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FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia: Weekly Wrap Up

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Tony Penecale, Tom Padgett and Rich Bergeron break down the week that was in combat sports and look forward to upcoming events in this September 22 broadcast. We discuss Liam Smith’s brutal knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez, preview Kovalev vs. Pawg ntseeg, and outline the upcoming weekend’s boxing schedule. We also discuss Don King’s “N-word” slip and a couple examples of fighters being upset with the rigors of fighting professionally. Thawj, we examine why Joe Warren had no sponsors going into his bout last Friday that served as the co-main event of Bellator 161. Then we delve into the Al Iaquinta contract dispute with the UFC that took him off UFC 205 recently. We also look back on UFC Fight Night 94 and preview UFC Fight Night 95.

 

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RFA 41 – GIGLIOTTI vs. GILES

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
“CAPO” JOE GIGLIOTTI vs. TREVIN GILES
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDER BOUT
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
JAMALL EMMERS vs. RIVALDO JUNIOR
FEATHERWEIGHT ua tsov ua rog
Friday, JULY 29TH, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
LIVE at the COWBOYS DANCE HALL in SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Tickets are on sale NOW through Cowboys.ApexTicketing.nrog
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA is heading to Texas at the end of July. Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 will feature an explosive showdown between two of the sport’s top middleweight prospects. “Capo” Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles have finished every man they have faced in MMA and will now take aim at each other. RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will take place Friday, July 29th at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“I am thrilled to be bringing the RFA to Texas,” Hais Soares. “Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 features two of MMA’s top young talents. Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles are both undefeated and have stopped all of their opponents. This is an epic battle that Texas fight fans deserve.”
Daim pib rau RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles are available for purchase NOW at Cowboys.ApexTicketing.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Gigliotti (7-0) has quickly gained the reputation as one of MMA’s most feared fighters. The 22-year-old Ohio native has finished all seven of his opponents. That includes the 58-second destruction of former RFA title challenger John Poppie at RFA 37 nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis. That fight took place with UFC President Dana White sitting cageside. The UFC boss had very positive things to say to Gigliotti after the bout, which he used as added motivation heading into his next fight that was scheduled as the featured fight of RFA 39 no yav dhau los Friday in Chicagoland. That fight, Txawm li cas los, fell apart when his opponent Daniel Vizcaya backed out of the fight after badly missing weight. The Bellator and The Ultimate Fighter vet Vizcaya showed up to the RFA 39 weigh-in a whopping 7-pounds over the contracted weight. Gigliotti said he would fight Vizcaya anyway without even taking a percentage of his purse. The hometown veteran fighter Vizcaya backed out of the fight regardless.
Giles (6-0) is cut from the same cloth as Gigliotti. Not only is he a top undefeated middleweight prospect who has showcased his talents on AXS TV, but the 23-year-old Texan has also finished every man put in front of him. Tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, Giles is down to fight anyone, nyob qhov twg, anytime and happily accepted the invitation to fight “Capo Joe” in his hometown of San Antonio. Rau Friday, July 29th, RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles in “Alamo City” will bring a new meaning to the Battle of the Alamo.
Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 will feature a high-stakes featherweight war between a former RFA lightweight title challenger and a seasoned MMA vet from the Amazon region of northern Brazil. Jamall Emmers (9-3), who fights out of Pinnacle MMA in southern California, is coming off an action-packed lightweight title challenge in the main event of RFA 38 earlier this month. Emmers stepped up on a week’s notice and took RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés into the fifth round. The fight impressed UFC President Dana White, who was sitting cageside for the event.
Emmers will return to his former residence of San Antonio to face Rivaldo Junior (15-5-2), who is a native of Manaus, Brazil that now calls San Antonio home. The longtime Brazilian veteran of MMA has fought professionally for over 10 xyoo. He has fought for prestigious Brazilian promotions Jungle Fight and Shooto Brazil and at one point had a fight scheduled with Raoni Barcelos, who is currently the reigning RFA featherweight champion. Junior looks to make his long-awaited international MMA debut in a bout he hopes will take him one step closer to finally challenging his fellow countryman Barcelos.
Cov tag nrho RFA 41 sib ntaus card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 41 will be the promotion’s first event to take place in “The Lone Star State” of Texas and it will be the sixteenth state that the RFA has visited. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, July 29th.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tias Friday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

MAIN kev tshwm sim: THIAGO MOISE vs. EMMERS LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

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RFA 38 – Moises vs Emmers

CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Joe Murphy vs. VINICIUS ZANI
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
FEATURE Sib ntaus:
CHRISTOS GIAGOS vs. KAREN DARABEDYAN
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
THIAGO MOISÉS FACES NEW TITLE CHALLENGER
IN MAIN EVENT OF RFA 38
AS E.J. CHAVEZ WITHDRAWS

