{"id":79101,"date":"2015-01-23T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/79101\/efc-37-coming-up\/"},"modified":"2015-01-23T09:04:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T07:04:48","slug":"efc-37-coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/01\/23\/efc-37-coming-up\/","title":{"rendered":"EFC 37 coming up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nail-biting action awaits EFC fans on February 21, when the final reckoning takes place between lightweight champion Leon &#8220;Iron Lion&#8221; Mynhardt and former champion Don &#8220;Magic Man&#8221; Madge, in Carnival City&#8217;s Big Top Arena.<\/p>\n<p>They have fought twice before and, on both occasions, a controversial win was given to Mynhardt; this time Madge promises to win with a finish.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>EFC 37 includes seven action-packed preliminary bouts, as well as the first-ever bout in the EFC women&#8217;s division.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of the most highly-anticipated matches of EFC 37 is the welterweight bout between grappling phenomenon and current two-times EFC welterweight champion, Adam Speechly, as he defends his title against striking specialist David Buirski.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In this first EFC fight night for 2015, mixed martial arts (MMA) mega-star Darren Daniel also returns to the hexagon, to clash with hometown favourite JP Kruger, while Tumisang &#8220;The President&#8221; 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