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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

 

INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Ijumaa, June 5th katika RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana 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 Ijumaa, 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,” Alisema 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 Machi 2013, which took place at the same venue that Ijumaa 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, Ufufuo Kupambana 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 Ijumaa, 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 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Soko (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmoni (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Pia kwenye kadi kuu, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN TUKIO:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Kuhusu RFA: RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano: AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 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
TUKIO MAIN:
JOE MURPHY vs JESSE BROCK
CO-MAIN TUKIO:
CZAR SKLAVOS vs NICK BURGOS
Tickets on Sale now at

CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana 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, ambaye ni mmoja wa watu wengi yametimia wapiganaji MMA kuwaita Idaho nyumbani. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, July 3rd at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Florida. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
I’m excited to bring the first nationally televised MMA event to Idaho,” Alisema Soares. “Joe Murphy vs. Jesse Brock is a classic match-up of jiu-jitsu vs. wrestling, 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 kwa ajili ya 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 “Mapambano ya Mwaka” mgombea. 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. “Hopefully, 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 Demetrious “Panya Mwenye Nguvu” Johnson, #3 ranked UFC lightweight Donald “Cowboy” 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.
tukio ushirikiano kuu ya 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, Florida, has secured 9 yake 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. Zaidi ya hivi karibuni, 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 Jørgensen (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. Kikohozi ziada katika RFA 27 itatangazwa karibuni. 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. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 27 – Murphy vs. Brock will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, July 3rd.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.

RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED

 

RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
TUKIO MAIN:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN


LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Nia mbaya” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace ThiagoMonstrinho” Alves. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tiketi kuanza saa $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Soko (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmoni (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Pia kwenye kadi kuu, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN TUKIO:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts juu ya the RFA 26 chini yacard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visitedThe Centennial State” katika 2015. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, June 5th.
Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Kuhusu RFA: RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano: AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Usiku Mixed Martial Arts na Kickboxing matukio. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.

RFA RETURNS TO MILE HIGH CITY TO CROWN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

 

RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
TUKIO MAIN:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
ZAIDI:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO



LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana 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. Jina lake kwanza ulinzi utakuwa juu #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.

“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Alisema 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 paundi. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tiketi kuanza saa $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 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 Coloradakaonekana, tangu I had a great experience fighting there in November,” ulisema 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.
“Kwanza kabisa, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith alielezea. “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” Soko (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 “Kupambana ya usiku” imeandikwa yote juu yake.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts katika RFA 26 wanatakal be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visitedThe Centennial State” katika 2015. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, June 5th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, And the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Usiku Mixed Martial Arts na Kickboxing matukio. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.

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

‘BABYSITTER TO THE STARSBURT 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 – Aprili 24, 2015 – As AXS TV Fights gears up for its first ever co-promoted event broadcast Mei 8, the network today announced Burt Watson, akaonekana “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 Alhamisi, Mei 7.

AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT airs live on Ijumaa, Mei 8 katika 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.

Zaidi ya hayo, 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. Pia, 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 (kubadilika):

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 Challenge 56 Live, RFA 25 Today on Fight Network

REMINDER – LEO

TORONTO | NEW YORK (Aprili 9, 2015) — Kupambana Network, Waziri duniani 24/7 televisheni wakfu kwa kukamilisha chanjo ya kupambana michezo, presents a pair of exciting mixed martial arts events today, Aprili 10, kuanzia saa 2:15 p.m. NA na M-1 Challenge 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.

 

Katika M-1 Challenge 56 tukio kuu, a much anticipated rematch pits M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky dhidi ya mpinzani Ramadhani Emeev, plus M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Hii ni” Buchinger nyuso Aliyar Sarkerov.

 

Kupambana na Mtandao wa kuishi matangazo ya M-1 Challenge 56 itakuwa hewa juu ya Cablevision ya Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable na Armstrong Cable katika Marekani, nchi nzima katika Canada, Vifaa Roku kote Amerika ya Kaskazini, na kimataifa kwa zaidi ya 30 nchi katika Ulaya, Afrika na Mashariki ya Kati. (Kumbuka: RFA 25 will not be available on Fight Network’s U.S. feed)

 

Katika mapambano yao ya kwanza Septemba iliyopita, 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 “Kupambana ya usiku” this past October. Buchinger hajapoteza kupambana katika karibu 3 Miaka ½, kushinda saba mfululizo na 10 ya mwisho wake 11.