Friday, JUNE 3rd, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV

LIVE at THE HANGAR at the OC FAIR & EVENT CENTER
in COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA

Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob CageTix.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that there has been a change at the top of next week’s RFA 38 event set to take place in southern California. E.J. Chavez was forced to withdraw from his lightweight title fight in the main event of RFA 38 due to illness. RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés (7-1) will now defend his title against collegiate wrestler turned MMA prospect Jamall “Zoo nkauj tub” Emmers (9-2) in the evening’s main event. RFA 38 – Moisés vs. Emmers takes place Friday, June 3rd at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, California.
“Thiago Moisés vs. Jamall Emmers is the new lightweight title fight in the main event of RFA 38 rau June 3rd,” Hais Soares. “Moisés took full advantage of a similar situation in February due to a last-minute injury to a fighter in the main event of RFA 35. He got elevated to the main event and won the RFA lightweight title. Jamall Emmers is now looking to do the same thing. This will be a great title fight between two young, tshaib plab, and talented prospects.”
Daim pib rau RFA 38 – Moisés vs. Emmers are available for purchase NOW. You can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com
RFA 38 – Moisés vs. Emmers takes place this Friday, June 3rd at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, California. This will be the RFA’s seventh event to take place in “The Golden State” of California and it will be the fifth RFA event of 2016. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 38 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, June 3rd.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tias Friday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
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RFA IS GOING TO CHICAGOLAND WITH RFA 39 – BARCELOS vs. MOFFETT

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Raoni BARCELOS
vs.
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
FEATHERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
Friday, JUNE 17th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at THE HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER
in HAMMOND, INDIANA
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob CAGETIX.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be making its first trip to Chicagoland in June with a championship headliner. Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 39 features the first title defense of RFA featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos. He will put his title on the line against top prospect and local favorite Bobby “Lub Wolfman” Moffett. RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett takes place Friday, June 17th at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited about bringing a world title fight to Hammond” Hais Soares. “Our Featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos will defend his title for the first time against number one contender Bobby Moffett. These are two of the top featherweight prospects in the world and it’s the perfect way to show fight fans in the Chicago area what the RFA is all about.”
Daim pib rau RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett are now available for purchase. You can support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CAGETIX.com
Barcelos (9-1) will defend his RFA featherweight title for the first time after enjoying a dominant 2015, which many MMA pundits saw coming several years ago. Barcelos was pegged for greatness in MMA before ever stepping foot inside a steel cage. The son of Jiu-Jitsu coral (red-and-black) belt Laerte Barcelos, he began learning “The Gentle Art” at age two. Ces, unlike many Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Barcelos found success in Freestyle Wrestling where he competed as a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Txawm li cas los, his rare blend of high-level grappling disciplines isn’t what makes him special among top MMA prospects. It is the fact he possesses ample striking power that can also get the job done. This is evident in the fact that more than half of his victories have come via KO or TKO, which includes the first round KO of previously undefeated NCAA Division I All-American wrestler Jamal Parks at RFA 23. Barcelos is now looking to do the same to another top prospect as he prepares for his first RFA title defense.
“I am very happy to defend my RFA world title at RFA 39,” hais Barcelos. “RFA shows the best new MMA talent in the world and it is now televised live here in Brazil. My friends, tsev neeg, and teammates now have the opportunity to watch me fight live on Esporte Interativo. It’s a dream come true and an honor to be a champion of a great event like the RFA. This belt is coming back home to Brazil with me in June.”
Moffett (8-1) is coming into this fight with a lot of momentum. He is riding a four-fight win streak, which includes a victory over longtime RFA vet Dan Moret at RFA 24. Moffett was born and raised 10 miles from the venue just across the state border in Homewood, Illinois. The task of defending home turf and capturing the RFA featherweight title has only increased the hunger of this exciting young prospect. This is a hunger “Lub Wolfman” will need as he faces the most dangerous opponent in his career. To quote the classic 2010 film that shares his nickname, “I didn’t know you hunted monsters? Sometimes monsters hunt you.” Moffett is now eager to channel his inner lycanthrope at RFA 39.
“I am just very grateful that the biggest fight of my career will be at home in front of my family and friends,” Moffett explained. “I feel that everything I’ve been working for has now come to fruition. Barcelos is a tough. He’s a very good fighter and the champion. I’m honored that he wants to fight me. I’m looking forward to taking the next step in my career by winning the RFA title on June 17th.”
The full fight card for RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett will be announced soon. This will be the RFA’s first event to take place in “The Hoosier State” of Indiana and it will be the fifteenth state that the RFA has visited. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 39 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT no Friday, June 17th.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tias Friday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
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RFA RETURNS TO SOUTH DAKOTA IN APRIL WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER

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MAIN kev tshwm sim: RAFAEL VIANA vs. DEVIN CLARK LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
LEANDRO HIGO vs.

