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LFA RETURNS TO COLORADO WITH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT:

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LFA 22 – HEINISCH vs. PEREZ

MAIN EVENT:
UNDEFEATED SUPER PROSPECT
IAN “THE HURRICANE” HEINISCH
vs.
UNDEFEATED SUPER PROSPECT
MARKUS “MALUKO” PEREZ
Mellanvikt WORLD TITEL
CO MAIN EVENT:
GILBERT SMITH
vs.
ANDREW KAPEL
GILBERT SMITH’S FINAL FIGHT
WOMEN’S FEATURE BO

UT:
MAYCEE BARBER
vs.
MALLORY MARTIN
FREDAG, SEPTEMBER 8th LIVE på AXS TV
1STBANK Center in BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will crown a new middleweight champion in September when the promotion returns to Colorado.

The main event of LFA 22 will feature the top two middleweight prospects in the sport. Colorado’s own Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch will face Brazilian dynamo and fellow undefeated prospect Markus “Maluko” Perez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. LFA 22 – Heinisch vs.. Perez takes place Fredag, 8 september på 1stBank Center i Broomfield, Colorado. Hela huvudkortet kommer i direktsändning och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA will crown a new middleweight champion at LFA 22 i Colorado,” Angiven Soares. “Ian Heinisch and Markus Perez are the top two middleweight prospects in the sport. På 8 september, only one will walk away with their perfect record intact with the LFA middleweight title wrapped around their waist.”
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Heinisch (8-0) received plenty of fanfare when he signed with the LFA earlier this year. This was due to the fact that Heinisch is widely regarded as one of the top middleweight prospects in the world. The two-time Colorado state wrestling champion from Ponderosa High School lived up to media and fans’ lofty expectations, and then some, when he made his highly-anticipated LFA debut in the main event of LFA 10. Heinisch quickly dispatched the well-versed Brazilian powerhouse Lucas Rota in less than a round with a rare Ude-Garami (Keylock) from Kesa-Gatame (Scarf Hold). This positioned him at the front of the line for a title shot. The 29-year-old will now get the opportunity to fight for the vacant LFA middleweight title in front of his home crowd at LFA 22.
Perez (8-0) is perhaps the only middleweight prospect in the world that can match the intrigue surrounding Heinisch. This is due in large part to the fact that Perez has been just as dominant in his native Brazil as Heinisch has been stateside. The man known as “Maluko” will be making his highly-anticipated international MMA debut on the heels of back-to-back wins over UFC veterans Ildemar Alcântara and Paulo Thiago. Those wins saw Perez’s stock as a top prospect skyrocket as Alcântara and Thiago have a combined 20 fights in the UFC between the two of them. The 27-year-old is now eager to showcase his talents outside of Brazil for the first time. He will get that opportunity on 8 september when he fights for the vacant LFA middleweight title.
Co-main event av LFA 22 will feature the farewell fight of one of Colorado’s most beloved and accomplished fighters when Gilbert Smith gets his hands wrapped and throws down one last time in front of his adoring home crowd. The proud Coloradan has enjoyed an MMA career that has seen him reach the highest levels of the sport.
The U.S. Army veteran and Colorado Springs resident competed on two seasons of the UFC’s hit reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. Along with being a memorable cast member on TUF 17 and TUF 25, Smith competed for the UFC and Bellator, as well as both RFA and Legacy FC before the two promotions merged to form LFA at the beginning of the year. During his time with RFA, Smith won the welterweight world title.
The man standing across the Octagon from Smith at LFA 22 will be Andrew Kapel (11-6). Kapel is a longtime friend and teammate of Benjamin Smith, who is the man that Gilbert Smith took the RFA title from two summers ago in the main event of RFA 26. Kapel, like Benjamin Smith, is a student of Greg Nelson at The Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota and will look to exact a bit of revenge in the same building where Gilbert Smith submitted Benjamin Smith. The budding grudge match in Gilbert’s farewell fight has one more layer. Kapel submitted Smith’s teammate Adam Stroup last month in less than a round.
In the always exciting women’s strawweight division, Maycee Barber (1-0) will return to the LFA Octagon against RFA vet and fellow top prospect Mallory Martin (1-1) at LFA 22. Barber burst on to the MMA scene in June with a dominant professional MMA debut at LFA 14. Barber submitted undefeated prospect Itzel Esquivel via armbar in the first round of a bout that took place in her opponent’s hometown. Now Barber will return to the LFA Octagon in her home state. She will face a fellow Coloradan prospect in Martin who is no stranger to the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield. It was in this same venue where Martin submitted the Gilbert Smith trained Melissa Parker via Rear Naked Choke at RFA 34. Now the table is set for a showdown between the top two strawweights in “The Centennial staten” as the 19-year-old Barber faces the 23-year-old Martin on the main card of LFA 22.
Currently Announced Main Card (TV på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Middleweight Title Bout (185 Ib)
– Ian Heinisch (8-0) vs. Markus Perez (8-0)
Co-Main Event | Weltervikt Bout (170 Ib)
– Gilbert Smith (12-6) vs. Andrew Kapel (11-6)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 Ib)
– Maycee Barber (1-0) vs. Mallory Martin (1-1)
I september 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) med början i januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 idrottare som har nått höjdpunkten av MMA genom att tävla i UFC.
LFA 22 will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visited “The Centennial staten” eight times before the merger. Mer information om LFA 22 kommer att meddelas inom kort. Hela huvudkortet av LFA 22 kommer att sändas i TV live landet på AXS TV på9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
Besök LFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. LFA är på Facebook på Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA är också på Instagram på @LFAfighting och Twitter på @LFAfighting.
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ALEXANDER ‘STORM’ SHLEMENKO IS BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER TKO VICTORY AT ‘BELLATOR 162’ IN MEMPHIS

