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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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FEATURE Sib ntaus:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Friday, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.

The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 13th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Hais Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. RauLub kaum hli ntuj 13th, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) thiab nyob rau hauv 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series Qhov kawg Fighter (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT):
Main tshwm sim | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Mathais Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main kev tshwm sim | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Poj niam Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– LaRue zos hu ua Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. RFA thiab Legacy FC tau launched rau cov hauj lwm ntawm ntau tshaj 100 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 24 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.
mixed martial arts, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

MAIN kev tshwm sim:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT ua tsov ua rog
NTXIV:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Friday, AUGUST 25th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will make its third trip to Minnesota at the end of August with a welterweight headliner and the return of two revered Minnesotans.
Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Hais Soares. “We have a great history of bringing exciting fights to the area, and this card will continue that tradition. Both Curry and Barnes have shown to be aggressive, physical fighters, and I really want to see how this match up plays out. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we look forward to bringing LFA 20 to the Mystic Lake Showroom on August 25th.”
Tickets for LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes are available for purchase NOW at MysticLake.com.
Curry (9-1) has transformed himself from one of Minnesota’s most popular fighters to one of the sport’s most exciting and promising prospects. The man aptly known as “Blitz” has decimated his last two opponents since moving up to welterweight. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, all nine men that he has defeated, never saw the final round. Curry is able to do this by utilizing a unique blend of technical grappling and stout ground-and-pound. The 27-year-old Minnesotan now faces a huge test as he gets set to headline his first televised event at LFA 20.
Barnes (11-2) makes his LFA debut roughly twelve months after competing for the RFA welterweight world title. The Wyoming native, who now calls San Diego, California home, has taken the time since that fight to strengthen his already formidable skill set. After coming up short in that title fight to a man who was then immediately signed to the UFC, the 26-year-old known as “The Phoenix” will look to live by the famous words of S.A. Sachs: “Hope rises like a Phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” The Phoenix will look to rise again at LFA 20.
Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “Lub Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) thiab “Nasty” Nate Jennerman (9-2) will face off in a high-stakes affair as the two contenders jockey for position at the top of the division. The pair of featherweight standouts share more than just identical records. They both have roots in the famed RFA promotion. Moffett who trains at The MMA LAB in Glendale, Arizona competed three times for the RFA. Meanwhile, Jennerman who trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin finished his amateur career for the promotion.
The main card of LFA 20 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold. Tom qab ib tug rau ib tug thiab ib nrab xyoo hiatus los ntawm kev ua si nawv, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Khauj tsiav” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) yog ib tug ntawm cov feem ntau fwm poj niam nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. She has enjoyed an illustrious professional MMA career that dates back fifteen years. A true pioneer in women’s MMA, the warrior known as “Blood Red” has been there moving behind the scenes, cutting a bloody path through the ages until suddenly, just like that, she up and disappeared in 2011. Now she is back at 125-pounds, ready to stake a claim at the top of the division.
Stanley (5-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Kobold back to the sport she helped pioneer. The San Diego native has built a career around an explosive striking base that has earned her a reputation as one of the most feared knockout artists in the division. The RFA vet holds one of the fastest knockouts in combat sports. That knockout came in 5-seconds with a highlight reel Flying Spinning Hook Kick back in 2014. “Khauj tsiav” has earned four of her five wins by way of KO or TKO and now looks to pick up the biggest win of her career at LFA 20.
Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT):
Main tshwm sim | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main kev tshwm sim | Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Poj niam Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. RFA thiab Legacy FC tau launched rau cov hauj lwm ntawm ntau tshaj 100 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA thiab Legacy FC tuav ua ke cuaj txheej xwm nyob rau hauv lub “Thaj av ntawm 10,000 Pas dej” ua ntej lub merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 20 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.
mixed martial arts, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO MMA HOTBED IN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH LFA 19: MICHAUD vs.RODRIGUES

