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Borrokatu Network aurkezten RFA 26 ZUZENEKO, WSOF 21 Ostirala, June 5 Aurrera 10 p.m. ETA

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TORONTO (June 4, 2015 — Fight Network, munduko ataria 24/7 telebista kate eskainitako borroka kirol estaldura osatzeko, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, June 5, hassiric 10 p.m. aurkezpen zuzeneko batekin 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, Kanadan.

 

Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, eta orokorrean baino gehiagotan 30 Europa osoko herrialdeetan, Afrika eta Ekialde.

 

Zuzeneko airearen at 10 p.m. ETA, 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). Co-nagusia gertatuz gero, 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. Ekitaldi nagusian, 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) cumple Chuka “Lion King” Willis(4-0), gehiago Markatu “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) gudu Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.

 

The live action continues on Saturday, June 6, hassiric 9 a.m. ETA batera M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Errusiak, protagonista Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, gehiago Lee Morrison (12-5) aurpegiak Pavel Vitruk (12-1) luma ekintzan, eta ukitzen Alexei Kudin (19-8) eta Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Fight Network’s live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 58 egingo Cablevision en Optimum TV aire, Grande Komunikazioak, Shentel Kable eta Armstrong Kable AEBetan, Kanadan, nazio mailako, Ipar Amerikan zehar Roku gailu, eta orokorrean baino gehiagotan 30 Europa osoko herrialdeetan, Afrika eta Ekialde.

 

Geroago, Fight Network will televise the Zuzeneko prelims egiteko UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson esklusiboki Kanadako 8 p.m. ETA ra 10 p.m. ETA. 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 beteranoek.

 

Live pre-borroka estaldura izango prelims sartu ekar larunbatean evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 7 p.m. ETA, aurrebistak protagonista, predictions and analysis.

 

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Ostirala, June 5th RFA at 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrección Fighting Aliantza (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 Ostirala, 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,” Esanda Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. The 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 martxoan 2013, which took place at the same venue that Ostirala 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, Resurrección Fighting Aliantza, 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 Ostirala, June 5th Broomfield-eko 1.STBANK zentroan, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ETA / 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-zita nagusia:
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
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.
RFA buruz: RFA profesionalean mistoa arte martzialak izar goranzko eta goi contenders aukera beren zale eta liderrak talentua frogatzeko industrian ematen duen sustapena da. RFA zuzeneko United States inguruan hilero barne Las Vegas on ekitaldiak aurkeztu du, Los Angeles, Denver eta Milwaukee. RFA zuzeneko ikus daiteke baino gehiagotan 43 milioi etxe nazionalean bere telebista AXS TV akordio bidez. Oinarritutako Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA aktiboena eta errespetatu MMA azkarrena hazten kirolean erakundeek munduko nagusietako bat da. (Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, eta zortzi aldeko lehia esterilla eta kaiola diseinu inorenak Zuffa by marka erregistratuak dira, LLC. Eskubide guztiak erreserbatuta).
AXS TV Borrokak buruz: AXS TV Borrokak bere unibertsalki aitortu ezagunak Ostirala Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing ekitaldiak. As Your Home MMA For, AXS TV promozioak sare zabala aurkeztu dute Estatu Batuetatik darabil, Kanadan, eta Europan. Eta Asia telebista beste edozein sare baino gehiago LIVE borrokak emititzeko. “Ahots” Michael Schiavello eta bost aldiz MMA mundu-txapelduna Pat Miletich ematen ikusleek aditua play-play, sakona borrokalaria estaldura, eta borroka-txartel bakoitzari azterketa zabala. AXS TV emititzen RFA batetik, mundu-mailako LIVE borrokan ekitaldiak, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, eta MFC guztietan Ostirala at night 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ETA.