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Alexander Shlemenko returns with a patented livershot TKO over Kendall Grove

 

Memphis (Oktober. 21, 2016) – The most decorated middleweight in Bellator history, Alexander Shlemenko (54-9, 1NC) returned to the cagei kväll in a big way against Kendall Grove (23-16). The first round saw aggressive back and forth action with each fighter getting rocked. Shlemenko successfully utilized powerful spinning backfists and heelkicks to close the distance on the 6’6 Hawaiian. “The Storm” stalked Grove throughout the cage before ultimately connecting with a nasty combo that saw a left hand to the liver, followed by a right hand to the chin, sending his towering opponent to the mat. Shlemenko followed up with a barrage of strikes to “Da Spyda” before “Big John” McCarthy waved the fight off at 1:43 i den andra ramen.

 

 

Lashley sinks in a rear-naked choke to end Appelt’s night in round two

 

Bobby Lashley (15-2) continued to live up to his nickname of “The Dominator” as he tossed his opponent, Josh Appelt (12-6) to the mat at will. Throughout the first round, Lashley jockeyed for position as he rained down punches while trying to lock in a submission in front of his friend from his days as a WWE Superstar, Jerry “The King” Lawler, who watched from his cage side seat. Appelt landed a couple strikes to start the second frame before being slammed to the mat and ultimately submitted with a one-armed rear-naked choke at 1:43 of Round 2.

 

 

 

Yamauchi finishes Couture with armbar submission just one minute into bout

The 23-year-old submission specialist Yamauchi upp (20-3) besegrade Ryan Couture (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 in i öppningsrundan. Making his lightweight debut, Yamauchi becomes the first opponent to submit Couture over his 15-fight career. The win gives the Brazilian-Japanese prospect 20 total over his career, including five since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion back in 2013. The slick arm bar marks the 16th submission victory for Yamauchi, 13 of which have come in the first frame.

 

 

Kato scores TKO victory over Matthews

 

The first televised fight of the evening featured two highly gifted strikers in A.J. Matthews (8-6), a muay-Thai practitioner and Hisaki Kato(7-2), who holds a black belt in Kyokushin Karate. Both fighters exchanged great combinations throughout the entirety of the first round, with Matthews even wobbling Kato halfway through the frame. but was unable to capitalize, allowing Kato to regain his composure. A break in the action because of an accidental eye poke to Matthews allowed Kato to completely recover, and when the fight continued, Kato utilized his right kick to the body-left hand to the dome combination to send Matthews to the canvas, pouncing with a flurry of punches forcing the referee to call a stop to the action at 4:58 i den första ramen.

 

 

Complete Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

 

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Steve Garcia (7-1) def. Ronnie Lawrence (1-1) via UD

Preliminär match för weltervikt: Ricky Rainey (12-4) def. Gilbert Smith (12-6) via UD

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Julia Budd (9-2) def. Arlene Blencowe (7-6) via MD

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Virgil Zwicker (15-5-1) def. Dan Charles (10-4-1) via TKO kl 4:31of Round 2

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chase Gormley (14-5, 1 NC) def. Bobby Brents (17-6) via SD

Preliminär match för weltervikt: Wade Johnson (11-1) def. Tyler Hill (6-1) via SUB (bakre naked choke) vid 3:35 of Round 3

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: James Wallace (2-0) def. Jonathan Burdine (4-5) via SUB (bakre naked choke) vid 3:33 of Round 2

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Eryk Anders (5-0) def. Brian White (5-5) via TKO kl 0:23 of Round 1

Catch (160 lb.) Preliminary Bout: Jaleel Willis (7-0) vs. Omar Johnson (4-1) via UD

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Grady Hurley (10-1) def. Chad Cook (10-11) vid 2:29 of Round1

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Wessell (15-8) vs. Frank Tate (4-2) via UD

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HISAKI KATO TAKES ON A.J. MATTHEWS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AS BELLATOR MMA INVADES MEMPHIS ON OCT. 21

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GOITI YAMAUCHI-RYAN COUTURE SQUARE OFF IN LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – RICKY RAINEY VS. GILBERT SMITH CONFIRMED FOR PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (September 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Kato (6-2) mot A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., på oktober 21.

