Tag Archives: Ed Soares

I-LFA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, yabesifazane MMA

MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

Shiya amazwana

Isici IMPI:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
ULWESIHLANU, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-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. I-LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Friday, October 13th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Soares esibekiwe. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. OnOctober 13th, 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) futhi 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 The Ultimate Fighter (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.
IKhadi Main (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT):
Indawo Main | Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– Mathewu Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 LB)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 LB)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Larue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 LB)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 LB)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Ngo-September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
I-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 entire main card of LFA 24 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

Shiya amazwana
I-LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
Featherweight IMPI
OKUNINGI:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
ULWESIHLANU, AUGUST 25th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-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.
The main event of LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. I-LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Soares esibekiwe. “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. Empeleni, 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 co-main event of LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) futhi “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. Khonamanjalo, 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. After a six and a half year hiatus from the sport, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Knuckles” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) is one of the most respected women in the sport. 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. “Knuckles” 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.
IKhadi Main (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT):
Indawo Main | Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Featherweight Bout (145 LB)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 LB)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight Bout (135 LB)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Ngo-September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
I-LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. The entire main card of LFA 20 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA

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

Shiya amazwana

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
ULWESIHLANU, AUGUST 18th LIVE on AXS TV
SANFORD PENTAGON in SIOUX FALLS, SD
Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-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.
The main event of LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues. I-LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Friday, August 18th at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I-LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Soares esibekiwe. “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 man known as “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 Eminyakeni. 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 18th. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
I-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: Lookin’ 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, ULuka Sanders, Devin Clark, Geane Herrera, Khalil Rountree, Mathewu Lopez, Terrion izimpahla, 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.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT):
Indawo Main | Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Feature Bout | Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
Ngo-September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
I-LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “The State Mount Rushmore” 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 uzobe umemezele maduze. The entire main card of LFA 19 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA WITH ANOTHER WORLD TITLE

Shiya amazwana
LFA BRINGS
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
TO THE “SOONER STATE” IN AUGUST
I-LFA 18 – AGUILAR vs. RADER

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
LFA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
KEVIN “ANGEL OF DEATH” AGUILAR
vs.
I-LFA #1 CONTENDER
JUSTIN “DARTH” RADER
TITLE featherweight WORLD
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
CHRIS HARRIS
Middleweight Yimpi
SPECIAL ATTRACTION:
UFC VET
MIKE “THE TRUTH” JACKSON
vs.
Cris Cyborg’s older brother
RAFAEL “JACKAL” JUSTINO
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
ULWESIHLANU, AUGUST 4th LIVE on AXS TV
FIRELAKE ARENA in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Tickets are on sale NOW through StubWire.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-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.
The main event of 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. I-LFA 18 – Aguilar vs. Rader takes place Friday, August 4th at the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA is bringing a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma at LFA 18,” Soares esibekiwe. “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 Olwa. 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 co-main event of 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 “Fight of the 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 ngenyanga edlule. 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.
I-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 “Iqiniso” 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.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT)
Indawo Main | Featherweight Title Bout (145 LB)
– Kevin Aguilar (12-1) vs. Justin Rader (7-2)
Co-Main Event | Middleweight Bout (185 LB)
– Brendan Allen (7-2) vs. Chris Harris (9-1)
Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– Braden Smith (8-1) vs. Chancey Foxworth (6-4)
Welterweight Bout (170 LB)
– Rafael Justino (2-1) vs. Mike Jackson (0-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 LB)
– Tyler Shinn (8-3) vs. Chris Kelades (9-3)
Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Daryl Wilson (6-1) vs. Jarrod Card (16-8-1)
Ngo-September, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
I-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 uzobe umemezele maduze. The entire main card of LFA 18 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.

Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
boxing, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale

FNU Combat Sports Show: Weekly Wrap Up

Shiya amazwana

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 broadcast. 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. Okokuqala, 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.