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, AUGUST 18th LIVE on AXS TV
SANFORD PENTAGON in SIOUX FALLS, SD
Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will continue its tradition of MMA excellence in South Dakota at LFA 19. This is a rich and exciting history that began three years ago at RFA 17, which served as the state’s first sanctioned MMA event.
Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Phem Tub” Rodrigues. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Friday, Lub yim hli ntuj muaj 18 nyob rau ntawm lub Sanford Pentagon nyob rau hauv Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Hais Soares. “We brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state at RFA 17, we hosted the first MMA world title fight in the state, and ten of the fighters that competed for us in South Dakota have gone on to fight in the UFC.”
Tickets for LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets at CombatTickets.com.
Michaud (11-3) is one of the most beloved and successful fighters to hail from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the western side of the state, Michaud won a state title in wrestling for Pine Ridge High School during his senior season. He went on to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level for South Dakota State University (SDSU) before crossing over into MMA. Tus txiv neej lub npe hu ua “Bulldawg” has competed at the highest level of MMA as well. Michaud was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 16) and fought three times for the UFC. Since leaving the UFC, Michaud has earned dominant wins for the RFA and LFA. The MMA LAB product now returns to his home state in the main event of LFA 19.
Rodrigues (20-7) has run roughshod over the MMA scene in Brazil for the past 11 xyoo. The Brazilian known as “Phem Tub” made his professional MMA debut when he was only 17-years-old. He has since made an indelible mark on the fight scene in his home country. The Nova União trained fighter won one of Brazil’s most prestigious titles, when he captured the Jungle Fight world title in 2015. That win came during an impressive streak, which has seen Rodrigues win seven of his last eight fights over the past four years. Rodrigues is now looking to make his name known on a global scale when makes his highly-anticipated international debut on Lub yim hli ntuj muaj 18. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
LFA 19 will continue a rich and fascinating history of MMA greatness in the state of South Dakota. This history began three summers ago at RFA 17. That event was the first sanctioned MMA event in the state’s history. RFA 17 hosted the first two world title fights in South Dakota history and also served as the first MMA event in the state that was televised worldwide. RFA 37 was the final RFA event in the state of South Dakota and it was featured on UFC President Dana White’s hit reality show Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Five fighters from that event were signed to the UFC and another two signed with Bellator. That includes every fighter that won on the main card and another fighter that won on the undercard.
RFA visited South Dakota a total of four times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those four events. Ten fighters went on to compete for the UFC and five more would go on to fight for Bellator. Christos Giagos, Luke Sanders, Devin Clark, Geane Herrera, Khalil Rountree, Mathais Lopez, Terrion khoom, Jordan Johnson, Joe Gigliotti, and Brian Camozzi are the ten fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with the UFC. Justin Lawrence, Mark Dickman, Francisco Fabkis, Leandro Higo, and Logan Storley are the five fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with Bellator.
Tam sim no tshaj tawm Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT):
Main tshwm sim | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Feature Bout | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. RFA thiab Legacy FC tau launched rau cov hauj lwm ntawm ntau tshaj 100 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Lub Mount Rushmore lub xeev” four times before the merger. That includes RFA 17, which was the first sanctioned MMA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. Further information about LFA 19 yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 19 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.
mixed martial arts, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA WITH ANOTHER WORLD TITLE

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LFA theem
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
TO THE “SOONER STATE” IN AUGUST
LFA 18 – AGUILAR vs. RADER

