 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (January 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) ki te kirimana whakatairanga motuhake.The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Russia, has a Muay Thai foundation. Representing the Boets Club, Kunchenko has nine knockouts, along with two submission and one decision victory.
At M-1 Challenge 62 October whakamutunga, Kunchenko stopped Alexandre Ramos in punches in the third round. (Below see picture of Kunchenko kicking Ramos)
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DAVE RICKELS-BOBBY COOPER ADDED TO MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 150: GALVAO VU. DANTAS 2’
Santa MONICA, Calif. (January 6, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) ki Bobby Cooper (12-5) kua tapiritia ki te kāri matua o "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " i Kansas Star Arena i Mulvane, Kansas on February 26.
I tua atu, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "loro" Galvao (17-6-1) ki te toa o mua Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) me te taumahamaha Cheick Congo (23-10-2) Ka fehangahangai Augusto Sakai (9-0).
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” e te pahiatia e ora i runga i te Koi i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka awa pāngia tuatahi ora i runga i Bellator.com a Te Bellator Mobile App. Kia ka kauwhautia atu whawhai tata.
Tīkiti mō "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " e tīmata i tika $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, me te tari pouaka Kansas Star Arena.
A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Michael Chandler tenei Whiringa mua. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, ahakoa te mea i runga i tona ara ki te whare herehere, ranei ka ngā tango ia i runga i te nei te nei Bellator MMA taranata Kōmāmā o. The 27-year-old will be making his 16th appearance under the promotional banner.
The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over “Bellator 147” co-headlinerPablo Villaseca. Na, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.
Whakahoutia "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Cheick Congo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
INJURY POSTPONES BELLATOR MMA DEBUT OF JOSH KOSCHECK, PAUL DALEY-ANDY UHRICH PROMOTED TO MAIN EVENT BILLING
RAPHAEL BUTLER-TONY JOHNSON SET TO CLASH ON MAIN CARD
ILIMA MACFARLANE-AMBER TACKETT ANCHOR ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’ PRELIMINARY CARD
Santa MONICA, Calif. (January 6, 2015) – An injury sustained by Josh Koscheck (17-10) during training camp has derailed his Bellator MMA debut against Matt Secor (7-2), which was slated to be the main event of “Bellator 148” i runga i Hānuere 29 i Tiaki Center Mart i Fresno, Calif.
Ka rite ki te hua, British knockout artist Daley "Semtex" Paora (37-13-2) ki Andy Uhrich (11-5) will now serve as the headliner. I tua atu, a newly announced heavyweight encounter featuring Raphael Butler (9-1) ki Tony Johnson (9-2) has been added to the main card.
Te "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” preliminary card is also continuing to take shape, with the news that Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) tutaki Amber Tackett(1-1) in flyweight action during a preliminary card that will stream LIVE on Bellator.com.
In addition to the aforementioned contests, Mason Fowler (2-0) tutaki Idrees Wasi (1-3) i roto i te mahi Welterweight, Mark Dickman (10-2) e i runga i Thomas Diagne (5-5-1) at 145-pounds, a Paora Ruiz (6-2) whawhai Josh San Diego (5-1) in a bantamweight feature bout. Additional preliminary fights will be announced shortly, as will one final main card contest.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka awa pāngia tuatahi ora i runga i Bellator.com a Te Bellator Mobile Appi 5 p.m. PT. tīmata tīkiti mo te takahanga i anake $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Macfarlane made a splash during her Bellator MMA debut back in August; defeating a game Maria Rios mā te whakatau ritua. The San Diego native is best known for her finish of Katie Castro during a regional event in the beginning of 2015, but she has made it clear during numerous interviews, as well as her performance inside the cage that she’s more than just some viral sensation. For a deeper dive on Macfarlane, look no further than these two pieces written by Bleacher Report a ESPN. Standing opposite of Macfarlane will be Tackett, who lives a short jaunt away from Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., and has fought twice professionally since 2008.
2015 didn’t go as planned for Raphael Butler. The former professional boxer was forced to sit idle after Lorenzo Hood withdrew from their scheduled bout at “Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki” shortly before they were supposed to enter the cage. But now it’s 2016, and the 31-year-old has big plans, beginning with his “Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” foe, Tony Johnson. Fresh off a victory against former Bellator MMA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov, Johnson will once again look to implore his standout wrestling pedigree against a known striker to secure another victory.
Whakahoutia "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paora Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Āhuahira a'ee: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paora Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Kāri hukihuki:
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Āhuahira a'ee: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. Idrees Wasi (1-3)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paora Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” i runga i Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s first of 2016.
