Toronto (June 4, 2015 — Ntoa Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 thelevishene banana a nehela ho tlatsa fana ka kgaso ea loantsa lipapali, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, June 5, qala ka 10 p.m. le e phelang pontsho ya 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, le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.
Airing phela nakong 10 p.m. LE, 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). A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, 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 “Shutout” Mercado (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. E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, 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) kopana le Chuka “The Lion King” Willis(4-0), hape Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) lintoa Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.
The live action continues on Saturday, June 6, qala ka 9 a.m. LE le M-1 ba-Bothata ba 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs.. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, hape Lee Morrison (12-5) lifahleho Somotolo Vitruk (12-1) a featherweight khato, le heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) le Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Fight Network ea phela phatlalatsoa ea M-1 Bothata ba 58 tla Air ka Cablevision oa Optimum TV, Grande Dikgokahano, Shentel Cable le Armstrong Cable ka US, naheng ka bophara Canada, Roku disebediswa ka mose North America, le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.
Hamorao, Fight Network will televise the phela prelims bakeng sa UFC Ntoa Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson feela in Canada ho 8 p.m. LE ho 10 p.m. LE. 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 kileng ba sebeletsa.
Live pele ho loana kgaso o tla etella pele kena ka prelims ka moqebelo evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live ka 7 p.m. LE, featuring previews, boletsoeng esale pele le ho hlahloba.
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