fight I feel I am in the best space physically and mentally.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to my team for all their effort in helping me prepare for this match and to my coach Pietie Coxen for going the extra mile,\u201d van Rooyen said.<\/p>\n
He further thanked Brawl Gear for their sponsorship.<\/p>\n
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