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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

 

INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Friday, June 5th na RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) and Inca Kola USA announced today that the debut of an Orange County Choppers (OCC) custom-built motorcycle designed for Inca Kola will debut at RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith this Friday, June 5th. The chopper will be the awarded to a lucky winner entered in Inca Kola’s sweepstakes WinThisChopper.com. The proceeds from the sweepstakes will benefit Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.

RFA president Ed Soares shared his thoughts on the promotion.
RFA is proud to have had such a long relationship with Inca Kola,” Kwuru Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. The WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes is a great way to raise awareness and funds for Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.
Orange County Choppers co-founder Paul Teutul, SR. shared similar sentiments.
The entire team at Orange County Choppers is honored to be working with Inca Kola to raise awareness and donations for Easter Seals and Veterans Count,” stated Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola has been a longtime sponsor of the RFA dating back to RFA 7 na March 2013, which took place at the same venue that Friday night’s festivities are set to take place. “The Golden Kolahas become a very prominent brand seen at live RFA events and nationwide through the RFA’s television deal with AXS TV. Inca Kola’s COO Randy Berman sees the WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes as a way to parlay Inca Kola and the RFA’s relationship and bring nationwide awareness to a great cause that will culminate this fall when a winner of the Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle is announced.
We are really proud of our partnership with all of the vendors that have participated in this project including Orange County Choppers, Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance, and AXS TV,” Berman explained. “We are certain that their participation will make this promotion for Easter Seals Veterans Count a huge success.

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith takes place this Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
RFA 26 ga-headlined site a welterweight aha bayere dị ka RFA welterweight mmeri Benjamin Smith (14-2) na-ewepụta ya aha na akara megide RFA #1 welterweight mgba Gilbert Smith (10-4). Isi kaadị ga-Njirimara a ụzọ bantamweight oké. NCAA Division m mgba Jarred “Shutout” Market (12-2) ga-igbachi mpi na jiu-jitsu nwa belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), mgbe Hawaii knockout omenkà Boston “Ọganihu ọganihu” Salmọn (3-0) ga na-akwadoghị collegiate mgba Danny Mainus (3-3). Ọzọkwa na isi kaadị, mbụ RFA middleweight aha ịma ya aka Andrew “The Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) n'ámá anya na Ùgwù FC na SFFN middleweight mmeri Clinton Williams (5-1) na undefeated heavyweight atụmanya Brandon Griffin (4-0) agha The Emmanuel nyocha mbibi Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 Egwuregwu:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 Ngalaba-isi omume:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Njirimara bayere:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Njirimara bayere:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Njirimara bayere:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Njirimara bayere:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram naRFAfighting, na Twitter naRFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).
Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka ohuru ihe LIVE ịlụ ọgụ karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ na telivishọn na netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC ọ bụla Friday n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.

RFA BRINGS FIRST NATIONALLY TELEVISED MMA EVENT TO IDAHO

 

RFA 27 IN BOISE,IDAHO
FRIDAY JULY 3RD LIVE ON AXS TV
Isi ihe omume:
JOE MURPHY vs JESSE BROCK
Ngalaba-isi omume:
CZAR SKLAVOS vs NICK BURGOS
Tickets on Sale now at

CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be bringing the first nationally televised MMA event to the state of Idaho. RFA 27 – Murphy vs. Brock will feature a main event pitting a rising prospect against asurging vet. RFA fan favorite Joe Murphy returns to face the powerhouse Jesse Brock, onye bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị mezuru Emmanuel alụso na-akpọ Idaho n'ụlọ. Ihe omume na-ewe ebe Friday, July 3rd at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
I’m excited to bring the first nationally televised MMA event to Idaho,” Kwuru Soares. “Joe Murphy vs. Jesse Brock is a classic match-up of jiu-jitsu vs. mgba, but more importantly it’s a clash between a promising prospect and a surging vet. That really makes you appreciate the gravity of this main event in what will be the crown jewel MMA event to take place in the Gem State.
Eric Trapp, the president of CenturyLink Arena, also expressed his excitement about hosting Idaho’s first nationally televised MMA event.
We’re excited to help bring such a great event to the state of Idaho and showcase not only our arena, but also our fighters to a nationwide audience on July 3rd,” stated Trapp. “The RFA brand is one of the best out there and CenturyLink Arena is proud to host this event.
Tiketi maka RFA 27 – Murphy vs. Brock are available for purchase NOW through CenturyLinkArenaBoise.na.
Murphy (8-2) returns to the RFA octagon after two memorable performances in the RFA octagon within a 9 week span. Murphy made his long-awaited RFA debut this past December in the co-main event of RFA 21 to much fanfare. He more than lived up to expectations with a scintillating first round TKO victory over the highly-touted Bruno Frazatto. 9 weeks later, Murphy headlined RFA 23 against Terrion Ware in what many have pegged as a “Ọgụ nke Year” contender. Murphy is now looking forward to a new challenge as he travels to his next opponent’s hometown.
Jiu-Jitsu vs. Wrestling is an endless debate. I’m excited to see how I match up against someone with Jesse Brock’s credentials,” said Murphy. “Olileanya, he sells out the arena on July 3rd, so I get boo’d on my way to the cage. I’m pretty damn good at turning those boos into cheers by the time it’s over.
Brock (20-8) enters this fight as one of the most experienced bantamweight fighters in RFA history. Brock will be making his RFA debut 9 years after he made his professional MMA debut. The former Boise State wrestling standout has since competed on three continents against some of the biggest names in the sport, which includes bouts against current UFC flyweight champion DemetriousMighty Mouse” Johnson, #3 ranked UFC lightweight Donald “Ṅụrụtụ” Cerrone, and former UFC lightweight title challenger Caol Uno. Brock is currently riding the momentum of a four-fight win streak and is looking forward to parlaying that momentum into the main event of RFA 27.
This fight is definitely a big deal for me and the entire MMA community in Idaho,” stated Brock. “I feel honored that the RFA picked me to spearhead Idaho’s first nationally televised MMA event. I can’t wait to perform in front of my friends and family at RFA 27.
The ngalaba-isi omume nke RFA 27 will feature two of the sport’s most promising flyweight prospects, when Idaho’s own Czar Sklavos (11-4) battles Jeremy Horn protégé Nick Burgos (9-3). Sklavos, who hails from Twin Falls, Idaho, has secured 9 nke ya 11 wins via submission and has never been finished in a career dating back to March 2010. In his pro debut, he happened to go the distance with current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. More na nso nso, Sklavos advanced to the finals of the Vale Tudo Japan flyweight tournament last fall and is eager to test his experience against the talented and red-hot Burgos. Six consecutive opponents over the past two and a half years have been defeated by the Utah based flyweight, but Burgosmarquee victory came in his most recent bout. That win came over former RFA flyweight champion Matt Manzanares via Unanimous Decision in March.
The feature fight of RFA 27 will be a battle of two explosive heavyweights, who are hungry to make a statement. Jan Jorgensen (7-1) and Dale Sopi (6-1) are a combined 13-0 outside the RFA and are eager to make some noise in the talented RFA heavyweight division. Jorgensen, who was a football star at BYU before transitioning to MMA, trains at The Pit Elevated in Orem, Utah alongside UFC star and TUF 11 champion Court McGee. His opponent Sopi is a native of Nanakuli, Hawaii and trains at Power MMA in Gilbert, Arizona alongside UFC star and TUF 8 champion Ryan Bader. Ọzọ oké na RFA 27 ga-mara ọkwa anya. RFA 27 will be the promotion’s first event to take place in theGem Stateof Idaho, which will be the 13th state the RFA has held an event. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 27 – Murphy vs. Brock will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, July 3rd.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram naRFAfighting, na Twitter naRFAfighting.