 

The fight card for M-1 Challenge 56 pamoja na:

-Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-2) vs. Ramadhani 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 “Kidd American” Lawrence na No. 1 mgombea “Super” Sam TOOMER, ambao watakuwa kuangalia kuweka rekodi yake undefeated intact. Katika tukio ushirikiano kuu, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco meets fellow Brazilian Francisco “Kiko” Ufaransa for the middleweight title.

 

The fight card for RFA 25: Lawrence vs. TOOMER pamoja na:

-Justin Lawrence (6-2) vs. Sam TOOMER (9-0) – RFA featherweight title
-Gabriel Checco (8-1) vs. Francisco Ufaransa (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 Jumamosi, Aprili 11, catch the UFC Kupambana 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 Jumamosiafternoon with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 2 p.m. NA, akishirikiana previews, utabiri na uchambuzi.

 

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Bojan VELICKOVIC FIGHTING KWA UTUKUFU BINAFSI NA PRIDE NATIONAL

 

Binafsi Glory & National Pride:
Bojan Velickovic Safari

RFA 24 KATIKA MINNESOTA

Ijumaa MARCH 6TH LIVE ON AXS TV

KWA K. David Bena
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Wakati Denver, mji unaojulikana kwa hali ya hewa baridi kuuma, mapumziko rekodi kwa Snowfall, labda ni bora kukaa ndani ya nyumba – na kupanda kwa welterweight Bojan Velickovic wanaweza kushuhudia, “mazoezi (Elevation Kupambana Team) ulifungwa. Hakukuwa na mafunzo kwamba mchana. Ni mambo. Miguu miwili ya theluji akaanguka na mmoja wa makocha hawakuweza kufanya hivyo (Gym), hivyo mmiliki aliamua karibu. barabara ni kubwa. Mimi karibu got katika ajali ya gari mbili asubuhi hii!”

Hivyo isiingie ndani ya nyumba, Bojan “Guardian” Velickovic (9-3) alifanya baadhi ya kazi za nyumbani kwa ajili ya welterweight wake ujao bout na Chris “Hitman” Hugh (16-9). kukutana mbili katika RFA 24 juu ya Ijumaa, Machi 6 katika Mystic Lake Casino & Hoteli katika Kabla ya Ziwa, Minnesota. bout itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV. “Mimi nina nyumbani sasa kujaribu kufanya mambo kwa ajili ya kupambana na kuangalia mpinzani wangu, mapambano yangu mwenyewe, kufanya angalau kitu tangu siwezi kutoa mafunzo,” Velickovic Explained.

Kwa “Hitman” Hugh touting 5-kupambana na kushinda streak, Velickovic anajua jinsi ya hatari mpinzani wake ni, “jambo muhimu zaidi mimi kufanya ni kuweka kasi yangu mwenyewe na kuona jinsi yeye kwenda kuguswa na fora yangu na wrestling.”

Velickovic anatambua kwamba kushinda mapambano si tu kuhusu kusoma mpinzani, lakini kuhusu kusoma ya mtu binafsi, “Hugh ina 25 mapambano, lakini mapambano mawili tu kwenye YouTube hivyo siwezi kujifunza naye kiasi kwamba, lakini siwezi pia kuona mapambano yangu ya awali na kuona nini mimi mbaya – na si kufanya wale aina ya makosa tena.”

Mafunzo na Bunge Elevation Kupambana Team, Velickovic kupendwa wapiganaji Denver-msingi na mazoezi, “Mimi mafunzo mengi na wapiganaji UFC Brandon Thatch na Neil Magny kwa ajili ya mapambano yao UFC, hivyo nadhani mchezo wangu fora na wrestling akawa bora na, kama siku zote, Mimi kama kupambana na masuala ya MMA kwa ujumla na nadhani kwamba ni nini mimi itabidi kujaribu kufanya kwa ajili ya vita hii (na Hugh).”

Katika umri wa miaka 12, Velickovic kuanza mafunzo katika Judo kwa miaka kadhaa na zilianza katika kickboxing katika umri wa miaka 18, “Mimi nilikuwa kama 7 mapambano Amateur na 7 mtaalamu. Nadhani rekodi yangu alikuwa jumla 14-2 au 15-2 – na kutoka kickboxing, Mimi switched kwa MMA. Najiona sasa kama mchanganyiko martial msanii. Mimi kama kuwa nzuri katika nyanja zote. Mimi si kuruka wrestling darasa kwenda jiu-jitsu. Mimi tu kujaribu kuwa bora ya kila siku katika kila nyanja ya MMA na kwamba lengo langu.”

