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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
MAIN EVENT:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
MÁIS:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrección Combate Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Ferreiro will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. A súa primeira defensa do título será contra #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. O evento terá lugar o venres, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Todo o card principal será transmitido en directo en todo o país e na TV AXS en 10 p.m. E / 7 p.m. PT.
“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” stated 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 libras. 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 Colorado, desde I had a great experience fighting there in November,” dixo 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.
“En primeiro lugar, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith explicou. “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 “Loita da Noite” escrito todo sobre el.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts a RFA 26 querol 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” en 2015. Todo o card principal da RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. E / 7 p.m. PT o venres, June 5th.
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Sobre RFA:
RFA é unha promoción de MMA profesional que dá estrelas en ascenso e principais candidatos a oportunidade de probar o seu talento para os fans e os líderes da industria. A RFA presenta eventos en directo nunha base mensual en torno aos Estados Unidos, incluíndo Las Vegas, Anxos, Denver e Milwaukee. RFA se pode ver en directo en máis de 43 millón de vivendas a nivel nacional a través da súa empresa de televisión con TV AXS. Con sede en Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA é unha das organizacións de MMA máis activos e respectados no deporte que máis medra no mundo. (A Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC®, und the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Todos os dereitos reservados).
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