Dessutom, a lightweight faceoff pitting Yamauchi upp (19-3) mot Ryan Couture (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, with the news that Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) kommer att kämpa Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App.

Since signing with Bellator MMA, the calm and subdued Kato has been in nothing but absolute barn burners once the cage door shuts. The exciting fights have even transcended combat sport iterations, when at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 2” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped Joe Schilling in his tracks, the second finish in as many tries for “The Japanese Musketeer” against “Stitch Em’ Up.” Currently situated in France, the 33-year-old has had one MMA contest thus far in 2016, stopping Yuta Watanabe in April.

When he’s not traveling the world in an effort to learn everything there is to know about the different martial arts disciplines, Matthews is putting his skills to the test under the Bellator MMA umbrella. A veteran of Strikeforce, “The Mercenary” has laced up the gloves seven times previously for the Viacom-owned promotion, stopping his opponent in all but one of his victories. Primarily training at Alliance MMA throughout his career, Matthews has spent much of his time as of late in Thailand, even taking a Muay Thai bout before meeting Ben Reiter vid "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.”

På bara 23 år gammal, Yamauchi is one of the premiere young talents in the sport of MMA today. Prior to joining Bellator MMA, the Japanese submission specialist amassed an unfathomable 14-1 rekord med 11 submissions and one knockout. Since merging with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Yamauchi has strung together a promising mark of 5-2 with three rear-naked choke submissions. Of his 19 career wins, 15 har kommit i form av underkastelse, while no opponent has yet been able to finish the elusive fighter. Yamauchi will now jump up in weight class and join the lightweight division for a clash with one of the most legendary last names in MMA, Couture.

Known to many as the son of former world champion Randy Couture, Ryan has made 14 professional appearances over his career, all of which took place under the bright lights of a national promotion like Strikeforce or Bellator MMA. Residing in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old submission specialist enters the cage having won four of his past five contests, with each of his victories coming by way of rear-naked choke submission. Although there is a noticeable age difference between his opponent, Yamauchi made his professional debut a mere two months after Couture, in October of 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on Oktober 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

Komplett "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) vs. Kendall Grove (23-15)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Bobby Lashley (14-2) vs. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Yamauchi upp (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

 

Preliminära kortet:

Preliminär match för weltervikt: Ricky Rainey (11-4) vs. Gilbert Smith (12-5)

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DARRION CALDWELL SUPLEXES, CHOKES HIS WAY TO MAIN EVENT VICTORY AT ‘BELLATOR 151’ På Spike

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Thackerville, OK. (Mars 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion Caldwell (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over Joe Warren (13-5) i den viktigaste händelsen i “Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” på fredag night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.

As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, med “Vargen” taking down the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” and initiating a sequence of ground-and-pound offense. After Warren made it back to his feet, the former NC State wrestler suplexed Warren and sunk in a rear-naked choke — that Warren refused to tap to — forcing referee Dan Miragliotta to wave off the bout at 3:23 runda en.

Following the technical submission victory, Caldwell made good use of his time on the microphone with color commentator Jimmy Smith, calling out current bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao, simply saying: “F*ck you [Marcos] Galvao, you’re a p*ssy.” That’s nine straight victories for the former NCAA Champion to begin his mixed martial arts career, three wins since making the transition from featherweight to bantamweight. Under tiden, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and Eduardo Dantas when they do finally meet.

 

In the co-main event of the evening, Fernando Gonzalez (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of Gilbert Smith (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ styrkort, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 minuter. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with Michael Page, who was originally slated to face “Den Menifee Maniac” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” April 22, när Benson Henderson challenges Andrey Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.

 

Yamauchi upp (19-3) came into his fight against Bubba Jenkins (11-2) riding a wave of momentum after three-straight wins, but the Arizona State wrestling standout used his world-class grappling to neutralize the striking and jiu-jitsu prowess of Yamauchi. The 23-year-old Japanese competitor took the back of Jenkins for the duration of round one and nearly secured an arm bar late in the final round, men “The Highlight Kid’s” effective grappling was the difference, earning the unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-27). Jenkins now has won three consecutive fights since his January 2015 förlust för Georgi Karakhanyan.

During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “Baby Joe” was going to finish the contest early — sinking in an Anaconda Choke before transitioning to a deep guillotine — but “Zohan” weathered the storm and hung around for the final ten minutes, even creating some bright spots of his own in the third and final round. Till slut, domarna’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.

