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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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FEATURE FIGHT:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Fredag, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting 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 Fredag, 13 oktober at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Uttalte Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. På13 oktober, 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) og i 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 The Ultimate 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.
Hovedkortet (Televised on AXS TV at 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT):
Main Event | Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Fjær Bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
I September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the 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. The entire main card of LFA 24 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
Vennligst besøk LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

MAIN EVENT:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN EVENT:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
MER:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Fredag, 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 Fighting 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.
The main event of 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 Fredag, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Uttalte 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. Faktisk, 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.
The co-main event of LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) og “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. I mellomtiden, 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. After a six and a half year hiatus from the sport, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Knoker” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) is one of the most respected women in the sport. 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. “Knoker” 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.
Hovedkortet (Televised on AXS TV at 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT):
Main Event | Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Fjær Bout (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
I September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. The entire main card of LFA 20 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
Vennligst besøk LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MMA HOTBED IN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH LFA 19: MICHAUD vs.RODRIGUES

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MAIN EVENT:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Fredag, AUGUST 18th LIVE on AXS TV
SANFORD PENTAGON in SIOUX FALLS, SD
Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting 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.
The main event of LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Fredag, 18 august ved Sanford Pentagon i Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Uttalte 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. The man known as “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 år. The Brazilian known as “Bad Boy” 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 18 august. 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, Matthew Lopez, Terrion varer, 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 Frankrike, Leandro Higo, and Logan Storley are the five fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with Bellator.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT):
Main Event | Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Feature Bout | Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
I September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Mount Rushmore State” 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 vil bli annonsert snart. The entire main card of LFA 19 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
Vennligst besøk LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA WITH ANOTHER WORLD TITLE

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

MAIN EVENT:
LFA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
KEVIN “ANGEL OF DEATH” AGUILAR
vs.
LFA #1 CONTENDER
JUSTIN “DARTH” RADER
FEATHERWEIGHT verden tittel
CO-MAIN EVENT:
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
CHRIS HARRIS
Mellom SHOWDOWN
SPECIAL ATTRACTION:
UFC VET
MIKE “THE TRUTH” JACKSON
vs.
Cris Cyborg’s older brother
RAFAEL “JACKAL” JUSTINO
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Fredag, AUGUST 4th LIVE on AXS TV
FIRELAKE ARENA in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Tickets are on sale NOW through StubWire.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting 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.
The main event of 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 Fredag, August 4th at the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
“LFA is bringing a featherweight world title fight to Oklahoma at LFA 18,” Uttalte 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 kandidat. 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.”
The co-main event of 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 “Fight of the Year”. 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 siste måned. 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 “The Truth” 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.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT)
Main Event | Featherweight Title Bout (145 lb)
– Kevin Aguilar (12-1) vs. Justin Rader (7-2)
Co-Main Event | Mellom Bout (185 lb)
– Brendan Allen (7-2) vs. Chris Harris (9-1)
Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Braden Smith (8-1) vs. Chancey Foxworth (6-4)
Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Rafael Justino (2-1) vs. Mike Jackson (0-1)
Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)
– Tyler Shinn (8-3) vs. Chris Kelades (9-3)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Daryl Wilson (6-1) vs. Jarrod Card (16-8-1)
I September, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the 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 vil bli annonsert snart. The entire main card of LFA 18 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.

Vennligst besøk LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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FNU Kampsport Show: 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 kringkasting. We discuss Liam Smith’s brutal knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez, preview Kovalev vs. Ward, 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. Første, 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.

 

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RFA 41 – GIGLIOTTI vs. GILES