 

ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, RFA

RFA 41 – GIGLIOTTI vs. GILES

Shiya amazwana

 

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
“CAPO” JOE GIGLIOTTI vs. TREVIN GILES
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDER BOUT
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
JAMALL EMMERS vs. RIVALDO JUNIOR
Featherweight IMPI
ULWESIHLANU, JULY 29TH, 2016 PHILA ON AXS TV
LIVE at the COWBOYS DANCE HALL in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through Cowboys.ApexTicketing.kanye
Las Vegas, Nevada – Uvuko Ukulwa Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA is heading to Texas at the end of July. Lo mcimbi main of 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. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.
“I am thrilled to be bringing the RFA to Texas,” Soares esibekiwe. “Lo mcimbi main of 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.”
Amathikithi for 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 in 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 lokhu esidlule Friday in Chicagoland. That fight, Nokho, 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. Okubaluleke, Giles is down to fight anyone, kuphi, 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.
Lo mcimbi co-main of 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 Eminyakeni. 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.
The full RFA 41 fight ikhadi and ukwaziswa okwengeziwe ngokuqondene nalesi senzakalo ngeke kumemezela maduze. 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. Lonke ikhadi main of RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, July 29th.
Sicela uvakashele RFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. RFA futhi on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, futhi Twitter at RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA kuyinto professional exubile karate ukukhuthazwa ukuthi unikeza izinkanyezi ekuphumeni kanye kwabazabalazayo top ithuba lokubonisa ngamakhono abo ukuba abalandeli kanye nabaholi embonini. The RFA presents izenzakalo ezenzeka bukhoma njalo ngenyanga emhlabeni United States kuhlanganise Las Vegas, I-Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee. RFA kuyabonakala bukhoma in phezu 43 amakhaya million kuzwelonke ngethelevishini yayo deal with AXS TV. Ngokusekelwe ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ingenye esebenzayo kakhulu futhi ehlonishwa izinhlangano MMA in the mdlalo ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. (The Octagon, Ultimate Ukulwa Championship®, UFC®, kanye ayisishiyagalombili emaceleni ukuncintisana mat and yezinyoni design yizimpawu zokuthengisa eziphethwe kuphela by Zuffa ababhalisiwe, LLC. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe).

About AXS TV ayalwa: AXS TV Ilwisana Yaziwa yonke yayo waqaphela Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing izenzakalo. Njengoba Home Your For MMA, AXS TV isebenzisa i inethiwekhi Lubanzi ukukhushulwa-United States, Canada, naseYurophu. Futhi Asia ukuze basakaze ukulwa LIVE kunanoma iyiphi enye inethiwekhi ithelevishini. “Iphimbo” Michael Schiavello nanhlanu-time MMA emhlabeni-iqhawe Pat Miletich ukunikeza ababukeli play-by-play uchwepheshe, ngokujulile fighter Ukusabalala, futhi sihlaziya ekhadini ngalinye fight. AXS TV osakaza-class emhlabeni fight LIVE izenzakalo ezivela RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, futhi MFC zonke Friday ebusuku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. KANYE.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, RFA

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

Shiya amazwana

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
Raoni Barcelos
vs.
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
TITLE featherweight WORLD
ULWESIHLANU, JUNE 17th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at THE HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER
in HAMMOND, INDIANA
Amathikithi on Sale Manje ngesikhathi CAGETIX.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – Uvuko Ukulwa Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be making its first trip to Chicagoland in June with a championship headliner. Lo mcimbi main of 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. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited about bringing a world title fight to Hammond” Soares esibekiwe. “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.”
Amathikithi for 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. Bese, unlike many Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Barcelos found success in Freestyle Wrestling where he competed as a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Nokho, 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,” Barcelos esibekiwe. “RFA shows the best new MMA talent in the world and it is now televised live here in Brazil. My friends, umndeni, 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. Lonke ikhadi main of RFA 39 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT lokhu Friday, June 17th.
Sicela uvakashele RFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. RFA futhi on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, futhi Twitter at RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA kuyinto professional exubile karate ukukhuthazwa ukuthi unikeza izinkanyezi ekuphumeni kanye kwabazabalazayo top ithuba lokubonisa ngamakhono abo ukuba abalandeli kanye nabaholi embonini. The RFA presents izenzakalo ezenzeka bukhoma njalo ngenyanga emhlabeni United States kuhlanganise Las Vegas, I-Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee. RFA kuyabonakala bukhoma in phezu 43 amakhaya million kuzwelonke ngethelevishini yayo deal with AXS TV. Ngokusekelwe ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ingenye esebenzayo kakhulu futhi ehlonishwa izinhlangano MMA in the mdlalo ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. (The Octagon, Ultimate Ukulwa Championship®, UFC®, kanye ayisishiyagalombili emaceleni ukuncintisana mat and yezinyoni design yizimpawu zokuthengisa eziphethwe kuphela by Zuffa ababhalisiwe, LLC. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe).