MAIN kev tshwm sim:
LFA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
KEVIN “ANGEL OF DEATH” AGUILAR
vs.
LFA #1 CONTENDER
JUSTIN “DARTH” RADER
FEATHERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
CHRIS HARRIS
Middleweight showdown
SPECIAL ATTRACTION:
UFC VET
MIKE “THE TRUTH” Jackson
vs.
Cris Cyborg’s older brother
RAFAEL “JACKAL” JUSTINO
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, AUGUST 4th LIVE on AXS TV
FIRELAKE ARENA in SHAWNEE, Oklahoma
Tickets are on sale NOW through StubWire.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be bringining a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma to kick off a busy August schedule.
Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 18 will feature the return of LFA featherweight champion Kevin “The Angel of Death” Aguilar. He will put his title on the line against LFA featherweight #1 contender Justin “Darth” Rader in one of the most highly-anticipated featherweight title fights of the year. LFA 18 – Aguilar vs. Rader takes place Friday, August 4th at the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA is bringing a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma at LFA 18,” Hais Soares. “Kevin Aguilar is the LFA featherweight world champion and one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. He won the title with one of the best knockouts of the year at LFA 4. Aguilar will defend his title for the first time against Justin Rader, who is a world-class grappler and the #1 contender. Rader earned his shot at the title with his big win at LFA 15.”
Tickets for LFA 18 – Aguilar vs. Rader are available for purchase NOW at StubWire.com.
Aguilar (12-1) has long been considered one of the top pound-for-pound prospects in MMA. In February, the final Legacy FC featherweight champion strengthened that argument by capturing the inaugural LFA featherweight title against his longtime rival Damon Jackson with one of the most talked about knockout victories of the year. The proud Texan trains alongside LFA welterweight champion Derrick Krantz in Longview, Texas, but will have his first title defense on the road. Aguilar will put his title on the line when he heads into enemy territory to face one of the most revered fighters in the state of Oklahoma.
“I’ve been training nonstop and getting ready for defend my title. Now I get to show everyone what I’ve been working on,” Aguilar explained. “I’m looking forward to fighting in enemy territory, because that is the life of a champion. I will win over the crowd with an exciting fight. Justin Rader is a world-class grappler and I’m excited that he signed the paperwork. He has earned his shot. I have been training harder than I have ever trained before and I can’t wait to defend my title at LFA 18.”
Rader (7-2) is one of the most decorated grapplers to hail from a state that is synonymous with grappling. The proud Oklahoman is a two-time IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt, he is a 2013 ADCC Submission Grappling World Championship bronze medalist, and he was the runner-up in the Oklahoma high school wrestling championship in 2005. Rader also holds the distinct honor of being Rafael Lovato Jr.’s first black belt in jiu-jitsu. Rader will now look to add the biggest piece of hardware to his massive trophy case when he vies for the LFA featherweight title.
“I’m fighting The Angel of Death. His nickname says it all,” Rader exclaimed. “Kevin Aguilar is without a doubt, the best fighter I have ever faced. He is extremely dangerous, seasoned, and his fight demeanor is second to none. He stays at home and doesn’t force anything. The best opponents always pull the best out of me. I just fought a little over a week ago, so to be able to turn around and fight for the title four weeks later is a great opportunity. When opportunity knocks, I answer.”
Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 18 will feature a high-stakes middleweight showdown between two of the most popular middleweight prospects in the promotion. Brendan Allen (7-2) returns to the LFA Octagon after engaging in a five-round war with Eryk Anders for the inaugural LFA middleweight title in the main event of LFA 14. He came up short on the judge’s score cards, but won over a large new fan base due to the entertaining title contest that is a front-runner for “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo”. Allen now looks to bounce back into title contention when he faces Chris Harris (9-1) in the co-main event of LFA 18. Harris is coming off a dominant win over Cortez Coleman in the co-main event of LFA 15 lub hli tas los. He utilized his impressive striking skills throughout the contest and is eager to do the same next month in the co-main event of LFA 18.
LFA 18 will also feature a special attraction at welterweight. Rafael “Jackal” Justin (2-1) will make his LFA debut just six days after his younger sister Cris “Cyborg” Justino fights for the UFC women’s featherweight tile at UFC 214. He will meet UFC vet and wildly popular media personality Mike “Qhov tseeb” Jackson (0-1) who holds the impressive distinction of being one of only a handful of fighters to make their professional MMA debut in the UFC.
Tam sim no tshaj tawm Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT)
Main tshwm sim | Featherweight Title Bout (145 lb)
– Kevin Aguilar (12-1) vs. Justin Rader (7-2)
Co-Main kev tshwm sim | Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
– Brendan Allen (7-2) vs. Chris Harris (9-1)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Braden Smith (8-1) vs. Chancey Foxworth (6-4)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Rafael Justino (2-1) vs. Mike Jackson (0-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Tyler Shinn (8-3) vs. Chris Kelades (9-3)
Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Daryl Wilson (6-1) vs. Jarrod Card (16-8-1)
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 100 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
LFA 18 will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Oklahoma after the merger. Legacy FC visited “The Sooner State” seven times before the merger. Further information about LFA 18 yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 18 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.

Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.
boxing, mixed martial arts, MMA, Nplua nuj Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale

FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia: Weekly Wrap Up

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Tony Penecale, Tom Padgett and Rich Bergeron break down the week that was in combat sports and look forward to upcoming events in this September 22 broadcast. We discuss Liam Smith’s brutal knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez, preview Kovalev vs. Pawg ntseeg, and outline the upcoming weekend’s boxing schedule. We also discuss Don King’s “N-word” slip and a couple examples of fighters being upset with the rigors of fighting professionally. Thawj, we examine why Joe Warren had no sponsors going into his bout last Friday that served as the co-main event of Bellator 161. Then we delve into the Al Iaquinta contract dispute with the UFC that took him off UFC 205 recently. We also look back on UFC Fight Night 94 and preview UFC Fight Night 95.

