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RFA MBABWERERA KWA Nebraska NDI SMITH vs. JARDINE

 

ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
ANTHONY “LIONHEART” SMITH vs.
Brock “Makina” JARDINE
MIDDLEWEIGHT chiwonetsero
NKHA-ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
Ryan “MWAKONZEKA” Roberts vs.
ADAM “Chachikulu TIME” TOWNSEND
FEATHERWEIGHT NKHONDO
BANTAMWEIGHT Mbali KUTHETSA:
Darrick kukumbukira vs. MAT Brown
LACHISANU, SEPTEMBER 18 MOYO PA AXS TV
MOYO pa Pinnacale Bank chi mu Lincoln, Nebraska
Matikiti pa Sale Tsopano pa Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Kuuka Fighweniwo Alliance (RFA) Miyamboesident Ed Soares analengeza lero kuti Kukwezeleza adzabwerera kwawo kwa inayambira Nebraska ndi RFA 30 mu September. Kukwezeleza linapangitsa wosapitirira bwanji mu “Cornhusker State” mu December 2011 ndipo popeza ankalimbikitsa MMA chochitikam Inen 13 ziwerengerora kudutsa 3 nthawi mabacteria. RFA 30 zidzachitika Friday, September 18 mkati mwa boma la-ndi-luso chimake Bank chi ili m'chigawo cha likulu la Lincoln, Nebraska. Lonse chachikulu khadi adzakhala televised moyo ndi lonselo pa AXS TV pa 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.

“RFA anayamba mu Nebraska ndi Ndili wokondwa kuona Anthony Smith ndi Brock Jardine kuwonjezera mbiri yathu mu Cornhusker State,” Ananena Soares. “Awa awiri amphamvu UFC vets kuti ali pafupi adzawombana mu wosangalatsa waukulu chochitika pa RFA 30.”
Matikiti RFA 30 zilipo tsopano kupyolera Ticketmaster.com. Mukhozanso kuthandiza mumaikonda womenya kugula pogula matikiti anu kudzera CageTix.com.
Smith (22-11) Panopa akusangalala ndi ntchito kuyambiranso kuti wasiya womaliza asanu adani kudzandira ndi kufunafuna mayankho. Smith, amene ali mbadwa ya Nebraska City, Nebraska, mwamsanga anakonzeka kutchuka wothira asilikali zaluso. Wotchuka ake sali zamkhutu kufika kwa kumenyana, Smith likupweteka mmwamba Nkhata-pambuyo-Nkhata ndipo posakhalitsa anali msirikali wakale wa UFC, Strikeforce, ndipo Bellator ndi nthawi anali 25-zaka zakubadwa. Komabe, sizinali mpaka iye anatembenuka 25 kuti akuona kuti anayamba kutseka onse mapale ake MMA masewera. Kuti zinasintha mu ntchito yake zathandizira kuti ankakonda posachedwapa Kopambana dzenje wakuti mu RFA 30 ndipo ndi okondwa showcasing ake yatsopano mmbuyo mu mzinda umene wake akatswiri MMA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu mu 2008.

“Ine wapamwamba tinkapopera za headlining RFA 30 kutsogolo kwa mafani Nebraska,” ananena Smith. “Ine sindikudziwa aliyense omenyana wanga mtundu thandizo dongosolo. Inu simungakhoze kumenya 3,000 anthu. Kuti phokoso ndi wokongola kwambiri chachitatu munthu mu khola ndipo palibe munthu kumenya ine Nebraska. Ndinakulira ku Nebraska City, Ndimakhala ku Omaha, ndipo ndinasankha ovomereza kuwonekera koyamba kugulu mu Lincoln. Wanga mafani zonse mizinda itatu adzakhala kumeneko kundiona kupambana zoopsa mafashoni pa September 18.”

Jardine (12-5) Panopa akusangalala ndi ntchito kuyambiranso kwa yake, tsopano kuti mmbuyo kupikisana monga middleweight, kumene iye sanasiye. Jardine, amene mpikisano kawiri kwa UFC monga welterweight, wagwira ntchito mbiri 7-0 pa 185-mapaundi. Zimenezi zimaphatikizapo yapambana ake otsiriza atatu ndewu, amene onse chinachitika mu headliners kwawo mkhalidwe Utah chaka chino. Jardine anasonyeza mutu wake mphunzitsi Rob Handley pa Mtheradi MMA ku West Jordan, Utah ake posachedwapa Nkhata dzenje pa middleweight ndipo zikuwoneka kuti parlay kuti amathawirako ntchito liwulo chigonjetso pa RFA 30, amene amaona ngati golide tikiti ku UFC.