Na Velickovic hana inaonekana nyuma tangu, “I got United States kupitia ukweli show, “Barabara ya Gonga ya Moto”. Kimsingi, moja ya makocha (kwa ajili ya ujao kuonyesha ukweli) ilikuwa pro MMA fighter na aliniambia 'Kuna nzuri ukweli show kuja juu. Una nzuri fora, Judo background, labda ni nafasi nzuri kwa ajili yenu.’ Hivyo mimi kusajiliwa kwa ajili ya ukweli show na wao alinialika. Mimi ni mshindi 4 vita katika show na mshindi wa show – na mimi ni mshindi ijayo yangu 3 vita pia.”

Kuomba viza mtaalamu, Velickovic ameishi katika majimbo tangu 2013, ambapo alikuwa kuajiri na Marekani Top Team (KWA) katika Coconut Creek, Florida, “ATT kusaidiwa kuomba visa yangu na nina mkataba nao kwa 5 miaka.”

Alipoulizwa kama kulikuwa na mvutano yoyote, kwa sababu ya kugawanyika wakati wake kati ya mbili powerhouse kudumu gyms (Elevation Kupambana na Timu ya ATT), Velickovic alifafanua, “Je Si. Mimi nina na Marekani Top Team – mengi ya guys katika ATT treni katika gyms tofauti kwa wiki kadhaa kabla ya mapambano yao kisha kurudi kwa ATT kwa wiki kadhaa ya sparring na makambi ya mafunzo ya ziada, lakini wao daima kuwa 'Marekani Top Team’ juu ya mabango yao.”

Pia sheds mwanga juu ya siasa na kufurika juu ya wapiganaji kwamba kuhamia ATT, “Kuna michache ya guys kwamba kuna ya muda, lakini wapiganaji ni daima kutembelea Florida na ATT. mengi yao kuja na kurudi kutoka (maeneo kama) California, Texas na kukaa wiki kadhaa, kazi ya sparring, na kisha wao kurejea nyumbani na kushindana kwa ajili ya Marekani Top Team na mji gyms yao.”

Quick kuwahakikishia kulikuwa hakuna damu mbaya au kutokuelewana na ATT, Velickovic inasema, “Niliwaambia kwamba nilikuwa walioalikwa Elevation Kupambana Team kusaidia Brandon Thatch na Neil Magny kupata tayari kwa ajili ya vita yao na kisha niliamua kukaa hapa kwa ajili ya kambi yangu yote kwa ajili ya RFA 24. Ni urefu juu, Gym nzuri, mazingira mazuri, na guys kutoka Gym kukubali kwangu mzuri- na mimi kuhisi mimi nina nyumbani na kwamba ni jambo muhimu zaidi. Lakini kama mimi kuamua kuhamia Colorado, Mimi bado kuvaa 'American Top Team’ juu ya kaptula yangu kwa miaka michache ijayo, tangu mimi bado nina chini ya mkataba.”

Kuwa fighter mara nyingi inahitaji kuwepo wafugaji, kuacha nyuma familia na marafiki ili kuendeleza ujuzi wako. Kupambana na nje ya Novi Sad, Serbia, Velickovic inazungumzia nchi yake na nchi fondly bila kujali ukaribu wa karibu wa nchi zinazopigana, “Novi Sad ni nafasi nzuri sana na wakati vita Yugoslavia ilitokea, Novi Sad alikuwa mbali na mipakani ambapo vita na moto kupambana alikuwa na namna fulani imeweza kukaa nje ya mgogoro. Sasa Serbia imekuwa amani katika mwisho 15-20 miaka.”

Anaongeza, “Mimi kushoto na alikuja hapa kuwa bora katika MMA, kwa sababu mazingira ya mafunzo katika U.S. na ujuzi wa wapiganaji ni zaidi ya juu kuliko kurudi nyumbani. Nilidhani kama mimi alikuja hapa kutoa mafunzo kwa bora, Siwezi kuwa na moja ya bora. Hiyo ndiyo sababu kuu kwa nini mimi wakiongozwa nje kwenda Marekani”

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Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa hadi 10 vita kila mwaka duniani United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 40 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.