 

mixed martial arts, MMA, RFA

RFA 41 – GIGLIOTTI vs. GILES

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
“CAPO” JOE GIGLIOTTI vs. TREVIN GILES
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDER BOUT
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
JAMALL EMMERS vs. RIVALDO JUNIOR
FEATHERWEIGHT ua tsov ua rog
Friday, JULY 29TH, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
LIVE at the COWBOYS DANCE HALL in SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Tickets are on sale NOW through Cowboys.ApexTicketing.nrog
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA is heading to Texas at the end of July. Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 will feature an explosive showdown between two of the sport’s top middleweight prospects. “Capo” Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles have finished every man they have faced in MMA and will now take aim at each other. RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will take place Friday, July 29th at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“I am thrilled to be bringing the RFA to Texas,” Hais Soares. “Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 features two of MMA’s top young talents. Joe Gigliotti and Trevin Giles are both undefeated and have stopped all of their opponents. This is an epic battle that Texas fight fans deserve.”
Daim pib rau RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles are available for purchase NOW at Cowboys.ApexTicketing.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Gigliotti (7-0) has quickly gained the reputation as one of MMA’s most feared fighters. The 22-year-old Ohio native has finished all seven of his opponents. That includes the 58-second destruction of former RFA title challenger John Poppie at RFA 37 nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis. That fight took place with UFC President Dana White sitting cageside. The UFC boss had very positive things to say to Gigliotti after the bout, which he used as added motivation heading into his next fight that was scheduled as the featured fight of RFA 39 no yav dhau los Friday in Chicagoland. That fight, Txawm li cas los, fell apart when his opponent Daniel Vizcaya backed out of the fight after badly missing weight. The Bellator and The Ultimate Fighter vet Vizcaya showed up to the RFA 39 weigh-in a whopping 7-pounds over the contracted weight. Gigliotti said he would fight Vizcaya anyway without even taking a percentage of his purse. The hometown veteran fighter Vizcaya backed out of the fight regardless.
Giles (6-0) is cut from the same cloth as Gigliotti. Not only is he a top undefeated middleweight prospect who has showcased his talents on AXS TV, but the 23-year-old Texan has also finished every man put in front of him. Tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, Giles is down to fight anyone, nyob qhov twg, anytime and happily accepted the invitation to fight “Capo Joe” in his hometown of San Antonio. Rau Friday, July 29th, RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles in “Alamo City” will bring a new meaning to the Battle of the Alamo.
Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 41 will feature a high-stakes featherweight war between a former RFA lightweight title challenger and a seasoned MMA vet from the Amazon region of northern Brazil. Jamall Emmers (9-3), who fights out of Pinnacle MMA in southern California, is coming off an action-packed lightweight title challenge in the main event of RFA 38 earlier this month. Emmers stepped up on a week’s notice and took RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés into the fifth round. The fight impressed UFC President Dana White, who was sitting cageside for the event.
Emmers will return to his former residence of San Antonio to face Rivaldo Junior (15-5-2), who is a native of Manaus, Brazil that now calls San Antonio home. The longtime Brazilian veteran of MMA has fought professionally for over 10 xyoo. He has fought for prestigious Brazilian promotions Jungle Fight and Shooto Brazil and at one point had a fight scheduled with Raoni Barcelos, who is currently the reigning RFA featherweight champion. Junior looks to make his long-awaited international MMA debut in a bout he hopes will take him one step closer to finally challenging his fellow countryman Barcelos.
Cov tag nrho RFA 41 sib ntaus card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 41 will be the promotion’s first event to take place in “The Lone Star State” of Texas and it will be the sixteenth state that the RFA has visited. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, July 29th.
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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).

