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RFA vraća u Nebraski sa Smithom vs. Jardine

 

Glavni događaj:
ANTHONY “Lavljeg Srca” SMITH vs.
JAZAVAC “STROJ” Jardine
Srednjoj obračun
CO-Main Event:
RYAN “JESI LI SPREMAN” ROBERTS vs.
ADAM “Udarnom terminu” TOWNSEND
Pero RAT
Bantamweight OBILJEŽJE BORBA:
Darrick SJEĆANJA vs. Matt Brown
Petak, Rujna 18TH Uživo na TV-u AXS
UŽIVO u Areni Pinnacale banke u Lincoln, Nebraska
Ulaznice u prodaju sada na Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Uskrsnuće Fighting Savez (RFA) president Ed Soares je danas objavila da je promocija će se vratiti kući svojim korijenima u Nebraski s RFA 30 u rujnu. Promocija domaćin svoj prvi koncert u “Cornhusker država” u prosincu 2011 a budući je promovirao MMA događajaa jan 13 states preko 3 vremenske zone. RFA 30 održat će se petak, 18. rujna unutar države-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena nalazi se u države glavnom gradu Lincoln, Nebraska. Cijeli Glavna kartica će biti na televiziji uživo i zemlje na AXS TV na 10 poslije podne. I / 7 poslije podne. PT.

“RFA je započeo u Nebraski i ja sam uzbuđen vidjeti Anthony Smith i Brock Jardine dodati na naše povijesti u Cornhusker državi,” Izjavio Soares. “To su dva Ovaj porast UFC veterinari koji su oko sudaraju u fantastičan glavni događaj na RFA 30.”
Ulaznice za RFA 30 su dostupni sada preko Ticketmaster.com. Također možete podržati svoje omiljene borac kupiti kupnji svoje ulaznice putem CageTix.com.
Kovač (22-11) trenutno uživa u karijeri preporod koji je napustio svoj zadnjih pet protivnike odmotavanje i traže odgovore. Kovač, koji je rodom iz Nebraska City, Nebraska, brzo postao je prominentan u mješovitim borilačkim vještinama. Nadaleko poznat po svojim ne-gluposti pristup borbi, Smith je racked win-poslije-win i uskoro našao veteran UFC, Strikeforce, i Bellator je vrijeme bio 25-godišnji. Međutim, tek je okrenuo 25 da on osjeća da je konačno moći zatvoriti sve praznine u svojoj MMA igri. To prekretnica u karijeri pridonijela izravno svom nedavnom pobjednički niz ide u RFA 30 i on je uzbuđen o showcasing svoju novu formu natrag u grad gdje je napravio njegov profesionalni MMA debi u 2008.

“Ja sam super pumped o headlineri RFA 30 pred mojim fanovima u Nebraski,” Iskazana Smith. “Ne znam niti borce s moje vrste sustava podrške. Ne možete pobijediti 3,000 ljudi. To je prilično puno buke treći čovjek u kavezu i nitko me tuče u Nebraski. Odrastao sam u Nebraska City, Ja živim u Omaha, i ja napravio moj pro debi u Lincoln. Moji fanovi u sva tri grada biti će tu da me vidjeti pobjedu u razornom mode 18. rujna.”

Jardine (12-5) trenutno uživa u karijeri oživljavanja vlastite, sada kad je ponovno natječe kao u srednjoj, gdje je nikada nije izgubio. Jardine, koji se natjecao dvaput UFC velter kao, drži rekord karijere 7-0 na 185 funti. To uključuje i pobjeda u posljednje tri borbe, svi koji su se dogodili u headliner u svojoj matičnoj državi Utah ove godine. Jardine bodova njegov trener Rob Handley na apsolutnu MMA u West Jordan, Utah za njegove nedavne win streak u srednjoj i izgleda da klađenje koji rade u karijeri definira pobjedu na RFA 30, što on vidi kao svoju zlatnu ulaznicu natrag u UFC.