JOEY MIOLLA
BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
FEATURE Sib ntaus:
JORDON Larson vs. BRIAN CAMOZZI
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, APRIL 15TH, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
LIVE at the SANFORD PENTAGON in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be returning to South Dakota in April and is set to crown its first light-heavyweight champion and a new bantamweight champion. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Devin “Brown Bear” Clark will fight for a world title in his hometown against top Brazilian prospect Rafael “Gaucho” Viana. Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Joey “Lub Beast” Miolla and Leandro “Pitbull” Higo will battle for the vacant bantamweight crown.
RFA 37 – Viana vs. Clark takes place Friday, April 15th nyob rau ntawm lub Sanford Pentagon nyob rau hauv Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/ 7 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to announce that the RFA will be bringing two world title fights to South Dakota in April,” Hais Soares. “Rafael Viana and Devin Clark are undefeated and two of the top 205-pound prospects in the world. They will compete for the inaugural RFA light-heavyweight title in the main event of RFA 37. Nyob rau hauv lub co-headliner, Joey Miolla and Leandro Higo will both return to the Sanford Pentagon to fight for the vacant RFA bantamweight title.”
Daim pib rau RFA 37 – Viana vs Clark are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Clark (5-0) is the most successful 205-pound fighter in RFA history and is looking to become the promotion’s first light-heavyweight champion in front of his hometown crowd. Clark is an NJCAA wrestling champion and a Golden Gloves boxing champion that has quickly seen his name rise to the top of several MMA light-heavyweight prospect rankings. The Lincoln High School graduate has earned over half of his career wins inside the RFA Octagon and will be looking for the biggest win of his career in the main event of RFA 37.
“It’s an honor to fight for the inaugural RFA light-heavyweight title in front of my hometown crowd in Sioux Falls,” stated Clark. “Becoming the first RFA light-heavyweight champion will mean even more to me since I get to do it against such a talented and tough opponent.”
Viana (6-0) is the older brother of Bellator star Guilherme Viana and he also trains alongside UFC star Glover Teixeira. He is a BJJ black belt and the reigning Shooto Brasil light-heavyweight champion. Viana, like Clark, has proven to be clinical with his finishing ability and is eager to fight outside of his native Brazil for the first time. His international debut will also be his first fight televised worldwide and Viana is looking to take full advantage of it.
“I am very honored to be given this opportunity,” stated Viana. “This will be my first international fight and it is a great honor to fight for the inaugural RFA light-heavyweight title. I will put on a great show for the fans at RFA 37.”
Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 37 will culminate in crowning the third bantamweight champion in RFA history. The first two champions, Pedro Munhoz and Luke Sanders, mus 4-0 in the RFA before signing with the UFC. The vacant RFA bantamweight title will be up for grabs between two men who made their RFA debut on the same card last summer in back-to-back bouts. Joey Miolla (8-1) and Leandro Higo (15-2) represented their home countries on the historic “TEB CHAWS USA vs. BRAZIL” event that took place last August at RFA 29. Both men were victorious that night and showed why they are two of the most highly-regarded 135-pound prospects in the sport. Rau Friday, April 15th, Miolla and Higo will face off inside the same building that they made their RFA debut last summer, but this time the winner will be walking away with RFA gold strapped around their waist.
RFA 37 will also feature one of South Dakota’s favorite sons as Jordon Larson (6-2) is set to return in the welterweight feature fight. Larson will be making his fourth appearance for the RFA in his hometown of Sioux Falls against Colorado native Brian Camozzi (5-2). Larson, who has been the recipient of three of the loudest ovations in RFA history, will once again make the walk to the RFA Octagon in front of his adoring hometown fans. He will face Camozzi, who is the younger brother of UFC star Chris Camozzi. The younger Camozzi brother made a huge statement in his RFA debut in January. He showcased his dynamic skill set by becoming the first person to finish Tyler Milner and he did it in less than one round.
RFA 37 – Viana vs Clark takes place Friday, April 15th nyob rau ntawm lub Sanford Pentagon nyob rau hauv Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Additional bouts on the main card and preliminary card of RFA 37 yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. This will be the promotion’s fourth event to take place in “Lub Mount Rushmore lub xeev” of South Dakota and it will be the fourth RFA event of 2016. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 37 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT noFriday, April 15th.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

