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BKFC-18 – Live on FITE PPV on June 26

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BKFC-18 – Live on FITE PPV on June 26

Event features 4 World Title Fights

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, The World’s Fastest Growing Sport, presents BKFC-18 featuring Four World Title Fights rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 26 ntawm Hard Rock Live nyob rau hauv lub Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino nyob rau hauv Hollywood, FL and broadcast globally on FITE PPV, pib thaum 9:00 p.m. THIAB / 6:00 p.m. PT). They will be joined by the BKFC broadcast team of Sean Wheelock and Chris Lytle.

Nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib, BKFC World Champion ‘The Mexicutioner’ Joey Beltran, (4-1-1, 2 Kos), fighting out of Carlsbad, CA will make the second defense of his title against Sam ‘The Hillbilly Hammer’ Shewmaker, (4-1-1, 3 Kos), of Gravois Mills, MO.

Competing for the vacant BKFC Cruiserweight World Title, South Florida fan favorite, Hector ‘Showeather’ Lombard, (2-0, 1 KO), ntawm Miami, FL clashes with ‘Diesel’ Joe Riggs, (3-0-1), fighting out of Phoenix, LUB.

Nyob rau hauv lub featherweight division, Miami warrior Luis ‘Baboon’ Palomino, (3-0, 2 Kos), faces Great Britain villain and the country’s bare-knuckle champion, Tyler ‘The Tornado’ Goodjohn, (1-0) for the BKFC World Title.

Two of South Florida’s most in-demand fighters, Thiago ‘The Pitbull’ Alves, (1-0), ntawm Txiv maj phaub Creek, FL and ‘The Monster’, Uly ‘3 Seconds’ Diaz, (2-0, 2 Kos) ntawm Miami, FL will battle for the vacant BKFC Middleweight World Title.

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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.
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, RFA, Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus

Sib ntaus Network pib RFA 26 NYOB, WSOF 21 Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 5 Pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB

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XOVXWM TSO TAWM
Rau Tam Sim Tso

Toronto (Lub rau hli ntuj 4, 2015 — Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 5, pib thaum 10 p.m. nrog ib tug nyob kev nthuav qhia ntawm RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Immediately following the live broadcast, Fight Network will present WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki in its entirety from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Airing nyob ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB, RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against No. 1 contender Gilbert Smith(10-4). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin(4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki features a championship doubleheader. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) will put his title on the line for the first time against Canadian challenger and battle-tested veteran Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (21-5-1), while the co-feature pits WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho “The Prince” Ram aagainst Bulgarian standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Two featherweight rising stars will put their unblemished records on the line when Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) raws li Chuka “Tus Tsov Ntxhuav King” Willis(4-0), ntau Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) battles Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.

 

The live action continues on Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6, pib thaum 9 a.m. THIAB nrog M-1 sib tw 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, ntau Lee Morrison (12-5) ntsej muag Pavel Vitruk (12-1) nyob rau hauv featherweight txiav txim, thiab heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) thiab Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Sib ntaus Network lub nyob tawm ntawm M-1 Challenge 58 yuav pa ya rau Cablevision lub Zoo TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable thiab Armstrong Cable nyob rau hauv lub U.S., teb chaws nyob rau hauv Canada, Roku li thoob plaws North America, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Tom qab ntawd, Fight Network will televise the nyob prelims rau UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj: Boetsch vs. Henderson heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Canada los ntawm 8 p.m. THIAB rau 10 p.m. THIAB. The prelims will feature an explosive heavyweight clash between heavy-handed Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) and New Orleans’ own knockout artist Derrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), a welterweight matchup pitting 69-fight veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) against Dagestani prospect Omari Akhmedov (14-2), a lightweight bout between New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) and Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts native Joe Proctor(10-3) faces Ohio native Justin Edwards (9-4) in a lightweight showcase of Ultimate Fighter cov qub tub rog.

 

Nyob pre-sib ntaus kev pab them nqi yuav ua rau hauv lub prelims nyob rau hnub Saturday evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB, featuring previews, txoj hau kev thiab tsom xam.