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RFA IS GOING TO CHICAGOLAND WITH RFA 39 – BARCELOS vs. MOFFETT

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MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Raoni BARCELOS
vs.
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
FEATHERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
Friday, JUNE 17th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at THE HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER
in HAMMOND, INDIANA
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 the RFA will be making its first trip to Chicagoland in June with a championship headliner. Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 39 features the first title defense of RFA featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos. He will put his title on the line against top prospect and local favorite Bobby “Lub Wolfman” Moffett. RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett takes place Friday, June 17th at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited about bringing a world title fight to Hammond” Hais Soares. “Our Featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos will defend his title for the first time against number one contender Bobby Moffett. These are two of the top featherweight prospects in the world and it’s the perfect way to show fight fans in the Chicago area what the RFA is all about.”
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Barcelos (9-1) will defend his RFA featherweight title for the first time after enjoying a dominant 2015, which many MMA pundits saw coming several years ago. Barcelos was pegged for greatness in MMA before ever stepping foot inside a steel cage. The son of Jiu-Jitsu coral (red-and-black) belt Laerte Barcelos, he began learning “The Gentle Art” at age two. Ces, unlike many Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Barcelos found success in Freestyle Wrestling where he competed as a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Txawm li cas los, his rare blend of high-level grappling disciplines isn’t what makes him special among top MMA prospects. It is the fact he possesses ample striking power that can also get the job done. This is evident in the fact that more than half of his victories have come via KO or TKO, which includes the first round KO of previously undefeated NCAA Division I All-American wrestler Jamal Parks at RFA 23. Barcelos is now looking to do the same to another top prospect as he prepares for his first RFA title defense.
“I am very happy to defend my RFA world title at RFA 39,” hais Barcelos. “RFA shows the best new MMA talent in the world and it is now televised live here in Brazil. My friends, tsev neeg, and teammates now have the opportunity to watch me fight live on Esporte Interativo. It’s a dream come true and an honor to be a champion of a great event like the RFA. This belt is coming back home to Brazil with me in June.”
Moffett (8-1) is coming into this fight with a lot of momentum. He is riding a four-fight win streak, which includes a victory over longtime RFA vet Dan Moret at RFA 24. Moffett was born and raised 10 miles from the venue just across the state border in Homewood, Illinois. The task of defending home turf and capturing the RFA featherweight title has only increased the hunger of this exciting young prospect. This is a hunger “Lub Wolfman” will need as he faces the most dangerous opponent in his career. To quote the classic 2010 film that shares his nickname, “I didn’t know you hunted monsters? Sometimes monsters hunt you.” Moffett is now eager to channel his inner lycanthrope at RFA 39.
“I am just very grateful that the biggest fight of my career will be at home in front of my family and friends,” Moffett explained. “I feel that everything I’ve been working for has now come to fruition. Barcelos is a tough. He’s a very good fighter and the champion. I’m honored that he wants to fight me. I’m looking forward to taking the next step in my career by winning the RFA title on June 17th.”
The full fight card for RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett will be announced soon. This will be the RFA’s first event to take place in “The Hoosier State” of Indiana and it will be the fifteenth state that the RFA has visited. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 39 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT no Friday, June 17th.
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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.
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RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED

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WELTERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
BOJAN VELICKOVIC

vs. Benjamin SMITH
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
ADAM STROUP vs. JOHN menyuam roj hmab
Middleweight showdown
Friday, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 15, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
NYOB ntawm lub 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus 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 “Serbian Steel” 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. 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.
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Cov ntsiab card ntawm 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. Txawm li cas los, 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 teev’ daim ntawv ceeb toom. 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.
Cov ntsiab card ntawm 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.
Cov tag nrho RFA 34 yam ua ntej card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 34 yuav cov qib lub xya tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th, 2016.
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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®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Tag nrho cov cai qhaib).

Hais txog AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights yog renowned rau nws universally paub tias Friday Night 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. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other TV network.“The Voice” 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 hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
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RFA rov qab los rau Colorado NROG RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH

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yees duab khab nias: sherdog.com
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
BOJAN “Serbian STEEL” VELICKOVIC
vs. Benjamin SMITH
WELTERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB TITLE
Friday, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 15, 2016 NYOB RAU AXS TV
NYOB ntawm lub 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob ALTITUDETICKETS.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no tias cov qib yuav rov qab mus rau Colorado nrog RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj mus ncaws tawm lub xyoo tshiab. Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav feature ib tug welterweight title kev sib ntaus ntawm ob tug ntawm cov division lub feem ntau accomplished neeg tua hluav taws raws li Bojan “Serbian Steel” Velickovic battles qub RFA welterweight zus Benjamin Smith rau lub tsis muaj npe. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith yuav muab qhov chaw Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th inside 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.
“RFA muaj ib tug tibneeg hu tauj coob 2016 teem lub sij hawm thiab kuv zoo siab heev hais txog pib nws rov qab nyob rau hauv Colorado,” Hais Soares. “Bojan Velickovic thiab Benjamin Smith yuav tawm xov xwm RFA 34 rau cov tsis muaj welterweight title. Lawv yog ob tug ntawm cov feem ntau accomplished 170-phaus fighters nyob rau hauv RFA keeb kwm thiab nws yog ib txoj kev zoo rau ncaws tawm ntawm lub xyoo tshiab.”
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Velickovic (12-3) Khwv tau nyiaj nws npe tua tom qab mus ib tug zoo meej 3-0 nyob rau hauv 2015. Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj, lub Serbian destroyer khwv tau ib tug ceev thawj round TKO kov yeej lub seasoned MMA vet Chris Hugh ntawm RFA 24. Velickovic ces Vej raws li ib tug neeg ntawm pab neeg RFA ntawm lub historic RFA vs. Txojsia kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Tej zaum. Nws bout yog thawj match ntawm lub nce qib vs. nce qib kev sib tw thiab Velickovic khaws cov pivotal txhuas tawm yeej tiv thaiv Charles Byrd. Nws ces kaw tawm lub xyoo uas muaj hwjchim kov yeej dai kom zoo nkauj Armenian-Ukrainian wrestler Vardan Sholinian ntawm RFA 31. Velickovic tus yeej lawm Sholinian nyob rau hauv Las Vegas twb tiav nrog xwb 5 hnub’ daim ntawv ceeb toom. Tam sim no lub surging “Serbian Steel” zoo pib lub xyoo tshiab raws nraim li cas 2015 mus down — nrog nws txhais tes tau tsa.
“Thaum kuv pom tias kuv yuav tau txais ib tug RFA title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv, Kuv yog vey zoo siab,” Stated Velickovic. “Kuv xav tias kuv tsim nyog lub sij hawm no thiab nws tsis ua cas leej twg kuv yuav tsum ntsib. Kuv yuav sib ntaus sib tua tus neeg twg uas yog muab tso rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv. Kuv kuj zoo siab heev yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Colorado. Kuv tsiv ntawm no 3 lub hlis dhau los thiab nws twb pom tau tias zoo li lub tsev. Qhov no yuav ua tau tus thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 5 xyoo uas kuv tau mus sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub qhov chaw uas kuv nyob. Ben Smith thiab kuv tiv thaiv nyob rau tib daim ntawv ob zaug rau RFA thiab nws yog ib tug tiag tiag tawv tug yawg. Nws yuav los cuag tua thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau peb title sib ntaus rauLub ib hlis ntuj 15th.”
Smith (15-3) kuj xaus lawm tas xyoo nyob siab ntawv nrog ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab kov yeej lub yav tas los undefeated Craig Eckelberg ntawm RFA 32 lub hli tas los. Lub yeej tuaj nyob rau lub heels ntawm ob sib law liag RFA title fights uas Xamiv tau rau lub RFA nyob rau hauv 2015. Tam sim no tus thib ob-puas RFA welterweight zus yuav los nrhiav reclaim nws RFA mom nyob li cas nws pom raws li nws lub xeem caij ntawm UFC hwjchim ci ntsa iab. Uas caij tseem nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 34 tiv thaiv ib tug txiv neej nws muab qhia ntawv rau ob RFA 20 thiab RFA 24.
“Qhov no yog qhov kawg hurray rau Ole Ben Smith,” Xamiv tau piav tias. “Kuv twb tau lawm hais tias txoj kev ua ntej kuv kawg sib ntaus, tab sis kuv kuj xav kom muab tso rau ib tug exclamation point rau kuv cov hauj lwm los ntawm reclaiming kuv RFA npe thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj kuv txhaj nyob rau hauv lub UFC. Kuv tau txais lub yeej ntawm RFA 32, tiam sis kuv xav ib yam li kuv yuav ua li cas ntxiv, uas yog li cas kuv yuav qhia nyob rau hauv no tom ntej no kev sib ntaus. Colorado yeej ib txwm saib kuv zoo thiab kuv txaus siab sib tw muaj. Bojan yog ib tug zoo fighter, nws yog ib tug txiv leej tub marketable, thiab ib tug heev tsim nyog tus nrog sib ntaus. Thaum twg kuv twb muab lub sib ntaus, muaj yog tsis muaj txoj kev uas kuv yuav hais tsis muaj. Kuv nyiam lwv thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau lub npe sib ntaus nrog Bojan.”
Cov tag nrho RFA 34 sib ntaus card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 34 yuav cov qib lub xya tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Colorado. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 34 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15th, 2016.
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RFA rov qab los rau Nebraska NROG SMITH vs. JARDINE

Cia ib saib

 

MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Anthony “Lionheart” SMITH vs.
BROCK “LUB TSHUAB” JARDINE
Middleweight showdown
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Ryan “YOG KOJ NPAJ” ROBERTS vs.
POB “Prime SIJHAWM” Townsend
FEATHERWEIGHT ua tsov ua rog
BANTAMWEIGHT FEATURE Sib ntaus:
Darrick puas vs. Matt xim av
Friday, CUAJ HLIS muaj 18 NYOB RAU AXS TV
NYOB ntawm lub Pinnacale Bank Arena nyob rau hauv Lincoln, Nebraska
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no nyob Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) PResident Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no tias cov qib yuav rov qab mus tsev rau nws cov keeb kwm nyob rau Nebraska nrog RFA 30 nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj. Cov qib tuav nws thawj qhia tau tias nyob rau hauv lub “Cornhusker State” nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2011 thiab tau txij li thaum nce MMA kev tshwm sims kuvn 13 statES nyob 3 lub sij hawm aav. RFA 30 yuav muab qhov chaw Friday, Cuaj hlis muaj 18 hauv lub xeev-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena nyob rau hauv lub xeev cov capital nroog ntawm Lincoln, Nebraska. 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.