RFA 26 Ọkọkpọhi NEW-arụkọ isi Omume, Na televised kaadị tọhapụrụ

 

RFA 26 Na Colorado
Friday JUN 5th Ndụ AXS TV
Isi ihe omume:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT egwuregwu
Ngalaba isi Omume:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
Kedu otu m ga ọgụ na-aga


Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) ga-feature ọhụrụ ngalaba-isi omume dị ka nkwalite isi oche azụ Colorado ọnwa na-abịa. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith ugbu a, nwere a ngalaba-headliner pitting abụọ lightweights naoking ka ka a nnukwu nkwupụta na Mile High City dị ka Colorado onwe Marcus “Bad Bu” Edwards agha Brazil nrubeisi Ace Thiago “Anụ” Alves. Ihe omume na-ewe ebe Friday, June 5th na 1STBANK Center na Broomfield, Colorado. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
Tiketi maka RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith dị maka zuo UGBUA site AltitudeTickets.com. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25.00. A ole na ole nke catered 8 oche-cageside Ukwuu tebụl dị site na-akpọ 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) bụ a 28 afọ ala nke São Paulo, Brazil na-esetịpụ n'usoro nke nwa belt na jiu-jitsu. Alves na-dochie mbụ RFA aha ịma ya aka Zach Juusola, bụ onye a manyere ịdọrọ si n'obi ruru mmerụ. The Team Link nnọchiteanya ka nwetara isii nke asatọ ya ọrụ mmeri site nrubeisi ebe na-eme ka ya ọkachamara Emmanuel mpụta mbụ ke 2011. Abụọ n'ime ndị na-erubere Enwee Mmeri bịa afọ a na ọ ga-ele anya na-anọ zuru okè 2015 dị ka ọ na-eme ya telivishọn mba mpụta mbụ na RFA 26.
“Amaghị m ọtụtụ ihe banyere Marcus Edwards n'onwe, ma nke a ga-abụ oké ohere maka anyị abụọ na-egosi anya nkà anyị na telivishọn mba. M na-atụ anya ga-n'obodo ya na-eme ọrụ m na RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) ga-eme ememe a abụọ-homecoming na RFA 26. The 26-afọ Factory X Muay Thai standout ga-alaghachi na-alụ ọgụ n'ụlọ ya ala nke Colorado maka oge mbụ ebe 2013, mgbe na-alaghachi AXS TV, ebe ọ na-agha ugboro atọ 2014.
RFA 26 ga-headlined site a welterweight aha bayere dị ka RFA welterweight mmeri Benjamin Smith (14-2) na-ewepụta ya aha na akara megide RFA #1 welterweight mgba Gilbert Smith (10-4). Isi kaadị ga-Njirimara a ụzọ bantamweight oké. NCAA Division m mgba Jarred “Shutout” Market (12-2) ga-igbachi mpi na jiu-jitsu nwa belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), mgbe Hawaii knockout omenkà Boston “Ọganihu ọganihu” Salmọn (3-0) ga na-akwadoghị collegiate mgba Danny Mainus (3-3). Ọzọkwa na isi kaadị, mbụ RFA middleweight aha ịma ya aka Andrew “The Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) n'ámá anya na Ùgwù FC na SFFN middleweight mmeri Clinton Williams (5-1) na undefeated heavyweight atụmanya Brandon Griffin (4-0) agha The Emmanuel nyocha mbibi Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 Egwuregwu:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 Ngalaba-isi omume:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Njirimara bayere:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Njirimara bayere:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Njirimara bayere:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Njirimara bayere:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional oké na na RFA 26 n'okpurukaadị ga-mara ọkwa anya. RFA 26 ga-nkwalite si isii omume na-ewere ọnọdụ na steeti Colorado. Ọ ga-abụ na nke abụọ oge na RFA gara “Otu narị State” na 2015. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, June 5th.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram naRFAfighting, na Twitter naRFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs Fighting Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).
Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka broadcast ọzọLIVE fighTS karịa aNY ọzọ teleọhụụ netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC na Friday ọ bụla n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.

RFA RETURNS TO MILE HIGH CITY TO CROWN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

 

RFA 26 Na Colorado
Friday JUN 5th Ndụ AXS TV
Isi ihe omume:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
ỌZỌ:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO



Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. Ya mbụ aha agbachitere ga-emegide #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. Ihe omume na-ewe ebe Friday, June 5th na 1STBANK Center na Broomfield, Colorado. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.