 

Preliminära Card Resultat:

Treston Thomison (9-4) besegrade Aaron Roberson (5-4) via submission (Guillotine) R2, 2:20

Jermayne Barnes (1-1) besegrade Derek Palmer (0-1) via submission (Punches) R2, 1:17

Neiman Gracie (4-0) besegrade Roger Carroll (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Ricky Turcios (6-0) besegrade Steve Garcia (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Justin Patterson (7-1) besegrade Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)

Ray Wood (6-1) besegrade Chris Jones (10-4) via TKO (Punches) R1, 3:10

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WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR “BELLATOR 151: WARREN VS. CARDWELL’ – AIRING TOMORROW ON SPIKE AT 9 PM ET/8PM CT

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Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

Thackerville, OK (Mars 3, 2016) – For the third consecutive Fredag, Bellator MMA returns to Spike, this time around with "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell.” I main event, Joe Warren (13-4) looks to live up to his self-proclaimed label as the “Baddest Man on the Planet” against one of Bellator MMA’s brightest young stars in the undefeated Darrion Caldwell (8-0).

 

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” sänds live gratis SPIKE på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna kommer strömma live på Bellator.com ochBellator Mobile App.

I co-main event, Gilbert Smith (12-4) will try to put an end to Fernando Gonzalez’s (24-13) four-fight winning streak when the two go toe-to-toe. Dessutom, Yamauchi upp (19-2) comes into the fight riding a wave of momentum after three-straight wins, but Arizona State wrestling standout Bubba Jenkins (10-2) will look put an end to that win streak. In bantamweight action, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) will make his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak as he prepares for Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1).

 

Biljetter till "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Dörrar för händelsen öppen 5:00 p.m. CT lokal tid, with the first contest taking place 45 minuter senare.

 

Huvud Card: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. OCH/8:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (135.2) vs. Darrion Caldwell (135.6)

 

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (170.4) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (171)

 

Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Bout: Yamauchi upp (146) vs. Bubba Jenkins (146)

 

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (135.6) vs. Joe Taimanglo (135.4)

 

Preliminära kortet: (Spike.com - 6:45 p.m. OCH/5:45 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Fight: Roger Carroll (169.8) vs. Neiman Gracie (170.6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Fight: Steve Garcia (135.4) vs. Ricky Turcios (135)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Fight: Justin Patterson (170.2) vs. Chance Rencountre (169.2)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Fight: Chris Jones (152.4) vs. Ray Wood (145.4)

Bellator MMA mellanvikt Feature Slagsmål: Derek Palmer (194) vs. Jermayne Barnes (202.4)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Fight: Treston Thomison (145.6) vs. Aaron Roberson (146)

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'Bellator 151: WARREN VS. CALDWELL’ FIGHT CARD UPDATE – THIS FRIDAY ON SPIKE

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Februari 29, 2016) – This Friday, Bellator MMA returns to Spike for the third consecutive Friday with "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell.” The event takes place from the WinStar World Casino & Resort i Thackerville, OK, and features a main event between highly touted undefeated bantamweight Darrion Caldwell (8-0) challenging former two-division world champion and the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4).

Biljetter till "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Dörrar för händelsen öppen 5:00 p.m. CT lokal tid, with the first contest taking place 45 minuter senare.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” sänds live gratis SPIKE på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna kommer strömma live på Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App.. Ytterligare matcher kommer att tillkännages under de kommande veckorna.

 

Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Warren has just about done it all under the Bellator MMA banner, winning titles at featherweight and bantamweight during his nearly six-year promotional tenure. Nu, Warren has his sights set on another run with the 135-pound title, a belt he lost during an intense encounter with Marcos Galvao early in 2015. EN 2006 Pan American and World Champion in Greco-Roman competition, the 39-year-old will test himself against a young competitor who excels in the same skillset that Warren has used to his advantage for most of his career, brottning.

 

With five impressive outings in a little over a year and a half under the Bellator MMA umbrella, it was only a matter of time before “The Wolf” found himself in a position to compete for a world title. The next stop on the road to championship gold goes through Warren, a man who has held Galvao’s belt already. A standout on the wrestling team at NC State University, the 27-year-old Caldwell most recently submitted Shawn Bunch via rear-naked choke in the first frame, adding to his tally of finishes (4). Initially a featherweight, Caldwell looks much more comfortable now at 135-pounds and as he proclaimed during a recent interview, “I foresee myself competing against Joe [Warren] with a No. 1 contender shot on the line, sooner rather than later.”

 

Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) vs. Gilbert Smith (12-4)

Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paul "Semtex" Daley. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.

 

Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Midnatt Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.