 

Rau ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm sib ntaus Network lub broadcast sij hawm, thov mus saib tv.fightnetwork.com, raws li peb ntawm Twitterfightnet, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook thiab mus xyuas peb ntawm Instagramfightnet.
mixed martial arts, RFA

INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Friday, June 5th ntawm RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) and Inca Kola USA announced today that the debut of an Orange County Choppers (OCC) custom-built motorcycle designed for Inca Kola will debut at RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith this Friday, June 5th. The chopper will be the awarded to a lucky winner entered in Inca Kola’s sweepstakes WinThisChopper.com. The proceeds from the sweepstakes will benefit Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.

RFA president Ed Soares shared his thoughts on the promotion.
“RFA is proud to have had such a long relationship with Inca Kola,” Hais Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. Lub WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes is a great way to raise awareness and funds for Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.”
Orange County Choppers co-founder Paul Teutul, Sr. shared similar sentiments.
“The entire team at Orange County Choppers is honored to be working with Inca Kola to raise awareness and donations for Easter Seals and Veterans Count,” stated Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola has been a longtime sponsor of the RFA dating back to RFA 7 nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2013, which took place at the same venue that Friday night’s festivities are set to take place. “The Golden Kola” has become a very prominent brand seen at live RFA events and nationwide through the RFA’s television deal with AXS TV. Inca Kola’s COO Randy Berman sees the WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes as a way to parlay Inca Kola and the RFA’s relationship and bring nationwide awareness to a great cause that will culminate this fall when a winner of the Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle is announced.
“We are really proud of our partnership with all of the vendors that have participated in this project including Orange County Choppers, Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance, and AXS TV,” Berman explained. “We are certain that their participation will make this promotion for Easter Seals Veterans Count a huge success.”

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith takes place this Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
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 at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @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, RFA

RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED

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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
NCAWS NYIAS showdown


Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. Cov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Friday, June 5th at 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 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Daim pib pib thaum $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts rau the RFA 26 nyob rau hauvcard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visited “The Centennial State” nyob rau hauv 2015. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, June 5th.
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 at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @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, Ultimate Fighting 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).
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Sib ntaus NETWORK MMA & KICKBOXING programming SIJ HAWM (Apr. 6-12, 2015)

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Hauv qab no nrhiav tau highlights ntawm lub lim tiam no tus programming:

Monday, Apr. 6

5:00 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus sib tua Ntsuj Plig MMA caij 4 – Muab tso ua ke ntawm thoob ntiaj teb sib ntaus los ntawm SFL, Lus dab neeg, FFC, M-1 thiab ntau yam ntxiv.

6:00 – p.m. THIAB – USA sib mog txhua lub limtiam – Host Scott Casber muab txhua lub limtiam xov xwm thiab tsom xam Centering nyob ib ncig ntawm teb chaws USA sib mog, kev ua si nawv lub teb chaws ntaus thawj lub cev, nrog rau kev sib tham, nta thiab ib tug saib rov qab rau hauv lub dhau los.

6:30 p.m. THIAB – Judo Budapest Grand Prix 2014 – Highlights los ntawm Judo Budapest Grand Prix los ntawmLub rau hli ntuj 21-22, 2014 nyob rau hauv Hungary.

7:00 p.m. THIAB – 5 Ib ncig – Hosts John Ramdeen thiab Robin Dub caw tshwj xeeb qhua mus ua txhaum cia lub weekend ntawm MMA txiav txim.

7:30 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – GFC 3: Aerts vs.. Cooper– Kickboxing los ntawm Tej zaum 29, 2014 nyob rau hauv Dubai, showcasing Peter Aerts vs. Dewey Cooper thiab Fatih Ulusoy vs. Singh Jaideep.

Tuesday, Apr. 7

1:00 a.m. THIAB – Rau 2 Thiago Alves nrog Ntiv taw xoo – Zaum-down kev sib tham nrog Brazilian UFC Welterweight lub hnub qub thiago Alves.

1:30 a.m. THIAB – Hip Qhia: Arena Combat – Tag-pab MMA hauv ib 12m los ntawm 12m arena nrog peb-theem obstacle lug.

2:30 yog. THIAB – XPTV – Kev pab them nqi ntawm lub regional U.S pro thiab pib xyaum ua MMA.