“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Kwuru Soares. “Benjamin Smith was completely dominant in winning the title, while Gilbert Smith was valiant in his last title fight by going 5 rounds with a guy who missed weight by 5 pound. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.
Tiketi maka RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith dị maka zuo UGBUA site AltitudeTickets.com. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25.00. A ole na ole nke catered 8 oche-cageside Ukwuu tebụl dị site na-akpọ 303-521-0966.
Benjamin Smith (14-2) returns to the RFA octagon after winning the vacant RFA welterweight strap with a dominant TKO victory over Tat Romero in March. That win came after he bested Josh Cavan in the co-main event of RFA 20 to close out last year. Smith has been perfect in MMA for the past two years and is currently riding a 6-fight winning streak. The surging Minnesota based fighter now looks to solidify his control of the RFA welterweight division with his first title defense.
It feels great to be defending my title in Coloradna, ebe I had a great experience fighting there in November,” Kwurula Smith. “I won the title back in March and this is a great opportunity. It gives me holding status. Gilbert Smith has a great last name. He’s also a really physically strong competitor. I look forward to finishing him and keeping the belt at RFA 26 on June 5th.
Gilbert Smith (10-4) enters the title fight looking for redemption and some vindication after his first shot at the title in January was hindered when his opponent egregiously missed weight by 5-pounds. The always-game Smith agreed to take the fight anyway, but the brazen weight advantage that his opponent possessed, played a pivotal and unfair role in the outcome of their 5-round affair. Smith is now eager to get his shot at the title on a level playing field.
“Mbụ, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith kọwara. “It will be nice to get redemption. I do wish my opponent made weight in the last fight, but I ended up learning a lot from that fight. I was back in the gym on the Wednesday after the fight and I have filled in the holes that I needed to fix. Benjamin Smith is a deserving champion. He’s a good grappler that has been working on his boxing, but he has a similar style to me. That will play to my advantage. I don’t know how, but I will finish him, and get that belt strapped around my waist in front of my friends and family in Colorado.
RFA 26 will also see the return of former RFA bantamweight title challenger Jarred “Shutout” Market (12-2). He faces fellow two-time RFA vet Bruno Frazatto (6-2). Mercado has NCAA Division I wrestling credentials, while Frazatto is a highly-decorated jiu-jitsu black belt. The main card will feature another pair of RFA bantamweights that are both known for their exciting and action-packed fights. Hawaiian striking sensation Boston Salmon (3-0) will look to keep his flawless record intact with a fourth straight TKO win. He will face collegiate wrestler and three-time RFA vet Danny Mainus (3-3) in a bout that has “Ọgụ nke Night” dere niile n'elu ya.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts na RFA 26 chọrọl be announced soon. RFA 26 ga-nkwalite si isii omume na-ewere ọnọdụ na steeti Colorado. Ọ ga-abụ na nke abụọ oge na RFA gara “Otu narị State” na 2015. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, June 5th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram naRFAfighting, na Twitter naRFAfighting.
Banyere RFA:
RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, ihed the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).
Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ:
AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC na Friday ọ bụla n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.

‘BABYSITTER TO THE STARS’ BURT WATSON RETURNS TO MMA ON AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT MAY 8

‘BABYSITTER TO THE STARS’ BURT WATSON RETURNS TO MMA ON May 8

RFA’s Kevin Gray To Face Legacy’s Brian Hall

Legacy’s Yuri Villefort Replaces Injured Feist

 

LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2015 – As AXS TV Fights gears up for its first ever co-promoted event broadcast Ka 8, the network today announced Burt Watson, na “Babysitter to the Stars,” will make his first nationally televised return to MMA since leaving the UFC on AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT. During this historic broadcast that features four Resurrection Fighting Alliance versus Legacy Fighting Championship match-ups, Watson will be seen and heard driving the backstage area and motivating the fighters before their bouts. Watson will also be present at the weigh-ins on Thursday, Ka 7.

AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT airs live on Friday, Ka 8 na 10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. PT on AXS TV, headlined by a flyweight superfight between RFA champion Alexandre Pantoja (15-2) and Legacy champion Damacio Page (19-9). In two co-main events, undefeated RFA bantamweight champion Luke Sanders (9-0) puts his belt on the line against RFA contender Terrion Ware (13-3) while top Legacy contenders Dave Burrow (13-5) and Mike Bronzoulis (17-8) face off for the vacant Legacy lightweight title.

AXS TV Fights also announced Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) flyweight fighter Kevin Gray (5-1) is scheduled to face Legacy Fighting Championship’s Brian Hall (8-2) on the televised main card. Gray previously appeared on AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA 22 Jan. 9 defeating Joey Eisenbraun (3-2) by way of guillotine submission in the first round.

Ọzọkwa, Legacy lightweight Chris Feist (8-1) has been forced out of his scheduled fight versus RFA’s Adam Townsend (12-3) due to injury. Former UFC and Strikeforce veteran Yuri Villefort (6-4) will make his promotional debut for Legacy and will now face Townsend. Ọzọkwa, the previously scheduled heavyweight fight between RFA’s Jan Jorgensen (6-1) and Legacy’s Joe Cason (9-1) has been cancelled.

The scheduled televised main card is as follows (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

Flyweight Superfight Championship

RFA’s Alexandre Pantoja (15-2) versus Legacy’s Damacio Paige (19-9)

RFA Bantamweight Title Fight

RFA Champion Luke Sanders (9-0) versus RFA Contender Terrion Ware (13-3)

Legacy Lightweight Title Fight

Legacy Contender Dave Burrow (13-5) versus Legacy Contender Mike Bronzoulis (17-8-1)

RFA vs. Legacy Lightweight Fight

RFA’s Adam Townsend (12-3) versus Legacy’s Yuri Villefort (6-4)

RFA vs. Legacy Flyweight Fight

RFA’s Kevin Gray (5-1) versus Legacy’s Brian Hall (8-2)

RFA vs. Legacy Welterweight Fight

RFA’s Bojan Velickovic (9-3) versus Legacy’s Charles Byrd (7-3)

M-1 Ịma Aka 56 Live, RFA 25 Today on Fight Network

REMINDER – TAA

Toronto | NEW YORK (April 9, 2015) — Ọgụ Network, ụwa Premiya 24/7 telivishọn raara mezue mkpuchi nke ọgụ egwuregwu, presents a pair of exciting mixed martial arts events today, April 10, na-amalite na 2:15 p.m. NA na M-1 Ịma Aka 56 from Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, followed by a one-hour tape delay broadcast of RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 11 p.m. NA.

 

Na M-1 Ịma Aka 56 isi ihe omume, a much anticipated rematch pits M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky megide ịma ya aka Ramadan Emeev, plus M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Nke a bụ” Buchinger ihu Aliyar Sarkerov.

 

Lụọ Network si ndụ na agbasa ozi n'ikuku nke M-1 Ịma Aka 56 ga-ikuku na Cablevision si kacha TV, Grande Communications, Shentel USB na Armstrong USB Audio, mba na Canada, Roku ngwaọrụ gafee North America, na ụwa na n'elu 30 mba gafee Europe, Africa na Middle East. (Cheta: RFA 25 will not be available on Fight Network’s U.S. feed)

 

Na mbụ ha ọgụ ikpeazụ September, Vasilevsky captured the belt from Emeev by way of fourth-round stoppage from punches, while Buchinger captured the vacant title with a fourth-round stoppage of Tural Ragimov in the “Ọgụ nke Night” this past October. Buchinger adịghị efu a ọgụ ke fọrọ nke nta 3 ½ afọ, emeri asaa na esepu na 10 nke ikpeazụ ya na 11.