RFA ameyarudia MOUNT RUSHMORE HALI NA TWO TITLE mapambano

 

RFA 25 – LAWRENCE vs. TOOMER

TUKIO MAIN:

JUSTIN LAWRENCE vs. SAM TOOMER

FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

CO-MAIN TUKIO:

GABRIEL vs CHECCO. FRANCISCO FRANCE

Middleweight WORLD TITLE

Ijumaa, Aprili 10 LIVE ON AXSTV
Kuishi katika Sanford Pentagon,Sioux Falls, SD.
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) rais Ed Soares alitangaza leo kuwa kukuza tunarudi kwa hali ya South Dakota katika Aprili na kadi sifa. RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. TOOMER kipengele tukio kuu kati ya mbili RFA shabiki favorites. RFA featherweight bingwa Justin “Kidd American” Lawrence anarudi jengo kwamba yeye alishinda taji yake ya mwisho wa majira ya joto. Jina lake kwanza ulinzi utakuwa juu #1 mgombea “Super” Sam TOOMER, ambao watakuwa kuangalia kuweka rekodi yake undefeated intact. Katika tukio ushirikiano kuu, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco hukutana wenzake Brazil asili na RFA daktari Francisco “Kiko” Ufaransa kwa jina middleweight. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, Aprili 10 katika Sanford Pentagon katika Sioux Falls, South Dakota. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 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,” Alisema Soares. “Justin Lawrence ni mtu wa kwanza kushinda uliosababishwa MMA dunia cheo katika hali ya South Dakota. Yeye kutetea kwa mara ya kwanza dhidi ya undefeated Sam TOOMER katika tukio kuu. Katika ushirikiano headliner, Gabriel Checco na Francisco Ufaransa watapigana kwa ajili ya wazi RFA middleweight title.”

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Lawrence (6-2) anarudi tovuti ya kushinda kubwa ya kazi yake. Agosti iliyopita katika RFA 17, 24 mwenye umri wa miaka fora stalwart alitekwa wazi RFA featherweight cheo na kuwashinda Mark Dickman kupitia usiojulikana Uamuzi katika kile ambacho South Dakota ya kwanza kabisa uliosababishwa MMA dunia cheo mapambano. kushinda ulikuwa ushindi wa pili moja kwa moja Lawrence tangu kujiunga 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, ambapo alikuwa wa kwanza kwa ujumla pick. On show, Lawrence kumbukumbu Reel kuonyesha KO ya RFA alum na sasa UFC nyota James Krause pamoja na PRIDE daktari na hatimaye UFC fighter Cristiano Marcello. Lawrence, zamani mara mbili Golden kinga bingwa na kupambwa kickboxer, alikuwa tu 3-0 rekodi katika MMA wakati, lakini kufikiwa robo fainali kabla ya kupata “Kupambana ya usiku” na “KO ya usiku” mafao kwa ajili KO yake matata ya John Cofer katika UFC mechi yake ya kwanza. Lawrence, anayepigana nje ya Alliance MMA katika Chula Vista, California, hamu kubwa ya mara nyingine tena kuonyesha iliyotumiwa ujuzi wake fora katika RFA featherweight title yake ya kwanza ya ulinzi.

“Mara nikasikia mimi itakuwa kutetea mkanda wangu katika South Dakota, Nilidhani hii ni wa kushangaza,” Lawrence alielezea. “Sanford Pentagon ni moja ya kumbi bora nina milele vita katika. Nilihisi vizuri, locker chumba ilikuwa kubwa, na umati wa watu ajabu. Sam TOOMER ni mwanamichezo kubwa na nzuri upande wa kulia. Mimi itabidi kutumia mateke yangu, footwork, and out-finesse him. Yeye kuthibitika kuwa mpinzani anastahili, lakini mimi kuangalia mbele kwa kumpatia hasara yake ya kwanza.”

TOOMER (9-0) atakuwa ni mtu changamoto Lawrence kwa RFA dhahabu. Unlike most top mixed martial artists, like Lawrence, ambao wanatoka wanakabiliana au asili fora, TOOMER alikuwa maisha mchezaji wa soka. Hata hivyo, 27 mwenye umri wa miaka chuo soka ya kujihami nyuma imefanya mpito kwa MMA kwa kutumia athleticism yake ya asili, nidhamu, and unbreakable work ethic to compile an impressive 9-0 rekodi tangu maamuzi yake ya kwanza pro miaka mitatu iliyopita. Two of those wins have come in the past eight months after Toomer signed with the RFA. TOOMER alishinda RFA mechi yake ya kwanza katika RFA 15 Juni na utendaji kubwa. kupambana upande mmoja aliona mpinzani wake Daniel Aguiar kupata hastahili katika raundi ya tatu baada ya kukataa kusimama na kupambana na TOOMER. DQ kushinda juu ya Aguiar kupitia woga kuweka jina TOOMER juu ya RFA ramani featherweight kama halali cheo mgombea. Katika Desemba, TOOMER solidified kesi yake kwa jina risasi na mashujaa comeback kushinda juu ya Lyoto Machida mfuasi Altair Alencar katika RFA 21. TOOMER, anayepigana nje ya uwanja MMA katika San Diego, California, sasa ni gearing up kwa ajili ya ahadi kubwa ya kazi yake ya riadha katika Aprili, kama yeye changamoto sana-touted RFA bingwa Lawrence kwa jina lake.

