Johannesburg (South Africa) – Former EFC welterweight champion Dino “The Lion” Bagattin wants to get the title back. However, he still has to prove he deserves the title shot again. To get there he has to beat the tenacious Gordon ‘Rage’ Roodman on 11 December.

“I’m really in such a good mental space right now,” stated Bagattin in an interview this morning. “When I’m in this space I can’t be beat!”

“We all know Gordon can’t stand with me, he will try and I will break him,” Bagattin gloated. “If he thinks he can out clinch or wrestle with me, he will eat my elbows!”

“I am going to knock him out! He thinks my chin is suspect, so he will try testing it,” Bagattin on predicting how he sees the fight will end. “But I was knocked out by a massive welterweight in my last fight, so I don’t think the HOBBIT poses any threat,” he added.

Bagattin ended off his interview with a message for Roodman:”They are calling you ‘The Lion Tamer’. This is no circus… This is the hurt game!”

EFC 36: Allen vs. Groth, is presented by BetXchange.com, and takes place at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, on Thursday 11 December 2014. Tickets on sale now at www.computicket.com. Book your cinema ticket to all fights live and in state of the art digital projection at www.sterkinekor.com. Watch the entire event live, from anywhere on the globe, via online streaming at efcworldwide.tv.