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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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Njirimara agha:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Friday, OCTOBER 13th Bi na AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
Naan i any i, Texas – Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.

The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Friday, October 13 at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Kwuru Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. OnOctober 13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) na 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series Ihe Jisọs Agha (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Main Kaadị (Televised on AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt):
Main Omume | Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Matiu Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Ngalaba-Main Omume | Bantamweight tuanu (135 lb)
– Life Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women Flyweight n'obi (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight tuanu (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight tuanu (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Na September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. RFA na Hapụrụ FC ulo oru n'ọrụ nke n'elu 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. The dum isi kaadị nke LFA 24 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
mbuaha karat, Emmanuel

LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

Isi ihe omume:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Ngalaba-isi omume:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
ỌZỌ:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Friday, AUGUST 25th Bi na AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
Naan i any i, Texas – Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will make its third trip to Minnesota at the end of August with a welterweight headliner and the return of two revered Minnesotans.
Isi ihe omume nke LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Kwuru Soares. “We have a great history of bringing exciting fights to the area, and this card will continue that tradition. Both Curry and Barnes have shown to be aggressive, physical fighters, and I really want to see how this match up plays out. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we look forward to bringing LFA 20 to the Mystic Lake Showroom on August 25th.”
Tickets for LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes are available for purchase NOW at MysticLake.com.
Curry (9-1) has transformed himself from one of Minnesota’s most popular fighters to one of the sport’s most exciting and promising prospects. The man aptly known as “Blitz” has decimated his last two opponents since moving up to welterweight. N'ezie, all nine men that he has defeated, never saw the final round. Curry is able to do this by utilizing a unique blend of technical grappling and stout ground-and-pound. The 27-year-old Minnesotan now faces a huge test as he gets set to headline his first televised event at LFA 20.
Barnes (11-2) makes his LFA debut roughly twelve months after competing for the RFA welterweight world title. The Wyoming native, who now calls San Diego, California home, has taken the time since that fight to strengthen his already formidable skill set. After coming up short in that title fight to a man who was then immediately signed to the UFC, the 26-year-old known as “The Phoenix” will look to live by the famous words of S.A. Sachs: “Hope rises like a Phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” The Phoenix will look to rise again at LFA 20.
The ngalaba-isi ihe omume nke LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) na “Nasty” Nate Jennerman (9-2) will face off in a high-stakes affair as the two contenders jockey for position at the top of the division. The pair of featherweight standouts share more than just identical records. They both have roots in the famed RFA promotion. Moffett who trains at The MMA LAB in Glendale, Arizona competed three times for the RFA. Ka ọ dịgodị, Jennerman who trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin finished his amateur career for the promotion.
The main card of LFA 20 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold. Mgbe a isii na ọkara afọ hiatus si egwuregwu, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị na-akwanyere ùgwù ndị inyom na egwuregwu. She has enjoyed an illustrious professional MMA career that dates back fifteen years. A true pioneer in women’s MMA, the warrior known as “Blood Red” has been there moving behind the scenes, cutting a bloody path through the ages until suddenly, just like that, she up and disappeared in 2011. Now she is back at 125-pounds, ready to stake a claim at the top of the division.
Stanley (5-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Kobold back to the sport she helped pioneer. The San Diego native has built a career around an explosive striking base that has earned her a reputation as one of the most feared knockout artists in the division. The RFA vet holds one of the fastest knockouts in combat sports. That knockout came in 5-seconds with a highlight reel Flying Spinning Hook Kick back in 2014. “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” has earned four of her five wins by way of KO or TKO and now looks to pick up the biggest win of her career at LFA 20.
Main Kaadị (Televised on AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt):
Main Omume | Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Ngalaba-Main Omume | Featherweight tuanu (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women Flyweight n'obi (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight tuanu (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Na September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. RFA na Hapụrụ FC ulo oru n'ọrụ nke n'elu 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA na Hapụrụ FC kwadoro a jikọrọ itoolu ihe ndị mere na “Land of 10,000 Lakes” tupu mmakọ. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. The dum isi kaadị nke LFA 20 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
mbuaha karat, Emmanuel

LFA RETURNS TO MMA HOTBED IN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH LFA 19: MICHAUD vs.RODRIGUES