 

The fight card for M-1 Ịma Aka 56 na-agụnye:

-Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-2) vs. Ramadan Emeev (11-3) – M-1 middleweight title
-Ivan Buchinger (28-4) vs. Aliyar Sarkerov (13-4) – M-1 featherweight title
-Konstantin Gluhov (28-15) vs. Ante Delija (12-2)
-Valery Myasnikov (8-1) vs. Kristijan Silver (8-1)
-Javier Fuentes (2-1) vs. Nikolay Kaushansky (6-1)
-Rakhman Makhazhiev (2-1) vs. Alexey Makhno (8-3)

 

Airing at 11 p.m. NA following Fight Network’s weekly Canadian premiere of IMPACT Wrestling, RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer will feature a main event between RFA featherweight champion Justin “The American Kidd” Lawrence na Ọ dịghị. 1 contender “Super” Sam Toomer, onye ga-achọ ịnọgide na-undefeated ndekọ emebibeghị. Na ngalaba-isi omume, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco meets fellow Brazilian Francisco “Kiko” France for the middleweight title.

 

The fight card for RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer na-agụnye:

-Justin Lawrence (6-2) vs. Sam Toomer (9-0) – RFA featherweight title
-Gabriel Checco (8-1) vs. Francisco France (11-3-1) – RFA middleweight title
-TJ Hepburn (4-0) vs. LaRue Barley (5-0)
-Khalil Rountree (2-0) vs. Cameron Olson (2-0)
-Jordon Larson (5-1) vs. Jarrod ‘LHeureux (7-1)
-Josh Rave (21-11) vs. Geane Herrera (6-0)

 

On Saturday, April 11, catch the UFC Ọgụ Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro cop 2 main card live on Fight Network in Canada at 3 p.m. NA. Live pre-fight coverage will lead into the main card na satọdeafternoon with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 2 p.m. NA, featuring Ntụle, amụma na analysis.

 

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BOJAN VELICKOVIC-alụ ọgụ maka ONWE ebube na MBA NGANGA

 

Personal Otuto & National Mpako:
Bojan Velickovic si Journey

RFA 24 NA Minnesota

Friday MACH 6 Ndụ AXS TV

BY K. David Bena
kdavidbena


 

Mgbe Denver, a obodo mara maka oyi atarịta ibe unu arụ weather, etịbede a ndekọ maka snowfall, ma eleghị anya ọ bụ ihe kacha mma ha nọrọ n'ime ụlọ – na-ebili welterweight Bojan Velickovic pụrụ ịgba akaebe, “The mgbatị (Elu Ọgụ Team) e mechiri. E nweghị ịzụ n'ehihie ahụ. Ọ bụ crazy. Abụọ ụkwụ nke snow dara na otu onye nke na-azụ na-apụghị ime ka ọ (mgbatị ahụ), otú ahụ onye nwe kpebiri emechi. The okporo ụzọ ndị jogburu onwe. M fọrọ nke nta nwetara n'ime abụọ mberede ụgbọala nke a ụtụtụ!”

Ya mere ịbụ tọrọ atọ nọ n'ime, Bojan “Guardian” Velickovic (9-3) mere ụfọdụ omume ya na-abịa welterweight n'obi na Chris “The Hitman” Hugh (16-9). Abụọ izute na RFA 24 na Friday, March 6 na omimi Lake cha cha & Hotel na Tupu Lake, Minnesota. The n'obi ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV. “M n'ụlọ now-agbalị ime ihe maka agha na-ekiri m iro, m ịlụ ọgụ, ime dịkarịa ala ihe ebe ọ bụ na enweghị m ike ịzụ,” Velickovic Pụtara.

Na “The Hitman” Hugh touting a 5-agha mmeri streak, Velickovic maara otú ize ndụ ya onye iro bụ, “The ihe kasị mkpa m nwere ime bụ na-etinye m jiri nwayọọ nwayọọ na-ahụ otú ọ na-aga na-eme ka m pụtara ìhè na mgba.”

Velickovic ọfiọkde na-emeri a agha abụghị nanị banyere ịmụ ihe iro, ma banyere ịmụ onwe onye, “Hugh nwere 25 ịlụ ọgụ, kama ọ bụ naanị abụọ ịlụ ọgụ na YouTube otú m nwere ike adịghị amụ ya na ọtụtụ, ma m nwere ike na-ahụ m na aga ịlụ ọgụ na-ahụ ihe m mere ihe ọjọọ – na-adịghị eme ndị ụdị nke emehie ọzọ.”

Ọzụzụ na kpọrọ elu Ọgụ Team, Velickovic n'anya Denver dabeere alụso na mgbatị, “M zụrụ a otutu na UFC alụso Brandon Thatch na Neil Magny ha UFC ịlụ ọgụ, otú ahụ ka m na-eche m pụtara ìhè egwuregwu na mgba ghọrọ mma na, dị ka mgbe niile, Na-amasị m na-alụ ọgụ na akụkụ nke Emmanuel dị ka a dum m na-eche na nke ahụ bụ ihe m ga-agbalị ime ka a agha (na Hugh).”

Mgbe afọ 12, Velickovic malitere ọzụzụ na Judo ruo ọtụtụ afọ na transitioned n'ime kickboxing na afọ 18, “M nwere dị ka 7 na-amu amu ọgụ na 7 ọkachamara. M na-eche m ndekọ bụ mkpokọta 14-2 ma ọ bụ 15-2 – na site kickboxing, M Switched Emmanuel. M na-ahụ onwe m ugbu a dị ka a gwara ọgwa mara omenka. Na-amasị m na-ezi na akụkụ nile. M na ọ bụghị awụgharị mgba klas gaa jiu-jitsu. M dị na-agbalị na-adị kwa ụbọchị ka mma na akụkụ nile nke Emmanuel na nke ahụ bụ ihe mgbaru ọsọ m.”

Ma Velickovic adịghị anya azụ ebe, “M nwetara na United States site na eziokwu show, “Road ka mgbanaka nke Fire”. Ọwọrọ, otu n'ime ndị na-azụ (n'ihi na ndị na-abịa eziokwu show) bụ a pro Emmanuel fighter na m gwara m 'E nwere ihe a ezi eziokwu show abịa. Ị nwere ezi pụtara ìhè, a Judo ndabere, ma eleghị anya ọ bụ ezi ohere maka gị.’ Ya mere m aha m na maka eziokwu show na ha kpọrọ m ka m. M merie 4 ọgụ na show ma merie show – na m merie m na-esote 3 ọgụ dị ka mma.”

Ime maka a ọkachamara visa, Velickovic ka bi na-ekwu, sị ebe 2013, ebe ọ na-recruited site American Top Team (TO) na aki oyibo Creek, Florida, “ATT nyeere ide maka m visa na m nwere a nkwekọrịta na ha maka 5 afọ.”

