Real Combat Media MMA: EFC AFRICA 15

Exclusive programming deal with

EFC AFRICA

11 Live events planned starting July 27 with EFC Africa 15

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (July 26, 2012) – FIGHT NOW TVTM, America’s only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel, has signed a North American programming deal which shall include the live broadcasting rights to all 2012-2013 EFC AFRICA (“EFC”) mixed martial arts events, with EFC AFRICA 15 from Carnival City, Johannesburg, South Africa, this Friday July 27 at 4:40 p.m. (ET).

will feature a light heavyweight title fight between South African favorites, Norman “Chef” Wessels and JP “The Bill” Joubert. Wessels is skilled in Muay Thai, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, while Joubert specializes in kickboxing.

The action starts at 4:40 p.m. (ET) on FIGHT NOW TV and the event will also be airing to other fans on Ustream.TV for a special price of $7.95 (USD).*select territory blackout applies.

“MMA is exploding around the world and EFC AFRICA is a prime example of the global reach this sport is achieving,” said Mike Garrow GM and co-founder of FIGHT NOW TV. “This deal with EFC AFRICA further demonstrates our ongoing commitment to delivering diversified top notch live programming from all corners of the globe to our viewers. We are very excited to be the home for all EFC AFRICA live events and we are confident viewers will truly enjoy the action EFC delivers.”

In addition to the live EFC AFRICA events throughout all of 2013, FIGHT NOW TV will also showcase past EFC events on the channel.

“As a world leader in martial arts programming, FIGHT NOW TV is the perfect platform for EFC AFRICA,” added EFC AFRICA president Cairo Howarth. “We are excited to be working with FIGHT NOW TV to bring the best in African MMA to the North American market.”

Full EFC 15-bout card

Heavyweights

Andrew “One Gear” Van Zyl (7-1) vs. Mohamed Abdul “The Hulk” Karim (5-3)

Light Heavyweights

Norman “Chef” Wessels (5-2) vs. JP “The Bull” Joubert (3-2)

(EFC Light Heavyweight Championship)

Raymond “Raymonchoo” Abana (4-4) vs. Jason “JMC” Culverwell (1-0)

Lance Ceronio (4-3) vs. Mahmoud “Steel Man” Salama (5-1)

Middleweights

Garreth “Soldier Boy” McClellan (7-2) vs. Armand De Bruyn (3-1)

Chet “The Threat” Meyer (5-1) vs. Donovan “Bam Bamz” Hawkey (20-8)

Liam Cleland (3-2) vs. TumeloMaphitha (3-2)

Welterweights

Tyron “The Rush” Rightford (3-0) vs. Darren “Double D” Daniel (5-1)

Dino “The Lion” Bagattin (9-2) vs. Martin “The Punisher” Van Staden (18-6)

Lightweights

Leon “Iron Lion” Mynhardt (10-5) vs. Alex “Professor” Cheboub (9-5)

Featherweights

Boyd Allen (5-2) vs. Alain “Commander” Ilunga (2-0)

Johannes Coenraad “JC” Lamprecht (0-0) vs. Hector “The Enforcer” Britti (3-1)

(All fights & fighters subject to change)

FIGHT NOW TV is available on Cablevision channel 464 as part of the iO Sports & Entertainment Pak!

About FIGHT NOW TV: With offices in New Jersey, Las Vegas and Toronto, FIGHT NOW TV is a cross-platform media company that creates and distributes content through its television, video on demand, and online outlets.

Founded by Channel Zero, Inc. and media entrepreneur Mike Garrow, FIGHT NOW TV launched last year as the first and only 24-hour-a-day, seven days a week combat sports channel in the nation. The network’s mandate is to bring the best battles, fiercest fights and stunning knockouts to America. FIGHT NOW TV caters to fight fans of every genre, giving them a front row seat to compelling coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, muay thai, kickboxing and other combat sports. FIGHT NOW TV is the place for the best analysis, live and current events, documentaries and news coverage of the biggest PPV events and match-ups from around the globe.

FIGHT NOW TV has also enlisted one of the fight game’s biggest names to join its camp, 5-time UFC champion and MMA legend Randy Couture, who serves as both spokesperson and analyst for the channel.

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For more information about FIGHT NOW TV go on line at www.fightnow.com, or follow on Twitter@fightnowtv and Facebook.com/fightnowtv.

About EFC AFRICA: EFC AFRICA, the Extreme Fighting Championship, is the biggest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion in Africa.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, EFC AFRICA™ now produces 8 live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events annually, all hosted on the African continent. With over 100 athletes exclusively signed to the promotion from across the continent (from Angola, DRC, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa and more), EFC AFRICA is the biggest MMA promotion and showcases the toughest athletes on the continent.

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