TORONTO (Juni 4, 2015 — Fight Network, verdens fremste 24/7 TV-kanal dedikert til full dekning av kampsport, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, Juni 5, begynner på 10 pm. med en levende presentasjon av 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, og globalt i løpet av 30 land i Europa, Afrika og Midt-Østen.
Airing leve på 10 pm. OG, 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 kandidat Gilbert Smith(10-4). I co-main event, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Stenge ute” Marked (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El 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. I hovedturneringen, 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) oppfyller Chuka “Løvenes Konge” Willis(4-0), mer Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) kamper Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.
The live action continues on Saturday, Juni 6, begynner på 9 a.m. OG med M-en utfordring 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russland, med Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, mer Lee Morrison (12-5) ansikter Pavel Vitruk (12-1) i fjærvekt aksjon, og tungvektere Alexei Kudin (19-8) og Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Fight Network direktesending av M-1 Challenge 58 vil luften på Cablevision sin Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Kabel og Armstrong Cable i USA, landsdekkende i Canada, Roku enheter over hele Nord-Amerika, og globalt i løpet av 30 land i Europa, Afrika og Midt-Østen.
Senere, Fight Network will televise the levende prelims for UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson utelukkende i Canada fra 8 pm. OG til 10 pm. OG. 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 veteraner.
Live-pre-fight dekning vil føre inn i prelims på lørdag evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live ved 7 pm. OG, med previews, spådommer og analyse.
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