“Ja sam vrlo uzbuđen biti dio velike organizacije kao što je RFA,” Jardine uskliknuo. “Svatko zna što je RFA je sve o, razvija vrhunske perspektivu i dobivanje UFC veterinara natrag u veliki show. To će biti veliki borba za fanove, gdje pobjednik mogao vrlo lako bušiti ulaznicu natrag u UFC. To je upravo ono što sam plan radi na RFA 30.”
Co-glavni događaj RFA 30 također ima lokalna favorit, koji je u potrazi za povratak u UFC. To bi bilo Ryan “Jesi li spreman” Roberts (21-10-1), koji vole Smith, također jahanje zamah pet borbi pobijediti žičica. Roberts najnovija izlet bio je njegov najimpresivniji borbu u tom bijegu. Stao čovjek UFC veterinar Junior Hernandeza preko TKO u prvom kolu regionalnog naslov boriti. Roberts je sada u potrazi za držati svojih pobjedničkih načine na svom RFA debi.
“Počašćen sam se boriti kao co-main event u RFA,” izjavio je Roberts. “Vjerujem da sam jedan od najboljih featherweights na popis imena, te će biti u mogućnosti dokazati da po završetku teške RFA veterinara, koji je na svitak bori iz Tennesseeja. Biti u stanju boriti u Lincoln će omogućiti puno mojih navijača, Prijatelji, i obitelj da bi kratki izlet i živnuti Pinnacle Bank Arena. Ja ne mogu čekati da završi ovu borbu s publika urliče uživo na TV-u AXS.”

Putovanje u neprijateljski teritorij za zaključavanje rogove s Roberts će biti jedan od više ljubazan i zabavnih boraca u sportu. To bi bio nitko drugi nego Adam “Prime Time” Townsend (13-3), koji će padaju dolje na pero za ovu borbu. Visoka-oktanski Tennessean napravio njegov debi na RFA lagan u svibnju, kao dio tima koji je RFA poražen tim Legacy boraca u povijesnom promociju vs. Promocija događaj koji se dogodio u Robinsonville, Misisipi. Blistav Townsend, sada izgleda da se reafirmirati protiv svojih kolega RFA boraca.

“Ja sam uzbuđen zbog dolaska u tuđe rodnom te ih magareći pred svojim navijačima,” Townsend uskliknuo. “Pošteno, Ja sam prevelika i brzo za njega. Ja sam jednostavno najbolji borac je ikada suočio. Iznenađen sam čak prihvatio borbu. Vjerojatno će odustati od borbe nakon što počne gleda vrpcu na mene.”
Značajka borba na RFA 30 obilježit će povratak jednog od Smitha cjeloživotnog prijatelje iz Nebraska City. To bi bilo Darrick MINNER, koji će biti stvaranje svoj peti nastup unutar RFA oktogona. MINNER je stečen mu je ruka podignuta u tri RFA borbama, koji uključuje pobjedu nad Marvin Blumer na RFA 24 prošlog ožujka. To pobjeda bila dominantna karijeru definira trenutak u mladog borca ​​karijeri da ima mnogo pitate koliko on može penjati u ovom sportu. Čovjek željan testirati MINNER potencijal je čovjek koji je stvaranje svoj sjaj zvijezda svjetlije pobijedio visoko krišom izgledima u prve dvije borbe RFA. To bi bilo Matt Brown (10-4), tko ima stil borbe jezivo podsjeća na UFC velter kategorija zvijezde koji dijeli isti naziv.
Također zakazana za povratak na RFA oktogona na glavnoj kartici RFA 30 su bivši RFA lagane naslov izazivač Zach Juusola (10-3), četiri puta RFA veterinar Dan Moret (8-2), i bivši Sveučilište Nebraska hrvač James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola će se suočiti Nebraska materinjem Robert Rojas (10-4) na lagan, Moret pozdravlja neporaženi Grand Dawson (7-0) na pero, i Nakashima će tučnjava s kolegama neporaženi velter kategorija prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
RFA 30 Preliminarna kartice i daljnje informacije o ovom događaju će uskoro biti objavljen. RFA 30 biti će promocija šesti događaj koji će se održati u Nebraski od njegovog početka u 2011. Cijeli glavna kartica RFA 30 će biti na televiziji uživo i zemlje na AXS TV-u 10 poslije podne. I / 7 poslije podne. PT petak, 18. rujna.
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UFC 185: It’s Showtime!


Photo Credit: 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) (Poluteška kategorija - 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 mješovitim borilačkim vještinama u državi Maryland. On također dijeli svoje misli na UFC-, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoje blog, ili ga pratiti na Twitteru: mmamaryland.