 

Yamauchi upp (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

Yamauchi comes into the fight riding a wave of momentum he’s caught after wins against Mike Richman, Martin Stapleton, och Isao Kobayashi. The 23-year-old Japanese fighter has only lost once in six appearances under the Bellator MMA banner and has notched 15 av hans 19 wins as a professional by way of submission.

 

It’s hard to ignore Jenkins inside or outside the Bellator MMA cage, being that “The Highlight Kid” also doubles as a podcast host during his free time. The Arizona State alum notched two straight wins to cap off 2015, senast, an impressive offensive display against a promising prospect in Jordanien Parsons.

 

Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)

Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 slagsmål. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.

 

Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 finishes in his 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.

 

Komplett "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Bout: Yamauchi upp (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)

 

Preliminära kortet:

Bellator MMA Weltervikt Preliminär Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Steve Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)

Bellator MMA Weltervikt Preliminär Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) vs. Ray Wood (5-1)

Bellator MMA mellanvikt Preliminär Bout: Derek Palmer (Debut) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Steven Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)

 

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GILBERT SMITH REPLACES MICHAEL PAGE, FACES FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN ‘BELLATOR 151’ CO-MAIN EVENT

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SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Februari 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” påMars 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) kommer att ersätta Michael Page and now face Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.

 

Dessutom, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) kommer att göra hans PR-debut mot Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.

Biljetter till "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Dörrar för händelsen öppen 5:00 p.m. CT lokal tid, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” sänds live gratis SPIKE på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App.

 

Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Midnatt Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.

 

Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paul "Semtex" Daley. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.

 

Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 finishes in his 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.

 

Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 slagsmål. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.

 

Uppdaterad "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Bout: Yamauchi upp (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)

 

Preliminära kortet:

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) vs. Ray Wood (5-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Steve Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)

Bellator MMA Weltervikt Preliminär Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)

Bellator MMA Weltervikt Preliminär Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)

Bellator MMA mellanvikt Preliminär Bout: Derek Palmer (Debut) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)

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RFA ÅTERVÄNDER TILL LAS VEGAS med Smith vs MARUNDE

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MAIN EVENT:
GILBERT SMITH vs. BRISTOL MARUNDE
WELTERVIKT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Co-main event:
Zoila vs Frausto. JOCELYN JONES-LYBARGER
KVINNO STRAW VIKT VM-titel
FREDAG, 9 oktober BO PÅ AXS TV
LIVE på Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Las Vegas, NV
Biljetter till försäljning nu på Ticketmaster.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) har meddelat att främjandet kommer att återvända till “Fight Capital of the World” med RFA 31 – Smith vs. Marunde i oktober. Detta kommer att bli RFA: s första resa till Las Vegas sedan RFA 4, vilket var främjandet första nationellt televised händelsen. Den viktigaste händelsen i RFA 31 kommer att se RFA weltervikt mästare Gilbert Smith försvara sin titel för första gången mot andra UFC vet Bristol Marunde. Co-main event på RFA 31 kommer att innehålla Zoila Frausto och Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger konkurrerar om de inaugural RFA kvinnor strawweight titel. RFA 31 – Smith vs. Marunde kommer att äga rum Fredag, 9 okt på Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) i Las Vegas, Nevada. Hela huvudkortet kommer i direktsändning och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 10 p.m. OCH / 7 p.m. PT.

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Smith (11-4) är entusiastiska över innertaket tredjedel RFA händelse i ett tredje RFA titel slåss i år. I januari, Smiths första titel skott hindrades efter hans motståndare egregiously missade vikt med 5-pounds. Smith fick då en omedelbar titel skjuten i hans nästa match på grund av sin ursprungliga motståndarens fräcka vikt fördel. Han balanserade på denna möjlighet, när han möter den nyligen krönte RFA weltervikt mästare Benjamin Smith i juni. Smith fångade titeln med tredje omgången armbar segern i Broomfield, Colorado. Smith är nu ute efter att få hålla status med ett lyckat första titelförsvar i Las Vegas.
“Först och främst, Det är en stor ära att försvara min RFA titel i Las Vegas,” uppgivna Smith. “Jag ser fram emot att sätta på en stor kamp för fansen i Las Vegas, men som sagt efter min sista match, detta bälte vistas runt min midja. Jag har inget annat än respekt för Bristol Marunde, men jag kommer att låta honom veta att han inte är på min nivå. Såsom 9 okt, detta bälte kommer tillbaka till Colorado.”

Marunde (16-9) in i titeln kampen rida dynamiken i en fyra-kamp vinna strimma. Las Vegas baserat Xtreme Couture representant är en veteran i UFC och The Ultimate Fighter, precis som Smith, och var snabb att kalla ut Smith via sociala medier tidigare i sommar, när Smith förlängas en öppen inbjudan att ta på all-utmanare efter att ha vunnit titeln. Marunde är en Las Vegas bofast som är entusiastiska över att visa upp sin nya och förbättrade färdigheter på RFA 31.