“Ni anahisi kubwa kupata kupigana kwa ajili ya RFA dunia cheo,” alisema TOOMER. “Wanandoa yangu ya kwanza ya uzoefu na RFA yamekuwa makubwa, lakini hii ni mara yangu ya kwanza kama tukio kuu na mimi kuangalia mbele kwa kushinda jina. Justin Lawrence ni mpinzani bora na bingwa kwa sababu. Mimi nina kuangalia mbele kwa kuwa na mapambano ya kusisimua naye katika RFA 25 katika South Dakota.

tukio ushirikiano kuu ya RFA 25 zitapatikana cheo mapambano kati ya mbili yametimia RFA vets, ambao kutokea kwa wote mvua ya mawe kutoka Brazil. Gabriel “Zangief” Checco (8-1) alifanya mechi yake ya kwanza ya kimataifa katika Oktoba katika tukio kuu ya RFA 19. Baada ya kuja short katika jitihada yake ya kwanza kwa RFA middleweight title usiku kwamba Jake Collier, ambao mara moja saini na UFC, Checco rebounded katika njia kubwa mapema mwezi huu katika 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 sasa uso wake mtani na wenzake jiu-jitsu ukanda mweusi Francisco “Kiko” Ufaransa (11-3-1) kwa jina. France enters the fight with a ton of momentum after steamrolling his first two opponents in the RFA. Agosti iliyopita, katika RFA ya safari ya kwanza kwa South Dakota, France submitted local standout Isaac Appel with a first round Kimura. Yeye ikifuatiwa kwamba mafanikio na mwingine raundi ya kwanza kumaliza katika RFA 21 Desemba. Yeye alifanya kesi yake kwa jina risasi usiku kwamba kwa kupeleka Bellator daktari Mikey Gomez na raundi ya kwanza Arm-Triangle Choke.

RFA 25 utakuwa kurudi mbili zaidi RFA vets katika mgawanyo flyweight. Abel “Silent Assassin” Cullum (20-6) itakuwa kuacha chini ya 125-paundi kwa mara ya kwanza katika storied MMA kazi yake kwa uso Sioux Falls asili Josh “Rage” Rave (24-11). Cullum alifanya storybook comeback hii kuanguka nyuma baada ya miaka mitatu hiatus kutoka mchezo. Katika mechi yake ya kwanza katika RFA RFA 18, Cullum kuwasilishwa UFC daktari Ulysses Gomez katika 89 sekunde. Wiki nne baadaye katika RFA 19, yeye kuwasilishwa matarajio juu Carl Deaton III katika mzunguko wa pili. Cullum sasa matone chini ya mgawanyiko flyweight kwa uso Rave, ambaye ni wengi yametimia flyweight MMA fighter katika South Dakota historia. Rave pia kuwa wanaoendesha kasi viongozi ndani ya vita hii. Yeye alishinda tatu ya nne kikohozi mwisho wake tangu kufanya RFA mechi yake ya kwanza katika RFA 2.

 

Katika mgawanyo lightweight, RFA 25 kipengele kurudi T.J. “Carnivore” Hepburn (4-0), ambaye ni longtime RFA shabiki favorite. Yeye pia ni 2012 NCAA Division II wrestling national champion at 157 lbs. Hepburn atakabiliwa wenzake lightweight matarajio undefeated katika LaRue “Cannibal” Burley (5-0), ambao watakuwa kufanya RFA yake sana-kutarajia kwanza. Burley ni anajulikana sana kama mtu ambaye alitoa bluu Chip MMA matarajio Bubba Jenkins hasara yake ya kwanza katika MMA.

 

Jenkins coincidentally fought on the same RFA 3 kadi kama Hepburn na ni 2011 NCAA Idara ya mimi kumenyana bingwa wa taifa katika 157 lbs.

The main card will be rounded out with a middleweight bout pitting Anderson Silva protégé Khalil “Vita Horse” ROUNTREE (2-0) dhidi ya Roufusport matarajio Cameron Olsen (2-0) na flyweight bout kwamba utaona lenye nafasi ya juu flyweight matarajio Geane Herrera (7-0) vita surging Ben Nguyen (13-5). Nguyen sasa wanaoendesha saba kupambana na kushinda streak na itakuwa kurudi nyumbani kwa Sioux Falls baada ya kufanya jina kwa mwenyewe katika Australia.

kadi ya awali pia kubeba. Mitaa shabiki favorites na RFA vets Jordon Larson (5-1), Devin Clark (3-0), na Devin Turner (2-2) wanaorejea kupigana sana-kutarajia kurudi safari RFA kwa mji wao wa Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Larson defeated Donavon Winters in his RFA debut at RFA 17 mwezi Agosti katika burudani sana welterweight bout. He will face Jarrod L’Heureux (7-1) katika rematch tunatumaini. All seven of L’Heureux’s wins have come via submission with his lone loss coming against Larson.