4:00 p.m. THIAB – 5 Ib ncig Hnub no – Video podcast nrog John Ramdeen thiab Robin Dub txhawm cia ib tug dav array yam nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no MMA, xws li previews ntawm los tom ntej cov txheej xwm thiab tag nrho qhov tseeb taug xaiv thiab muaj nuj nqis.

7:00 & 7:30 p.m. THIAB – Xtreme Sib ntaus Championship – Florida-raws li kev MMA featuring sab saum toj American zeem muag, thoob ntiaj teb cov hnub qub thiab UFC cov qub tub rog.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – 5 Ib ncig – Hosts John Ramdeen thiab Robin Dub caw tshwj xeeb qhua mus ua txhaum cia lub weekend ntawm MMA txiav txim.

8:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

9:00 p.m. THIAB – Lus dab neeg 3: Rau cov txiv neej – Featuring hybrid MMA / kickboxing txiav txim los ntawm Apr. 5, 2014 nyob rau hauv Milan, Ltalis, xws li Armen Petrosyan, Andy Souwer thiab Pavel Zhuravlev thiab Paul Daley.

Wednesday, Apr. 8

12:00 a.m. THIAB – BAMMA USA: Badbeat 9 – Featuring Mikey Gomez vs. Ronald Jr Lebreton. thiab Ernest Chavez vs. Jorge Valdes los ntawm Tej zaum 31, 2013 nyob rau hauv Commerce, XWS LI.

3:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

6:00 p.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm Tawb npau taws heev heev – Featuring classic fights los ntawm cov UK raws li tawb npau taws heev heev lub koom haum nrog Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley thiab lwm tus neeg.

7:00 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv: MMA Edition – Npog tag nrho cov happenings nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no MMA nrog kom tsom xam thiab nta.

7:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – Tawb Warriors Sib ntaus sib tua Championship 70 – Featuring Yauxej Duffy vs. / Damien Lapilus los ntawm Aug. 16, 2014 nyob rau hauv Dublin, Ireland.

10:30 p.m. THIAB – Hip Qhia: Arena Combat – Tag-pab MMA hauv ib 12m los ntawm 12m arena nrog peb-theem obstacle lug.

11:00 p.m. THIAB – MMA Meltdown nrog Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency lov tag nrho cov happenings nyob rau hauv MMA, sib tham txog yuav muaj tseeb, txoj hau kev yuav, ntxiv tshwj xeeb txhua lub limtiam qhua thiab kom sib tham.

11:30 p.m. THIAB – Takedown sib mog – Uas nws kim heev kev pab them nqi ntawm pib xyaum ua wrestling cov txheej xwm, nrog rau qhov tseeb xov xwm, qab-lub-scenes kev pab them nqi los ntawm cov txheej xwm thiab kom sib tham.

Thursday, Apr. 9

1:30 a.m. THIAB – Qhov kawg sib tw MMA 2: Unbreakable – Featuring Mohamed vs Khacha. Mark Weir los ntawm Feb. 7, 2009 nyob rau hauv London.

6:00 p.m. THIAB – Championship Fightling Alliance – Pro MMA los ntawm Florida featuring cov yam koj nyiam uas Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Yog McCorkie, Luis Palomino thiab lwm tus neeg.

7:00 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus sib tua rookies – Aspiring kickboxers nce tus ntaiv kev kawm tau zoo nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv raws li rookies sib tw rau lub sij hawm los ua cov tub txawg thiab tau kev yuav tsum tau mus kawm tau ntawv zoo nyob hauv ib tug ntau dua theem.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no: MMA Edition – Npog tag nrho cov happenings nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no MMA nrog kom tsom xam thiab nta.

8:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

9:00 p.m. THIAB – SIB SIB ZOG NQUS: Npau suav Impact 2014 – Featuring Satoru Kitaoka vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshoida los ntawm Dec. 31, 2014 nyob rau hauv Saitama, Nyiv.

Friday, Apr. 10

12:00 a.m. THIAB – Nws yog Showtime Tshwj xeeb – Lub ntiaj teb premier kickboxing lub koom haum featuring Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef thiab Giorgio Petrosyan.

2:00 a.m. THIAB – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen thiab lwm tus neeg.