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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
Ekitaldi nagusia:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
arin Showdown


LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrección Fighting Aliantza (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. Ekitaldia gertatzen ostiralean, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Txartel nagusia osoan zuzeneko telebistaz egingo dira eta AXS telebistan nazionala 10 p.m. ETA / 7 p.m. PT.
RFA sarrerak 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Sarrerak hasteko $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-zita nagusia:
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 on the RFA 26 azpiancard 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 “Mendeurreneko Estatua” in 2015. The RFA txartel nagusia osoan 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ETA / 7 p.m. PT ostiralean, 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.
RFA buruz: RFA profesionalean mistoa arte martzialak izar goranzko eta goi contenders aukera beren zale eta liderrak talentua frogatzeko industrian ematen duen sustapena da. RFA zuzeneko United States inguruan hilero barne Las Vegas on ekitaldiak aurkeztu du, Los Angeles, Denver eta Milwaukee. RFA zuzeneko ikus daiteke baino gehiagotan 43 milioi etxe nazionalean bere telebista AXS TV akordio bidez. Oinarritutako Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA aktiboena eta errespetatu MMA azkarrena hazten kirolean erakundeek munduko nagusietako bat da. (Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, eta zortzi aldeko lehia esterilla eta kaiola diseinu inorenak Zuffa by marka erregistratuak dira, LLC. Eskubide guztiak erreserbatuta).
AXS TV Borrokak buruz: AXS TV Borrokak bere unibertsalki aitortu Ostirala Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing ekitaldiak ezagunak. As Your Home MMA For, AXS TV promozioak sare zabala aurkeztu dute Estatu Batuetatik darabil, Kanadan, eta Europan. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Ahots” Michael Schiavello eta bost aldiz MMA mundu-txapelduna Pat Miletich ematen ikusleek aditua play-play, sakona borrokalaria estaldura, eta borroka-txartel bakoitzari azterketa zabala. AXS TV emititzen RFA batetik, mundu-mailako LIVE borrokan ekitaldiak, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, eta MFC Ostiral gauero 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ETA.
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RFA RETURNS TO MILE HIGH CITY TO CROWN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
Ekitaldi nagusia:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
GEHIAGO:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO



LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrección Fighting Aliantza (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. Bere lehen titulua defentsa egingo aurka izango #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. Ekitaldia gertatzen ostiralean, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Txartel nagusia osoan zuzeneko telebistaz egingo dira eta AXS telebistan nazionala 10 p.m. ETA / 7 p.m. PT.

“Smith vs. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” Esanda 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 kilo. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.”
RFA sarrerak 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Sarrerak hasteko $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
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 Coloraddu, geroztik I had a great experience fighting there in November,” esan zuen 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.
“Lehenik eta behin,, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith azaldu. “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 “Gauaren Fight” idatzi gainean.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts RFA at 26 Nahil 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 “Mendeurreneko Estatua” in 2015. The RFA txartel nagusia osoan 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ETA / 7 p.m. PT ostiralean, 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.
RFA buruz:
RFA profesionalean mistoa arte martzialak izar goranzko eta goi contenders aukera beren zale eta liderrak talentua frogatzeko industrian ematen duen sustapena da. RFA zuzeneko United States inguruan hilero barne Las Vegas on ekitaldiak aurkeztu du, Los Angeles, Denver eta Milwaukee. RFA zuzeneko ikus daiteke baino gehiagotan 43 milioi etxe nazionalean bere telebista AXS TV akordio bidez. Oinarritutako Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA aktiboena eta errespetatu MMA azkarrena hazten kirolean erakundeek munduko nagusietako bat da. (Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Eskubide guztiak erreserbatuta).
AXS TV Borrokak buruz:
AXS TV Borrokak bere unibertsalki aitortu Ostirala Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing ekitaldiak ezagunak. As Your Home MMA For, AXS TV promozioak sare zabala aurkeztu dute Estatu Batuetatik darabil, Kanadan, eta Europan. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “Ahots” Michael Schiavello eta bost aldiz MMA mundu-txapelduna Pat Miletich ematen ikusleek aditua play-play, sakona borrokalaria estaldura, eta borroka-txartel bakoitzari azterketa zabala. AXS TV emititzen RFA batetik, mundu-mailako LIVE borrokan ekitaldiak, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, eta MFC Ostiral gauero 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ETA.