Jụrụ ma ọ bụrụ na e nwere ihe ọ bụla erughị ala, n'ihi kewara oge ya n'etiti abụọ perennial powerhouse gyms (Elu Ọgụ Team na ATT), Velickovic ghọta, “Emela. M na American Top Team – a otutu ụmụ okorobịa na ATT ụgbọ okporo ígwè na dị iche iche gyms maka di na nwunye nke izu n'ihu ha agha ahụ-abịa n'azụ ATT maka di na nwunye nke izu sparring na ndị ọzọ ọzụzụ n'ogige, ma ha mgbe niile nwere 'American Top Team’ na ha ọkọlọtọ.”

Ọ na-amụkwasị ìhè na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na mwubata on alụso na akwagakwa ATT, “E nwere di na nwunye nke ụmụ okorobịa na-e oge, ma mgbanyụ na-mgbe na-eleta Florida na ATT. A otutu ha bịa azụ na-apụta site (n'ebe ndị dị ka) California, Texas na-anọ a di na nwunye nke izu, ọrụ na sparring, na mgbe ahụ, ha na-aga azụ n'ụlọ na mpi maka American Top Team na ha n'obodo gyms.”

Ndenye ka obi sie e nweghị ihe ọjọọ ọbara ma ọ bụ nghọtahie na ATT, Velickovic ekwu, “M gwara ha na a kpọrọ m na elu Ọgụ Team aka Brandon Thatch na Neil Magny inwe njikere maka ha ọgụ na mgbe ahụ, m kpebiri ịnọ ebe a maka m dum mara ụlọikwuu ruo RFA 24. Ọ bụ a elu elu, ezi mgbatị, ezi na gburugburu ebe obibi, na ụmụ okorobịa si mgbatị nabata m n'ezie ezi- na m na-eche m n'ụlọ na nke ahụ bụ ihe kacha mkpa. Ma ọ bụrụ na m ekpebi ịkwaga Colorado, M ka ga na-eyi 'American Top Team’ na m nịịka maka ọzọ di na nwunye nke afọ, ebe ọ bụ na m ka nọ n'okpuru nkwekọrịta.”

N'ịbụ a fighter achọkarị a na-awagharị awagharị adị, ahapụ n'azụ ezinụlọ na ndị enyi gụkwuo nkà gị. Alụ ọgụ nke Novi mwute, Serbia, Velickovic-ekwu banyere ya n'obodo na obodo obi ụtọ n'agbanyeghị nke nso nke na-ebu agha mba, “Novi mwute dị nnọọ ebe mara mma na mgbe Yugoslavia Agha mere, Novi mwute dị nnọọ si n'ókè-ala ebe agha na ọkụ na-ọgụ ahụ na n'ụzọ ụfọdụ jisiri anọ nke agha. Ugbu a Serbia kemgbe udo na nke ikpeazụ 15-20 afọ.”

Ọ na-agbakwụnye, “M hapụrụ na bịara ebe a ka ha ghọọ mma na Emmanuel, n'ihi na ọzụzụ na gburugburu ebe obibi na U.S. na nkà nke alụso dị nnọọ elu karịa azụ n'ụlọ. M chere na ọ bụrụ na m bịara ebe a na-azụ na nke kacha mma, M nwere ike na-na otu nke kasị mma. Nke ahụ bụ isi ihe mere m kwagara si Audio”

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Banyere RFA:
RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ruo 10 ọgụ kwa afọ gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 40 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).
Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ:
AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka ohuru ihe LIVE ịlụ ọgụ karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ na telivishọn na netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC ọ bụla Friday n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.

RFA alaghachi Ugwu Rushmore steeti abụọ aha ịlụ ọgụ

 

RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. TOOMER

Isi ihe omume:

Justin Lawrence vs. Sam TOOMER

FEATHERWEIGHT ỤWA Mbụ

Ngalaba-isi omume:

Gabriel vs CHECCO. FRANCISCO FRANCE

MIDDLEWEIGHT ỤWA Mbụ

Friday, April 10th Ndụ AXSTV
Ndụ na Sanford Pentagon,Sioux Falls, SD.
Tiketi na Sale site Ticketmaster.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares mara ọkwa taa na nkwalite ga-alaghachi na ala nke South Dakota na April na a stacked kaadị. RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer ga-Njirimara a isi omume n'etiti abụọ RFA akwado ọkacha mmasị. RFA featherweight onye mmeri Justin “The American Kidd” Lawrence na-alaghachikwuru ụlọ na ọ merie ya aha ikpeazụ n'oge okpomọkụ. Ya mbụ aha agbachitere ga-emegide #1 contender “Super” Sam Toomer, onye ga-achọ ịnọgide na-undefeated ndekọ emebibeghị. Na ngalaba-isi omume, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco osobo ibe Brazil ala na RFA pụọ Francisco “Kiko” France maka middleweight aha. Na ihe na-ewe ebe Friday, April 10th na Sanford Pentagon na Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.

I’m excited to announce that the RFA is returning to South Dakota with two title fights at RFA 25,” Kwuru Soares. “Justin Lawrence bụ onye mbụ na-emeri a ruru Emmanuel ụwa aha na steeti South Dakota. Ọ ga-chebe ya maka oge mbụ megide undefeated Sam Toomer na isi ihe omume. Na ngalaba-headliner, Gabriel Checco na Francisco France ga-alụ ọgụ maka ohere iputa RFA middleweight aha.”

Tiketi maka RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer are available for purchase NOW through Ticketmaster.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ 605.312.7900. Tiketi ahịa na-amalite mgbe $25, mee oche dị maka $30-$40, na cageside aba bụ $125.

Lawrence (6-2) laghachi na saịtị nke nnukwu mmeri nke ya ọrụ. Ikpeazụ August na RFA 17, 24 afọ pụtara ìhè stalwart weghaara ohere iputa RFA featherweight aha site besting Mark Dickman site Olu Mkpebi na ihe bụ ihe South Dakota dị nnọọ mbụ ruru Emmanuel ụwa aha agha. The mmeri bụ Lawrence nke abụọ ogologo mmeri ebe n'isonyere RFA. Before that he had gained worldwide notoriety as a star on the fifteenth season of the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter, ebe ọ bụ nke mbụ n'ozuzu ghota. Na show, Lawrence e dere isi ukwu ko si nke RFA alum na ugbu a UFC kpakpando James Krause nakwa dị ka NGANGA pụọ ma na-emesị UFC fighter Cristiano Marcello. Lawrence, a bụbu abụọ oge Golden uwe onye mmeri na mma kickboxer, nanị a 3-0 ndekọ na Emmanuel n'oge, ma ruru nkeji iri na ise-finals tupu ịkpata “Ọgụ nke Night” na “Ko nke Night” bonuses ya ajọ ko nke John Cofer ya UFC mpụta mbụ. Lawrence, onye ọgụ nke Alliance Emmanuel na Chula Vista, California, dị ọkụ ọzọ ngosi ya vaunted pụtara ìhè nkà ya mbụ RFA featherweight aha agbachitere.