“RFA pib nyob rau hauv Nebraska thiab kuv zoo siab heev rau saib Anthony Smith thiab Brock Jardine ntxiv rau peb cov keeb kwm nyob rau hauv lub Cornhusker State,” Hais Soares. “Cov no yog cov ob surging UFC vets uas yog hais txog mus tsoo nyob rau hauv ib tug zoo heev ntsiab tshwm sim nyob rau RFA 30.”
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Smith (22-11) yog tam sim no enjoying ib txoj hauj lwm resurgence uas tau tso nws lub xeem tsib tw reeling thiab nrhiav cov lus teb. Smith, uas yog ib haiv neeg ntawm Nebraska nroog, Nebraska, sai sai sawv mus rau kev muaj npe nrov nyob rau hauv tov martial arts. Lug npe hu rau nws tsis muaj-nonsense mus kom ze rau sib ntaus sib tua, Smith racked li yeej-tom qab-yeej thiab sai pom nws tus kheej ib tug qub tub rog ntawm lub UFC, Strikeforce, thiab Bellator los ntawm lub sij hawm nws yog 25-xyoo-laus. Txawm li cas los, nws yog tsis mus txog rau thaum nws muab 25 hais tias nws xav hais tias nws yog thaum kawg tau kaw tag nrho cov qhov khoob nyob rau hauv nws MMA kev ua si. Uas raws taw tes rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm tau pab ncaj qha mus rau nws tsis ntev los no los cuag Vajtswv streak nqe lus hais txog rau hauv RFA 30 thiab nws yog tus pog txog showcasing nws daim ntawv tshiab rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nroog uas nws ua nws kev MMA debut nyob rau hauv 2008.

“Kuv tabtom super pumped txog headlining RFA 30 nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tus kivcua ntsawj nyob rau hauv Nebraska,” stated Smith. “Kuv tsis paub tej neeg tua hluav taws nrog kuv zoo ntawm kev pab. Koj yeej tsis tau 3,000 neeg. Uas suab nrov yog zoo nkauj npaum li cas ib tug thib peb tug txiv neej nyob rau hauv lub tawb thiab tsis muaj ib tug yog ntaus kuv nyob rau hauv Nebraska. Kuv loj hlob nyob rau hauv Nebraska nroog, Kuv ua neej nyob hauv Omaha, thiab kuv ua kuv pro debut nyob rau hauv Lincoln. Kuv kiv cua nyob rau hauv tag nrho peb lub zos yuav tsum muaj pom kuv yeej nyob rau hauv ntsoog loj heev zam rau Cuaj hlis muaj 18.”

Jardine (12-5) yog tam sim no enjoying ib txoj hauj lwm resurgence ntawm nws tus kheej, tam sim no hais tias nws yog rov qab sib tw raws li ib tug middleweight, qhov uas nws tau yeej tsis poob. Jardine, uas sib ob zaug rau lub UFC li welterweight, tuas ib txoj hauj lwm cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 7-0 ntawm 185-phaus. Uas muaj xws li yeej nyob rau hauv nws cov nag fights peb, uas muaj tag nrho cov coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv headliners nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev ntawm Utah xyoo no. Jardine khab nias nws lub taub hau cob qhia Rob Handley ntawm Tsis MMA nyob rau hauv West Jordan, Nyob hauv Utah kom nws tsis ntev los no yeej streak ntawm middleweight thiab zoo rau parlay uas khiav mus rau hauv ib txoj hauj lwm defining yeej ntawm RFA 30, uas nws pom li nws golden daim pib rov qab mus rau lub UFC.

