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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
TUKIO MAIN:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Nia mbaya” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. tukio unafanyika Ijumaa, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tiketi kuanza saa $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Soko (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmoni (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Pia kwenye kadi kuu, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN TUKIO:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts juu ya the RFA 26 chini yacard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visited “The Centennial State” katika 2015. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, June 5th.
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Kuhusu RFA: RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).
Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano: AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Usiku Mixed Martial Arts na Kickboxing matukio. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.
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