About AXS TV ayalwa: AXS TV Ilwisana Yaziwa yonke yayo waqaphela Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing izenzakalo. Njengoba Home Your For MMA, AXS TV isebenzisa i inethiwekhi Lubanzi ukukhushulwa-United States, Canada, naseYurophu. Futhi Asia ukuze basakaze ukulwa LIVE kunanoma iyiphi enye inethiwekhi ithelevishini. “Iphimbo” Michael Schiavello nanhlanu-time MMA emhlabeni-iqhawe Pat Miletich ukunikeza ababukeli play-by-play uchwepheshe, ngokujulile fighter Ukusabalala, futhi sihlaziya ekhadini ngalinye fight. AXS TV osakaza-class emhlabeni fight LIVE izenzakalo ezivela RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, futhi MFC zonke Friday ebusuku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. KANYE.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, RFA

RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED

Shiya amazwana
ISIHLOKO Welterweight WORLD
BOJAN VELICKOVIC

vs. BENJAMIN SMITH
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
ADAM STROUP vs. UJOHANE Doll
Middleweight Yimpi
ULWESIHLANU, JANUARY 15th, 2016 PHILA ON AXS TV
PHILA kusukela 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
Amathikithi on Sale Manje ngesikhathi ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Uvuko Ukulwa 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 “Steel Serbian” 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. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.
Amathikithi for RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Amathikithi ukuba RFA 34 ukuqalisa nje $30.
Amatafula VIP ayatholakala ngokubiza 303-521-0966.
Ikhadi main of 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. Nokho, 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 amahora’ isaziso. 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.
Ikhadi main of 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.
The full RFA 34 ikhadi kwesikhashana futhi ukwaziswa okwengeziwe ngokuqondene nalesi senzakalo ngeke kumemezela maduze. RFA 34 kuyoba umcimbi ukukhuthazwa sika lwesikhombisa ukuthatha indawo isimo Colorado. Lonke ikhadi main of RFA 34 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT ngoLwesihlanu, January 15th, 2016.
Sicela uvakashele RFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. RFA futhi on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, futhi Twitter at RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA kuyinto professional exubile karate ukukhuthazwa ukuthi unikeza izinkanyezi ekuphumeni kanye kwabazabalazayo top ithuba lokubonisa ngamakhono abo ukuba abalandeli kanye nabaholi embonini. The RFA presents izenzakalo ezenzeka bukhoma njalo ngenyanga emhlabeni United States kuhlanganise Las Vegas, I-Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee. RFA kuyabonakala bukhoma in phezu 43 amakhaya million kuzwelonke ngethelevishini yayo deal with AXS TV. Ngokusekelwe ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ingenye esebenzayo kakhulu futhi ehlonishwa izinhlangano MMA in the mdlalo ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. (The Octagon, Ultimate Ukulwa Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe).

About AXS TV ayalwa: AXS TV Ilwisana Yaziwa yonke waqaphela Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing izenzakalo zalo. Njengoba Home Your For MMA, AXS TV isebenzisa i inethiwekhi Lubanzi ukukhushulwa-United States, Canada, naseYurophu. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other ithelevishini inethiwekhi.“The Voice” Michael Schiavello nanhlanu-time MMA emhlabeni-iqhawe Pat Miletich ukunikeza ababukeli play-by-play uchwepheshe, ngokujulile fighter Ukusabalala, futhi sihlaziya ekhadini ngalinye fight. AXS TV osakaza-class emhlabeni fight LIVE izenzakalo ezivela RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, futhi MFC njalo ebusuku ngoLwesihlanu ngesikhathi 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. KANYE.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, RFA

RFA UBUYELA Colorado WITH RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH

Shiya amazwana
isithombe credits: sherdog.com
ISENZAKALO MAIN:
Bojan “Kuhlinzwa Serbian” VELICKOVIC
vs. BENJAMIN SMITH
ISIHLOKO Welterweight WORLD
ULWESIHLANU, JANUARY 15th, 2016 PHILA ON AXS TV
PHILA kusukela 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
Amathikithi on Sale Manje ngesikhathi ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Uvuko Ukulwa Alliance (RFA) Umengameli Ed Soares umemezele namuhla ukuthi ukugqugquzelwa uzobuyela Colorado kanye RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith ngoJanuwari kuya ukuqalisa onyakeni omusha. Lo mcimbi main izoba a fight welterweight isihloko phakathi amabili fighters the division sika ongungoti kakhulu njengoba Bojan “Steel Serbian” Velickovic alwe zangaphambili RFA welterweight iqhawe Benjamin Smith isihloko singenamuntu. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith kuyokwenzeka Friday, January 15th inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.
“RFA has a omatasa 2016 ukuhlela Ngijabulile ukuqala emuva Colorado,” Soares esibekiwe. “Bojan Velickovic noBenjamini Smith kuthanda kusihloko RFA 34 ngoba singenamuntu welterweight isihloko. Ziyakwazi ezimbili ongungoti kakhulu 170-ganda fighters emlandweni RFA futhi kungcono enhle kakhulu ukuqalisa onyakeni omusha.”
Amathikithi for RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Amathikithi ukuba RFA 34 ukuqalisa nje $30. Amatafula VIP ayatholakala ngokubiza 303-521-0966.
Velickovic (12-3) efanelwe isihloko idubule emva kokuya esiphelele 3-0 in 2015. In March, umchithi Serbian wathola esheshayo lokuqala nxazonke TKO phezu ebona MMA udokotela wezilwane Chris Hugh at RFA ukunqoba 24. Velickovic ke iqhaza njengoba ilungu Team RFA at the RFA mlando vs. Legacy umcimbi in May. Iziqubu wakhe kwaba umdlalo wokuqala ukukhuthazwa vs. Ukukhuthazwa ukuncintisana kanye Velickovic wacosha esinqabela lead-off win ngokumelene Charles Byrd. Wabe wavala out unyaka ukunqoba kuka ahlotshiswe wrestling Armenia-Ukraine Vardan Sholinian at RFA 31. Win Velickovic phezu Sholinian e Las Vegas eyafezwa kuphela 5 izinsuku’ isaziso. Manje kuwukukhuphuka “Steel Serbian” ubheka ukuqala unyaka omusha kahle indlela 2015 wehlela — ngesandla sakhe ukubanjwa ephakanyiswe.
“Lapho ngithola ukuthi ngingathanda ukuthola i RFA isihloko shot, Ngangineminyaka vey happy,” Velickovic obushiwe. “Nginomuzwa wokuthi kufanele ngithole leli thuba futhi kwakungasho lutho ngubani mina bazobhekana. I ezolwa ngubani abeke phambi kwami. I am futhi ejabule ukuba ukulwa Colorado. Ngathuthela lapha 3 months ago futhi kakade uzizwa like ekhaya. Lokhu kuyoba okokuqala ngo 5 Eminyakeni ukuthi ngithola ukulwa endaweni ngikuphila. Futhi mina Ben Smith balwa ekhadini efanayo kabili for RFA futhi yena a dude ngempela ezinzima. Ufika ukulwa futhi ngibheke phambili isihloko sethu mpiJanuary 15th.”
Smith (15-3) futhi yaphela nonyaka inothi ephakemeyo ngazwilinye isinqumo ukunqoba phezu ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa Craig Eckelberg at RFA 32 ngenyanga edlule. The win weza phezu izithende ezimbili ezilandelanayo RFA isihloko zokuxabana Smith elalinayo RFA in 2015. Manje eyesibili-phakade RFA welterweight iqhawe uyobheka bacele RFA umqhele wakhe kulokho akubonayo njengoba uhambo lwakhe lokugcina towards UFC inkazimulo. Lokho ride uyaqhubeka uma kwenzeka main of RFA 34 elithweswe owesilisa ayezifundisa emakhadi ngesikhathi zombili RFA 20 futhi RFA 24.
“Lona hurray lokugcina for ole Ben Smith,” Smith wachaza. “Ngisukuma iye uzizwa ngaleyo ndlela phambi mpi wami wokugcina, kodwa Ngangifuna ukubeka umbabazi on career yami by Bacela isihloko yami RFA futhi abahola shot yami the UFC. Ngathola win at RFA 32, kodwa ngazizwa like ngingenza okwengeziwe, okuyikhona Ngizobonisa kule mpi ezayo. Colorado usiphathe njalo kimi kahle futhi ngijabulela ukuncintisana khona. Bojan kuyinto fighter omuhle, yena a guy marketable, futhi Umphikisi Uyakufanelekela kakhulu. Uma nganikwa kule mpi, kwakungekho Ngangikwazi ukusho cha. Ngiyakuthanda ukuncintisana kanye Ngibheke phambili kule mpi isihloko kanye Bojan.”
The full RFA 34 fight ikhadi and ukwaziswa okwengeziwe ngokuqondene nalesi senzakalo ngeke kumemezela maduze. RFA 34 kuyoba umcimbi ukukhuthazwa sika lwesikhombisa ukuthatha indawo isimo Colorado. Lonke ikhadi main of RFA 34 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, January 15th, 2016.
Sicela uvakashele RFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. RFA futhi on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, futhi Twitter at RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA kuyinto professional exubile karate ukukhuthazwa ukuthi unikeza izinkanyezi ekuphumeni kanye kwabazabalazayo top ithuba lokubonisa ngamakhono abo ukuba abalandeli kanye nabaholi embonini. The RFA presents izenzakalo ezenzeka bukhoma njalo ngenyanga emhlabeni United States kuhlanganise Las Vegas, I-Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee. RFA kuyabonakala bukhoma in phezu 43 amakhaya million kuzwelonke ngethelevishini yayo deal with AXS TV. Ngokusekelwe ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ingenye esebenzayo kakhulu futhi ehlonishwa izinhlangano MMA in the mdlalo ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. (The Octagon, Ultimate Ukulwa Championship®, UFC®, kanye ayisishiyagalombili emaceleni ukuncintisana mat and yezinyoni design yizimpawu zokuthengisa eziphethwe kuphela by Zuffa ababhalisiwe, LLC. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe).

