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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PANGUNAHING EVENT:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
KARAGDAGANG:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO
Las Vegas, Nevada – Pagkabuhay-aaway Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Magpanday will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. Ang kanyang unang pagtatanggol pamagat ay magiging laban sa #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. Nagaganap ang kaganapan Biyernes, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Ay televised sa buong pangunahing card live at sa buong bansa sa AXS TV sa 10 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. PT.
“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Isinaad na Soares. “Benjamin Smith was completely dominant in winning the title, while Gilbert Smith was valiant in his last title fight by going 5 rounds with a guy who missed weight by 5 pounds. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.”
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Benjamin Smith (14-2) returns to the RFA octagon after winning the vacant RFA welterweight strap with a dominant TKO victory over Tat Romero in March. That win came after he bested Josh Cavan in the co-main event of RFA 20 to close out last year. Smith has been perfect in MMA for the past two years and is currently riding a 6-fight winning streak. The surging Minnesota based fighter now looks to solidify his control of the RFA welterweight division with his first title defense.
“It feels great to be defending my title in Coloradang, dahil sa I had a great experience fighting there in November,” Said Smith. “I won the title back in March and this is a great opportunity. It gives me holding status. Gilbert Smith has a great last name. He’s also a really physically strong competitor. I look forward to finishing him and keeping the belt at RFA 26 on June 5th.”
Gilbert Smith (10-4) enters the title fight looking for redemption and some vindication after his first shot at the title in January was hindered when his opponent egregiously missed weight by 5-pounds. The always-game Smith agreed to take the fight anyway, but the brazen weight advantage that his opponent possessed, played a pivotal and unfair role in the outcome of their 5-round affair. Smith is now eager to get his shot at the title on a level playing field.
“Unang una, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Ipinaliwanag Smith. “It will be nice to get redemption. I do wish my opponent made weight in the last fight, but I ended up learning a lot from that fight. I was back in the gym on the Wednesday after the fight and I have filled in the holes that I needed to fix. Benjamin Smith is a deserving champion. He’s a good grappler that has been working on his boxing, but he has a similar style to me. That will play to my advantage. I don’t know how, but I will finish him, and get that belt strapped around my waist in front of my friends and family in Colorado.”
RFA 26 will also see the return of former RFA bantamweight title challenger Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2). He faces fellow two-time RFA vet Bruno Frazatto (6-2). Mercado has NCAA Division I wrestling credentials, while Frazatto is a highly-decorated jiu-jitsu black belt. The main card will feature another pair of RFA bantamweights that are both known for their exciting and action-packed fights. Hawaiian striking sensation Boston Salmon (3-0) will look to keep his flawless record intact with a fourth straight TKO win. He will face collegiate wrestler and three-time RFA vet Danny Mainus (3-3) in a bout that has “Labanan ng Gabi” nakasulat sa lahat ng dako ito.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts sa RFA 26 naisl 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” sa 2015. Ang buong pangunahing card ng RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. PT sa Biyernes, June 5th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Tungkol sa RFA:
RFA ay isang propesyonal na halo-halong militar sining pag-promote na nagbibigay sa tumataas na mga bituin at mga nangungunang contenders ng pagkakataon upang patunayan ang kanilang mga talento sa mga tagahanga at mga lider sa industriya. Ang RFA nagtatanghal live na kaganapan sa isang buwanang batayan sa buong Estados Unidos kabilang ang Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver at Milwaukee. RFA ay maaaring makita live sa paglipas ng 43 milyong mga tahanan sa buong bansa sa pamamagitan nito telebisyon deal sa AXS TV. Batay sa Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ay isa sa mga pinaka-aktibo at iginagalang MMA organisasyon sa pinakamabilis na lumalagong isport sa buong mundo. (Ang Octagon, Ultimate Labanan Championship®, UFC®, isangd the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Lahat ng karapatan ay nakalaan).
Tungkol sa AXS TV Fights:
AXS TV Fights ay kilala para sa kanyang pangkalahatang kinikilala Mixed Martial Arts at Kickboxing kaganapan Biyernes ng Gabi. Tulad ng iyong Home Para sa MMA, AXS TV ay gumagamit ng isang malawak na network ng mga promo mula sa Estados Unidos, Canada, at Europa. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “Ang Voice” Michael Schiavello at limang-time MMA sa buong mundo kampeon Pat Miletich magbigay ng mga manonood sa mga dalubhasang pag-play-by-play, malalim na mandirigma coverage, at malawak na pag-aaral sa bawat pakikipaglaban card. AXS TV broadcast ng world-class LIVE away mga kaganapan mula sa RFA, Lion Labanan, Legacy FC, at MFC bawat Biyernes ng gabi sa 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AT.
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