Clark, Teammate Larson ya saa Next Edge Academy katika Sioux Falls, pia alishinda kwa kishindo katika RFA 17. mwanga-Heavyweight powerhouse alishinda kupitia TKO juu ya 2012 NFL rasimu pick Aaron Brown. Clark atakabiliwa Omaha misingi fighter Jaquis Williams (4-2). Wakati huo huo, Turner kuangalia kuchukua RFA yake ushindi wa kwanza dhidi ya RFA daktari na yenye-touted MMA matarajio Matt Lopez (4-0) katika 140-pound catchweight bout.

nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. TOOMER itakuwa televisheni kuishi juu ya AXS TV kuanzia saa10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, Aprili 10. RFA 25 itakuwa tukio kukuza ya pili katika hali ya South Dakota baada mwenyeji kwanza uliosababishwa MMA tukio katika “Hali Mount Rushmore” Agosti iliyopita. Mapambano zaidi juu ya RFA 25 kupambana kadi yatatangazwa katika wiki ijayo.

Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram katikaRFAfighting, na Twitter katika RFAfighting.

Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa hadi 10 vita kila mwaka duniani United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 40 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano zawadi zaidi LIVE mchanganyiko karate na matukio kickboxing kuliko mtandao televisheni nyingine yoyote na 40+ LIVE duniani darasa kupambana kadi kila mwaka. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na UFC Hall ya Famer Pat Miletich kuwaita hatua zote kama mabingwa, challengers, na matarajio ya juu kuchukua hatua ya kituo kila Ijumaa usiku katika 10pE / 7pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online, juu ya Facebook na juu ya Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-mstari, Mkataba, Comcast / Xfinity, DirecTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, na cable nyingine, watoa satellite na telco. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico na Caribbean.

DO kuiita comeback: The Jeff Curran Story

JEFF CURRAN: DO kuiita comeback!

RFA 24 KATIKA MINNESOTA

Ijumaa MARCH 6TH LIVE ON AXS TV

KWA K. David Bena
kdavidbena


 

UFC, PRIDE, WEC, WFA, IFLA, Strikeforce. Moja tu ya FIGHTER walipigana kwa ajili ya yote sita ya promotions haya ambayo kwa sasa ni chini ya mwavuli Zuffa. Mpiganaji? Jeff “Big Frog” Curran.

Curran mwisho 19 miezi yake ya kustaafu na kuingia pembenane katika RFA 24 juu ya Ijumaa, Machi 6 katika Mystic Lake Casino & Hoteli katika Kabla ya Ziwa, Minnesota. tukio itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV. bantamweight mkongwe, Curran (36-16-1) mtihani mettle yake katika ushirikiano kuu tukio dhidi ya kuongezeka kwa Melvin Blumer (11-2) ambaye ni touting 5-kupambana na kushinda streak.

Fikiria nyuma hadi 1991… Ulikuwa unafanya nini? Naam, Curran ilikuwa upana-eyed 14 mwenye umri wa miaka kwamba aliamua kutoa mafunzo kwa jiu-jitsu. Curran anaelezea, “Darasa yangu ya kwanza, Mimi kujifunza kitu kinachoitwa 'rangi ya sakafu’ pia inajulikana kama Americana na nilijua kwamba ni nini nilitaka kufanya na mimi tu kuendelea mafunzo jiu-jitsu tangu. Mimi naendelea lengo la mwenyewe kama mwanamichezo na mpiganaji na jambo moja naendelea kuongoza na mwingine.”

Fast-mbele hadi Agosti 16, 2013 katika RFA 9, Curran waliopotea uamuzi kupasuliwa katika cheo bantamweight mapambano dhidi ya Pedro Munhoz. “Mimi alistaafu baada ya kupambana yangu ya mwisho katika RFA. Nimekuwa vita kwa cheo dunia na wamekuwa katika kila show kubwa katika michezo na imekuwa mapigano, wakati huo, kwa 17 miaka. Mimi tu waliona kwamba pamoja na biashara yangu na mazoezi, ambapo mimi nilikuwa katika kwamba hatua katika maisha yangu, watoto wangu na familia, Nilidhani kwamba ni wakati wa kustaafu.”