About AXS TV ayalwa: AXS TV Ilwisana Yaziwa yonke yayo waqaphelaFriday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing izenzakalo. Njengoba Home Your For MMA, AXS TV isebenzisa i inethiwekhi Lubanzi ukukhushulwa-United States, Canada, naseYurophu. Futhi Asia ukuze basakaze ukulwa LIVE kunanoma iyiphi enye inethiwekhi ithelevishini. “Iphimbo” Michael Schiavello nanhlanu-time MMA emhlabeni-iqhawe Pat Miletich ukunikeza ababukeli play-by-play uchwepheshe, ngokujulile fighter Ukusabalala, futhi sihlaziya ekhadini ngalinye fight. AXS TV osakaza-class emhlabeni fight LIVE izenzakalo ezivela RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, futhi MFC zonkeFriday ebusuku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. KANYE.
ubuciko bokulwa exubile, RFA

RFA UBUYELA Nebraska WITH SMITH vs. Jardine

Shiya amazwana

 

ISENZAKALO MAIN:
ANTHONY “Lionheart” SMITH vs.
BROCK “Umshini” Jardine
Middleweight Yimpi
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
RYAN “USUKULUNGELE” ROBERTS vs.
ADAMU “ISIKHATHI PRIME” Townsend
Featherweight IMPI
BANTAMWEIGHT Isici IMPI:
Darrick IZINKUMBULO vs. MATH BROWN
ULWESIHLANU, SEPTEMBER 18th PHILA ON AXS TV
PHILA at the Pinnacale Bank Arena e Lincoln, Nebraska
Amathikithi on Sale Manje ngesikhathi Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Uvuko Fighting Alliance (RFA) PResident Ed Soares umemezele namuhla ukuthi ukugqugquzelwa uzobuya ekhaya elisuka Nebraska kanye RFA 30 in September. Ukukhuthazwa sabamba show walo wokuqala kuleli “Cornhusker State” ngoDisemba 2011 futhi uye kusukela bagqugquzela MMA umcimbis in 13 states yonkana 3 Isikhathi esishintshashintshayo. RFA 30 kuyokwenzeka Friday, September 18th ngaphakathi isimo-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena elise-dolobha isimo sika Lincoln, Nebraska. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.