THIAGO MOISÉS ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT OF RFA 35 AS ZACH JUUSOLA WITHDRAWS

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
Sib NTIAJ TEB TITLE
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
Friday, FEBRUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
Tickets are on sale NOW through CageTix.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that there has been a last-minute shuffle at the top of no hnub Friday night’s RFA 35 event set to take place in Utah. Zach Juusola has pulled out of his lightweight title fight in the main event of RFA 35 due to injury. This has elevated RFA 35 co-headliner Thiago Moisés (6-1) to the evening’s main event against David Castillo (19-7). Moisés and Castillo will compete for the vacant RFA lightweight title
RFA vet and BJJ black belt Thiago Alves (9-3) has also stepped up to take Moisés’ place in the RFA 35 co-main event against David Putvin (7-1). This is the second time that Alves has stepped up on short notice after a Juusola withdrawal. Alves replaced Juusola last June in the co-main event of RFA 26 in Colorado. Alves and Putvin will meet at a catchweight of 160-pounds.
“Thiago Moisés vs. David Castillo is the new lightweight title fight in the main event of RFA 35 on Friday, Hais Soares. “Moisés has been elevated from co-main event after Zach Juusola withdrew due to injury. Thiago Alves is also stepping up on short notice once again. He will fight David Putvin in the co-main event.”
Daim pib rau RFA 35 – Moisés vs. Castillo are available for purchase now on SmithsTix.com. You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
RFA 35 – Moisés vs. Castillo takes place this Friday, February 19th at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah. This will be the promotion’s first event to take place in the state of Utah and it will be the second RFA event of 2016. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 35 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT no hnub Friday, February 19th.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).
Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tias Friday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED

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WELTERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
BOJAN VELICKOVIC

vs. Benjamin SMITH
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
ADAM STROUP vs. JOHN menyuam roj hmab
Middleweight showdown
Friday, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 15, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
NYOB ntawm lub 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced earlier this month that the promotion will return to Colorado with RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith in January to kick off 2016. Now the main card has been announced. The event will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Serbian sensation Bojan “Serbian Steel” Velickovic (12-3) and former RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (15-3). The co-main event will see Colorado native Adam Stroup (10-2) and former RFA title challenger John Poppie (6-2) meet in a middleweight showdown. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith will take place Friday, January 15th inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
Daim pib rau RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Daim pib mus RFA 34 pib ntawm cia li $30.
VIP ntxhuav muaj los ntawm kev hu mus rau 303-521-0966.
Cov ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 will also include a pair of RFA and Colorado fan favorites in the light-heavyweight division. Cody Mumma (8-2) is currently riding the momentum of three consecutive KO victories. That streak started with a scintillating 11-second KO of Colton Vaughn at RFA 20. The KO is tied for the second-fastest KO in RFA history.
Mumma will face fellow RFA vet Jeremy Kimball (11-5), who will be entering this contest fresh off a lightning fast KO victory of his own. That win came over Jason Clayton in just 22 seconds last summer. Txawm li cas los, Kimball’s most high-profile win to date came in the co-main event of RFA 7, when he submitted Chidi Njokuani via Rear Naked Choke.
In the bantamweight division, six-time UFC vet Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (8-3) and two-time RFA vet Zac “The Anointed Warrior” Riley (3-3) will share the RFA Octagon together. Viana burst on to the global MMA scene in 2012 as a semi-finalist on the first season of the UFC reality show TUF – Brazil. He then won his first two UFC bouts before losing to current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, who is now one of his teammates.
Riley will be entering this bout with a large amount of praise and fanfare in his own right. This past October at RFA 31, Riley made headlines after accepting a bout in Las Vegas with undefeated Hawaiian prospect Shai Lindsey on just 48 teev’ daim ntawv ceeb toom. The highly-touted Lindsey, who had finished all of his opponents, was blitzed at the opening bell by southern Colorado’s newest star. Riley ended up finishing the fight in just 59 seconds with an airtight Triangle Choke.
At welterweight, Brian Camozzi (4-2) will make his long-awaited RFA debut. Camozzi is the younger brother of UFC star Chris Camozzi and fights out of Factory X Muay Thai in the greater Denver, Colorado area. He will face Tyler Milner (7-2) who is a longtime standout in the Alaska FC promotion. Milner now trains at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will be fighting for the first time in his career outside of Alaska.
Cov ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 will get started in the featherweight division with a pair of featherweight prospects eager to make their national television debut. Cory Sandhagen (1-0) will be making his promotional debut after enjoying a decorated amateur career. He is a main training partner of UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw at Elevation Fight Team in Denver, Colorado. Sandhagen will face undefeated Jackson-Wink MMA standout Andrew Tenneson (3-0) in a bout that is sure to get RFA commentators Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello excited from the start. Tennesson, like his opponent Sandhagen, is a finisher as both men have finished all of their opponents before the final bell.
Cov tag nrho RFA 34 yam ua ntej card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 34 yuav cov qib lub xya tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th, 2016.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally paub tias Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other TV network.“The Voice” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