Curran anaongeza, “Lakini, hasa, Sikutaka kuwa bora ya pili, Mimi kamwe alitaka kuwa wastani kama mpiganaji. Mara nilihisi ndoto limekwisha au nafasi ameondoka kupanda nyuma UFC, kupambana guys bora katika dunia, Mimi waliona ni bora kuacha tangu mkuu wangu aina ya kupita.”

Hata hivyo, baada ya kujichunguza kwa makini na smoldering hamu ya kuendelea mapigano, Curran aliamua kurudi nyuma katika ngome. “Nilitaka kushinda vita, kushinda ukanda, na kwenda nje juu. Nilihisi itakuwa halisi njia admirable kustaafu, lakini hakuwa na kwenda njia yangu. Hivyo mimi wastaafu – na kamwe ameketi vizuri na mimi,” Curran alielezea. “Na muda zaidi kwamba aliendelea, Nilihisi haja ya kupambana na. Nilianza kuangalia fursa na RFA kupatikana nafasi kwa ajili yangu kupigana tena. Hivyo hapa mimi.”

Mauzauza majukumu kama mtu wa familia, biashara ya mtu, kocha, na mpiganaji wanaweza kufanya baadhi ya watu kichwa spin, lakini Curran anaelezea, “Mimi nilikuwa mazoezi yangu kabla nilikuwa na mapambano yangu ya kwanza, hivyo mimi mara zote kutumika jukumu la kugawa muda wangu, lakini sasa ni mengi zaidi katika kina-kuliko kutumika kuwa kwa sababu wapiganaji wangu ni katika ngazi mbalimbali na kuhitaji muda zaidi. Biashara pia katika ngazi mbalimbali – na mimi kuwa wavulana wawili kuwa ni kukua kwa kasi kwa siku na nina mke wangu. Kuna wajibu katika bodi na ni zaidi kuliko ilivyokuwa ratiba-busara kuliko ya nyuma wakati mimi nilikuwa kufungua shule. Yeah, ni mengi juggle, lakini mimi kufanya hivyo.”

Kupitia majukumu yake yote, Curran inao kuzingatia kwa mapambano yake ujao na hatari Melvin Blumer, “Ushindi wake streak inaelezea, hasa katika Midwest kwa sababu mengi ya guys wewe kupambana ni pretty sawa katika nguvu na ujuzi seti, ili kupata ushindani mgumu na promoters mitaa katika Midwest ni daima kuangalia kuweka kwenye mapambano nzuri. guy kwamba ni 11-2 (Blumer) na 5-kupambana na kushinda streak ni kuvutia kwangu na ni nini hasa nataka.”

Curran anaelezea zaidi, “Sitaki kupambana na baadhi bum au kupigana mtu Najua naweza kuwapiga. Nataka kupambana mtu kwamba unaweza changamoto kwangu na napenda kujua kama bado ni katika mchezo au nipe hisia haki ya accomplishment kama mimi kushinda, hivyo Blumer ni mpinzani mkubwa. Blumer ni mgumu. Mimi kumpa heshima ya kutosha kutoa mafunzo kwa punda wangu mbali na kutibu yake kama juu kumi guy. Lakini pamoja na kwamba kuwa alisema, Najua mimi nina juu kumi caliber, hivyo mimi nina kuleta kila kitu I got na nadhani ni kufanya kwa ajili ya vita vizuri.”

Na nini Curran ijayo hatua na ushindi? Hata yeye si uhakika, “Sijui nini hoja yangu ya pili ni. Sikuweza kufanya uhakika njia uamuzi moja au nyingine. Kwa kuwa waaminifu, Najua wakati mimi waliopotea, kustaafu hakuwa fit vizuri na mimi, lakini pamoja na haki kushinda zaidi uwezekano inaweza, lakini wakati huo huo na kushinda haki, Siwezi kupata mawazo ya UFC na kuamua kama nataka kwenda baada ya UFC ushindi yangu ya kwanza.”

On Ijumaa, Machi 6, Curran na kila mtu kuangalia itakuwa anashangaa “Big Frog ya” mradi wa pili katika maisha itakuwa.

Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa hadi 10 vita kila mwaka duniani United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 40 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.

