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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PANGUNAHING EVENT:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Las Vegas, Nevada – Pagkabuhay-aaway 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 “Bad Intentions” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. Nagaganap ang kaganapan Biyernes, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Ay televised sa buong pangunahing card live at sa buong bansa sa AXS TV sa 10 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. PT.
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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” 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 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-PANGUNAHING EVENT:
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 sa the RFA 26 sa ilalimcard 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 visited “The Centennial State” sa 2015. Ang buong pangunahing card ng RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. PT sa Biyernes, June 5th.
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Tungkol sa RFA: RFA ay isang propesyonal na halo-halong militar sining pag-promote na nagbibigay sa tumataas na mga bituin at mga nangungunang contenders ng pagkakataon upang patunayan ang kanilang mga talento sa mga tagahanga at mga lider sa industriya. Ang RFA nagtatanghal live na kaganapan sa isang buwanang batayan sa buong Estados Unidos kabilang ang Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver at Milwaukee. RFA ay maaaring makita live sa paglipas ng 43 milyong mga tahanan sa buong bansa sa pamamagitan nito telebisyon deal sa AXS TV. Batay sa Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ay isa sa mga pinaka-aktibo at iginagalang MMA organisasyon sa pinakamabilis na lumalagong isport sa buong mundo. (Ang Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, at ang walong-sided mat kumpetisyon at ilagay sa hawla disenyo ay mga rehistradong tatak-pangkalakal ng eksklusibo pag-aari ng Zuffa, LLC. Lahat ng karapatan ay nakalaan).
Tungkol sa AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights ay kilala para sa kanyang pangkalahatang kinikilala Mixed Martial Arts at Kickboxing kaganapan Biyernes ng Gabi. Tulad ng iyong Home Para sa MMA, AXS TV ay gumagamit ng isang malawak na network ng mga promo mula sa Estados Unidos, Canada, at Europa. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Ang Voice” Michael Schiavello at limang-time MMA sa buong mundo kampeon Pat Miletich magbigay ng mga manonood sa mga dalubhasang pag-play-by-play, malalim na mandirigma coverage, at malawak na pag-aaral sa bawat pakikipaglaban card. AXS TV broadcast ng world-class LIVE away mga kaganapan mula sa RFA, Lion Labanan, Legacy FC, at MFC bawat Biyernes ng gabi sa 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AT.
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