Toronto (June 4, 2015 — Ọgụ Network, ụwa Premiya 24/7 telivishọn raara mezue mkpuchi nke ọgụ egwuregwu, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, June 5, na-amalite na 10 p.m. na a ndụ ngosi nke RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
Immediately following the live broadcast, Fight Network will present WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki in its entirety from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, na ụwa na n'elu 30 mba gafee Europe, Africa na Middle East.
Airing ndụ na 10 p.m. NA, 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 No. 1 contender Gilbert Smith(10-4). Na ngalaba-isi omume, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Bu” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Market (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Ọganihu ọganihu” Salmọn (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Ọzọkwa na isi kaadị, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “The Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin(4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki features a championship doubleheader. Ke isi omume, reigning WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) will put his title on the line for the first time against Canadian challenger and battle-tested veteran Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (21-5-1), while the co-feature pits WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho “The Prince” Ram aagainst Bulgarian standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Two featherweight rising stars will put their unblemished records on the line when Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) osobo Chuka “Ọdụm Eze” Willis(4-0), ọzọ Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) agha Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.
The live action continues on Saturday, June 6, na-amalite na 9 a.m. NA na M-1 Ịma Aka 58: Agha na Ugwu 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, ọzọ Lee Morrison (12-5) ihu Pavel Vitruk (12-1) na featherweight edinam, na heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) na Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Lụọ Network si ndụ na agbasa ozi n'ikuku nke M-1 Ịma Aka 58 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.
Mgbe e mesịrị, Fight Network will televise the ndụ prelims maka UFC Ọgụ Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson nanị Canada si 8 p.m. NA ka 10 p.m. NA. The prelims will feature an explosive heavyweight clash between heavy-handed Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) and New Orleans’ own knockout artist Derrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), a welterweight matchup pitting 69-fight veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) against Dagestani prospect Omari Akhmedov (14-2), a lightweight bout between New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) and Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts native Joe Proctor(10-3) faces Ohio native Justin Edwards (9-4) in a lightweight showcase of Ultimate Fighter lagoro ezumike nka.
Ndụ tupu agha mkpuchi ga-eduga n'ime prelims na satọde evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live na 7 p.m. NA, featuring Ntụle, amụma na analysis.
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