“Ozugbo m nụrụ m ga-ịgbachitere m belt na South Dakota, M chere na nke a bụ egwu,” Lawrence kọwara. “The Sanford Pentagon bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị mma venues m mgbe agha ke. M chere na ala, Mkpuchi ụlọ dị ukwuu, na ìgwè mmadụ bụ ihe dị egwu. Sam Toomer bụ oké na-eme egwuregwu na ezi n'aka nri. Aga m iji m kicks, footwork, and out-finesse him. Ọ na-pụtara ruru eru ịbụ ịma ya aka, ma m na-atụ anya na-enye ya mbụ ya ọnwụ.”

Toomer (9-0) ga-nwoke aka Lawrence maka RFA gold. Unlike most top mixed martial artists, like Lawrence, ndị na-abịa pụọ ​​ma ọ bụ pụtara ìhè nsio, Toomer bụ a na ndụ football ọkpụkpọ. Otú ọ dị, 27 afọ mahadum football nzere azụ mere ka a ọma Transition Emmanuel site tinye n'ọrụ ya eke egwuregwu, ịdọ aka ná ntị, and unbreakable work ethic to compile an impressive 9-0 ndekọ ebe na-eme ka ya pro mpụta mbụ afọ atọ gara aga. Two of those wins have come in the past eight months after Toomer signed with the RFA. Toomer merie ya RFA mpụta mbụ na RFA 15 na June na a kasị arụmọrụ. The otu kwadoro agha hụrụ ya onye iro Daniel Aguiar ina disqualified na nke atọ gburugburu mgbe jụrụ na-eguzo na-alụ ọgụ Toomer. The DQ mmeri n'elu Aguiar site ihere na-etinye Toomer aha na RFA featherweight map ka a ziri ezi aha contender. Na December, Toomer sikwuo ike ya ikpe n'ihi na a aha ogbugba na a dike comeback mmeri n'elu Lyoto Machida protégé Altair Alencar na RFA 21. Toomer, onye ọgụ nke The Arena Emmanuel na San Diego, California, ugbu a gearing maka nnukwu ọrụ nke ya egwuregwu ọrụ April, ka ọ na-aka ahụ ukwuu-touted RFA onye mmeri Lawrence ya aha.

“Ọ na-adị oké na-alụ ọgụ maka ihe RFA ụwa aha,” kwuru Toomer. “My di na nwunye mbụ nke ahụmahụ na RFA ndidi akwa, ma nke a bụ mbụ m oge dị ka isi ihe omume m na-atụ anya na-emeri aha. Justin Lawrence bụ ihe magburu onwe iro na onye mmeri ihe kpatara. M na-atụ anya inwe ihe na-akpali akpali agha na ya na RFA 25 na South Dakota.

The ngalaba-isi omume nke RFA 25 ga-Njirimara a aha agha n'etiti abụọ ruzuru RFA vets, onye-eme ma na akụ mmiri ígwé si Brazil. Gabriel “Zangief” Checco (8-1) mere ya mba mpụta mbụ ke October na isi ihe omume nke RFA 19. Mgbe abịa obere mbụ ya ikele maka RFA middleweight utu aha nke na n'abalị iji Jake Collier, bụ onye na-ozugbo aka site na UFC, Checco rebounded ke akamba ụzọ mbụ nke ọnwa na RFA 23. He made a huge statement with a blistering first round knockout of the highly-touted The Ultimate Fighter 11 cast member Joseph Henle. Checco ga-enwe ugbu a ibe ya obodo na ibe jiu-jitsu nwa belt Francisco “Kiko” France (11-3-1) aha. France enters the fight with a ton of momentum after steamrolling his first two opponents in the RFA. Ikpeazụ August, na RFA mbụ njem South Dakota, France submitted local standout Isaac Appel with a first round Kimura. O elu na ihe ịga nke ọma ọzọ na mbụ gburugburu imecha na RFA 21 na December. O mere ya ikpe n'ihi na a aha gbara n'abalị site ọ na-ezipụ Bellator pụọ Mikey akon na a mbụ gburugburu Ogwe aka-Triangle ịkpagbu.

RFA 25 ga-akara na nloghachi nke abụọ ọzọ RFA vets na flyweight nkewa. Abel “The Silent ogbu” Cullum (20-6) ga-idobe ala 125-pound maka oge mbụ ya storied Emmanuel ọrụ na ihu Sioux Falls ala Josh “Ọnụma” Ịja mma (24-11). Cullum mere a storybook comeback a gara aga ọdịda mgbe a atọ afọ hiatus si egwuregwu. Ya RFA mpụta mbụ na RFA 18, Cullum osụk UFC pụọ Ulysses akon na 89 sekọnd. Anọ izu ka e mesịrị na RFA 19, ọ osụk top atụmanya Carl Deaton III na abụọ gbaa gburugburu. Cullum now tụlee ala ka flyweight nkewa na ihu ịja mma, bụ onye kasị mezuru flyweight Emmanuel fighter na South Dakota akụkọ ihe mere eme. Ịja mma ga-n'elu ọkụ n'isi n'ime nke a agha. O meriwo atọ nke ikpeazụ ya na anọ oké ebe na-eme ka ya RFA mpụta mbụ na RFA 2.

 

Na fechaa nkewa, RFA 25 ga-Njirimara nloghachi nke T.J. “The Carnivore” Hepburn (4-0), bụ onye a nọteworo RFA akwado mmasị. Ọ bụkwa 2012 NCAA Division II wrestling national champion at 157 lbs. Hepburn ga na-enwe a ibe undefeated fechaa atụmanya LaRue “The orianu mmadu” Burley (5-0), onye ga-eme ka ya ukwuu-atụ anya RFA mpụta mbụ. Burley-a maara dị ka nwoke bụ onye nyere acha anụnụ anụnụ mgbawa Emmanuel atụmanya Bubba Jenkins mbụ ya ọnwụ na Emmanuel.

 

Jenkins coincidentally fought on the same RFA 3 kaadị dị ka Hepburn na ọ bụ 2011 NCAA Division m atụgharị mba onye mmeri na 157 lbs.

The main card will be rounded out with a middleweight bout pitting Anderson Silva protégé Khalil “Agha Ịnyịnya” Rountree (2-0) megide Roufusport atụmanya Cameron Olsen (2-0) na a flyweight n'obi na ga-ahụ n'elu-họọrọ flyweight atụmanya Geane Herrera (7-0) agha a n'ogbu Ben Nguyen (13-5). Nguyen a ugbu a n'elu a asaa agha mmeri streak na a ga-alaghachi n'ụlọ Sioux Falls mgbe na-eme onwe ya aha na Australia.