4:00 a.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm SIB SIB ZOG NQUS – Featuring hauv chav kawm ntawv fights los ntawm cov historic Japanese SIB SIB ZOG NQUS nce qib xws li Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai thiab Gegard Mousasi.

5:00 a.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm jewels – Classic fights los ntawm tag nrho-poj niam Japanese MMA pab koomtes, Jewels.

2:00 p.m. THIAB – M-1 sib tw 56 – NYOB MMA txiav txim featuring Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Ramazan Emeev rau cov M-1 sib tw Middleweight title los ntawm Moscow.

7:00 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no. MMA Edition – Npog tag nrho cov happenings nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no MMA nrog kom tsom xam thiab nta.

7:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – Rau 2 Ntiv taw nrog Rashad Evans – Zaum-down kev sib tham nrog qub UFC teeb Heavyweight yeej Rashad Evans.

8:30 p.m. THIAB – Hip Qhia: Arena Combat – Tag-pab MMA hauv ib 12m los ntawm 12m arena nrog peb-theem obstacle lug.

9:00 p.m. THIAB — NSS 12 – Featuring Vitor Nobrega vs. Aslambek Saidov, Dean Amasinger ntau, Konstantin Gluhov, Daniel Omielanczuk, asnd Karol Bedorf los ntawm Dec. 11, 2009 nyob rau hauv Warsaw, Poland.

Saturday, Apr. 11

1:00 a.m. THIAB – SuperKombat: Tshiab Heroes Sao Paulo 2013 – Featuring Felipe Michelette vs. Edson Lima, Thiago Michel vs. Miodrag Olar thiab Alex Pereira vs. Cesar Almeida los ntawm hiav txwv. 23, 2013 Sao Paulo nyob rau hauv, Brazil.

6:00 a.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm TKO – Featuring Georges St. Pierre vs.. Pete Spratt los ntawm TKO 14.

7:00 a.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm Gladiator sib tw – Featuring Urijah Faber vs. David Velasquez los ntawm Gladiator sib tw 27.

5:00 p.m. THIAB – Nplhaib ntawm Combat 45 – Featuring Phillipe Nover vs. Mike Santiago thiab Frankie Perez vs. Adas Townsend los ntawm Lub rau hli ntuj 14, 2013 nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, NJ.

7:00 p.m. THIAB – Takedown sib mog – Uas nws kim heev kev pab them nqi ntawm pib xyaum ua wrestling cov txheej xwm, nrog rau qhov tseeb xov xwm, qab-lub-scenes kev pab them nqi los ntawm cov txheej xwm thiab kom sib tham.

8:00 p.m. THIAB – Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no: MMA Edition – Npog tag nrho cov happenings nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no MMA nrog kom tsom xam thiab nta.

8:30 p.m. THIAB — Sib ntaus xov xwm Tam sim no Ntxiv – Qhov tseeb xov xwm, recaps, nta thiab hauv tsom xam ntawm lub sib ntaus kev ua si.

9:00 p.m. THIAB – M-1 sib tw 56 – Featuring Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Ramazan Emeev rau cov M-1 sib tw Middleweight title los ntawm Apr. 10, 2015 nyob rau hauv Moscow.

Sunday, Apr. 12

6:00 a.m. THIAB – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Lub npe Marquardt, Chael Sonnen thiab lwm tus neeg.

10:00 a.m. THIAB – Zoo tshaj plaws ntawm ADCC – Featuring compilations ntawm lub loj tshaj grappling ntais puas tau tuav, featuring Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronaldo Souza thiab Royler Gracie.

11:00 a.m. THIAB – Cov neeg tseem ceeb Muay Thai: Thaib teb vs. Challenger – Qhov loj tshaj Muay Thaib series nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no featuring hwm thoob ntiaj teb muag zaub-up fighters takingon lub renowned Thai National pab.

7:30 p.m. THIAB – Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix 2014 – Highlights los ntawm cov Judo Ulaanbaater Grand Prix los ntawm Lub Xya hli ntuj 4-6, 2014 nyob rau hauv Mongolia.

11:00 p.m. THIAB – King of Kings– Grand Prix 2014 nyob rau hauv Vilnius.

 

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UFC 183: Who will show up?