“RFA waqala ngo Nebraska futhi Ngijabulile ukubona Anthony Smith and Brock Jardine kwenezele umlando wethu in the Cornhusker State,” Soares esibekiwe. “Lezi olugubhayo UFC vets ezimbili mayelana nqwamana in a umcimbi kumnandi main at RFA 30.”
Amathikithi for RFA 30 are available now through Ticketmaster.com. Ungase futhi ukusekela fighter zakho ozithandayo ukuthenga ngokuthenga amathikithi yakho ngokusebenzisa CageTix.com.
Smith (22-11) njengamanje ujabulela kwaqala umsebenzi oshiye wakhe wokugcina ezinhlanu baphikisi ukuthandela futhi ngifuna izimpendulo. Smith, ngubani ongowokuzalwa Nebraska City, Nebraska, ngokushesha yavelela ngo ohlanganiswe karate. Njengoba baziwa kakhulu wakhe indlela akukho-akunangqondo ukulwa, Smith ohlale up win-ngemuva-win futhi ngokushesha wazithola isosha UFC, Strikeforce, futhi Bellator ngesikhathi yena wayeneminyaka engamashumi-25 ubudala. Nokho, kwaze kwaba waphenduka 25 ukuthi unomuzwa wokuthi ekugcineni akwazi ukuvala zonke izikhala MMA umdlalo wakhe. Lokho senguquko career yakhe uye nomthelela ngqo yakhe yamuva Yokuwina streak kwesihloko zibe RFA 30 futhi ijabule ngomsebenzi ngani ifomu yakhe entsha emuva emzini lapho wenza professional MMA DEBUT yakhe 2008.

“Ngithathe super akhishwa mayelana headlining RFA 30 phambi abalandeli bami Nebraska,” Smith esibekiwe. “Angazi ukuthi yimuphi fighters somusa wami zesimiso ukwesekwa. Awukwazi ukushaya 3,000 Abantu. Lokho umsindo kugcwele umuntu wesithathu yezinyoni futhi akekho ukungishaya e Nebraska. Ngakhulela e Nebraska City, Ngihlala Omaha, futhi ngenza DEBUT yami pro e Lincoln. Abalandeli My kuyo yonke imizi emithathu kuyoba khona ukubona kimi ukuwina fashion esibhubhisayo September 18.”

Jardine (12-5) njengamanje ujabulela kabusha umsebenzi uqobo lwakhe, manje emuva yena ukuncintisana njengoba middleweight, lapho akakaze elahlekile. Jardine, ngubani ligcwaliswe kabili UFC njengoba welterweight, liphetheni irekhodi a career ye 7-0 at 185-amakhilogremu. Lokho kuhlanganisa onqobayo e wakhe wokugcina ezintathu ukulwa, lapho sonke eyenzeke headliners esimweni sakhe emzini Utah kulo nyaka. Jardine bungenxa ikhanda umqeqeshi wayo Rob Handley ngesikhathi Absolute MMA e West Jordan, Utah for yakhe yamuva win streak at middleweight futhi ubheka parlay ukuthi run ibe career belinganisa ukunqoba RFA 30, lapho ebona njengoba ithikithi lakhe legolide emuva UFC.