“Det är skönt att vara med och slåss i Las Vegas, men jag kommer att bli nästa RFA weltervikt mästare oavsett var det hålls,” Marunde förklarade. “Jag är redo för denna utmaning i Gilbert Smith. Jag vill att alla ska se denna kamp. Det kommer att vara min bästa prestanda hittills.”
Co-main event på RFA 31 kommer att innehålla återlämnande av Zoila Frausto (12-4), som var den första och endast Bellator Champion. Frausto vann Bellator damernas strawweight titel genom att vinna MMA: s mest betydande kvinno turnering hittills. I åtta kvinna turnering, Frausto besegrade Jessica Penne, Jessica Aguilar, och Megumi Fujii. Penne har gått på att kämpa för UFC kvinnor strawweight titel, Aguilar var allmänt anses vara den #1 kvinnors strawweight i världen i flera år, och Fujii är en legend i kvinnors MMA som var 22-0 när hon kämpade Frausto om titeln i turneringen finalen. Frausto, som aldrig har förlorat på 115-pounds, är nu angelägna om att återta sin tron ​​ovanpå damernas strawweight division.
“Mer än någonting, Jag är glad över att vara tillbaka,” uppgivna Frausto. “Jag är en helt annan fighter nu. Jag är inte bara athletic, men jag har lagt till i världsklass slående och vann en Muay Thai VM-titel. Jag har nu storlek, styrka, fart, och skicklighet att flickorna på 115-pounds är inte redo för. Det är spännande att kämpa för de första RFA kvinnors titel i Las Vegas. Den första kampen jag någonsin såg var i Las Vegas och jag minns att jag såg det och tänker, Detta är vad jag vill göra och det där jag vill slåss.”

Jones-Lybarger (5-1) in i titeln kampen som den mest framgångsrika kvinna i RFA historia. MMA LAB Produkten har vunnit tre i rad matcher sedan undertecknandet med RFA förra året. I dessa tre matcher, hon har utställningsmonter en mängd olika färdigheter. I sin debut, hon vann ett enhälligt beslut över scrappy Rosa Acevedo på RFA 14. Jones-Lybarger sedan ut-brottades den hårdhänta slående trogen Rebecca Ruth på RFA 19. I sin senaste utflykt, Hon använde sin formidabla boxning färdigheter för att besegra begåvade jiu-jitsu baserade fighter Maria Rios på RFA 23. Jones-Lybarger var inställd på att återvända till handling denna månad på RFA 29 som en del av Team USA, men hennes motståndare tvingades av kortet och Jones-Lybarger skiftade snabbt hennes uppmärksamhet mot hennes största utmaning hittills.

“Jag känner ärligt talat att min tid är nu,” Jones-Lybarger förklarade. “När kampen med Kinberly (Novaes) plockades, Jag visste att min tid för en RFA titel kamp med Zoila var nu. Detta är segern jag behöver för att få mig till nästa kapitel i min karriär och jag är glad över att bli den första RFA Champion.”
Hela RFA 31 – Smith vs. Marunde huvudkortet, preliminära kortet, och ytterligare information om detta evenemang kommer att meddelas inom kort. RFA 31 kommer att vara att främja andra evenemang äger rum i Las Vegas, Nevada sedan starten 2011. Hela huvudkortet för RFA 31 kommer att sändas i TV live landet på AXS TV på 10 p.m. OCH / 7 p.m. PT på Fredag, 9 okt.
Besök RFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. RFA är också på Facebook på Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram vid RFAfighting, och Twitter på RFAfighting.

Om RFA: RFA är en professionell MMA marknadsföring som ger stigande stjärnor och topp utmanare möjlighet att bevisa sin talang för att fans och ledare i branschen. RFA presenterar live-evenemang på månadsbasis runt om i USA, inklusive Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver och Milwaukee. RFA kan ses live på över 43 miljon nationellt genom sin tv affär med AXS TV. Baserat i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA är en av de mest aktiva och respekte MMA organisationer i den snabbast växande sporten i världen. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, och den åttasidiga konkurrens matta och buren designen är registrerade varumärken som ägs exklusivt av Zuffa, LLC. Alla rättigheter reserverade).