A pair of professional boxing bouts will be featured on the main card of the evening. Joel “Baby Bull” Pihopa (0-0-1) returns to action after more than a year’s absence to face MMA regular Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) in a light-heavyweight four-round bout. Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (10-1) will attempt to make it three wins in a row when he steps in the ring to face undefeated Tollison Lewis (2-0) in a six-round, non-title, super-welterweight contest. Both Berry and Lewis are coming off wins in the boxing ring at “NEF XX” tenei Whiringa mua.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (12-8) a Jon Lemke (5-3). Dubbed “The Battle for Bangor,” with both men living and training in the Bangor, Maine area, Boyington’s NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title will be on the line. Number-one contender Lemke will be looking to capture the first championship of his MMA career.
The co-main event of the evening on the professional MMA card will see local Lewiston-Auburn favorite Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (6-4) tango i runga i Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight matchup. Powell returns to the NEF cage for the first time since May 2014, while Erickson will be looking for his fourth consecutive win in Lewiston.
A total of three title fights will headline the amateur MMA side of the card. Young’s MMA standout Josh Harvey (5-1) defends his lightweight title against Florida’s Andrew “Ling-Ling” Tamayo (8-1). Karepe Farrington (3-0) aRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, ia Henry Clark (3-1) a Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
I tua atu, Erin Lamonte (5-0) a Randi Beth Boyington (1-2) are scheduled to face off in a women’s MMA bout. It will be a rematch of a contest won by Lamonte at “NEF XX.” Boyington’s supporters in the audience felt that the referee stopped the bout prematurely as Boyington was about to break out of, or had already broken out of, Lamonte’s armbar submission. After much back and forth among their respective supporters on social media, the rematch is expected to settle the issue once and for all.
The full “NEF 21” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):
NGAIO BOXING
148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (Te Hau-ā-uru Forks) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)
175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Institute)
NGAIO MMA
155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Independent) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (MMA o Young)
155 Hehe Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
AMATEUR MMA
170*TITLE Karepe Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)
155*TITLE Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (MMA o Young) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)
135*TITLE Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Institute) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NEW)
265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Fitness)
265 Countess Guillen 2-4 (Independent) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)
210 Ryan Glover 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)
205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) vs Reupena Redman 1-4 (Team Mass Effect)
155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Maine Kyokushin Karate) vs Frank Johanson 0-0 (CMBJJ)
155 Chad Murillo 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (MMA o Young)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)
135 Rawiri Thompson 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Irish)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Clifford Redman 0-3 (Mass Effect)
125 Brent Ouellette 0-1 (CMBJJ) vs John Parker 0-2 (Team Nitemare)
125 Justin Witham 1-3 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (TKD o Boyington / MMA o Young)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs TBD
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals,” e wahiRāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF 21” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH PITTING FORMER CHAMPION EMANUEL NEWTON AGAINST LINTON VASSELL COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 149: Shamrock VU. GRACIE’
Santa MONICA, Calif. (January 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " i runga i Feb. 19 i Center Toyota i Houston, Texas is now complete, with the addition of a light heavyweight rematch featuring former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) whakaminenga Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC).
The fight joins a card that already features a double main event — Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) tutaki Royce Gracie (14-2-3) mo te toru o te taime, me te Kimbo Poro (5-2) ka whawhai te tangata kua oti nei te te karanga ia ia i roto i mai mutu to ratou auhoaraa matahiti i ma'iri a'e, Dhafir Harris, pai ake mohiotia rite "Chest 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, ka Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.
Tikiti mo tenei tīmatanga aru'i toi hōia whakauru i tika $30 a kei runga i te hoko i Bellator.com inaianei, me te HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.
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Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: DYNAMITE.” Now, the pair of 205-pounders will look to re-establish themselves atop one of the deepest and most competitive divisions in Bellator MMA.
A former champion, Newton will be making his 12th appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion and hopes to duplicate the success he experienced at the expense of Vassell during "Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell” back in 2014. Better known as “The Hardcore Kid,” the 31-year-old has been half of some of the most memorable contests in Bellator MMA history, namely, his spinning-backfist finish of “King Mo” and his back-and-forth war with current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary.
Undoubtedly one of the goals for Vassell in 2016 is finding his way onto the recently announced Bellator MMA debut in London later this year. For this to come to fruition, “The Swarm” surely needs to redeem himself from the fifth-round, rear-naked choke submission defeat he suffered at the hands of his"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " hoariri. February 19 will mark the seventh time Vassell has competed under the Bellator MMA banner and “The Swarm” will be looking to add to his impressive finishing mark of 13 stoppages in 15 whakaora.
