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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PRÍOMH IMEACHTAÍ:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
NÍOS MÓ:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Aiséirí Alliance Troid (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Gabha vs. Gabha will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. Beidh a chéad defense teideal a bheith i gcoinne #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. An ócáid ar siúl Dé hAoine, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Beidh an cárta ar fad is mó a imreofar beo agus ar fud na tíre ar an AXS teilifíse ag 10 p.m. AGUS / 7 p.m. PT.
“Gabha vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Luaite 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 punt. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.”
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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 Coloradan, ós rud é I had a great experience fighting there in November,” Said 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.
“An chéad dul síos, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Gabha Mhínigh. “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” Mercado (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 “An comhrac ar an Oíche” scríofa ar fad níos mó ná é.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts ag RFA 26 Ba mhaithl 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” i 2015. An cárta ar fad is mó de RFA 26 – Gabha vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AGUS / 7 p.m. PT ar an Aoine, 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.
Maidir RFA:
Is RFA measctha a chur chun cinn na n-ealaíon martial gairmiúil a thugann réaltaí ag ardú agus iomaitheoir barr an deis a chruthú a tallainne a lucht leanúna agus ceannairí sa tionscal. Cuireann an RFA imeachtaí beo ar bhonn míosúil ar fud na Stáit Aontaithe lena n-áirítear Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver agus Milwaukee. Is féidir RFA a fheiceáil beo i níos mó ná 43 milliún tithe go náisiúnta trína déileáil teilifíse le AXS TV. Bunaithe i Las Vegas, Nevada, Tá RFA cheann de na heagraíochtaí is gníomhaí agus meas MMA sa spórt is mó fáis sa domhan. (An Octagon, Deiridh troid Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Gach ceart ar cosaint).
Maidir troideanna TV AXS:
AXS troideanna TV Tá cáil ar a Martial Arts agus Cosdornálaíochta imeachtaí Measctha Oíche aitheanta go huilíoch. Mar Do Baile Do MMA, AXS TV úsáid as líonra expansive arduithe céime ó na Stáit Aontaithe, Canada, agus san Eoraip. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “An Guth” Michael Schiavello agus cúig-am MMA domhanda curadh Pat Miletich fáil lucht féachana saineolaithe spraoi-ar-imirt, clúdach Trodaire in-depth, agus anailís fhorleathan do gach cárta gcomhrac. Craolann AXS TV imeachtaí den chéad scoth a troid i BEO ó RFA, Lion comhrac, FC Oidhreacht, agus MFC gach oíche Dé hAoine ag 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AGUS.
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