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RFA VRAĆA Nebraska SA SMITH vs. JARDINE

 

Main Event:
ANTHONY “LIONHEART” SMITH vs.
BROCK “THE MACHINE” JARDINE
Middleweight SHOWDOWN
CO-Main Event:
RYAN “Jeste li spremni” ROBERTS vs.
ADAM “PRIME TIME” TOWNSEND
Pero WAR
Bantam IGRANI FIGHT:
Darrick SJEĆANJA vs. MATT BROWN
Petak, 18. septembra Uživo na TV AXS
UŽIVO na Pinnacale Bank Arena u Lincoln, Nebraska
Ulaznice o prodaji sada na Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares najavio je danas da će se promocija vratiti kući svojim korijenima u Nebraska s RFA 30 u rujnu. Promocija ugostio svoj prvi koncert u “Cornhusker State” u prosincu 2011 i od tada je promovisao MMA događajS In 13 states preko 3 vremenske zone. RFA 30 će se održati petak, 18. septembar unutar države-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena se nalazi u državi glavnom gradu Lincoln, Nebraska. Cijeli Glavni kartica će biti na televiziji uživo i zemlje na AXS TV u 10 poslije podne. I / 7 poslije podne. PT.

“RFA je počeo u Nebraska i ja sam uzbuđen da vidim Anthony Smith i Brock Jardine dodati u našu povijest u Cornhusker državi,” Izjavio Soares. “To su dva skok UFC veterinari koji se spremaju da se sudaraju u fantastičnoj glavni događaj na RFA 30.”
Ulaznice za RFA 30 are available now through Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com.
Kovač (22-11) trenutno uživa u karijeri preporod koji je ostavio svojoj zadnjoj pet protivnike oporavlja i potrazi za odgovorima. Kovač, koji je rodom iz Nebraska City, Nebraska, brzo je stigao do izražaja u mješovitim Martial Arts. Nadaleko poznat po svojim ne-gluposti pristup u borbi protiv, Smith nakupili win-win i nakon-ubrzo se našao veteran UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator i do vremena kada je bio 25-godišnji. Međutim, to nije bilo sve dok se okrenuo 25 da on smatra da je konačno mogao da zatvori sve praznine u svojoj MMA igri. To prekretnica u njegovoj karijeri je doprinijela direktno njegove nedavne pobjednički niz naslovom u RFA 30 i on je uzbuđen zbog predstaviti svoj novi oblik leđa u gradu u kojem je napravio svoj debi u profesionalnom MMA 2008.

“Ja sam super pumped o naslovu RFA 30 pred mojim fanovima u Nebraska,” Navedeni Smith. “Ja ne znam nijednu borci sa vrstom sistemske podrške. Ne možeš pobijediti 3,000 ljudi. Ta buka je prilično treći čovjek u kavezu i niko me tukao u Nebraska. Odrastao sam u Nebraska City, Ja živim u Omaha, i ja napravio moj Pro debi u Lincoln. Će biti tamo moji fanovi u sva tri grada da me vidi pobijediti u razorne modnoj 18. septembra.”

Jardine (12-5) trenutno uživa u karijeri oživljavanje svog, sada kada se vratio takmiči kao u srednjoj, gdje nikada nije izgubio. Jardine, koji su se takmičili dva puta za UFC velter kao, drži rekord karijere od 7-0 na 185 funti. To uključuje pobjeda u svojoj zadnjoj tri borbe, koje su sve došlo u headlinera u svom domu državi Utah ove godine. Jardine krediti glavu trener Rob Handley na Absolute VMA u West Jordan, Utah za njegov nedavni uzlet u srednjoj i izgleda da pretvori da naletimo na karijeru definiranje pobjedu na RFA 30, što on vidi kao njegov zlatni kartu za povratak u UFC.