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Isi ihe omume:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, AUGUST 18th Bi na AXS TV
SANFORD PENTAGON in SIOUX FALLS, SD
Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com
Naan i any i, Texas – Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will continue its tradition of MMA excellence in South Dakota at LFA 19. This is a rich and exciting history that began three years ago at RFA 17, which served as the state’s first sanctioned MMA event.
Isi ihe omume nke LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Friday, August 18 na Sanford Pentagon na Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Kwuru Soares. “We brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state at RFA 17, we hosted the first MMA world title fight in the state, and ten of the fighters that competed for us in South Dakota have gone on to fight in the UFC.”
Tickets for LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets at CombatTickets.com.
Michaud (11-3) is one of the most beloved and successful fighters to hail from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the western side of the state, Michaud won a state title in wrestling for Pine Ridge High School during his senior season. He went on to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level for South Dakota State University (SDSU) before crossing over into MMA. The nwoke maara dị ka “Bulldawg” has competed at the highest level of MMA as well. Michaud was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 16) and fought three times for the UFC. Since leaving the UFC, Michaud has earned dominant wins for the RFA and LFA. The MMA LAB product now returns to his home state in the main event of LFA 19.
Rodrigues (20-7) has run roughshod over the MMA scene in Brazil for the past 11 afọ. The Brazilian known as “Bad Boy” made his professional MMA debut when he was only 17-years-old. He has since made an indelible mark on the fight scene in his home country. The Nova União trained fighter won one of Brazil’s most prestigious titles, when he captured the Jungle Fight world title in 2015. That win came during an impressive streak, which has seen Rodrigues win seven of his last eight fights over the past four years. Rodrigues is now looking to make his name known on a global scale when makes his highly-anticipated international debut on August 18. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
LFA 19 will continue a rich and fascinating history of MMA greatness in the state of South Dakota. This history began three summers ago at RFA 17. That event was the first sanctioned MMA event in the state’s history. RFA 17 hosted the first two world title fights in South Dakota history and also served as the first MMA event in the state that was televised worldwide. RFA 37 was the final RFA event in the state of South Dakota and it was featured on UFC President Dana White’s hit reality show Dana White: Lebanye anya’ For A Fight. Five fighters from that event were signed to the UFC and another two signed with Bellator. That includes every fighter that won on the main card and another fighter that won on the undercard.
RFA visited South Dakota a total of four times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those four events. Ten fighters went on to compete for the UFC and five more would go on to fight for Bellator. Christos Giagos, Luke Sanders, Devin Clark, Geane Herrera, Khalil Rountree, Matiu Lopez, Terrion ngwongwo, Jordan Johnson, Joe Gigliotti, and Brian Camozzi are the ten fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with the UFC. Justin Lawrence, Mark Dickman, Francisco France, Leandro Higo, and Logan Storley are the five fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with Bellator.
Ugbu mara ọkwa Main Card (Televised on AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt):
Main Omume | Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Njirimara bayere | Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
Na September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. RFA na Hapụrụ FC ulo oru n'ọrụ nke n'elu 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Ugwu Rushmore State” four times before the merger. That includes RFA 17, which was the first sanctioned MMA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. Further information about LFA 19 ga-mara ọkwa anya. The dum isi kaadị nke LFA 19 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA WITH ANOTHER WORLD TITLE

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LFA eweta
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
TO THE “SOONER STATE” IN AUGUST
LFA 18 – AGUILAR vs. RADER

