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

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TUKIO MAIN:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Ijumaa, 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 (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. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Ijumaa, Agosti 18 katika Sanford Pentagon katika Sioux Falls, South Dakota. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Alisema Soares. “We brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state at RFA 17, we hosted the first MMA world title fight in the state, and ten of the fighters that competed for us in South Dakota have gone on to fight in the UFC.”
Tickets for LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets at CombatTickets.com.
Michaud (11-3) is one of the most beloved and successful fighters to hail from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the western side of the state, Michaud won a state title in wrestling for Pine Ridge High School during his senior season. He went on to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level for South Dakota State University (SDSU) before crossing over into MMA. The 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 miaka. 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 Agosti 18. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
LFA 19 will continue a rich and fascinating history of MMA greatness in the state of South Dakota. This history began three summers ago at RFA 17. That event was the first sanctioned MMA event in the state’s history. RFA 17 hosted the first two world title fights in South Dakota history and also served as the first MMA event in the state that was televised worldwide. RFA 37 was the final RFA event in the state of South Dakota and it was featured on UFC President Dana White’s hit reality show Dana White: 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, Luke Sanders, Devin Clark, Geane Herrera, Khalil Rountree, Mathayo Lopez, Terrion bidhaa, 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 Ufaransa, 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. NA / 6 p.m. PT):
Kuu Tukio | 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)
Mwezi Septemba 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.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Hali 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 itatangazwa karibuni. The entire main card of LFA 19 itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.
Tafadhali ziara LFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting na Twitter katika @LFAfighting.
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Kupambana na Mtandao inatoa RFA 26 LIVE, WSOF 21 Ijumaa, Juni 5 Kuanzia saa 10 p.m. NA

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PRESS RELEASE
Kwa mara moja Release

TORONTO (Juni 4, 2015 — Kupambana Network, Waziri duniani 24/7 televisheni wakfu kwa kukamilisha chanjo ya kupambana michezo, inatoa nyuma-ya-nyuma duniani darasa michuano mchanganyiko karate matangazo Ijumaa hii, Juni 5, kuanzia saa 10 p.m. na kuwasilisha kuishi ya RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith kutoka Kituo cha 1stBank katika Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Mara tu baada ya matangazo ya moja, Kupambana na Mtandao atawasilisha WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki katika ukamilifu wake kutoka Edmonton Expo Centre katika Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Kupambana na Mtandao itakuwa televise kadi zote mbili peke katika Canada, na kimataifa kwa zaidi ya 30 nchi katika Ulaya, Afrika na Mashariki ya Kati.

 

Airing kuishi katika 10 p.m. NA, RFA 26 Itakuwa kichwa kwa jina welterweight bout kama RFA welterweight bingwa Benjamin Smith (14-2) unaweka taji lake kwenye mstari dhidi Hakuna. 1 mgombea Gilbert Smith(10-4). Katika tukio ushirikiano kuu, Brazil kuwasilisha Ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) vita Colorado ya mwenyewe Marcus “Nia mbaya” Edwards (9-3). kadi kuu zitapatikana jozi ya bantamweights kikohozi, kama NCAA Idara ya mimi wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Soko (12-2) lock pembe na jiu-jitsu ukanda mweusi Bruno Frazatto (6-2), wakati Hawaii mtoano msanii Boston “Boom Boom” Salmoni (3-0) itakuwa clash na vyuo wrestler Danny kubadilishana (3-3). Pia kwenye kadi kuu, zamani RFA cheo Middleweight mpinzani Andrew “Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) viwanja mbali na Heshima FC na SFFN bingwa Clinton Williams (5-1) na undefeated Heavyweight matarajio Brandon Griffin(4-0) vita Mwangamizi MMA Lab Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki makala michuano doubleheader. Katika tukio kuu, kutawala WSOF featherweight bingwa Lance Palmer (9-1) kuweka taji lake kwenye mstari kwa mara ya kwanza dhidi ya mpinzani Canada na vita majaribio mkongwe Chris “Kipolishi Nyundo” Horodecki (21-5-1), wakati mashimo mwenza kipengele WSOF Heavyweight bingwa Smealinho “Prince” Ram adhidi Kibulgeri standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Mbili featherweight kupanda kwa nyota kuweka rekodi zao kasoro kwenye mstari wakati Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) hukutana Chuka “Mfalme Simba” Willis(4-0), zaidi Mark “Dreams tamu” Drummond (7-2) vita Michael “Mjumbe” Hill katika yote na Canada welterweight mapambano.