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

 

RFA 23 – MURPHY vs. WARE
TUKIO MAIN:
JOE MURPHY vs. TERRION WARE
Lightweight WORLD TITLE
CO-MAIN TUKIO:
GABRIEL vs CHECCO. JOE HENLE
Middleweight Showdown
Feature MAPAMBANO:
Raoni Barcelos vs. Jamal PARKS
FEATHERWEIGHT bout
Ijumaa, Februari 6 LIVE ON AXSTV
Kuishi katika Hangar katika OC Fair & Center Tukio katika Costa Mesa, California
Tiketi kwenye Sale kupitia CageTix.com/RFA

Katika MMA, kama michezo zaidi, kuna adage zamani kilichofanyika maarufu na muigizaji Will Smith kwamba inasema, “Kama wewe kukaa tayari, huna kupata tayari.” Hiyo ni moja ya kanuni Oklahoma asili na bluu Chip MMA matarajio Jamal Parks anaishi kwa. Hifadhi kuweka maneno hayo ya hekima katika athari kamili wiki hii iliyopita. Siku tano tu kuondolewa kutoka kazi yake ya tano ushindi MMA katika mashindano tano, Hifadhi shauku kukubaliwa Changamoto nyingine iliyotolewa kwake katika riadha kazi yake tayari kuvutia.

Changamoto kwamba alikuja wakati undefeated RFA nyota Sam TOOMER alilazimishwa mbali ya RFA wiki ijayo 23 kadi katika Costa Mesa, California na jeruhi marehemu katika kambi ya mafunzo yake. TOOMER ilianzishwa kwa uso Raoni Barcelos, ambaye ni mmoja wa watu wengi sana-touted featherweight matarajio katika MMA. Barcelos ni mwana wa shahada ya 7 jiu-jitsu nyeusi-na-nyekundu ukanda Laerte Barcelos na imekuwa groomed kwa ajili ya ukuu katika kupambana michezo tangu umri wa miaka miwili. Hiyo kushoto wengi wanashangaa ambao itakuwa na uwezo wa hatua ya juu na changamoto wunderkind Brazil kutosha juu kama short taarifa.

jibu la swali kwamba anakuja katika aina ya Hifadhi, ambaye ni kutumika kushindana dhidi wanariadha wasomi katika wrestling na inaonekana kuendelea urithi wa muda mrefu wa Jimbo la Oklahoma wrestlers ambao imechanua katika nyota MMA. Orodha kuwa ni pamoja na Randy Couture, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Mark Muñoz, Jake ROSHOLT, Jared ROSHOLT, Shane Roller, Mo Lawal, vilevile RFA vets Steve Mocco na Tyler Shinn.

“Hii ni fursa kubwa na mimi niko tayari kuwasha it up,” alisema Parks msisimko, who is now set to travel to southern California this week to participate on the biggest stage of his promising MMA career.

Hifadhi mara tatu wakati wa shule ya sekondari hali wrestling bingwa katika Oklahoma, wakati kuhudhuria Union High School katika Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yeye kisha aliyepigana pamoja na Jared ROSHOLT na Shinn katika Jimbo la Oklahoma na akawa NCAA Idara ya mimi All-American msimu wake waandamizi. The proud Oklahoma State Cowboy then turned his attention to MMA after graduating and has seen his hand raised five times in five contests. Hata hivyo, Ijumaa hii mtamwona kushindana kwenye televisheni ya taifa (AXS TV) na televisheni ya kimataifa (Network Kupambana) kwa mara ya kwanza. Yeye pia inakabiliwa na toughest mtihani wa kazi yake katika Barcelos.

Unaweza kuona, Barcelos si kawaida jiu-jitsu yako ukanda mweusi. Yeye pia ni wrestler yametimia baada ya mara moja imekuwa mwanachama wa Brazil Taifa Timu Wrestling. Barcelos, ambao walipata jiu-jitsu wake ukanda mweusi katika umri 20, pia alishinda taji la kitaifa katika Brazil freestyle kumenyana mwaka huo huo. Barcelos pia ni kuu mafunzo mpenzi UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Asili kwamba ni wa kutosha scare mbali uwezo wapinzani wengi hata kwa kambi ya mafunzo kamili ya kuandaa. Hata hivyo, Hifadhi safi mbali ushindi wake wa tano na wapya saini mbalimbali kupambana kukabiliana na RFA, anahisi yeye ni zaidi ya tayari kwa changamoto na hamu kubwa ya kushiriki katika high-vigingi wengi MMA bout ya career.Parks yake na Barcelos kukutana katika featherweight bout kwenye kadi kuu ya RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Bidhaa kwenyeIjumaa, Februari 6. tukio unafanyika katika Hangar katika OC Fair & Center Tukio katika Costa Mesa, California. kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni za nchi nzima katika AXS TV na kimataifa juu ya Kupambana Network katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.

 

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Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa hadi 10 vita kila mwaka duniani United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 40 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.