Om AXS TV Slagsmål: AXS TV Fights är känt för sin allmänt erkända Fredag Natt Mixed Martial Arts och Kickboxning evenemang. Som ditt hem för MMA, AXS TV använder ett expansivt nätverk av kampanjer från USA, Kanada, och Europa. Och Asien för att sända mer LIVE slagsmål än någon annan tv-nät. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello och femfaldig MMA världen mästaren Pat Miletich ge tittarna expert play-by-play, djupgående fighter täckning, och omfattande analys för varje kamp kort. AXS TV sänder världsklass LIVE kampen händelser från RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, och MFC varje Fredag natt på 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. OCH.
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Fight Network Presents RFA 26 LIVE, WSOF 21 Fredag, Juni 5 Börjar på 10 p.m. OCH

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TORONTO (Juni 4, 2015 — Fight Network, världens främsta 24/7 TV-kanal dedikerad till slutföra bevakning av kampsporter, presenterar back-to-back i världsklass mästerskapet mixed martial arts sänder denna fredag, Juni 5, börjar vid 10 p.m. med en levande presentation av RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith från 1stBank Center i Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Omedelbart efter direktsändningen, Fight Network kommer att presentera WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki i sin helhet från Edmonton Expo Centre i Edmonton, Alberta, Kanada.

 

Fight Network televise båda korten uteslutande i Kanada, och globalt i över 30 länder i Europa, Afrika och Mellanöstern.

 

Vädring live på 10 p.m. OCH, RFA 26 kommer att rubricerade med en weltervikt titelmatch som RFA weltervikt mästare Benjamin Smith (14-2) sätter sin titel på spel mot Nej. 1 utmanare Gilbert Smith(10-4). I co-main event, Brasilianska inlämning ess Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) slag Colorado egen Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). Det viktigaste kortet kommer också ett par bantamweights anfall, som NCAA Division I brottare Glasburk “Stänga Ute” Marknad (12-2) kommer att låsa horn med jiu-jitsu svart bälte Bruno Frazatto (6-2), medan Hawaiian knockout konstnär Boston “Boom Boom” Lax (3-0) kommer att kollidera med college- brottare Danny utbyte (3-3). Även på huvudkortet, fd RFA mellanvikt titel utmanare Andrew “Den Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) torg utanför med Respect FC och SFFN mästare Clinton Williams (5-1) och obesegrad tungvikts utsikter Brandon Griffin(4-0) strider MMA Lab jagare Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki har ett mästerskap doubleheader. I main event, regerande WSOF fjäderlätta mästaren Lance Palmer (9-1) kommer att sätta sin titel på spel för första gången mot kanadensiska utmanaren och krigsvana veteran Chris “Den polska Hammer” Horodecki (21-5-1), medan co-funktionen gropar WSOF tungvikt Smealinho “Prinsen” Ram enmot bulgariska enastående Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Två fjäderlätta stigande stjärnor kommer att sätta sina felfria register över linjen när Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) möter Chuka “The Lion King” Willis(4-0), mer Mark “Dröm Sött” Drummond (7-2) strider Michael “Budbäraren” Hill i en helt kanadensiska weltervikt konflikt.

 

Den live action fortsätter på lördag, Juni 6, börjar vid 9 a.m. OCH med M-1 Challenge 58: Strid i bergen 4 från Ingusjien, Ryssland, terar Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) för M-1 weltervikt titel, mer Lee Morrison (12-5) ansikten Pavel Vitruk (12-1) i fjäder handling, och tungviktare Finans Alexei (19-8) och Denis Smoldarev (10-1) kommer att kasta ner. Fight Network direktsändning av M-1 Challenge 58 kommer luft på Cablevision s Optimal TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Kabel och Armstrong Cable i USA, rikstäckande i Kanada, Roku enheter i Nordamerika, och globalt i över 30 länder i Europa, Afrika och Mellanöstern.

 

Senare, Fight Network kommer televize den levande prelims för UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson uteslutande i Kanada från 8 p.m. OCH till 10 p.m. OCH. Prelims kommer att innehålla en explosiv tungviktsdrabbning mellan hårdhänta Texan Shawn Jordanien (17-6) och New Orleans’ egen knockout konstnär Borrtorn Lewis (12-3, 1NC), en weltervikt matchup pitting 69-kamp veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) Mot utsikterna Dagestan Omar Akhmedov (14-2), en lätt match mellan New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) och kaliforniska Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts nativa Joe Proctor(10-3) ansikten Ohio nativa Justin Edwards (9-4) i en lättvikts presentation av Ultimate Fighter veteraner.

 

Live pre-kampen täckning kommer att leda till prelims på lördag Evening With Fight nätverkets UFC Pre-Show Live vid 7 p.m. OCH, terar förhandsvisningar, förutsägelser och analys.

 

För en fullständig lista över Fight Network sändning schema, besök tv.fightnetwork.com, Följ oss på Twitterfightnet, bli ett fan på Facebook Besök oss på Instagramfightnet.
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Inca Kola att presentera anpassade ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER på RFA 26

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Inca Kola att presentera anpassade ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Fredag, 5 juni vid RFA 26
i Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com tävlingar att stödja
Påsk Seals New Yorks Veterans Count
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) och Inca Kola USA meddelade i dag att debuten av en Orange County Choppers (OCC) specialbyggda motorcykel konstruerad för Inca Kola kommer debut på RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith detta Fredag, 5 juni. Helikoptern kommer att den tilldelas en lycklig vinnare in i Inca Kola s tävlingar WinThisChopper.com. Intäkterna från tävlingar kommer att gynna påsk Seals New Yorks Veterans Räkna och utbildningsprogram.