Isi ihe omume:
LFA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
KEVIN “ANGEL OF DEATH” AGUILAR
vs.
LFA #1 CONTENDER
JUSTIN “DARTH” RADER
FEATHERWEIGHT ỤWA Mbụ
Ngalaba-isi omume:
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
CHRIS HARRIS
MIDDLEWEIGHT showdown
SPECIAL ATTRACTION:
UFC VET
MIKE “THE TRUTH” Jackson
vs.
Cris Cyborg’s older brother
RAFAEL “JACKAL” JUSTINO
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, AUGUST 4th Bi na AXS TV
FIRELAKE ARENA in SHAWNEE, Oklahoma
Tickets are on sale NOW through StubWire.com
Naan i any i, Texas – Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be bringining a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma to kick off a busy August schedule.
Isi ihe omume nke LFA 18 will feature the return of LFA featherweight champion Kevin “The Angel of Death” Aguilar. He will put his title on the line against LFA featherweight #1 contender Justin “Darth” Rader in one of the most highly-anticipated featherweight title fights of the year. LFA 18 – Aguilar vs. Rader takes place Friday, August 4th at the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
“LFA is bringing a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma at LFA 18,” Kwuru Soares. “Kevin Aguilar is the LFA featherweight world champion and one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. He won the title with one of the best knockouts of the year at LFA 4. Aguilar will defend his title for the first time against Justin Rader, who is a world-class grappler and the #1 contender. Rader earned his shot at the title with his big win at LFA 15.”
Tickets for LFA 18 – Aguilar vs. Rader are available for purchase NOW at StubWire.com.
Aguilar (12-1) has long been considered one of the top pound-for-pound prospects in MMA. In February, the final Legacy FC featherweight champion strengthened that argument by capturing the inaugural LFA featherweight title against his longtime rival Damon Jackson with one of the most talked about knockout victories of the year. The proud Texan trains alongside LFA welterweight champion Derrick Krantz in Longview, Texas, but will have his first title defense on the road. Aguilar will put his title on the line when he heads into enemy territory to face one of the most revered fighters in the state of Oklahoma.
“I’ve been training nonstop and getting ready for defend my title. Now I get to show everyone what I’ve been working on,” Aguilar explained. “I’m looking forward to fighting in enemy territory, because that is the life of a champion. I will win over the crowd with an exciting fight. Justin Rader is a world-class grappler and I’m excited that he signed the paperwork. He has earned his shot. I have been training harder than I have ever trained before and I can’t wait to defend my title at LFA 18.”
Rader (7-2) is one of the most decorated grapplers to hail from a state that is synonymous with grappling. The proud Oklahoman is a two-time IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt, he is a 2013 ADCC Submission Grappling World Championship bronze medalist, and he was the runner-up in the Oklahoma high school wrestling championship in 2005. Rader also holds the distinct honor of being Rafael Lovato Jr.’s first black belt in jiu-jitsu. Rader will now look to add the biggest piece of hardware to his massive trophy case when he vies for the LFA featherweight title.
“I’m fighting The Angel of Death. His nickname says it all,” Rader exclaimed. “Kevin Aguilar is without a doubt, the best fighter I have ever faced. He is extremely dangerous, seasoned, and his fight demeanor is second to none. He stays at home and doesn’t force anything. The best opponents always pull the best out of me. I just fought a little over a week ago, so to be able to turn around and fight for the title four weeks later is a great opportunity. When opportunity knocks, I answer.”
The ngalaba-isi ihe omume nke LFA 18 will feature a high-stakes middleweight showdown between two of the most popular middleweight prospects in the promotion. Brendan Allen (7-2) returns to the LFA Octagon after engaging in a five-round war with Eryk Anders for the inaugural LFA middleweight title in the main event of LFA 14. He came up short on the judge’s score cards, but won over a large new fan base due to the entertaining title contest that is a front-runner for “Ọgụ nke Year”. Allen now looks to bounce back into title contention when he faces Chris Harris (9-1) in the co-main event of LFA 18. Harris is coming off a dominant win over Cortez Coleman in the co-main event of LFA 15 ikpeazụ nke ọnwa. He utilized his impressive striking skills throughout the contest and is eager to do the same next month in the co-main event of LFA 18.
LFA 18 will also feature a special attraction at welterweight. Rafael “Jackal” Justin (2-1) will make his LFA debut just six days after his younger sister Cris “Cyborg” Justino fights for the UFC women’s featherweight tile at UFC 214. He will meet UFC vet and wildly popular media personality Mike “Eziokwu” Jackson (0-1) who holds the impressive distinction of being one of only a handful of fighters to make their professional MMA debut in the UFC.
Ugbu mara ọkwa Main Card (Televised on AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt)
Main Omume | Featherweight Title Bout (145 lb)
– Kevin Aguilar (12-1) vs. Justin Rader (7-2)
Ngalaba-Main Omume | Middleweight tuanu (185 lb)
– Brendan Allen (7-2) vs. Chris Harris (9-1)
Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Braden Smith (8-1) vs. Chancey Foxworth (6-4)
Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Rafael Justino (2-1) vs. Mike Jackson (0-1)
Bantamweight tuanu (135 lb)
– Tyler Shinn (8-3) vs. Chris Kelades (9-3)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Daryl Wilson (6-1) vs. Jarrod Card (16-8-1)
Na September, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
LFA 18 will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Oklahoma after the merger. Legacy FC visited “The Sooner State” seven times before the merger. Further information about LFA 18 ga-mara ọkwa anya. The dum isi kaadị nke LFA 18 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.

Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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FNU ọgụ Egwuregwu Gosi: Weekly Wrap Up

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Tony Penecale, Tom Padgett and Rich Bergeron break down the week that was in combat sports and look forward to upcoming events in this September 22 na agbasa ozi n'ikuku. We discuss Liam Smith’s brutal knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez, preview Kovalev vs. Ward, and outline the upcoming weekend’s boxing schedule. We also discuss Don King’s “N-word” slip and a couple examples of fighters being upset with the rigors of fighting professionally. Mbụ, we examine why Joe Warren had no sponsors going into his bout last Friday that served as the co-main event of Bellator 161. Then we delve into the Al Iaquinta contract dispute with the UFC that took him off UFC 205 recently. We also look back on UFC Fight Night 94 and preview UFC Fight Night 95.

 

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RFA 41 – GIGLIOTTI vs. GILES