RFA rov qab los rau Colorado NROG RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH

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yees duab khab nias: sherdog.com
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
BOJAN “Serbian STEEL” VELICKOVIC
vs. Benjamin SMITH
WELTERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
Friday, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 15, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
NYOB ntawm lub 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no tias cov qib yuav rov qab mus rau Colorado nrog RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj mus ncaws tawm lub xyoo tshiab. Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav feature ib tug welterweight title kev sib ntaus ntawm ob tug ntawm cov division lub feem ntau accomplished neeg tua hluav taws raws li Bojan “Serbian Steel” Velickovic battles qub RFA welterweight zus Benjamin Smith rau lub tsis muaj npe. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith yuav muab qhov chaw Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“RFA muaj ib tug tibneeg hu tauj coob 2016 teem lub sij hawm thiab kuv zoo siab heev hais txog pib nws rov qab nyob rau hauv Colorado,” Hais Soares. “Bojan Velickovic thiab Benjamin Smith yuav tawm xov xwm RFA 34 rau cov tsis muaj welterweight title. Lawv yog ob tug ntawm cov feem ntau accomplished 170-phaus fighters nyob rau hauv RFA keeb kwm thiab nws yog ib txoj kev zoo rau ncaws tawm ntawm lub xyoo tshiab.”
Daim pib rau RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Daim pib mus RFA 34 pib ntawm cia li $30. VIP ntxhuav muaj los ntawm kev hu mus rau 303-521-0966.
Velickovic (12-3) Khwv tau nyiaj nws npe tua tom qab mus ib tug zoo meej 3-0 nyob rau hauv 2015. Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj, lub Serbian destroyer khwv tau ib tug ceev thawj round TKO kov yeej lub seasoned MMA vet Chris Hugh ntawm RFA 24. Velickovic ces Vej raws li ib tug neeg ntawm pab neeg RFA ntawm lub historic RFA vs. Txojsia kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Tej zaum. Nws bout yog thawj match ntawm lub nce qib vs. nce qib kev sib tw thiab Velickovic khaws cov pivotal txhuas tawm yeej tiv thaiv Charles Byrd. Nws ces kaw tawm lub xyoo uas muaj hwjchim kov yeej dai kom zoo nkauj Armenian-Ukrainian wrestler Vardan Sholinian ntawm RFA 31. Velickovic tus yeej lawm Sholinian nyob rau hauv Las Vegas twb tiav nrog xwb 5 hnub’ daim ntawv ceeb toom. Tam sim no lub surging “Serbian Steel” zoo pib lub xyoo tshiab raws nraim li cas 2015 mus down — nrog nws txhais tes tau tsa.
“Thaum kuv pom tias kuv yuav tau txais ib tug RFA title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv, Kuv yog vey zoo siab,” Stated Velickovic. “Kuv xav tias kuv tsim nyog lub sij hawm no thiab nws tsis ua cas leej twg kuv yuav tsum ntsib. Kuv yuav sib ntaus sib tua tus neeg twg uas yog muab tso rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv. Kuv kuj zoo siab heev yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Colorado. Kuv tsiv ntawm no 3 lub hlis dhau los thiab nws twb pom tau tias zoo li lub tsev. Qhov no yuav ua tau tus thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 5 xyoo uas kuv tau mus sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub qhov chaw uas kuv nyob. Ben Smith thiab kuv tiv thaiv nyob rau tib daim ntawv ob zaug rau RFA thiab nws yog ib tug tiag tiag tawv tug yawg. Nws yuav los cuag tua thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau peb title sib ntaus rauLub ib hlis ntuj 15th.”
Smith (15-3) kuj xaus lawm tas xyoo nyob siab ntawv nrog ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab kov yeej lub yav tas los undefeated Craig Eckelberg ntawm RFA 32 lub hli tas los. Lub yeej tuaj nyob rau lub heels ntawm ob sib law liag RFA title fights uas Xamiv tau rau lub RFA nyob rau hauv 2015. Tam sim no tus thib ob-puas RFA welterweight zus yuav los nrhiav reclaim nws RFA mom nyob li cas nws pom raws li nws lub xeem caij ntawm UFC hwjchim ci ntsa iab. Uas caij tseem nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 34 tiv thaiv ib tug txiv neej nws muab qhia ntawv rau ob RFA 20 thiab RFA 24.
“Qhov no yog qhov kawg hurray rau Ole Ben Smith,” Xamiv tau piav tias. “Kuv twb tau lawm hais tias txoj kev ua ntej kuv kawg sib ntaus, tab sis kuv kuj xav kom muab tso rau ib tug exclamation point rau kuv cov hauj lwm los ntawm reclaiming kuv RFA npe thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj kuv txhaj nyob rau hauv lub UFC. Kuv tau txais lub yeej ntawm RFA 32, tiam sis kuv xav ib yam li kuv yuav ua li cas ntxiv, uas yog li cas kuv yuav qhia nyob rau hauv no tom ntej no kev sib ntaus. Colorado yeej ib txwm saib kuv zoo thiab kuv txaus siab sib tw muaj. Bojan yog ib tug zoo fighter, nws yog ib tug txiv leej tub marketable, thiab ib tug heev tsim nyog tus nrog sib ntaus. Thaum twg kuv twb muab lub sib ntaus, muaj yog tsis muaj txoj kev uas kuv yuav hais tsis muaj. Kuv nyiam lwv thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau lub npe sib ntaus nrog Bojan.”
Cov tag nrho RFA 34 sib ntaus card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 34 yuav cov qib lub xya tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th, 2016.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tiasFriday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhuaFriday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

