Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no hais tias cov qib yuav tau rov qab mus rau lub xeev ntawm South Dakota nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis nrog ib tug stacked card. RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer yuav feature ib tug tseem ceeb tshwm sim nruab nrab ntawm ob RFA kiv cua favorites. RFA featherweight yeej Justin “Lub American Kidd” Lawrence rov qab los rau lub tsev hais tias nws yeej nws title kawg lub caij ntuj sov. Nws thawj title tiv thaiv yuav tiv thaiv #1 contender “Super” Sam Toomer, uas yuav tau nrhiav kom nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv lawm. Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco raws li peb cov kwvtij Brazil haiv neeg thiab RFA vet Francisco “Kiko” Fabkis rau Middleweight title. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10 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’m excited to announce that the RFA is returning to South Dakota with two title fights at RFA 25,” Hais Soares. “Justin Lawrence yog thawj tus neeg los yeej ib txiav MMA ntiaj teb no title nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm South Dakota. Nws yuav tiv thaiv nws rau thawj lub sij hawm tiv thaiv undefeated Sam Toomer nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Nyob rau hauv lub co-headliner, Gabriel Checco thiab Francisco Fabkis yuav sib ntaus rau lub tsis muaj RFA Middleweight title.”

Daim pib rau RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer muaj nyob rau yuav khoom TAM SIM NO los ntawm Ticketmaster.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 605.312.7900. Daim pib nqi pib ntawm $25, loo zaum yog muaj nyob rau $30-$40, thiab cageside zaum yog $125.

Lawrence (6-2) rov qab los rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm cov loj tshaj yeej ntawm nws cov hauj lwm. Kawg Lub yim hli ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub RFA 17, 24-xyoo-laus tawm stalwart tej tus tsis muaj RFA featherweight title by besting Mark Dickman ntawm unanimous txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv dab tsi yog South Dakota lub heev thawj zaug txiav MMA ntiaj teb no title sib ntaus. Lub yeej yog Lawrence tus thib ob ncaj yeej txij li thaum pub ntxiv tshaj qhov RFA. Ua ntej hais tias nws tau tau thoob ntiaj teb notoriety li ib lub hnub qub nyob rau hauv lub thib kaum tsib lub caij ntawm lub UFC lub ntaus kev muaj tiag qhia qhov kawg Fighter, qhov chaw uas nws yog thawj zuag qhia tag nrho tuaj tos. Nyob rau hauv lub qhia tau tias, Lawrence kaw highlight lus KO tus RFA alum thiab tam sim no UFC lub hnub qub James Krause raws li kev txaus siab vet thiab eventual UFC fighter Cristiano Marcello. Lawrence, ib tug qub ob-lub sij hawm Golden hnab looj tes champion thiab dai kom zoo nkauj kickboxer, tsuas muaj ib tug 3-0 cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv MMA thaum lub sij hawm, tab sis mus txog rau quarter-kawg ua ntej ua haujlwm tau nyiaj “Sib ntaus ntawm cov Hmo ntuj” thiab “KO ntawm lub hmo ntuj” bonuses rau nws vicious KO ntawm John Cofer nyob rau hauv nws debut UFC. Lawrence, uas fights tawm ntawm Alliance MMA nyob rau hauv Chula Vista, California, yog xav mus ib zaug dua showcase nws vaunted tawm kev txawj ntse nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj RFA featherweight title tiv thaiv.

“Ib zaug kuv hnov ​​kuv yuav tiv thaiv kuv siv nyob rau hauv South Dakota, Kuv xav tias qhov no yog txaus,” Lawrence piav. “Lub Sanford Pentagon yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws venues kuv tau puas tiv thaiv nyob rau. Kuv xav xis, lub locker chav tsev yog zoo, thiab cov neeg coob coob tau zoo heev. Sam Toomer yog ib tug zoo neeg ncaws kab taub nrog ib tug zoo sab tes xis. Kuv yuav tau siv kuv pib, footwork, thiab tawm-finesse nws. Nws pov thawj los ua ib tug neeg tsim nyog challenger, tab sis kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau muab nws nws thawj poob.”