“Ngijabulile kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yenhlangano enkulu like the RFA,” Jardine wababaza. “Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi RFA imayelana, asathuthuka namathemba phezulu futhi ukuthola UFC vets emuva show big. Lokhu kuyoba empini enkulu for the abalandeli, lapho winner kwakungaba lula ngezibhakela ithikithi yabo emuva UFC. Yilokho ngihlela ekwenzeni at RFA 30.”
Lo mcimbi co-main of RFA 30 futhi sibonisa intandokazi wendawo, obona ukuze uthole emuva UFC. Lokho kungaba Ryan “Usukulungele” Roberts (21-10-1), bayathanda Smith, nalo ugibele umfutho of a ezinhlanu mpi win streak. Roberts ukuvakasha yakamuva kwaba impi yakhe umxhwele kakhulu ngalesi run. Wayeka esikanye UFC udokotela wezilwane Junior Hernandez nge TKO in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala lesifunda isihloko mpi. Manje Roberts Ofuna ukunamathela ezindleleni zakhe ngokuwina ngo RFA DEBUT yakhe.
“Ngithathe ahlonishwe ukuba ukulwa njengoba umcimbi co-main in the RFA,” washo Roberts. “Ngikholwa Ngingomunye the featherweights phezulu uhlelo uzokwazi ukufakazela ukuthi by kokuphothula ezinzima RFA vet, ngubani on a roll ekulweni out of Tennessee. Ukukwazi ukulwa Lincoln kuyokusiza a lot of abalandeli bami, abangane, futhi umndeni ukwenza uhambo short futhi Liven the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Sengijahe niqede lesi balwa isixuku ebhongayo bukhoma AXS TV.”

Behamba endaweni yesitha ukukhiya izimpondo kanye Roberts kuyoba omunye fighters olungile more futhi bezijabulisa mdlalo. Lokho kungaba akekho omunye ngaphandle Adam “Prime Time” Townsend (13-3), abazokwahlulelwa bephonsa phansi featherweight for kule mpi. The okusezingeni-octane Tennessean wenza RFA DEBUT yakhe ngesikhathi engasindi in May, njengoba ingxenye team RFA ukuthi wanqoba iqembu Legacy fighters ekugqugquzeleni mlando vs. ukukhuthazwa kusehlakalo in Robinsonville, Mississippi. The Townsend Flamboyant, Manje ubheka reassert ngokwakhe ngokumelene RFA yakhe fighters esikanye.

“Ngijabulile ngokuza emzini womunye futhi kabuhlungu kubo phambi abalandeli babo,” Townsend wababaza. “Honestly, Ngingumfana big kakhulu futhi fast for kuye. Ngingumfana kalula fighter umhlabeleli yena owake wabhekana. Ngingumfana kusimangaze waze wathatha ukulwa. Uthi cishe uya kuya emuva aphume impi once uqala ukubukela tape kimi.”
Le mpi sici RFA 30 izoqeda ukubuya omunye wabangane Smith, nibambisane ekuphileni konke kusukela Nebraska City. Lokho kungaba Darrick Minner, oyobe uzobe evela yesihlanu ngaphakathi octagon RFA. Minner uye ayithole isandla sakhe wamvusa e ezintathu RFA ukulwa, okuhlanganisa win phezu Marvin Blumer at RFA 24 lokhu March esidlule. Lokho win sikhathi okudlangile belinganisa-career kule career the young fighter ukuthi ine abaningi bezibuza kude ukuba angayithokozisa kanjani enyuka kulo mdlalo. Le ndoda bemagange ukuhlola abangahle Minner sika umuntu oye ekwenzeni inkanyezi yakhe siqu bakhazimula licace kokunqoba amathemba kakhulu-wabonakala ku yakhe yokuqala emibili RFA ukulwa. Lokho kungaba Math Brown (10-4), onesifo isitayela eerily okusikhumbuza ukuba UFC welterweight star ukulwa onezinkolelo igama elifanayo.
Futhi ihlelelwe ukuba ukubuyela octagon RFA ekhadini main of RFA 30 owabe RFA engasindi isihloko inselele Zach Juusola (10-3), ezine-time RFA vet Dan Moret (8-2), futhi University yangaphambili Nebraska wrestling James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola bazobhekana Nebraska bomdabu Robert Rojas (10-4) at engasindi, Moret yamukela Ezingakanqotshwa Grand Dawson (7-0) at featherweight, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
The RFA 30 ikhadi kwesikhashana futhi ukwaziswa okwengeziwe ngokuqondene nalesi senzakalo ngeke kumemezela maduze. RFA 30 kuyoba umcimbi ukukhuthazwa yesithupha ukuthatha indawo Nebraska kusukela yaqala ukuba khona ngo 2011. Lonke ikhadi main of RFA 30 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT ngoLwesihlanu, September 18th.
Sicela uvakashele RFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. RFA futhi on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, futhi Twitter at RFAfighting.