The mbido kaadị na-kwajuru. Obodo akwado ọkacha mmasị na RFA vets Jordon Larson (5-1), Devin Clark (3-0), na Devin Turner (2-2) na-na-alọta na-alụ ọgụ na RFA si ukwuu-atụ anya lawara ha n'obodo nke Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Larson defeated Donavon Winters in his RFA debut at RFA 17 na August na a ukwuu ụtọ welterweight n'obi. He will face Jarrod L’Heureux (7-1) na-atụ anya rematch. All seven of L’Heureux’s wins have come via submission with his lone loss coming against Larson.

Clark, Larson si teammate na-esote Edge Academy na Sioux Falls, na-ndibọhọ ehieghị na RFA 17. The ìhè-heavyweight powerhouse ndibọhọ site TKO n'elu 2012 NFL gbara ghota Aaron Brown. Clark ga-Omaha dabeere fighter Jaquis Williams (4-2). Ka ọ dịgodị, Turner ga-ele anya ịtụtụrụ ya mbụ RFA mmeri megide RFA pụọ na ukwuu-touted Emmanuel atụmanya Matt Lopez (4-0) na a 140-paụnd catchweight n'obi.

Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer ga-televised-ebi ndụ na AXS TV malite na10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, April 10th. RFA 25 ga-nkwalite nke abụọ omume na steeti South Dakota mgbe mba mbụ ruru Emmanuel omume na “Ugwu Rushmore State” ikpeazụ August. More ịlụ ọgụ na RFA 25 agha kaadị ga-mara ọkwa na ndị na-abịa izu.

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Unu akpọla IT A comeback: The Jeff Curran Story

Jeff CURRAN: Unu akpọla IT A comeback!

RFA 24 NA Minnesota

Friday MACH 6 Ndụ AXS TV

BY K. David Bena
kdavidbena


 

UFC, NGANGA, WEC, WFA, IFLA, Strikeforce. Naanị otu fighter ka agha nke isii nke ndị a n'ọkwá na-ugbu a n'okpuru Zuffa nche anwụ. Nke ahụ fighter? Jeff “Big Frog” Curran.

Curran mechie ya 19-ọnwa ezumike nká na-abatakwa octagon na RFA 24 na Friday, March 6 na omimi Lake cha cha & Hotel na Tupu Lake, Minnesota. Ihe a ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV. The vetiran bantamweight, Curran (36-16-1) ga-anwale ya mettle na ngalaba-isi omume megide n'ogbu Melvin Blumer (11-2) onye na-touting a 5-agha mmeri streak.

Chee echiche azụ na 1991… Gịnị ka unu na-eme? Ọfọn, Curran bụ a obosara-eyed afọ 14 ochie na kpebiri zụọ jiu-jitsu. Curran akọwa, “My mbụ na klas, Ihe m mụtara na-akpọ 'agba n'ala’ -mara dị ka ihe Americana na m maara na nke ahụ bụ ihe m chọrọ ime na m nnọọ aka iso ọzụzụ jiu-jitsu kemgbe. M nọ na-elekwasị anya na onwe m dị ka onye na-eme egwuregwu na a fighter na otu ihe nọ na-edu ọzọ.”

Ngwa-ngwa-atụ August 16, 2013 na RFA 9, Curran furu efu a gbawara n'etiti mkpebi a bantamweight aha agha megide Pedro Munhoz. “M lara ezumike nká mgbe ikpeazụ m ọgụ na RFA. M na-agha nke a ụwa na aha na kemgbe ke ọ bụla isi show na egwuregwu na kemgbe na-alụ ọgụ, n'oge ahụ, maka 17 afọ. M nnọọ chere na na azụmahịa m na mgbatị, ebe m nọ na ogbo ná ndụ m, m ụmụaka na ezinụlọ, Echere m na ọ bụ oge ịla ezumike nká.”

Curran agbakwụnye, “Ma, tumadi, Achọghị m na-abụọ kasị mma, Ọ dịghị mgbe m chọrọ ịbụ nkezi dị ka a fighter. Ozugbo m chere nrọ nọ na-arahụ ma ọ bụ ohere na-arahụ ịrị azụ ka UFC, na-alụ ọgụ ndị kasị mma ụmụ okorobịa na ụwa, M chere na ọ bụ ihe kasị mma na-akwụsị ebe m praịm nwere ụdị ebe.”

Otú ọ dị, mgbe anya introspection na smoldering ọchịchọ-anọgide na-alụ ọgụ, Curran kpebiri kwụpụ azụ n'ime onu. “M chọrọ imeri n'ọgụ, emeri belt, na-aga n'elu. M chere na ọ ga-abụ a n'ezie nti ụzọ ịla ezumike nká, ma, ọ bụghị na-aga m ụzọ m. N'ihi ya, m lara ezumike nká – na ọ dịghị mgbe ọ nọdụrụ ọma na m,” Curran kọwara. “Na ihe oge na wee na-, M chere na ọ dị mkpa na-alụ ọgụ. M malitere ịchọ ohere na RFA hụrụ ohere ka m na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ. Ya mere, ebe m.”

Ụma ọrụ dị ka ezinụlọ nwoke, azụmahịa nwoke, nchịkwa, na fighter nwere ike ime ka ụfọdụ ndị isi atụ ogho, ma Curran akọwa, “M nwere m mgbatị tupu mbụ m agha, otú ahụ ka m mgbe niile na-eji ibu ọrụ nke kewara oge m, ma ugbu a ọ bụ a otutu ihe na-omimi karịa ka ọ na-eji na-n'ihi na m na mgbanyụ na ọkwa dị iche iche na-achọ oge. Business bụkwa na a dị iche iche ozo – na m nwere ụmụ nwoke abụọ na-eto eto ngwa ngwa site ụbọchị na m nwere nwunye m. E nwere ihe ibu ọrụ gafee osisi na ọ bụ ihe karịrị ọ bụ oge-maara ihe karịa azụ mgbe m na-emeghe a akwụkwọ. Yeah, ọ bụ a otutu juggle, ma m na-eme ya.”

Site niile ibu ọrụ ya, Curran ekwusi anya ya na-abịa ọgụ na ize ndụ Melvin Blumer, “Ya mmeri streak ekwu mpịakọta, karịsịa na Midwest n'ihi na a otutu nke ụmụ okorobịa gị na-alụ ọgụ ndị mara mma yiri ike na nkà set, otú ị ga-esi siri ike mpi na mpaghara na-akwalite na Midwest na-mgbe na-achọ na-etinye na ezi ọgụ. A Ihọd na 11-2 (Blumer) na a 5-agha mmeri streak bụ kemmasi m na ọ bụ kpọmkwem ihe m chọrọ.”

