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RFA 26 A COLORADO
Divendres 5 DE JUNY EN VIU A TV AXS
MAIN EVENT:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
MÉS:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Aliança Fighting Resurrecció (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Herrero will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. La seva primera defensa del títol serà contra #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. L'esdeveniment tindrà lloc divendres, Juny 5 al Centre 1stBank a Broomfield, Colorado. Tota la cartellera principal serà transmès en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 10 p.m. I / 7 p.m. PT.
“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Declarat 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 lliura. 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 Coloradla, des I had a great experience fighting there in November,” va dir 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.
“Primer i abans que res, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith va explicar. “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 “Blanquejada” Mercat (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 “Baralla de la Nit” escrit per tot arreu.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts a la RFA 26 volerl be announced soon. RFA 26 serà sisè esdeveniment de la promoció que tindrà lloc a l'estat de Colorado. Serà la segona vegada que la RFA ha visitat “L'Estat Centenari” a 2015. Tota la cartellera principal de la RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith serà televisat en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 10 p.m. I / 7 p.m. PT divendres, Juny 5.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram enRFAfighting, i Twitter enRFAfighting.
Sobre la RFA:
RFA és una promoció d'arts marcials mixtes professional que dóna les estrelles emergents i principals contendents l'oportunitat de demostrar el seu talent per als fans i els líders en la indústria. La RFA presenta esdeveniments en viu sobre una base mensual al voltant dels Estats Units, incloent Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver i Milwaukee. RFA es pot veure en viu en més de 43 milions de llars a nivell nacional a través del seu acord de televisió amb TV AXS. Amb seu a Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA és una de les organitzacions més actives i respectades de MMA en l'esport de més ràpid creixement en el món. (El Octàgon, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC®, 1d the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Reservats tots els drets).
Sobre Fights televisió AXS:
AXS TV Fights és famosa per les seves arts marcials mixtes i Kickboxing esdeveniments Friday Night universalment reconeguts. Com La seva Llar Per MMA, AXS TV utilitza una extensa xarxa de les promocions dels Estats Units, Canadà, i Europa. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “La Veu” Michael Schiavello i el cinc vegades campió del món de MMA-Pat Miletich proporcionen espectadors play-by-play expert, cobertura de combat en profunditat, i extensa anàlisi a cada targeta de la lluita. AXS TV emet esdeveniments de classe mundial baralla en viu de la RFA, Lleó de Lluita, Llegat FC, i MFC cada nit de divendres a 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. I.
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