RFA 32: RAWS LI LUB ntaus Kwv TIJ

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Friday, KAUM IB HLIS 6 NYOB RAU AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob Ticketmaster.com
Txhawb Koj Nyiam Fighter ntawm CAGETIX.com
The 80’s had Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco crushing baseballs out of stadiums and the 90’s had Fulton Reed and Dean Portman in The Mighty Ducks movie series. Txawm li cas los, it wasn’t until the new millennium that the nickname the “Bash kwv tij” was attached to a pair of twins just north of the “Twin Cities” uas thaum kawg coj tawm nws cov ntsiab lus tseeb.
Thaum ntawd yog thaum Minneapolis’ daily newspaper the Star Tribune dubbed Marvin and Melvin Blumer the “Bash kwv tij” tom qab nkawd ob leeg yeej pib xyaum ua MMA lub npe nyob rau tib hmo ntuj. Lub Blumers yog ntxaib cov kwv tij los ntawm Lindstrom, Minnesota uas tau raug ua ib lub npe rau lawv tus kheej nyob rau hauv lub Upper Midwest txij thaum lawv pib kev kawm MMA nyob rau hauv 2008. Lawv muaj txij ua lawv pro MMA debut rau tib daim card, tau tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv Nyiv rau tib daim card, thiab yog tam sim no teem mus tua rau lub teb chaws TV ua ke rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm on Friday hmo ntuj.
Marvin yog tab tom nrhiav kom tuaj tos ib tug ob impressive yeej nyob rau hauv lub RFA, thaum nws muaj raws li cov khub RFA vet Bill Kamery nyob rau hauv lub bout ob fights ua ntej nws tus tij laug sib ntaus. Melvin yog teem rau lub ntsej muag ib yam ntawm Brazil lub sab saum toj zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 24. Nws yuav muab kev sib ntaus sib tua Leandro “Pitbull” Daim duab, uas yog ib tug jiu-jitsu balck siv thiab tsheb ciav hlau alongside lub ntiaj teb nto moo Pitbull kwv tij, Patricio thiab Patricky Freire.
Nyob rau hauv qhov kev sib tham li hauv qab no, lub “Bash kwv tij” sib tham txog txhua yam ntawm lawv cov loj sib ntaus on Friday mus li cas nws yog zoo li loj hlob nyob rau hauv tib lub tsev nrog ib tug sib npaug tawv daim iav duab ntawm txhua lwm yam.
Lawv kuj qhia tej kev lom zem lus tseeb hais txog txhua lwm yam thiab yuav ua li cas lawv tau siv ib tug raug kwv tij nus muag kev ua yeeb ncuab rau pab thawb txhua lwm yam mus rau greatness.
Lub npe: Melvin Blumer
Npe menyuam yaus: Career Killer
Born: Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, 1982
Haiv neeg: American
Ht: 5’9″
Wt: 135 phaus.
Mus txog: 70.5″
Cov kev faib: Bantamweight
Hometown: Lindstrom, Minnesota
Team: Minnesota Militia at the Minnesota School of Martial Arts
Lub taub hau tsheb loj thauj neeg: Denny Anderson
Lub npe: Marvin Blumer
Npe menyuam yaus: The Terminator
Born: Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, 1982
Haiv neeg: American
Ht: 5’9″
Wt: 135 phaus.
Mus txog: 70.5″
Cov kev faib: Bantamweight
Hometown: Lindstrom, Minnesota
Team: Minnesota Militia at the Minnesota School of Martial Arts
Lub taub hau tsheb loj thauj neeg: Denny Anderson
RFA 32 yuav cov qib peb kev tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev Minnesota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 32 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, Kaum ib hlis 6.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
Hais txog RFA: RFA yog ib tug kws mixed martial arts qib uas muab nce hnub qub thiab sab saum toj contenders lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau lawv tej txuj ci rau cov kiv cua thiab cov thawj coj nyob rau hauv lub lag luam. Lub RFA pib nyob txheej xwm nyob rau hauv txhua lub hlis nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tebchaws United States nrog Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver thiab Milwaukee. RFA yuav pom nyob rau hauv dhau 43 lab tsev hauv teb chaws los ntawm nws cov TV deal nrog AXS TV. Raws li nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yog ib qho ntawm feem active thiab hwm MMA cov koom haum nyob rau hauv lub ceev tshaj loj hlob kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. (Lub Octagon, Kawg sib ntaus Championship®, UFC®, thiab lub yim mog sib txeeb lev thiab tawb tsim sau npe trademarks uas heev dua lwm yam los ntawm Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally pom tau hais tias Friday Hmo ntuj Mixed Martial Arts thiab Kickboxing cov txheej xwm. Raws li Koj Lub Tsev Rau MMA, AXS TV siv ib tug expansive network ntawm promotions los ntawm lub tebchaws United States, Canada, thiab cov teb chaws Europe. Thiab Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIVE fights tshaj lwm yam TV network. “Lub Suab” Michael Schiavello thiab tsib-lub sij hawm MMA ntiaj teb no-yeej Pat Miletich muab viewers kws ua si-by-ua si, nyob rau hauv-tob fighter kev pab them nqi, thiab nws kim heev tsom xam rau txhua sib ntaus card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE sib ntaus cov txheej xwm los ntawm RFA, Tsov ntxhuav sib ntaus, Legacy FC, thiab MFC txhua txhua Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
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mixed martial arts, RFA