“Ine ndiri okondwa kukhala gawo la bungwe lalikulu ngati RFA,” Jardine anafuula. “Aliyense akudziwa zimene RFA uliri, akutukuka pamwamba ziyembekezo ndi kuzindikira UFC vets ku waukulu bwanji. Ichi chidzakhala chachikulu nkhondo mafani, kumene wopambana akanakhoza mosavuta nkhonya zawo tikiti ku UFC. Ndizo ndendende zomwe ine kukonza kuchita pa RFA 30.”
The Co-waukulu mwambo RFA 30 komanso zimaonetsa wamba ankakonda, amene akuyang'ana kubwerera kwa UFC. Izo zikanakhala Ryan “Mwakonzeka” Roberts (21-10-1), amene Smith, amadziwikanso apakira patsogolo a asanu nkhondo Nkhata dzenje. Roberts posachedwapa outing anali chidwi kwambiri nkhondo pa m'kupita. Iye anasiya anzathu UFC owona zanyama Junior Hernandez kudzera TKO mu woyamba wozungulira wa dera udindo nkhondo. Roberts tsopano kuyang'ana kwa kudziphatika kwa kuwina njira zake RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu.
“Ine ulemu waukulu kumenyana monga co-waukulu zinachitika RFA,” ananena Roberts. “Ine ndikukhulupirira ine ndine mmodzi wa pamwamba featherweights pa rositala ndi adzatha kutsimikizira izo ndi kumaliza ndi amphamvu RFA owona zanyama, amene ali pa mpukutu akumenyana kuchokera Tennessee. Kukhala okhoza nkhondo Lincoln adzalola zambiri wanga mafani, abwenzi, ndi banja kuti yochepa ulendo liven mmwamba chimake Bank m'bwalomo. Ndingofuna kumaliza nkhondo ndi khamu wobangula moyo pa AXS TV.”

Woyendayenda mu dziko la adani logwirana nyanga ndi Roberts udzakhala kwambiri wansangala komanso zimasangalatsa omenyana mu masewera. Izo zikanakhala winanso ayi Adam “Chitsanzo Time” Townsend (13-3), amene adzakhala kugwera pansi featherweight kwa nkhondoyi. Mkulu-octeni Tennessean wake RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu pa opepuka mu May, monga mbali ya RFA gulu kuti anagonjetsa gulu la Anasiya omenyana mu mbiri Kukwezeleza vs. Kukwezeleza zinachitika mu Robinsonville, Mississippi. The flamboyant Townsend, tsopano, akuwoneka kuti Ndiyetu yekha motsutsana anzake RFA omenyana.

“Ine ndiri okondwa kubwera kwa wina kwawo ndi kuphokosera iwo kutsogolo kwawo mafani,” Townsend anafuula. “Moona mtima, Ndine waukulu komanso kusala kudya kwa iye. Ndine mosavuta yabwino womenya iye amene anakumana. Ndine anadabwa iye analandira nkhondo. Iye mwina kupita kumbuyo kunja kwa nkhondo kamodzi wayamba kuonera matepi pa ine.”
The mbali nkhondo pa RFA 30 chidzakhala kubwerera kwa mmodzi wa Smith a moyo anzake Nebraska City. Izo zikanakhala Darrick Minner, amene adzakhala wake wachisanu maonekedwe mkati RFA octagon. Minner walowa dzanja lake anakulira atatu RFA ndewu, womwenso uli lingasinthe Marvin Blumer pa RFA 24 ichi kale March. Kuti Nkhata anali wamphamvu kwambiri ntchito liwulo mphindi wa anyamata womenya a ntchito kuti ali ndi kudabwa momwe iye angakhoze kukwera mu mpira. Munthu wofunitsitsa kuyesa Minner angathe ndi munthu amene wakhala akupanga wake nyenyezi kuwala owala mwa kugonjetsa kwambiri-touted chiyembekezo yake yoyamba awiri RFA ndewu. Izo zikanakhala Mat Brown (10-4), amene ali ndi nkhondo kalembedwe eerily amatikumbutsa kwa UFC welterweight nyenyezi amene amauza dzina lomweli.
Komanso ndandanda kubwerera ku RFA octagon pa waukulu khadi la RFA 30 ali kale RFA opepuka udindo akunyoza Zach Juusola (10-3), zinayi nthawi RFA owona zanyama Dan Moret (8-2), ndi kale University of Nebraska ogwetsana James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola amakumana Nebraska mbadwa Robert Rojas (10-4) pa opepuka, Moret asatambira undefeated Grand Dawson (7-0) pa featherweight, ndipo Nakashima adzakhala tussle ndi anzake undefeated welterweight chiyembekezo Chance Recountre (7-0).
The RFA 30 kuyambirira khadi ndipo mudziwe zambiri zokhudza mwambo umenewu adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa. RFA 30 adzakhala Kukwezeleza wa chisanu ndi chochitika kuchitika mu Nebraska kuyambira penipeni mu 2011. Lonse chachikulu khadi la RFA 30 adzakhala televised moyo ndi m'dzikolo pa AXS TV pa 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT Lachisanu, September 18.
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UFC 185: It’s Showtime!


Photo Mawu a: 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.

Winner: 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.

Winner: 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.

Winner: 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.

Winner: 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.

Winner: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.