"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Kāri Fight Whakahōu
Bellator MMA Takahanga Main Openweight: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)
Bellator MMA Takahanga Main taumahamaha: Kimbo Poro (5-2) vs. Chest 5000 (2-0)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)
Bellator MMA Āhuahira Kōmāmā a'ee: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS
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SIZE AND POWER MEET TECHNIQUE IN NEF 21 BOXING MAIN EVENT
Lewiston, Maine (January 5, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” i runga i Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the main event of the professional boxing portion of the “NEF 21” kāri whawhai. Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (10-1) will take on the undefeated Tollison Lewis (2-0) in a super welterweight contest scheduled for six rounds.
“This is a classic battle of size and strength against technique,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “In one corner you have a polished boxer with a solid amateur background in the form of Brandon Berry, and he will be fighting in a heavier weight class in this bout. In the other corner you have a powerful brawler with an MMA background in the form of Tollison Lewis, and he has fought most of his career at 155 and 170-pounds. You can’t script a better contrast in styles for a bout like this. Just about anything could happen. It’s anyone’s fight. It’s going to be wild in the Colisee when this one goes off.”
Berry is coming off what many consider to be the defining win of his still-young professional career over gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (73-70-2) last November at “NEF XX.” Despite suffering a bad cut above his eye early in the fight, Berry maintained his composure and looked sharp on his way to a unanimous decision victory in the first eight-round fight of his career. The West Forks, Maine native was a 2013 Northern New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur. The fight with Lewis is expected to be the last Berry will compete in above his usual 140-pound junior welterweight division.
“It’s great to be getting back in action inside the ring so soon, especially after suffering such a nasty cut over my eye from my last fight in November,” said Berry. “Thank you NEF for putting yet another very tough opponent in front of me. Tollison is a class act in and out of the ring, and I think our styles will make a crowd pleasing bout. I remember being undefeated still and I know how important keeping the ‘0’ on the record is. Tollison is a big, strong athlete and I’m sure he will be more than prepared. Both him and I understand competition, and will most likely be friends after this event. I’m glad to be sharing this main event fight with him, and may the best man win!”
Tollison Lewis’s foray into the boxing world was unplanned. I roto i te Oketopa 2014, just 24-hours prior to the start of the first “NEF Boxing” takahanga, Lewis stepped in to face boxing veteran John Webster (8-7-1) after Webster’s previous opponent fell out. NEF executives, familiar with Lewis’s striking prowess in his MMA bouts, asked Lewis to take the fight at the last minute and Lewis did not hesitate to oblige. He went on to bully Webster for four rounds, (including knocking Webster out of the ring onto the timekeeper’s table), scoring a unanimous decision victory. This past November, in yet another dominant performance in the NEF boxing ring, Lewis stopped Zenon Herrera (0-1) with a third-round TKO. A win over a boxer of Berry’s caliber, e kore feaa, would propel Lewis to the next level in the sport. Lewis is a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) in Lewiston where he trains under boxing coach Scott Frost.
“Brandon is a tough guy and a good boxer,” Said Lewis. “I’m expecting a war. I’ll be bringing everything I got, and I know he will too, but I’m planning on staying undefeated. I’m not going to run my mouth. I have a lot of respect for Berry, but fans do not want to miss this. This fight will be a war and steal the night. Thank you NEF and Brandon, let’s do it man!”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals,” e wahiRāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF 21” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH EIGHT-HOUR TELEVISION MARATHON THISFRIDAY, Jan. 1 ON NBCSN
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RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED
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AO Welterweight TITLE
BOJAN VELICKOVIC
vs. Pineamine SMITH
CO-MAIN MAHI:
ADAM STROUP vs. JOHN Doll
Whitu pupūtanga
FRIDAY, TENUARE 15, 2016 Te noho i AXS TV
ORA i te Center 1STBANK, Broomfield, CO
Tīkiti i runga i Sale Na i ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Raa te riri 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 “Steel Serbian” 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. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
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Ko te kāri matua o 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. Heoi, 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 haora’ pānui. 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.
Ko te kāri matua o 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.
Ko te ki tonu i RFA 34 Kia ka kauwhautia kāri tuatahi, me te ētahi atu pārongo e pā ana ki tenei kaupapa hohoro. RFA 34 e whitu hui te whakatairanga o ki te tango i te wahi i roto i te āhua o Colorado. Ko te kāri matua katoa o RFA 34 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT i te Rāmere, January 15, 2016.
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram i RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Mō RFA: RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. E whakaatu ana i te RFA ngā ora i runga i te kaupapa, tae atu Las Vegas marama a tawhio noa te United States, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 43 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS: Rongonui mo ona ngā kaupapa Mixed Rāmere Night aotia Arts me Kickboxing AXS TV whawhai he. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other pouaka whakaata whatunga.“The Voice” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC nga po Rāmere i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.
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