RFA rov qab los AV NTAWM 10,000 Pas dej NROG BLUMER vs HIGO

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
MELVIN “HOM HAUJ LWM Killer” BLUMER
vs
Leandro “PITBULL” HIGO
BANTAMWEIGHT showdown
Friday, KAUM IB HLIS 6 NYOB RAU AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no tias cov qib yuav rov qab mus rau Minnesota nrog RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis. Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav feature ib tug bantamweight showdown ntawm ob ntawm lub nce qib lub feem ntau exciting zeem muag raws li Minnesota tus kheej Melvin “Career Killer” Blumer battles Brazilian dynamo Leandro “Pitbull” Daim duab. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo yuav muab qhov chaw Friday, Kaum ib hlis 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer thiab Leandro Higo yog ob leeg los tawm loj loj yeej tshaj qub RFA title challengers”, Hais Soares. “Kuv yuav tsis txhob tos mus saib ua li cas thaum cov ob kauj ruam hauv lub RFA Octagon ua ke nyob rau RFA 32 nyob rau hauv lub pas dej ua ntej, Minnesota.”
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Blumer (12-2) returns to the the building where he recorded a front-runner for “KO ntawm lub xyoo” no yav dhau los peb hlis ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub RFA 24. Nws yeej nws RFA debut nrog ib tug scintillating rov qab-tes KO tshaj cov hlau-chinned MMA pioneer Jeff Curran. Lub KO tuaj nrog cia li ob lub vib nas this nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig nyob rau ib yam uas yog li shocking raws li nws tau qhia. Qhov tseem ceeb ntawm Blumer tus yeej yog hais tias nws tsom lub ntiaj teb no yog dab tsi rau lub Upper Midwest tau paub lub xyoo… Melvin Blumer yog txuj ci tshwj xeeb uas yuav tag ib sib ntaus nyob qhov twg ntawm txhua lub caij. Blumer yog tam sim no npaj txhij mus rau noj lub kauj ruam tom ntej nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm los ntawm txojkev ib tug ntawm Brazil tus neeg tseem ceeb.
“Kuv zoo siab tshaj yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau RFA qhov twg kuv yuav muab tso rau lub xov touches rau ib tug stacked RFA 32 card,” hais Blumer. “Kuv yog nyob rau hauv Leandro Higo lub xeem sib ntaus qhov twg nws tiav lawm ib tug txiv leej tub uas cia li mus tsib rounds nrog lub champ. Kuv twv yuav raug hu tsis pom no sib ntaus yuav mus deb, tab sis kuv tsis saib rau pem hauv ntej rau tau txais kuv txhais tes tsa tawm tsam lwm tus tawv thiab tsim nyog tus nrog sib ntaus.”
Daim duab (14-2) ua ib daim ntawv qhia nyob rau hauv nws RFA debut lub hli tas los ntawm RFA 29, uas yog zoo xws li cov qhov tseem ceeb ntawm Blumer lub RFA debut. Cia li zoo li Blumer, nws tiav lawm ib tug nrog sib ntaus uas tau cia li ploj mus 5-rounds nrog ib tug undefeated RFA zus nyob rau hauv lawv feem ntau tsis ntev los no kev mus ua si. Higo muaj peev xwm xa Terrion tais ntawm Tsheb liab qab caj pas nrog ob vib nas this nyob hauv lawv sib ntaus. Lub yeej, kuj zoo ib yam li Blumer, muaj pov thawj dab tsi Higo lub zos kiv cua nyob rau hauv Brazil tau hais tias lub xyoo… Leandro Higo yog ib tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus li-thiab-los tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv MMA. Higo yog tam sim no xav tau ntsej muag Blumer nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ob ntawm MMA lub feem ntau exciting thiab pheej bantamweight zeem muag.
