{"id":211347,"date":"2019-07-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211347\/thunder-mma-fighter-ready-for-raw\/"},"modified":"2019-07-15T13:49:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T11:49:56","slug":"thunder-mma-fighter-ready-for-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/07\/12\/thunder-mma-fighter-ready-for-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder MMA fighter ready for RAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thunder MMA fighters Eric van Rooyen, Jade van der Kolff, Brendon Wesson and Chris le Roux are ready to pack a punch at Raw Fight Night (RAW) on July 20.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which will be held in the south of Johannesburg, promises to be a night full of excitement and action.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For van der Kolff and Wesson this will be their first appearance in the hexagon and they are eager to showcase their skills and give it their all.<\/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>Van Rooyen is also ready for his match against Storm Stifler.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a few years for this fight and finally it has arrived,\u201d said van Rooyen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStifler has previously said he will outclass and out wrestle me, but there is a difference between saying something and doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he should make promises he can\u2019t keep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen has trained hard for the fight and is determined and focused.<\/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>Le Roux will fight in the event\u2019s main fight taking on Keagan Delafield in the featherweight title fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelafield has told people I won my last fight with a lucky shot,\u201d said le Roux ahead of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am determined to prove him wrong &#8211; again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coach Pietie Coxen believes his fighters are ready to tackle any challenge that lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make sure our fighters are equipped with every skill necessary to go into the hexagon and fight their heart out,\u201d Coxen said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they also learn to love and enjoy the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<article id=\"post\" class=\"post-211308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-crime-news category-top-stories tag-arrests tag-community-2 tag-crime tag-east-rand tag-ekurhuleni tag-gcn tag-germiston 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