Fight Club martial arts tournament

Featuring an evening of sexy dancing girls, top professional fighters, developing amateurs, amazing sound and lighting production, the eight-cornered street cage will once again ignite the imagination of the 4000-plus expected audience.

Professional fights include

• Rico Hattingh vs Shaun Craig
• Jeremy Smith vs Mike De Bruin
• Victor Cabeleira vs Gavin Green
• Weihan Lesch vs Brian Thomas
• Damian Crog vs Jacques Heath


Amateur fighters include: Paul De Barros, Anthony Jardine, Riaan Lombard, Jarid Norman, Matthew Booinzaaier, Jake Swart, Dwaine Shreuder, Brandon Dean, Donovan Wilken, and Dino Bertolis - the winner of the inaugural XFC try-outs held last month at Quantum Tribe Dojo in Bruma.

Fight Shop will have a wide arrangement of merchandise available throughout the night, including T-shirts, hoodies, shorts, caps, and DVDs of past tournaments in South Africa at fantastic prices.

Plenty of restaurants

The Emerald Casino features secure open-air parking, full bars, plenty of restaurants as well as additional entertainment on the night.

Tickets are available from Computicket at R172 or at the door on the night between R150 and R250 (higher prices closer to ring). The Arnie Williams Foundation for the Abused has arranged exclusive tables, which are available on a limited basis. These ringside tables include a buffet meal and complementary bottles of red and wine, a separate VIP cash bar, as well as the closest-to-action views available. Tables can be booked via XFC Africa consultants listed below.

Nancy Hillary