“Yuav kom tawm xov xwm RFA 32, ib tug thoob ntiaj teb qhia tau tias, yog ib tug zoo siab,” Qw hais tias Higo. “I’m very happy to be a part of RFA and my main goal is to become the champion and no one will stop me from achieving that. After my last fight I met Melvin and his brother. Kuv xav tias lawv los ntawm lwm ceeb thawj hoob kawm vim hais tias lawv nyob nraum loj heev, muaj zog heev. Kuv txawm joked nrog Pedro Falcao zoo li “Saib uas Pedrinho, qhov luaj li cas ntawm cov hais mav uas peb yuav tau siv sij hawm cia (laughs)”.
“Peb muaj ib tug zoo kev sis raug zoo, txawm hais tias peb tsis hais tib yam lus, peb muaj ib tug zoo lub sij hawm. Nws nkawd yuav ib tug zoo nkauj txias txiv leej tub, Kuv nyiam xav tias kuv yog ib tug heev rau kuv tus kheej, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, nws yog los ntawm ib tug loj yeej, Kuv los ntawm ib tug loj yeej, thiab kuv ntseeg tias tus khiav ntawm no kev sib ntaus yuav tua rau txoj siv tawv. Tom qab ntawd peb mam li muaj ib tug tshiab RFA tau zus ib thiab nws lub npe yuav tsum Leandro Higo.”
Tsis tas li ntawd teem tseg rau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau tom RFA 32 nyob rau hauv lub RFA txoj kev rov qab mus Minnesota yog peb ntawm lub xeev cov biggest MMA hnub qub. Yav tas los RFA welterweight zus Benjamin Smith (14-3), lub ntxaib kwv tij ntawm Melvin Blumer thiab lwm yam li ib nrab ntawm cov famed “Bash kwv tij” Marvin Blumer (11-5), thiab hauv lub xeev sab saum toj kab sab sib Chad Curry (7-0) uas tau tas tag nrho xya ntawm nws fights. Smith, Blumer, thiab Curry yog tag nrho cov slated lwv rau ntawm lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 32.
Thaum Xamiv tus nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum tshaj tawm sai, Blumer thiab Curry paub tias leej twg lawv yuav fim ntawm RFA 32. Blumer peb sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub RFA yuav tuaj peb cov kwvtij RFA vet Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery tau xa nws kawg peb tw thiab zoo mus ntxiv uas streak nyob rau hauv nws xa mus rau RFA. Meanwhile, Curry yuav ua kom nws debut RFA tiv thaiv Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 lub hli tas los, tab sis nws tus nrog sib ntaus rho tawm ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus nyob rau hnub ntawm luj-nyob rau hauv. Vannata yog tam sim no luam, npaj txhij, thiab xav ua kom thaum kawg kauj ruam ko taw nyob rau hauv lub RFA Octagon.
Cov tag nrho RFA 32 sib ntaus card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 32 yuav cov qib peb kev tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev Minnesota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 32 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, Kaum ib hlis 6.
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