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Isi ihe omume:
“CAPO” JOE GIGLIOTTI vs. TREVIN GILES
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDER BOUT
Ngalaba-isi omume:
JAMALL EMMERS vs. RIVALDO JUNIOR
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, JULY 29TH, 2016 Ndụ AXS TV
LIVE at the COWBOYS DANCE HALL in SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Tickets are on sale NOW through Cowboys.ApexTicketing.na
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA is heading to Texas at the end of July. Isi ihe omume nke RFA 41 will feature an explosive showdown between two of the sport’s top middleweight prospects. “Capo” Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles have finished every man they have faced in MMA and will now take aim at each other. RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will take place Friday, July 29th at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
“I am thrilled to be bringing the RFA to Texas,” Kwuru Soares. “Isi ihe omume nke RFA 41 features two of MMA’s top young talents. Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles are both undefeated and have stopped all of their opponents. This is an epic battle that Texas fight fans deserve.”
Tiketi maka RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles are available for purchase NOW at Cowboys.ApexTicketing.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Gigliotti (7-0) has quickly gained the reputation as one of MMA’s most feared fighters. The 22-year-old Ohio native has finished all seven of his opponents. That includes the 58-second destruction of former RFA title challenger John Poppie at RFA 37 na April. That fight took place with UFC President Dana White sitting cageside. The UFC boss had very positive things to say to Gigliotti after the bout, which he used as added motivation heading into his next fight that was scheduled as the featured fight of RFA 39 a gara aga Friday in Chicagoland. That fight, Otú ọ dị, fell apart when his opponent Daniel Vizcaya backed out of the fight after badly missing weight. The Bellator and The Ultimate Fighter vet Vizcaya showed up to the RFA 39 weigh-in a whopping 7-pounds over the contracted weight. Gigliotti said he would fight Vizcaya anyway without even taking a percentage of his purse. The hometown veteran fighter Vizcaya backed out of the fight regardless.
Giles (6-0) is cut from the same cloth as Gigliotti. Not only is he a top undefeated middleweight prospect who has showcased his talents on AXS TV, but the 23-year-old Texan has also finished every man put in front of him. More ihe, Giles is down to fight anyone, n'ebe ọ bụla, anytime and happily accepted the invitation to fight “Capo Joe” in his hometown of San Antonio. On Friday, July 29th, RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles in “Alamo City” will bring a new meaning to the Battle of the Alamo.
The ngalaba-isi omume nke RFA 41 will feature a high-stakes featherweight war between a former RFA lightweight title challenger and a seasoned MMA vet from the Amazon region of northern Brazil. Jamall Emmers (9-3), who fights out of Pinnacle MMA in southern California, is coming off an action-packed lightweight title challenge in the main event of RFA 38 earlier this month. Emmers stepped up on a week’s notice and took RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés into the fifth round. The fight impressed UFC President Dana White, who was sitting cageside for the event.
Emmers will return to his former residence of San Antonio to face Rivaldo Junior (15-5-2), who is a native of Manaus, Brazil that now calls San Antonio home. The longtime Brazilian veteran of MMA has fought professionally for over 10 afọ. He has fought for prestigious Brazilian promotions Jungle Fight and Shooto Brazil and at one point had a fight scheduled with Raoni Barcelos, who is currently the reigning RFA featherweight champion. Junior looks to make his long-awaited international MMA debut in a bout he hopes will take him one step closer to finally challenging his fellow countryman Barcelos.
Zuru RFA 41 agha kaadị na ihe ọmụma banyere ihe omume a ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị. RFA 41 will be the promotion’s first event to take place in “The Lone Star State” of Texas and it will be the sixteenth state that the RFA has visited. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt na Friday, July 29th.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).

Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka ohuru ihe LIVE ịlụ ọgụ karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ na telivishọn na netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC ọ bụla Friday n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.
mbuaha karat, Emmanuel, RFA

RFA IS GOING TO CHICAGOLAND WITH RFA 39 – BARCELOS vs. MOFFETT

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Isi ihe omume:
Raoni BARCELOS
vs.
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
FEATHERWEIGHT ỤWA Mbụ
Friday, JUNE 17th Bi na AXS TV
LIVE at THE HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER
in HAMMOND, INDIANA
Tiketi na ere ugbu a na CAGETIX.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be making its first trip to Chicagoland in June with a championship headliner. Isi ihe omume nke RFA 39 features the first title defense of RFA featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos. He will put his title on the line against top prospect and local favorite Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett. RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett takes place Friday, June 17th at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
“I’m excited about bringing a world title fight to Hammond” Kwuru Soares. “Our Featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos will defend his title for the first time against number one contender Bobby Moffett. These are two of the top featherweight prospects in the world and it’s the perfect way to show fight fans in the Chicago area what the RFA is all about.”
Tiketi maka RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett are now available for purchase. You can support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CAGETIX.com
Barcelos (9-1) will defend his RFA featherweight title for the first time after enjoying a dominant 2015, which many MMA pundits saw coming several years ago. Barcelos was pegged for greatness in MMA before ever stepping foot inside a steel cage. The son of Jiu-Jitsu coral (red-and-black) belt Laerte Barcelos, he began learning “The Gentle Art” at age two. Mgbe ahụ, unlike many Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Barcelos found success in Freestyle Wrestling where he competed as a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Otú ọ dị, his rare blend of high-level grappling disciplines isn’t what makes him special among top MMA prospects. It is the fact he possesses ample striking power that can also get the job done. This is evident in the fact that more than half of his victories have come via KO or TKO, which includes the first round KO of previously undefeated NCAA Division I All-American wrestler Jamal Parks at RFA 23. Barcelos is now looking to do the same to another top prospect as he prepares for his first RFA title defense.
“I am very happy to defend my RFA world title at RFA 39,” kwuru Barcelos. “RFA shows the best new MMA talent in the world and it is now televised live here in Brazil. My friends, ezinụlọ, and teammates now have the opportunity to watch me fight live on Esporte Interativo. It’s a dream come true and an honor to be a champion of a great event like the RFA. This belt is coming back home to Brazil with me in June.”
Moffett (8-1) is coming into this fight with a lot of momentum. He is riding a four-fight win streak, which includes a victory over longtime RFA vet Dan Moret at RFA 24. Moffett was born and raised 10 miles from the venue just across the state border in Homewood, Illinois. The task of defending home turf and capturing the RFA featherweight title has only increased the hunger of this exciting young prospect. This is a hunger “The Wolfman” will need as he faces the most dangerous opponent in his career. To quote the classic 2010 film that shares his nickname, “I didn’t know you hunted monsters? Sometimes monsters hunt you.” Moffett is now eager to channel his inner lycanthrope at RFA 39.
“I am just very grateful that the biggest fight of my career will be at home in front of my family and friends,” Moffett explained. “I feel that everything I’ve been working for has now come to fruition. Barcelos is a tough. He’s a very good fighter and the champion. I’m honored that he wants to fight me. I’m looking forward to taking the next step in my career by winning the RFA title on June 17th.”
The full fight card for RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett will be announced soon. This will be the RFA’s first event to take place in “The Hoosier State” of Indiana and it will be the fifteenth state that the RFA has visited. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 39 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt a Friday, June 17th.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).

Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka ohuru ihe LIVE ịlụ ọgụ karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ na telivishọn na netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC ọ bụla Friday n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.
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RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED

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Welterweight ỤWA ISIOKWU
BOJAN VELICKOVIC

vs. Benjamin Smith
Ngalaba-isi omume:
ADAM STROUP vs. JOHN nwa bebi
MIDDLEWEIGHT showdown
Friday, January 15, 2016 Ndụ AXS TV
Ndụ si 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, Ịzụ
Tiketi na ere ugbu a na ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced earlier this month that the promotion will return to Colorado with RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith in January to kick off 2016. Now the main card has been announced. The event will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Serbian sensation Bojan “Serbian Steel” Velickovic (12-3) and former RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (15-3). The co-main event will see Colorado native Adam Stroup (10-2) and former RFA title challenger John Poppie (6-2) meet in a middleweight showdown. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith will take place Friday, January 15th inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
Tiketi maka RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith dị maka zuo UGBUA site AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Tiketi ka RFA 34 na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30.
Ndị Ukwuu tebụl dị site na-akpọ 303-521-0966.
Isi kaadị nke RFA 34 will also include a pair of RFA and Colorado fan favorites in the light-heavyweight division. Cody Mumma (8-2) is currently riding the momentum of three consecutive KO victories. That streak started with a scintillating 11-second KO of Colton Vaughn at RFA 20. The KO is tied for the second-fastest KO in RFA history.
Mumma will face fellow RFA vet Jeremy Kimball (11-5), who will be entering this contest fresh off a lightning fast KO victory of his own. That win came over Jason Clayton in just 22 seconds last summer. Otú ọ dị, Kimball’s most high-profile win to date came in the co-main event of RFA 7, when he submitted Chidi Njokuani via Rear Naked Choke.
In the bantamweight division, six-time UFC vet Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (8-3) and two-time RFA vet Zac “The Anointed Warrior” Riley (3-3) will share the RFA Octagon together. Viana burst on to the global MMA scene in 2012 as a semi-finalist on the first season of the UFC reality show TUF – Brazil. He then won his first two UFC bouts before losing to current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, who is now one of his teammates.
Riley will be entering this bout with a large amount of praise and fanfare in his own right. This past October at RFA 31, Riley made headlines after accepting a bout in Las Vegas with undefeated Hawaiian prospect Shai Lindsey on just 48 awa’ mara. The highly-touted Lindsey, who had finished all of his opponents, was blitzed at the opening bell by southern Colorado’s newest star. Riley ended up finishing the fight in just 59 seconds with an airtight Triangle Choke.
At welterweight, Brian Camozzi (4-2) will make his long-awaited RFA debut. Camozzi is the younger brother of UFC star Chris Camozzi and fights out of Factory X Muay Thai in the greater Denver, Colorado area. He will face Tyler Milner (7-2) who is a longtime standout in the Alaska FC promotion. Milner now trains at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will be fighting for the first time in his career outside of Alaska.
Isi kaadị nke RFA 34 will get started in the featherweight division with a pair of featherweight prospects eager to make their national television debut. Cory Sandhagen (1-0) will be making his promotional debut after enjoying a decorated amateur career. He is a main training partner of UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw at Elevation Fight Team in Denver, Colorado. Sandhagen will face undefeated Jackson-Wink MMA standout Andrew Tenneson (3-0) in a bout that is sure to get RFA commentators Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello excited from the start. Tennesson, like his opponent Sandhagen, is a finisher as both men have finished all of their opponents before the final bell.
Zuru RFA 34 mbido kaadị na ihe ọmụma banyere ihe omume a ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị. RFA 34 ga-nkwalite nke asaa omume na-ebe na steeti Colorado. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 34 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).

Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtara Friday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other telivishọn netwọk.“The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC na Friday ọ bụla n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.
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RFA-alaghachi Colorado nwere RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs Smith

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E Si Nweta Foto: sherdog.com
Isi ihe omume:
BOJAN “Serbian nchara” VELICKOVIC
vs. Benjamin Smith
Welterweight ỤWA ISIOKWU
Friday, January 15, 2016 Ndụ AXS TV
Ndụ si 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, Ịzụ
Tiketi na ere ugbu a na ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares mara ọkwa taa na nkwalite ga-alaghachi Colorado na RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith na January ka mgbachapụ afọ ọhụrụ. Isi ihe omume ga-Njirimara a welterweight aha agha n'etiti abụọ nke nkewa kasị ruzuru alụso dị ka Bojan “Serbian Steel” Velickovic agha mbụ RFA welterweight mmeri Benjamin Smith maka ohere iputa aha. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith ga-ebe Friday, January 15 inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
“RFA nwere ọrụ n'aka 2016 ịtọọ oge na m obi ụtọ banyere amalite ya azụ na Colorado,” Kwuru Soares. “Bojan Velickovic na Benjamin Smith ga isiokwu RFA 34 maka ohere iputa welterweight aha. Ha bụ ndị abụọ n'ime ihe ndị kasị ruzuru 170-paụnd alụso na RFA akụkọ ihe mere eme ma ọ bụ oké ụzọ mgbachapụ afọ ọhụrụ.”
Tiketi maka RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith dị maka zuo UGBUA site AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Tiketi ka RFA 34 na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30. Ndị Ukwuu tebụl dị site na-akpọ 303-521-0966.
Velickovic (12-3) akwụ ya aha gbara mgbe aga a zuru okè 3-0 na 2015. Na March, Serbian mbibi akwụ a ngwa ngwa mbụ gburugburu TKO mmeri n'elu seasoned Emmanuel pụọ Chris Hugh na RFA 24. Velickovic mgbe ahụ abuana dị ka onye so Team RFA na akụkọ ihe mere eme RFA vs. Hapụrụ omume na May. Ya tuanu bụ nke mbụ egwuregwu nke nkwalite vs. nkwalite ịsọ mpi na Velickovic ekemende pivotal edu ndú-apụ mmeri megide Charles Byrd. Mgbe ahụ, o mechiri si afọ a mmeri mma Armenian-Ukrainian mgba Vardan Sholinian na RFA 31. Velickovic si mmeri n'elu Sholinian na Las Vegas a rụzuru na naanị 5 ụbọchị’ mara. Ugbu a na-ekwo ekwo “Serbian Steel” anya na-amalite afọ ọhụrụ kpọmkwem otú 2015 gbadara — na aka ya ịlụ zụlitere.
“Mgbe m chọpụtara na m ga-enweta ihe RFA aha ogbugba, M bụ vey obi ụtọ,” Kwuru Velickovic. “Echere m na m kwesịrị ohere a na ọ dịghị ihe o onye m ga--eche ihu. M ga-alụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla na-etinye n'ihu m. M bụkwa obi ụtọ na--alụ ọgụ na Colorado. M kwagara ebe a 3 ọnwa gara aga na ya ugbua na-ele ka n'ụlọ. Nke a ga-oge mbụ na 5 afọ na m ga-esi na-alụ ọgụ n'ebe m na-ebi. Ben Smith na m agha na otu kaadị ugboro abụọ maka RFA na ọ bụ ihe a n'ezie siri ike Dude. Ọ na-abịa ọgụ na m na-atụ anya anyị aha agha naJanuary 15.”
Smith (15-3) nwekwara biri n'afọ on a elu dee na a etebe mmeri na mbụ undefeated Craig Eckelberg na RFA 32 ikpeazụ nke ọnwa. The mmeri wee na ikiri ụkwụ nke abụọ consecutive RFA aha ọgụ na-Smith nwere maka RFA na 2015. Ugbu a nke abụọ-mgbe RFA welterweight onye mmeri ga-ele anya iji naputa ya RFA okpueze na ihe ọ na-ahụ dị ka ikpeazụ ya na-agba ịnyịnya kwupụta UFC ebube. Na-agba ịnyịnya na-aga n'ihu na isi ihe omume nke RFA 34 megide a mmadụ ọ na-akọrọ kaadị na na ma RFA 20 na RFA 24.
“Nke a bụ nke ikpeazụ hurray maka Adanlodu Ole Ben Smith,” Smith kọwara. “M e na-eche na ụzọ n'ihu ikpeazụ m agha, ma m chọkwara na-etinye mkpu isi ọrụ m site napụtara m RFA aha na ịkpata m gbara na UFC. M nwetara na mmeri na RFA 32, ma m chere na dị ka m nwere ike ime ihe, nke bụ ihe m ga-egosi na nke a ọzọ agha. Colorado ka mgbe lekọtara m nke ọma na m na-enwe sọọ mpi e. Bojan bụ ezigbo fighter, ọ bụ ihe a marketable Ihọd, na a ukwuu kwesịrị iro. Mgbe e nyere m ọgụ a, e nweghị otú m nwere ike asị na ọ dịghị. M hụrụ n'anya ka mpi na m na-atụ anya ka a aha agha na Bojan.”
Zuru RFA 34 agha kaadị na ihe ọmụma banyere ihe omume a ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị. RFA 34 ga-nkwalite nke asaa omume na-ebe na steeti Colorado. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 34 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt na Friday, January 15, 2016.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).

