Gordon Roodman in action in front of his home crowd at EFC 77 in Pretoria
EFC 77, the first EFC tournament of 2019, takes place this coming Saturday at Menlyn Maine in Pretoria and one of the city's most exciting fighters will be in action.
One of the most exciting up-and-coming Mixed Martial Arts talents, DRC’s undefeated Justin Smith, has stepped-up to replace a sick Niel Du Plessis and challenge Pretoria’s dangerous Gordon Roodman in front of his home town in the opening fight of the main card of EFC 77.
This tournament, the first EFC event of 2019, will take place this coming Saturday at Time Square in Menlyn Maine.
Du Plessis recently announced that he has caught a Staphylococcus infection and has withdrawn from his scheduled bout against Roodman.
Upon hearing the news of Du Plessis withdrawing, Smith posted a tweet with the words “Yo EFC, I’ll come up to Gordon’s home town, put my undefeated streak on the line and go up a division! #MainCard us!”
“Okay wow… is this actually happening, the little lion cub wants to get noticed,” Roodman responded to Smith’s call out.
Smith has been making headlines in the organisation since his debut. In less than a year, he has faced three formidable welterweight opponents and finished all of them in an impressive fashion.
Roodman is a straight-up old-school savage in the hexagon. Known for always being on the attack, he comes charging, throwing bombs with every punch. The Fight Evolution athlete needs only one punch for a highlight reel finish.
This style makes the Pretorian-man a fan favourite, he is always out to entertain the fans in the most spectacular way possible.
“This kid is an absolute beast and has a reputation for finishing his opponents, but I am super excited to welcome him to the big leagues,” explained Roodman when asked for comment on the opponent change.
These two warriors will clash on the opening fight of the main card at the first EFC event of 2019, which boast a twelve-bout fight card.
Their fight will take place just ahead of the main events between South Africa’s Martin van Staden and England’s Joe Cummins for the EFC lightweight world championship and USA’s Jared Vanderaa defending his EFC heavyweight title against DRC’s Ricky Misholas.
EFC 77 takes place on Saturday 16 March at Time Square, Menlyn Maine, Pretoria. Tickets are on sale soon at computicket.com, and full broadcast details are available on efcworldwide.com.
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