Toomer (9-0) yuav yuav tus txiv neej nyuaj Lawrence rau RFA kub. Tsis zoo li cov saum toj kawg nkaus mixed martial ntxias, zoo li Lawrence, uas los ntawm grappling los yog tawm haiv, Toomer yog ib tug neej football player. Txawm li cas los, lub 27-xyoo-laus kawm ntawv qib siab football defensive rov qab tau ua ib tug zoo hloov mus rau MMA los ntawm siv nws ntuj athleticism, kev qhuab qhia, thiab unbreakable ua hauj lwm zoo rau sau ib qho impressive 9-0 cov ntaub ntawv txij li thaum ua nws debut pro peb lub xyoo dhau los. Ob ntawm cov neeg yeej tau tuaj nyob rau hauv lub dhau los lawm yim lub hlis tom qab Toomer kos npe nrog lub RFA. Toomer yeej nws RFA debut ntawm RFA 15 nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj nrog ib tug tseem ceeb kev kawm. Ib tug-ib tog sib ntaus pom nws tus nrog sib ntaus Daniel Aguiar tau tsis tsim nyog nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig tom qab tsis kam sawv ntsug thiab tua Toomer. Lub DQ yeej tshaj Aguiar ntawm timidity muab Toomer lub npe nyob rau hauv RFA featherweight daim ntawv qhia raws li ib tug tsim nyog title contender. Nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj, Toomer solidified nws cov ntaub ntawv rau ib tug title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv nrog ib tug valiant comeback yeej tshaj Lyoto Machida protégé Altair Alencar ntawm RFA 21. Toomer, uas fights tawm ntawm Lub Arena MMA nyob rau hauv San Diego, California, yog tam sim no gearing rau lub biggest nyuab ntawm nws kis las hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis, raws li nws txoj kev sib tw rau hauv lub heev-touted RFA yeej Lawrence rau nws title.

“Nws xav zoo tau sib ntaus rau ib tug RFA ntiaj teb no title,” hais Toomer. “Kuv thawj ob peb yaam puab paub nrog lub RFA tau zoo, tab sis qhov no yog kuv thawj lub sij hawm raws li lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim thiab kuv tos ntsoov yuav winning lub title. Justin Lawrence yog ib qho zoo heev tus nrog sib ntaus thiab cov champion rau ib tug yog vim li cas. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom muaj ib qho exciting sib ntaus nrog nws nyob rau hauv RFA 25 nyob rau hauv South Dakota.

Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 25 kuj yuav feature ib tug title sib ntaus nruab nrab ntawm ob accomplished RFA vets, uas tshwm sim rau ob leeg lawg los ntawm Brazil. Gabriel “Zangief” Checco (8-1) ua nws debut thoob ntiaj teb nyob rau hauv Lub kaum hli ntuj nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 19. Tom qab los txog luv luv nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj twv rau lub RFA Middleweight title hmo rau Jake Collier, uas tam sim ntawd kos npe los ntawm lub UFC, Checco rebounded nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev loj nyuam qhuav pib lub hlis tom RFA 23. Nws tau ib tug lossis loj daim ntawv qhia nrog ib tug blistering thawj round knockout ntawm lub heev-touted Lub qhov kawg Fighter 11 nrum neeg Yauxej Henle. Checco yuav tam sim no fim nws cov khub countryman thiab khub jiu-jitsu dub siv Francisco “Kiko” Fabkis (11-3-1) rau lub title. Fabkis nkag mus rau hauv sib ntaus nrog ib tug ton ntawm momentum tom qab steamrolling nws thawj ob tw nyob rau hauv lub RFA. Kawg Lub yim hli ntuj, nyob rau hauv lub RFA tus thawj mus rau South Dakota, Fabkis xa zos standout Isaac Appel nrog ib tug thawj round Kimura. Nws ua raws li li tias kev vam meej nrog lwm thawj round finish ntawm RFA 21 nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj. Nws ua nws cov ntaub ntawv rau ib tug title tua hmo los ntawm dispatching Bellator vet Mikey Gomez nrog ib tug thawj round Caj Npab-daim duab peb sab caj pas.