Banyere AXS TV alụkarị ọgụ: AXS TV ọgụ ama maka ya nile ghọtaraFriday Night weere Mara Arts na Kickboxing ihe. Dị ka gị Home N'ihi Emmanuel, AXS TV utilizes ihe mbara netwọk nke n'ọkwá si United States, Canada, na Europe. Na Asia ka ohuru ihe LIVE ịlụ ọgụ karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ na telivishọn na netwọk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello na ise oge Emmanuel ụwa-mmeri Pat Miletich nye ndị na-ekiri ọkachamara play-site-play, na-omimi fighter mkpuchi, na ọtụtụ analysis ka onye ọ bụla agha kaadị. AXS TV mgbasaozi ụwa-klas LIVE agha ihe si RFA, Odum Ọgụ, Hapụrụ FC, na MFC ọ bụlaFriday n'abalị 7 p.m. Pt / 10 p.m. NA.
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RFA-alaghachi Nebraska nwere Smith vs. JARDINE

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Isi ihe omume:
Anthony “LIONHEART” SMITH vs.
BROCK “Igwe” JARDINE
MIDDLEWEIGHT showdown
Ngalaba-isi omume:
Ryan “Ị DỊLA NJIKERE” ROBERTS vs.
ADAM “Prime TIME” Townsend
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
Bantamweight atụmatụ agha:
Darrick echeta vs. MAT aja aja
Friday, SEPTEMBA 18 Ndụ AXS TV
Bi na Pinnacale Bank Arena na Lincoln, Nebraska
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ Fighting Alliance (RFA) PResident Ed Soares mara ọkwa taa na nkwalite ga-alaghachi n'ụlọ ya mgbọrọgwụ na Nebraska na RFA 30 na September. Nkwalite kwadoro ya nke mbụ ya show na “Cornhusker State” na December 2011 na ebe ọ bụ na-akwalite Emmanuel omumes mn 13 statnjedebe gafee 3 Oge Ikpehe. RFA 30 ga-ebe Friday, September 18 n'ime ala-nke-na-na-na nkà rụbichiri na mgbidi Bank Arena emi odude ke obodo si isi obodo Lincoln, Nebraska. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.

“RFA malitere na Nebraska na m obi ụtọ ịhụ Anthony Smith na Brock Jardine tinye anyị akụkọ ihe mere eme na Cornhusker State,” Kwuru Soares. “Ndị a bụ abụọ na-ekwo ekwo UFC vets na bụ banyere ikukota na a kediegwu isi omume na RFA 30.”
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Smith (22-11) a ugbu a na-ekpori ndụ a ọrụ mbịaghachi na hapụrụ ya ise gara-emegide ajụ na-achọ azịza. Smith, onye bụ nwa afọ nke Nebraska City, Nebraska, ngwa ngwa bilie a ma ama na-agwakọta karat. Ọtụtụ ebe mara maka ya ọ dịghị-efu obibia ọgụ, Smith kpaworo elu mmeri-mgbe-mmeri na-adịghị anya hụrụ onwe ya a vetiran soja nke UFC, Strikeforce, na Bellator site n'oge ọ bụ 25 na-afọ-ochie. Otú ọ dị, ọ bụ ruo mgbe ọ tụgharịrị 25 na ọ na-eche na ọ bụ mesịrị nwee ike imechi niile gaps ya Emmanuel egwuregwu. Na mgbanwe na ọrụ ya so ozugbo na ya na-adịbeghị anya na-emeri streak n'isi n'ime RFA 30 na ọ bụ ya bụ obi ụtọ banyere showcasing ọhụrụ ya ụdị azụ na obodo ahụ ebe o mere ya ọkachamara Emmanuel mpụta mbụ ke 2008.

“M na-ibu pumped banyere headlining RFA 30 n'ihu m Fans na Nebraska,” kwuru Smith. “Amaghị m ihe ọ bụla alụso na m ụdị nke nkwado usoro. Ị nwere ike adịghị eti 3,000 ndị mmadụ. Na mkpọtụ bụ mma nke ukwuu a atọ nwoke na onu na ọ dịghị onye na-eti m na Nebraska. Etolitere m na Nebraska City, M na-ebi Omaha, na m mere ka m pro mpụta mbụ ke Lincoln. My Fans na niile obodo atọ ga-adị n'ebe ịhụ m merie na-agbawa obi ejiji na September 18.”

Jardine (12-5) a ugbu a na-ekpori ndụ a ọrụ mbịaghachi nke ya onwe ya, ugbu a na ọ na-azụ sọọ mpi dị ka a Middleweight, ebe ọ dịghị mgbe ọ kwụsịrị. Jardine, onye mpi ugboro abụọ maka UFC dị ka welterweight, esetịpụ a ọrụ ndekọ nke 7-0 na 185-pound. Ahụ na-agụnye Enwee Mmeri ya atọ ikpeazụ ịlụ ọgụ, nke niile itie ke headliners n'ụlọ ya ala nke Utah afọ a. Jardine Ebe e si nweta ya isi nchịkwa Rob Handley na zuru oke Emmanuel na West Jọdan, Utah ya na-adịbeghị anya mmeri streak na Middleweight na anya na parlay na-agba ọsọ n'ime a ọrụ akọwapụta Mmeri RFA 30, nke ọ na-ahụ dị ka ya ọlaedo tiketi azụ ka UFC.