“Kuv zoo siab heev tau ib feem ntawm ib tug zoo lub koom haum xws li cov RFA,” Jardine qw hais tias. “Txhua leej txhua tus paub li cas lub RFA yog tag nrho hais txog, tsim sab saum toj zeem muag thiab tau txais UFC vets rov qab mus rau lub loj qhia. Qhov no yuav yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus rau lub kiv cua, qhov twg tus khiav yuav zoo heev yooj yim tshum lawv daim pib rov qab mus rau lub UFC. Uas yog raws nraim li cas kuv npaj rau ua dab tsi nyob RFA 30.”
Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 30 kuj nta ib lub zos nyiam, uas yog nrhiav kom tau rov qab mus rau lub UFC. Uas yuav tsum tau Ryan “Yog Koj Npaj” Roberts (21-10-1), leej twg nyiam Smith, yog tseem caij lub zog ntawm ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak. Roberts feem ntau tsis ntev los no kev mus ua si yog nws feem ntau muaj nqis sib ntaus thaum lub sij hawm no mus dhia. Nws nres khub UFC vet Junior Hernandez ntawm TKO nyob rau hauv thawj round ntawm ib cheeb tsam title sib ntaus. Roberts yog tam sim no tab tom nrhiav kom tau lo rau nws winning txoj kev nyob rau hauv nws debut RFA.
“Kuv tabtom honored yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua li cov co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub RFA,” hais Roberts. “Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yog ib tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus featherweights rau lub roster thiab yuav tsum tau los ua pov thawj hais tias yog tag rau ib tawv RFA vet, uas yog rau ib tug yob sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Tennessee. Ua tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Lincoln yuav cia ib tug ntau ntawm kuv tus kivcua ntsawj, cov phooj ywg, thiab tsev neeg mus ua lub luv luv mus txawv tebchaws thiab liven li cov Pinnacle Bank Arena. Kuv yuav tsis tos kom tas no sib ntaus nrog cov neeg coob coob tsov nyob rau AXS TV.”

Mus txawv tebchaws mus rau hauv yeeb ncuab lub teb chaws los xauv tshuab raj nrog Roberts yuav tsum yog ib ntawm cov affable thiab entertaining neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Uas yuav tsis muaj lwm yam tshaj li Adas “Prime Lub sij hawm” Townsend (13-3), uas yuav tsum tau xa me nyuam rov mus cia rau featherweight rau no sib ntaus. Cov high-octane Tennessean ua nws debut ntawm RFA khaub-ncaws nyias nyob rau hauv Tej zaum, raws li ib feem ntawm lub RFA pab neeg uas yeej ib pab neeg ntawm Legacy neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub historic qib vs. nce qib kev tshwm sim uas coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv Robinsonville, Mississippi. Lub flamboyant Townsend, tam sim no zoo rau reassert nws tus kheej tiv thaiv nws cov khub RFA neeg tua hluav taws.

“Kuv zoo siab heev hais txog los rau lwm tus neeg hometown thiab hawb lawv nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lawv cov kiv cua,” Townsend qw hais tias. “Ua siab ncaj, Kuv loj heev thiab ceev ceev rau nws. Kuv yooj yim qhov zoo tshaj plaws fighter nws tau puas tau ntsib. Kuv xav tsis thoob li nws txawm txais qhov kev sib ntaus. Nws tej zaum yuav rov qab tawm ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus ib zaug nws pib saib daim kab xev rau kuv.”
Lub feature sib ntaus ntawm RFA 30 yuav kos tus cim rau rov qab los ntawm ib tug ntawm Xamiv lub neej phooj ywg los ntawm Nebraska nroog. Uas yuav tsum tau Darrick Minner, uas yuav tau ua nws thib tsib tsos rau hauv lub RFA Octagon. Minner tau pom nws txhais tes tsa nyob rau hauv peb RFA fights, uas muaj xws li ib tug yeej tshaj Marvin Blumer ntawm RFA 24 no yav dhau los peb hlis ntuj. Uas yeej yog ib tug tseem ceeb ua hauj lwm-defining lub sij hawm ntawd nyob rau hauv cov tub ntxhais fighter cov hom hauj lwm uas muaj ntau wondering deb npaum li cas nws yuav tshoom nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv. Tus txiv neej xav mus kuaj Minner lub peev xwm yog ib tug txiv neej uas tau ua nws tus kheej lub hnub qub ci zog los ntawm defeating heev-touted zeem muag nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj ob RFA fights. Uas yuav tsum tau Matt Brown (10-4), uas muaj ib tug sib ntaus sib tua style eerily reminiscent mus rau lub UFC welterweight lub hnub qub uas txoj tib lub npe.
Tsis tas li ntawd teem tseg rov qab mus rau lub RFA Octagon rau ntawm lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 30 yog yav tas los RFA sib title challenger Zach Juusola (10-3), plaub-lub sij hawm RFA vet Dan Moret (8-2), thiab qub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Nebraska wrestler James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola yuav fim Nebraska haiv neeg Robert Rojas (10-4) ntawm khaub-ncaws nyias, Moret zoo siab txais tos undefeated Grand Dawson (7-0) ntawm featherweight, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
Lub RFA 30 yam ua ntej card thiab qhia ntxiv txog qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 30 yuav cov qib lub thib rau kev tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv Nebraska txij li thaum nws pib teeb tsa los nyob rau hauv 2011. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 30 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Cuaj hlis muaj 18.
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