“Veoma sam uzbuđen biti dio velike organizacije kao što je RFA,” Jardine uzviknula. “Svi znaju što je RFA je sve o, razvoj najtalentovanijih i dobiti UFC veterinara natrag u veliku predstavu. To će biti velika borba za fanove, gdje je pobjednik bi vrlo lako dodju do svog nazad u UFC. To je upravo ono što ja planiram raditi na RFA 30.”
The Co-glavni događaj RFA 30 također ima lokalna favorita, koji je u potrazi da se vrati u UFC. To bi bilo Ryan “Jeste li spremni” Roberts (21-10-1), koji vole Smith, je također jahanje zamah pet borba uzlet. Roberts Najnoviji izlet je bio njegov najimpresivniji borba u tom roku. Prestao je kolega UFC veterinar Junior Hernandez preko TKO u prvom kolu regionalne Borba za naslov prvaka. Roberts je sada u potrazi za držati njegove pobjede načine u svom debiju RFA.
“Ja sam čast da se bore kao ko-glavni događaj u RFA,” izjavio je Roberts. “Vjerujem da sam jedan od najboljih perolaka na spisku i da će biti u stanju da dokaže da je završio teško RFA veterinar, koji je na roll bori Tennessee. Biti u stanju da se bore u Lincoln će omogućiti puno mojih fanova, prijatelji, i porodice da bi kratak put i oživljavanje Pinnacle Bank Arena. Ja ne mogu čekati da završi ovu borbu sa publikom urlajući uživo na TV-AXS.”

Putuju u neprijateljske teritorije ukrstiti koplja sa Roberts će biti jedan od više ljubazan i zabavan boraca u sportu. To bi bilo ništa osim Adam “Prime Time” Townsend (13-3), koji će biti opada na pero za ovu borbu. High-oktanski Tennessean napravio svoj debi u RFA lagan maj, kao dio RFA ekipa koja je porazila tim Legacy boraca u povijesnom promociji vs. Promocija je održana u Robinsonville da, Misisipi. Kitnjastu Townsend, sada izgleda da ponovo sebe protiv njegove kolege RFA borci.

“Ja sam uzbuđen zbog dolaska u rodni grad tuđe i velikog ih pred svojim navijačima,” Townsend uzviknula. “Pošteno, Ja sam prevelika i brz za njega. Ja sam jednostavno najbolji borac koji je ikada suočio. Ja sam iznenađen da čak prihvatio borbu. On je vjerojatno da odustane od borbe jednom kad počne gledao traku na mene.”
Funkcija borba na RFA 30 će označiti povratak jednog od Smitha cjeloživotnog prijatelji iz Nebraska City. To bi bilo Darrick Minner, koji će biti pravi svoje peti nastup unutar RFA Octagon. Minner je dobila podigao ruku u tri RFA borbe, koja uključuje pobjedu nad Marvin Blumer u RFA 24 Prošlog marta. To je bio dominantan pobeda u karijeri-odlučujući trenutak u mlade borac karijere da ima mnogo pitaju koliko on može uspinju u ovom sportu. Čovjek željan za testiranje potencijala Minner je čovjek koji je pravio svoju zvijezda sjaj svjetlija pobijedivši visoko krišom izgledima u svoja prva dva RFA borbe. To bi bilo Matt Brown (10-4), koji ima stil borbe jezivo podsjeća na UFC velter zvijezda koji dijeli isto ime.
Takođe trebalo da se vrati na RFA Octagon na glavnoj kartici RFA 30 su bivši RFA lagani naslov izazivač Zach Juusola (10-3), četiri puta RFA vet Dan Moret (8-2), i bivši University of Nebraska hrvač James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola će se suočiti Nebraska native Robert Rojas (10-4) na lagan, Moret pozdravlja neporažen Grand Dawson (7-0) na pero, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
RFA 30 dodatne informacije o ovom događaju preliminarne kartice i da će uskoro biti objavljen. RFA 30 će biti šesti događaj promocije da se održati u Nebraski od svog osnivanja 2011. Čitav Glavni kartica RFA 30 će biti na televiziji uživo i zemlje na TV-u AXS 10 poslije podne. I / 7 poslije podne. PT u petak, 18. septembar.
Molimo posjetite RFAfighting.com za ažuriranje borbu i informacije. RFA je i na Facebook-u Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, i Twitter na RFAfighting.

UFC 185: It’s Showtime!


Foto: Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports

Despite the turmoil experienced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship so far this year, from the failed drug tests of stars like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz, to the reshuffling of UFC 184 because of an injury to middleweight champion Chris Weidman, the company has delivered in the Octagon so far this year. Despite Weidman’s injury, UFC 184 was still a smashing success thanks to another dominant performance by women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

Now UFC 185 is here, with another stacked card that should entertain once again. This card is anchored by TWO title fights, taking fans back to a time when the UFC would routinely offer stacked fight cards before rapid expansion under their deal with FOX apparently created an oversaturated product.

Here’s who I think emerges victorious on this talent-filled card.

Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso (17-6) vs. Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (7-0) (Flyweight – 125 lbs.)

Cariaso is coming off a submission loss to flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson last summer. But to be fair, everyone is losing to Johnson these days, and he’s close to cleaning out the flyweight division. Cejudo has yet to experience defeat and enjoyed a unanimous decision victory in his UFC debut late last year.

Cariaso has been a UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteran for the last five years and rode a 3-fight win streak prior to his loss to Johnson. Cejudo is a young pup trying to make a name for himself in the UFC, but Cariaso will use his veteran savvy to catch the overeager fighter for a finish.

Pobjednik: Cariaso by second-round TKO

Roy “Big Country” Nelson (21-10) vs. Alistair “The Reem” Overeem (38-14-1) (Heavyweight – 225 lbs.)

I’ll admit up front that I’m not a big Roy Nelson fan. He’s a talented fighter who delivers exciting fights and is an entertaining personality. But ever since he debuted in the UFC and won season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” he feasted on lower-ranked heavyweights like Stefan Struve, Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione. But when matched up with elite heavyweights like Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos and Daniel Cormier (before he dropped to light heavyweight), Nelson was routinely outclassed and battered.

Overeem has also failed to live up to the hype that came with his jump to the UFC. After he demolished Brock Lesnar in 2011, a title shot was in the works against then-champion Junior Dos Santos. But the fight never materialized due to injuries and Overeem suffered back-to-back knockout losses to Antonio Silva and Travis Browne.

Overeem has alternated wins and losses since then but is coming off a first-round knockout of Struve. Nelson was knocked out in his last fight against Mark Hunt, which despite Nelson’s usually iron chin, does not come as a shock, given Hunt’s incredible punching power.
Overeem may not have Hunt’s power, but I think he will batter Nelson for a rather lopsided decision victory. At this stage in his career, Nelson is a gatekeeper. But “The Reem” doesn’t need to prove himself against a brawler like Nelson.

Pobjednik: Overeem by unanimous decision

Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (16-3) vs. Matt “The Immortal” Brown (21-12) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Speaking of brawling and battering, this fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate. Hendricks dropped the welterweight title to Robbie Lawler last year and should he win this fight, a rematch with Lawler is all but assured – assuming Lawler gets past Rory McDonald later this year.

Brown also lost to Lawler in his last fight and was also on the receiving end of a brutal beating. Hendricks and Brown tend to just slug it out and ask questions later, which should result in an entertaining fight for the fans. Hendricks seems to have renewed his commitment to MMA following his loss to Lawler and he seems driven to get his belt back. Brown is as game as they come, but Hendricks will prove to be too much.

Pobjednik: Hendricks by second-round TKO

Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (11-2) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0) (Women’s Strawweight Title – 115 lbs.)

Esparza made her UFC debut with a bang by winning the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to feature all female fighters, and in the process become the UFC’s first women’s strawweight champion. She effectively derailed the Rose Namajunas hype train to win the belt, when some were dubbing Namajunas the next Ronda Rousey in the strawweight division.

Jedrzejczyk derailed a favorite in her own right, defeating highly regarded Claudia Gadelha last year by a close decision when many thought Gadelha would be Esparza’s first title defense. Jedrzejczyk is a grinder who thrives in an ugly fight in close quarters. Esparza used her wrestling to neutralize Namajunas’ quick-striking offense, so getting into an ugly fight with Jedrzejczyk shouldn’t faze Esparza one bit. Esparza will take Jedrzejczyk down early and often and ride her wrestling to a decision victory.

Pobjednik: Esparza by unanimous decision

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (18-2) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (23-7) (Lightweight Title – 155 lbs.)

Pettis has been absolutely dominant as of late, not only winning the lightweight title from Benson Henderson in quick and exciting fashion with a first-round armbar but routinely displaying his amazing athleticism and using it to quickly shoot himself up the best pound-for-pound fighter list.

But Dos Anjos is not to be taken lightly. He too finished Henderson in the first round and earned his title shot by absolutely dismantling Nate Diaz late last year. Dos Anjos is tough and will know that Pettis is looking for a quick finish. He won’t get it, but Pettis’ freakish athleticism will make its presence felt eventually and overcome Dos Anjos and solidify Pettis’ case as one of the best lightweight fighters of all time.

Pobjednik: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann piše o MMA u državi Maryland. On je također dijeli svoje misli na UFC, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoj blog, ili ga prati na Twitteru: mmamaryland.