“Dị m obi ụtọ na-abụ otu akụkụ nke nnukwu nzukọ a dị ka RFA,” Jardine tiri mkpu, sị. “Onye ọ bụla maara ihe RFA bụ ihe niile banyere, emepe emepe top atụmanya ma na-UFC vets azụ ka nnukwu show. Nke a ga-abụ oké na agha nke Fans, ebe na-eto eto pụrụ nnọọ mfe Punch ha tiketi azụ ka UFC. Nke ahụ bụ kpọmkwem ihe m na-eme atụmatụ na-eme na RFA 30.”
The ngalaba-isi omume nke RFA 30 nakwa na atụmatụ a Obodo ọkacha mmasị, onye na-achọ na-azụ ndị UFC. Nke ahụ ga-Ryan “Ị dịla njikere” Roberts (21-10-1), onye-amasị Smith, na-agba ịnyịnya na ọkụ nke a ise-agha mmeri streak. Roberts kasị nso-nso outing bụ ya kasị adọrọ mmasị agha n'oge a na-agba ọsọ. Ọ kwụsịrị ibe UFC pụọ Junior Hernandez site TKO ke akpa gburugburu nke a mpaghara aha agha. Roberts ugbu a na-achọ na-arapara ya emeri ụzọ ya RFA mpụta mbụ.
“M na-okpono-alụ ọgụ ka ngalaba-isi omume na RFA,” kwuru Roberts. “M kwere Abụ m otu n'ime n'elu featherweights na roster ga-enwe ike iji gosi na site gụchara a siri ike RFA pụọ, onye bụ na a mpịakọta na-alụ ọgụ nke Tennessee. Inwe ike ibuso ya agha na Lincoln ga-ekwe ka a otutu m Fans, enyi, na ezinụlọ ime ka obere njem na liven elu rụbichiri na mgbidi Bank Arena. M ike na-eche rụchaa a agha na ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na-ebigbọ-ebi ndụ na AXS TV.”

Ejegharị ejegharị n'ime iro n'ókèala igbachi mpi na Roberts ga-abụ otu n'ime ndị ọzọ affable na ụtọ alụso na egwuregwu. Nke ahụ ga-onye ọzọ karịa Adam “Prime Time” Townsend (13-3), ndị a ga-atụnye ala featherweight n'ihi na nke a ọgụ. The elu-octane Tennessean mere ya RFA mpụta mbụ na fechaa na May, dị ka akụkụ nke RFA otu na meriri otu ìgwè ndị Hapụrụ alụso na akụkọ ihe mere eme nkwalite vs. nkwalite omume a na-ada itie ke Robinsonville, Mississippi. The flamboyant Townsend, ugbu a anya na reassert onwe ya megide ibe ya RFA alụso.

“M obi ụtọ banyere-abịa onye ọzọ si n'obodo na whooping ha n'ihu ha Fans,” Townsend tiri mkpu, sị. “Jiri obi eziokwu, M oke ibu na ngwa ngwa n'ihi ya. M mfe ndị kasị mma fighter o nwetụworo. M anya ọ ọbụna nabatara agha. Ọ na-eleghị anya aga ndabere nke agha ozugbo ọ na-amalite na-ekiri teepu na m.”
The atụmatụ agha na RFA 30 ga-akara nloghachi nke otu n'ime Smith si na ndụ ndị enyi si Nebraska City. Nke ahụ ga-Darrick Minner, onye ga-eme ka ya ise ọdịdị n'ime RFA octagon. Minner enwetatụbeghị aka ya zụlitere atọ RFA ịlụ ọgụ, nke na-agụnye a mmeri n'elu Marvin Blumer na RFA 24 a gara aga March. Na mmeri bụ a kasị ọrụ-akọwapụta oge na-eto eto fighter ji ọrụ nke nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-eche otú anya ọ pụrụ ọdọk na nke a egwuregwu. Nwoke ọkụ n'obi iji nwalee Minner nwere ikike bụ a nwoke a na-eme ka ya onwe ya na-egbukepụ egbukepụ kpakpando chawapụrụ site n'imeri ukwuu-touted atụmanya ya abụọ mbụ RFA ịlụ ọgụ. Nke ahụ ga-Matt Brown (10-4), onye nwere ọgụ ịke eerily reminiscent ka UFC welterweight kpakpando ndị na udeme otu aha.
Ọzọkwa ndokwa ka ịlaghachi na RFA octagon na isi kaadị nke RFA 30 bụbu ndị RFA fechaa aha ịma ya aka Zach Juusola (10-3), anọ oge RFA pụọ Dan Moret (8-2), na mbụ University nke Nebraska mgba James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola ga na-enwe Nebraska ala Robert Rojas (10-4) na fechaa, Moret ụtọ undefeated Ukwu Dawson (7-0) na featherweight, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
The RFA 30 mbido kaadị na ihe ọmụma banyere ihe omume a ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị. RFA 30 ga-nkwalite nke isii ihe omume na-ebe Nebraska ebe ya inception na 2011. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 30 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt on Friday, September 18.
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