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MAIN EVENT:
“CAPO” JOE GIGLIOTTI vs. TREVIN GILES
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDER BOUT
CO-MAIN EVENT:
JAMALL EMMERS vs. RIVALDO JUNIOR
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
Fredag, JULY 29TH, 2016 LIVE PÅ AXS TV
LIVE at the COWBOYS DANCE HALL in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through Cowboys.ApexTicketing.med
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Oppstandelse Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA is heading to Texas at the end of July. Den viktigste hendelsen i 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 Fredag, 29. juli at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.
“I am thrilled to be bringing the RFA to Texas,” Uttalte Soares. “Den viktigste hendelsen i 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.”
Billetter til 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 i april. 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 det siste Fredag in Chicagoland. That fight, men, 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. Enda viktigere, Giles is down to fight anyone, hvor som helst, anytime and happily accepted the invitation to fight “Capo Joe” in his hometown of San Antonio. På Fredag, 29. juli, RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles in “Alamo City” will bring a new meaning to the Battle of the Alamo.
Co-main event av 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 år. 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.
Den fulle RFA 41 Kampen kort og ytterligere informasjon om denne hendelsen vil bli annonsert snart. 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. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 41 – Gigliotti vs. Giles will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT på Fredag, 29. juli.
Vennligst besøk RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram på RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA er en profesjonell mixed martial arts kampanje som gir stigende stjerner og øverste kandidatene anledning til å vise sitt talent til fans og ledere i bransjen. Den RFA presenterer live-hendelser på månedlig basis rundt om i USA som blant annet Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver og Milwaukee. RFA kan sees live i løpet 43 million boliger nasjonalt gjennom sin TV-avtale med AXS TV. Basert i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA er en av de mest aktive og respekterte MMA organisasjoner i den raskest voksende sporten i verden. (Oktogonen, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, og de åtte-sided konkurranse matte og bur er registrerte varemerker som eies utelukkende av Zuffa, LLC. Alle rettigheter reservert).

Om AXS TV-kamper: AXS TV Fights er kjent for sin universelt anerkjent Fredag Natt Mixed Martial Arts og Kickboksing hendelser. Som ditt hjem for MMA, AXS TV benytter en ekspansiv nettverk av kampanjer fra USA, Canada, og Europa. Og Asia til å kringkaste mer LIVE kamper enn noen annen TV-nettverk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello og fem-tiden MMA verdensmesteren Pat Miletich gi seerne ekspert play-by-play, inngå fighter dekning, og omfattende analyse til hver kamp kortet. AXS TV-sendinger i verdensklasse LIVE kampen hendelser fra RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, og MFC hver Fredag natt på 7 pm. PT / 10 pm. OG.
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RFA IS GOING TO CHICAGOLAND WITH RFA 39 – BARCELOS vs. MOFFETT

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MAIN EVENT:
Raoni BARCELOS
vs.
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
FEATHERWEIGHT verden tittel
Fredag, JUNE 17th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at THE HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER
in HAMMOND, INDIANA
Billetter i salg nå på CAGETIX.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Oppstandelse Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be making its first trip to Chicagoland in June with a championship headliner. Den viktigste hendelsen i 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 “The Wolfman” Moffett. RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett takes place Fredag, June 17th at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.
“I’m excited about bringing a world title fight to Hammond” Uttalte 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.”
Billetter til RFA 39 – Barcelos vs. Moffett are now available for purchase. You can support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CAGETIX.com
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. Deretter, unlike many Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Barcelos found success in Freestyle Wrestling where he competed as a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Men, 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,” uttalte Barcelos. “RFA shows the best new MMA talent in the world and it is now televised live here in Brazil. My friends, familie, 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 “The 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. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 39 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT dette Fredag, June 17th.
Vennligst besøk RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram på RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA er en profesjonell mixed martial arts kampanje som gir stigende stjerner og øverste kandidatene anledning til å vise sitt talent til fans og ledere i bransjen. Den RFA presenterer live-hendelser på månedlig basis rundt om i USA som blant annet Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver og Milwaukee. RFA kan sees live i løpet 43 million boliger nasjonalt gjennom sin TV-avtale med AXS TV. Basert i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA er en av de mest aktive og respekterte MMA organisasjoner i den raskest voksende sporten i verden. (Oktogonen, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, og de åtte-sided konkurranse matte og bur er registrerte varemerker som eies utelukkende av Zuffa, LLC. Alle rettigheter reservert).