 

hatua ya kuishi inaendelea siku ya Jumamosi, Juni 6, kuanzia saa 9 a.m. NA na M-1 Challenge 58: Mapigano katika milima ya 4 kutoka Ingushetia, Russia, akishirikiana Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) kwa ajili ya M-1 welterweight title, zaidi Lee Morrison (12-5) nyuso Pavel Vitruk (12-1) katika hatua featherweight, na vigogo Fedha Alexei (19-8) na Denis Smoldarev (10-1) nitaangusha. Kupambana na Mtandao wa kuishi matangazo ya M-1 Challenge 58 itakuwa hewa juu ya Cablevision ya Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable na Armstrong Cable katika Marekani, nchi nzima katika Canada, Vifaa Roku kote Amerika ya Kaskazini, na kimataifa kwa zaidi ya 30 nchi katika Ulaya, Afrika na Mashariki ya Kati.

 

Baadaye, Kupambana na Mtandao itakuwa televise prelims kuishi kwa UFC Kupambana Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson peke katika Canada kutoka 8 p.m. NA kwa 10 p.m. NA. prelims kipengele kulipuka Heavyweight mapambano kati nzito mitupu Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) na New Orleans’ mwenyewe mtoano msanii Derrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), welterweight matchup pitting 69-vita mkongwe Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) Dhidi ya matarajio ya Dagestan Omar Akhmedov (14-2), bout nyepesi kati New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) na Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), pamoja Massachusetts asili Joe Proctor(10-3) inakabiliwa na Ohio asili Justin Edwards (9-4) katika kuonyesha nyepesi ya Ultimate Tokyo maveterani.

 

Kuishi kabla ya kupambana chanjo itasababisha katika prelims Jumamosi jioni na Kupambana na Mtandao wa UFC Kabla ya show Live katika 7 p.m. NA, akishirikiana previews, utabiri na uchambuzi.

 

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Ijumaa, June 5th katika RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) and Inca Kola USA announced today that the debut of an Orange County Choppers (OCC) custom-built motorcycle designed for Inca Kola will debut at RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith this Ijumaa, June 5th. The chopper will be the awarded to a lucky winner entered in Inca Kola’s sweepstakes WinThisChopper.com. The proceeds from the sweepstakes will benefit Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.

RFA president Ed Soares shared his thoughts on the promotion.
“RFA is proud to have had such a long relationship with Inca Kola,” Alisema Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. The WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes is a great way to raise awareness and funds for Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.”
Orange County Choppers co-founder Paul Teutul, Sr. shared similar sentiments.
“The entire team at Orange County Choppers is honored to be working with Inca Kola to raise awareness and donations for Easter Seals and Veterans Count,” stated Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola has been a longtime sponsor of the RFA dating back to RFA 7 Machi 2013, which took place at the same venue that Ijumaa night’s festivities are set to take place. “The Golden Kola” has become a very prominent brand seen at live RFA events and nationwide through the RFA’s television deal with AXS TV. Inca Kola’s COO Randy Berman sees the WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes as a way to parlay Inca Kola and the RFA’s relationship and bring nationwide awareness to a great cause that will culminate this fall when a winner of the Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle is announced.
“We are really proud of our partnership with all of the vendors that have participated in this project including Orange County Choppers, Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance, and AXS TV,” Berman explained. “We are certain that their participation will make this promotion for Easter Seals Veterans Count a huge success.”

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith takes place this Ijumaa, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
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:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno 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
Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
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 Kupambana 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 Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “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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RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED

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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.
Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
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.