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has hit it out of the park so far in 2015, with its first two major cards of the year living up to the hype of their main events. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier to prove he is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world at UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, Loj., nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Which brings us to UFC 183 hmo no, and a main event that is considered a dream matchup by many. Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his last fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz also makes his return to the UFC after losing his last fight against former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pair of significant undercard fights are taking place under some controversy, as flyweight John Lineker came in overweight for his fight against Ian McCall, which is expected to determine the next no. 1 contender to the flyweight title. Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Kelvin Gastelum came in 9 pounds overweight for his fight against Tyron Woodley, which means 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Talk about insult to injury.

Ntawm chav kawm, there is always the wild card with Diaz too. He plays by his own rules, having no-showed the open workouts earlier this week. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? It remains to be seen, though most everyone thinks he will.

Yog li ntawd, having said all that, who do I think wins tonight?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 lbs.)

This is actually the main event of the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion of the card instead of the pay-per-view card, taking a page from Urijah Faber’s playbook. Tate is also eager for a third fight with Ronda Rousey for the women’s bantamweight title. Both of these women suffered Rousey’s wrath, particularly McMann, who was demolished by Rousey in about a minute last year.

McMann is a pure wrestler with very little else to her repertoire, whereas Tate built on her established wrestling skills to become an effective striker. I think she will stuff McMann’s attempts to take this fight to the mat and use her vastly superior striking skills to keep McMann befuddled en route to a dominant victory.

Winner: Tate by unanimous decision

Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (25-9) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

Alves has alternated wins and losses in his last six fights, while Mein rides a two-fight win streak. Alves is always dangerous with his Muay Thai and striking, while Mein landed a first-round TKO victory in his last fight. This should be an exciting stand-up battle with neither guy willing to give an inch. I think Alves is the more dangerous fighter here, and will land one good shot to knock Mein silly.

Winner: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight – 185 lbs.)

Leites comes into this fight on a roll, having won his last seven fights, with the last two coming by way of TKO. Boetsch has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, including a TKO victory in his last fight against Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is a slow, plodding bruiser best known for derailing the Hector Lombard hype train when he first made his UFC debut. Leites is a crafty, dangerous fighter who can finish you with his hands or by submission. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, where Leits will capitalize.

Winner: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “Raging” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lightweight – 155 lbs.)

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, action packed bout that will most likely end with him locking in a slick submission or, in the case of his fight against Jim Miller, suffering a gnarly cut that will guarantee a blood battle.

Iaquinta has been on a roll since his time on The Ultimate Fighter Live, having only lost once in his last six fights. A win against Lauzon would be a real feather in his cap and might propel him into title contendership discussion. But Lauzon is one of the best submission specialists in the UFC, and I think the crafty veteran has another submission up his sleeve.

Winner: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

As mentioned above, Gastelum weighed in 9 pounds over for this fight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse directly to Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital leading up to this fight, which contributed to him coming in overweight.

Woodley will be angry in this fight, and rightly so. It’s not fair that his opponent will have a weight advantage due to his own failure to do what he was supposed to do. Give Woodley credit for wanting to keep fighting when it would have been perfectly understandable to postpone it.

Woodley will channel his rage into a blitzkrieg of offense at Gastelum, and the lethargic and probably still-injured Gastelum will have no response.

Winner: Woodley by second round TKO

Anderson "Lub Kab laug sab" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 lbs.)

This is one of the several main events that have fight fans buzzing in 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, let alone come back to the UFC to fight. The matchup style of Diaz wanting to push the pace, get in his opponent’s face and sucker him into trading blows against Silva’s unrivaled elusiveness will be interesting to watch.

Diaz said he wouldn’t trash talk Silva during this fight out of respect. But if Silva keeps bobbing and weaving and dodging Diaz’s punches, we’ll see how long Diaz commits to that. I think we’ll see vintage Silva in this fight, making Diaz look silly in some spots while landing well-timed strikes that will confuse and frustrate Diaz, which will allow Silva to land even more.

Diaz is too tough to finish, but this fight will show that Silva still has it and is the vastly superior fighter.

Winner: Silva by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann sau txog tov martial arts nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, thiab lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus. Mus saib nws blog, los yog ua raws li nws on Twitter: mmamaryland.