RFA president Ed Soares delade sina tankar om främjande.
“RFA är stolta över att ha haft en sådan lång relation med Inca Kola,” Angiven Soares. “Vi är hedrade att vara värd för debuten av Orange County Choppers specialbyggda Inca Kola motorcykel på RFA 26 i Colorado. Den WinThisChopper.com tävlingar är ett bra sätt att öka medvetenheten och medel för påsken Seals New Yorks Veterans Räkna och utbildningsprogram.”
Orange County Choppers medgrundare Paul Teutul, Sr. delade liknande känslor.
“Hela teamet på Orange County Choppers är hedrad över att få arbeta med Inca Kola att öka medvetenheten och donationer till påsk Seals och Veterans räkna,” uppgav Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola har varit en lång tid sponsor av RFA går tillbaka till RFA 7 Mars 2013, som ägde rum på samma plats som Fredag nattens festligheter kommer att äga rum. “The Golden Kola” har blivit en mycket framträdande varumärke ses på levande RFA evenemang och rikstäckande genom RFA: s tv-avtal med AXS TV. Inca Kola COO Randy Berman ser WinThisChopper.com tävlingar som ett sätt att Parlay Inca Kola och RFA relation och föra landet medvetenhet till en stor sak som kommer att kulminera i höst när en vinnare i Orange County Choppers specialbyggda Inca Kola motorcykel är aviserade.
“Vi är verkligen stolta över vårt samarbete med alla leverantörer som har deltagit i det här projektet, inklusive Orange County Choppers, Resurrection Fighting Alliance, och AXS-TV,” Berman förklarade. “Vi är övertygade om att deras deltagande kommer att göra den här kampanjen för påsk Seals veteran Räkna en stor framgång.”

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith sker detta Fredag, 5 juni på 1stBank Center i Broomfield, Colorado. Det viktigaste kortet kommer att innehålla sex professionella slagsmål TV live och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 10 p.m. OCH / 7 p.m. PT.
RFA 26 kommer att rubricerade med en weltervikt titelmatch som RFA weltervikt mästare Benjamin Smith (14-2) sätter sin titel på spel mot RFA #1 weltervikt utmanare Gilbert Smith (10-4). Det viktigaste kortet kommer också ett par bantamvikt anfall. NCAA Division I brottare Jarred “Stänga Ute” Marknad (12-2) kommer att låsa horn med jiu-jitsu svart bälte Bruno Frazatto (6-2), medan Hawaiian knockout konstnären Boston “Boom Boom” Lax (3-0) kommer att kollidera med college- brottare Danny Mainus (3-3). Även på huvudkortet, fd RFA mellanvikt titel utmanare Andrew “Den Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) torg utanför med Respect FC och SFFN mellanvikt mästare Clinton Williams (5-1) och obesegrad tungvikts utsikter Brandon Griffin (4-0) strider MMA Lab jagare Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 MÄSTERSKAP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 Co-main event:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Funktion Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Funktion Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Funktion Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Funktion Bout:
Boston Lax vs Danny Mainus
Besök RFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. RFA är också på Facebook på Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram vidRFAfighting, och Twitter påRFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA är en professionell MMA marknadsföring som ger stigande stjärnor och topp utmanare möjlighet att bevisa sin talang för att fans och ledare i branschen. RFA presenterar live-evenemang på månadsbasis runt om i USA, inklusive Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver och Milwaukee. RFA kan ses live på över 43 miljon nationellt genom sin tv affär med AXS TV. Baserat i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA är en av de mest aktiva och respekte MMA organisationer i den snabbast växande sporten i världen. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, och den åttasidiga konkurrens matta och buren designen är registrerade varumärken som ägs exklusivt av Zuffa, LLC. Alla rättigheter reserverade).
Om AXS TV Slagsmål: AXS TV Fights är känt för sin allmänt erkända Fredag Natt Mixed Martial Arts och Kickboxning evenemang. Som ditt hem för MMA, AXS TV använder ett expansivt nätverk av kampanjer från USA, Kanada, och Europa. Och Asien för att sända mer LIVE slagsmål än någon annan tv-nät. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello och femfaldig MMA världen mästaren Pat Miletich ge tittarna expert play-by-play, djupgående fighter täckning, och omfattande analys för varje kamp kort. AXS TV sänder världsklass LIVE kampen händelser från RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, och MFC varje Fredag natt på 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. OCH.