EFC 99: Kabesa vs. Swanepoel is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for November 6, 2022 at the EFC Performance Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fight Card
Main Card
Igeu Kabesa vs. Bradley Swanepoel 145 lbs Featherweight Championship
Nico Yamdjie vs. Adama Diop 265 lbs
Kaleka Mpemba Kabanda vs. JT Botha 155 lbs
Robert Simbowe vs. Tapiwa Katikati 155 lbs
Julio Plaatjies vs. Tumelo Manyamala 125 lbs
Preliminary Card
Shadrack Nsua vs. Francois Cundari 185 lbs
Katiso Matime vs. David Mambo 145 lbs
Tshepo Majuba vs. Simbarashe Hokonya 145 lbs
Dylan Swanepoel vs. Yebo Ntambwe 145 lbs
Lukhmaan Jhazbhay vs. Teboho Ntene 125 lbs
Elvis Ngwalangwala vs. Aly Kalambay 155 lbs
Background
With 11 breathtaking bouts, EFC 99 will witness 22 fighters battle it out for supremacy in the ultimate proving ground of combat sports, with the 145lb title to be decided between the Champion, Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa and the challenger Bradley ‘The Nightmare’ Swanepoel.
With Halloween celebrations still continuing in the City of Gold, it’s Swanepoel who will want to shock the dominant champion Kabesa and turn ‘The Nightmare’ into a ‘Dream’, but the champion is well-prepared for any eventuality and as one of the most experienced champions in EFC history, ‘Smiley’ will not be so easily scared. The co-main event is an all west-African clash between the Cameroonian Lion, Nico Yamdjie and Senegalese wrestling star, Adam ‘Blindé’ Diop which will test the foundations of the EFC Performance Institute with both hulks possessing incredible knock-out power and truly destructive grappling.
The welterweights are also represented as CIT’s technically-gifted JT ‘Blade’ Botha faces the durable and gritty Kaleka ‘Block’ Kabanda who steps up on short notice after a superb submission win just two months ago. Zambia’s Rob ‘The Black Tiger’ Simbowe continues his campaign for title contention in the lightweight division with a crucial bout against Durban’s undefeated Tapiwa ‘The Mighty Warrior’ Katikati who has yet to go to a judge’s decision in his entire professional career and the main card curtain-raiser will see Pride Fighting Academy’s protogée Tumelo ‘Bones of Steel’ Manyamala attempt to stifle the fluid yet deadly jiu-jitsu of Salahuddin ‘Shady’ Plaatjies.
The featured prelim bout will undoubtedly set the tone of this killer main card as the experiences and swift-footed Francois ‘The Saint’ Cundari returns for his first scrap of ‘22 against the debuting powerhouse from Gqeberha Shadrack Nsua and this is only after 5 outstanding undercard wars that will enthrall MMA fans across the world.