RFA 25 yuav kos tus cim rau rov qab los ntawm ob ntau RFA vets nyob rau hauv lub flyweight faib. Abel “Lub ntsiag to tus neeg tua neeg” Cullum (20-6) yuav xa me nyuam rov mus rau 125-phaus rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv nws storied MMA hauj lwm rau lub ntsej muag Sioux Falls haiv neeg Josh “Lub npau taws heev heev” Rave (24-11). Cullum ua ib tug storybook comeback no yav dhau los lub caij nplooj zeeg tom qab ib tug peb lub xyoo hiatus los ntawm kev ua si nawv. Nyob rau hauv nws debut ntawm RFA RFA 18, Cullum xa UFC vet Ulysses Gomez nyob rau hauv 89 vib nas this. Plaub lub lis piam tom qab nyob rau RFA 19, nws xa sab saum toj prospect Carl Deaton III nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. Cullum tam sim no dauv mus rau lub flyweight faib mus fim rave, uas yog lub feem ntau ua tiav flyweight MMA fighter nyob rau hauv South Dakota keeb kwm. Rave yuav caij momentum mus rau hauv no sib ntaus. Nws tau yeej nws peb tug plaub bouts txij li thaum ua nws debut ntawm RFA RFA 2.

Nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib, RFA 25 yuav feature rov qab los ntawm T.J. “Lub Carnivore” Hepburn (4-0), uas yog ib tug neeg uas coj RFA kiv cua nyiam. Nws tseem yog ib lub 2012 NCAA Division II sib mog lub teb chaws yeej ntawm 157 phaus. Hepburn yuav fim ib tug khub undefeated sib zeem muag nyob rau hauv LaRue “Lub Cannibal” Zos hu ua Burley (5-0), uas yuav tsum tau ua nws heev-xav RFA debut. Zos hu ua Burley yog dav hu ua tus txiv neej uas tau muab xiav nti MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins nws thawj poob nyob rau hauv MMA.

Jenkins coincidentally tiv thaiv nyob rau tib RFA 3 card li Hepburn thiab yog tus 2011 NCAA Division I sib mog lub teb chaws yeej ntawm 157 phaus.

Lub ntsiab card yuav npawv tawm nrog ib tug Middleweight sib ntau sib tw pitting Anderson Silva protégé Khalil “Tsov rog nees” Rountree (2-0) tiv thaiv Roufusport prospect Cameron Olsen (2-0) thiab ib tug flyweight sib ntau sib tw uas yuav pom sab saum toj-kab sab flyweight prospect Geane Herrera (7-0) sib ntaus sib tua ib tug surging Ben Nguyen (13-5). Nguyen yog tam sim no caij ib tug xya-sib ntaus yeej streak thiab yuav muab rov qab los tsev rau Sioux Falls tom qab ua ib lub npe rau nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv teb chaws Australia.

Qhov ua nteg card kuj loaded. Hauv zos kiv cua favorites thiab RFA vets Jordon Larson (5-1), Devin Clark (3-0), thiab Devin Turner (2-2) yog rov qab los mus tua nyob rau hauv lub RFA lub heev-xav rov qab mus rau lawv cov hometown ntawm Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Larson yeej Donavon Winters nyob rau hauv nws debut ntawm RFA RFA 17 nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj nyob rau hauv ib tug heev entertaining Welterweight sib ntau sib tw. Nws yuav fim Jarrod L'Heureux (7-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug eagerly xav rematch. Tag nrho xya ntawm L'Heureux lub yeej tau tuaj ntawm cuav nrog nws leeg tsis tuaj tiv thaiv Larson.

Clark, Larson lub teammate ntawm tom ntej Ntug Academy nyob rau hauv Sioux Falls, kuj yeej decisively ntawm RFA 17. Lub teeb-Heavyweight powerhouse yeej ntawm TKO tshaj 2012 NFL cua ntsawj ntshab tuaj tos Aaron Brown. Clark yuav fim Omaha raws li fighter Jaquis Williams (4-2). Meanwhile, Turner yuav saib tuaj tos nws thawj RFA yeej tiv thaiv RFA tsiaj thiab heev-touted MMA prospect Matt Lopez (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib tug 140-phaus catchweight sib ntau sib tw.

Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 25 – Lawrence vs. Toomer yuav tawm hauv TV nyob rau AXS TV pib thaum10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10. RFA 25 yuav cov qib tus thib ob cov kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm South Dakota tom qab txais lub thawj txiav MMA kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv “Lub Mount Rushmore lub xeev” kawg Lub yim hli ntuj. Ntau fights nyob rau hauv RFA 25 sib ntaus card yuav qhia tawm uas nyob rau hauv lub tuaj lub lis piam.

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