Curran akọwa n'ihu, “Achọghị m ka m na-alụ ọgụ ụfọdụ ike ma ọ bụ na-alụ ọgụ onye m maara na m nwere ike iti. M chọrọ ịlụ agha na onye nwere ike-amakwa m aka ka m mara ma ọ bụrụ na m ka na-nwe na egwuregwu ma ọ bụ na-enye m nri nke ịrụpụta ihe ma ọ bụrụ na m merie, otú Blumer bụ oké iro. Blumer siri ike. M na-enye ya ezuru ùgwù zụọ m ịnyịnya ibu anya ma na-emeso ya dị ka a top iri Ihọd. Ma na a na-ekwu, M maara m n'elu iri caliber, ya mere m na-eweta ihe niile m nwetara na m chere na ọ ga-eme ka ihe a mma agha.”

Na ihe na-Curran ọzọ nzọụkwụ a mmeri? Ọbụna na ọ bụ n'aka, “Amaghị m ihe m na-esote aga bụ. M emeghị ka a anya mkpebi otu ụzọ ma ọ bụ ọzọ. Ikwu eziokwu, M maara mgbe m furu efu, ezumike nká mere dabara nke ọma na m, ma na nri-emeri ya yikarịrị ike, ma n'otu oge ahụ na nri mmeri, M nwere ike inwe uche nke UFC na-ekpebi ma ọ bụrụ na m chọrọ ịchụ mbụ m UFC mmeri.”

On Friday, March 6, Curran na onye ọ bụla na-ekiri ga-eche ihe na- “Big Frog si” ọzọ ịmalite ná ndụ ga-.

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Raoni BARCELOS vs. JAMAL PARKS BJJ BLACK BELT MEETS ALL AMERICAN WRESTLER IN FEATURE BOUT AT RFA 23

 

RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Ike
Isi ihe omume:
-Achọ igbu Joe Murphy vs. TERRION ike
Kedu otu m ga ỤWA Mbụ
Ngalaba-isi omume:
Gabriel vs CHECCO. -Achọ igbu Joe HENLE
MIDDLEWEIGHT showdown
Njirimara agha:
Raoni BARCELOS vs. JAMAL Parks
FEATHERWEIGHT n'obi
Friday, FEBRUARY 6 Ndụ AXSTV
Ndụ na The hanga na OC Fair & Omume Center na Costa Mesa, California
Tiketi na Sale site CageTix.com/RFA

Na Emmanuel, dị ka ọtụtụ egwuregwu, e nwere onye na ochie na e mere na-ewu ewu site omee Ga Smith na-ekwu, sị, “Ọ bụrụ na ị na-anọ njikere, ị na-adịghị na-njikere.” Nke ahụ bụ otu n'ime ụkpụrụ na Oklahoma ala na-acha anụnụ anụnụ mgbawa Emmanuel atụmanya Jamal Parks ndụ site. Parks etinye okwu ndị amamihe n'ime zuru mmetụta nke a gara aga izu. Dị nnọọ ka ụbọchị ise wepụrụ ya ise ọrụ Emmanuel mmeri ise n'asọmpi, Parks ịnụ ọkụ n'obi na-anabata nke ọzọ ihe ịma aka ya na ya na-ama ikpọ egwuregwu ọrụ.

Na ihe ịma aka bịara mgbe undefeated RFA kpakpando Sam Toomer manyere anya nke ọzọ izu RFA 23 na kaadị Costa Mesa, California na mmerụ kwagidere mbubreyo ke ya ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu. Toomer e setịpụrụ na ihu Raoni Barcelos, onye bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị ukwuu-touted featherweight atụmanya Emmanuel. Barcelos bụ nwa 7th ogo jiu-jitsu nwa na-acha uhie uhie belt Laerte Barcelos ma e emek n'ihi ịdị ukwuu na ọgụ egwuregwu kemgbe afọ abụọ. Ahụ hapụrụ ọtụtụ na-eche onye ga-enwe ike ịbanye na aka Brazil wunderkind ọma ndị dị otú ahụ dị mkpirikpi mara.

Azịza nke ajụjụ na-abịa n'ụdị Parks, onye a na-eji mpi megide J.Randall-eme egwuregwu na mgba na anya na-anọgide na-ogologo nketa nke Oklahoma State mgba ndị blossomed n'ime Emmanuel kpakpando. Nke ndepụta gụnyere Randy Couture, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Mark Muñoz, Jake ROSHOLT, Jared Rosholt, Shane ala, Knife Lawal, nakwa dị ka RFA vets Steve Mocco na Tyler Shinn.

“Nke a bụ oké ohere na m njikere ìhè ya elu,” kwuru ihe obi ụtọ Parks, who is now set to travel to southern California this week to participate on the biggest stage of his promising MMA career.

Parks bụ a atọ oge ụlọ akwụkwọ dị elu ala mgba onye mmeri na Oklahoma, mgbe ịga Union High School na Tulsa, Oklahoma. O wee gbara mgba n'akụkụ Jared Rosholt na Shinn na Oklahoma State ma ghọọ onye NCAA Division m All-American ya agadi oge. The proud Oklahoma State Cowboy then turned his attention to MMA after graduating and has seen his hand raised five times in five contests. Otú ọ dị, a Friday ga-ahụ ya na-asọrịta mpi na telivishọn mba (AXS TV) na mba na telivishọn (Ọgụ Network) maka oge mbụ. Ọ ga-eche ihu toughest ule nke ya ọrụ na Barcelos.

Ị hụrụ, Barcelos bụghị gị ahụkarị jiu-jitsu nwa belt. Ọ bụkwa ihe ruzuru mgba ọ ugboro kemgbe a so na Brazil National Wrestling Team. Barcelos, onye natara ya jiu-jitsu nwa belt afọ 20, na-ndibọhọ a Brazil mba aha ke freestyle atụgharị otu afọ. Barcelos bụkwa isi ọzụzụ ibe UFC featherweight obi tara mmiri Jose Aldo. Nke ahụ pedigree bụ iji na-mmenyenjo pụọ ọtụtụ nwere ndị na-emegide ọbụna na a zuru ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu iji kwadebe. Otú ọ dị, Parks ọhụrụ apụ ya ise mmeri na ọhụrụ aka multi-agha ndibiat RFA, ele na ọ bụ ihe karịrị njikere maka ihe ịma aka ma na-ekere òkè na ihe ndị kasị elu-stakes Emmanuel n'obi nke ya career.Parks na Barcelos zukoro na a featherweight n'obi na isi kaadị nke RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Ngwongwo naFriday, February 6. Na ihe na-ewe ke hanga na OC Fair & Omume Center na Costa Mesa, California. Isi na kaadị ga-televised mba na AXS TV na mba na Ọgụ Network na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.

 

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