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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
TUKIO MAIN:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
ZAIDI:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. Jina lake kwanza ulinzi utakuwa juu #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Alisema 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 paundi. 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 Coloradakaonekana, tangu I had a great experience fighting there in November,” ulisema 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.
“Kwanza kabisa, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith alielezea. “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” Soko (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 “Kupambana ya usiku” imeandikwa yote juu yake.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts katika RFA 26 wanatakal 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” katika 2015. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, 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.
Kuhusu RFA:
RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, And the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano:
AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Usiku Mixed Martial Arts na Kickboxing matukio. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.
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