Om AXS TV-kamper: AXS TV Fights er kjent for sin universelt anerkjent Fredag Natt Mixed Martial Arts og Kickboksing hendelser. Som ditt hjem for MMA, AXS TV benytter en ekspansiv nettverk av kampanjer fra USA, Canada, og Europa. Og Asia til å kringkaste mer LIVE kamper enn noen annen TV-nettverk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello og fem-tiden MMA verdensmesteren Pat Miletich gi seerne ekspert play-by-play, inngå fighter dekning, og omfattende analyse til hver kamp kortet. AXS TV-sendinger i verdensklasse LIVE kampen hendelser fra RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, og MFC hver Fredag natt på 7 pm. PT / 10 pm. OG.
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RFA 34: VELICKOVIC vs SMITH FULL TV CARD ANNOUNCED

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Weltervekt verden tittel
BOJAN VELICKOVIC

vs. BENJAMIN SMITH
CO-MAIN EVENT:
ADAM STROUP vs. JOHN Doll
Mellom SHOWDOWN
Fredag, 15. januar, 2016 LIVE PÅ AXS TV
LIVE fra 1STBANK Senter, Broomfield, CO
Billetter i salg nå på ALTITUDETICKETS.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Oppstandelse Fighting 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 “Serbisk 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. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.
Billetter til RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith er tilgjengelig for kjøp NÅ gjennom AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Billetter til RFA 34 starter på bare $30.
VIP-bordene er tilgjengelig ved å ringe 303-521-0966.
Den viktigste kortet i 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. Men, 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 – Brasil. 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 timer’ legge merke til. 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.
Den viktigste kortet i 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.
Den fulle RFA 34 foreløpige kort og ytterligere informasjon om denne hendelsen vil bli annonsert snart. RFA 34 vil være fremme sjuende arrangementet skal finne sted i delstaten Colorado. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 34 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT på fredag, 15 januar, 2016.
Vennligst besøk RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram på RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA er en profesjonell mixed martial arts kampanje som gir stigende stjerner og øverste kandidatene anledning til å vise sitt talent til fans og ledere i bransjen. Den RFA presenterer live-hendelser på månedlig basis rundt om i USA som blant annet Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver og Milwaukee. RFA kan sees live i løpet 43 million boliger nasjonalt gjennom sin TV-avtale med AXS TV. Basert i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA er en av de mest aktive og respekterte MMA organisasjoner i den raskest voksende sporten i verden. (Oktogonen, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Alle rettigheter reservert).

Om AXS TV-kamper: AXS TV Fights er kjent for sine universelt anerkjent Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts og Kickboksing hendelser. Som ditt hjem for MMA, AXS TV benytter en ekspansiv nettverk av kampanjer fra USA, Canada, og Europa. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other TV nettverk.“The Voice” Michael Schiavello og fem-tiden MMA verdensmesteren Pat Miletich gi seerne ekspert play-by-play, inngå fighter dekning, og omfattende analyse til hver kamp kortet. AXS TV-sendinger i verdensklasse LIVE kampen hendelser fra RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, og MFC hver fredag ​​kveld på 7 pm. PT / 10 pm. OG.
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RFA returnerer til Colorado med RFA 34: Veličković vs SMITH

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MAIN EVENT:
Bojan “SERBIAN STEEL” Veličković
vs. BENJAMIN SMITH
Weltervekt verden tittel
Fredag, 15. januar, 2016 LIVE PÅ AXS TV
LIVE fra 1STBANK Senter, Broomfield, CO
Billetter i salg nå på ALTITUDETICKETS.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Oppstandelse Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares kunngjorde i dag at kampanjen vil gå tilbake til Colorado med RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith i januar for å sparke i gang det nye året. Den viktigste begivenheten vil inneholde en weltervekt tittelen kampen mellom to av divisjonens mest gjennomarbeidede jagerfly som Bojan “Serbisk Steel” Velickovic kriger tidligere RFA weltervekt mester Benjamin Smith for den ledige tittelen. RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith vil foregå Fredag, 15 januar inside the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.
“RFA har en travel 2016 planlegge og jeg er spent på å starte den tilbake i Colorado,” Uttalte Soares. “Bojan Velickovic og Benjamin Smith vil overskrift RFA 34 for den ledige weltervekt tittelen. De er to av de flink 170 pund jagerfly i RFA historie, og det er en flott måte å sparke i gang det nye året.”
Billetter til RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith er tilgjengelig for kjøp NÅ gjennom AltitudeTickets.com or you can support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com. Billetter til RFA 34 starter på bare $30. VIP-bordene er tilgjengelig ved å ringe 303-521-0966.
Velickovic (12-3) fikk sin tittel skutt etter å ha gått en perfekt 3-0 i 2015. I mars, den serbiske destroyer tjent en rask første runde TKO seier over den erfarne MMA veterinæren Chris Hugh på RFA 24. Velickovic deretter deltatt som medlem av Team RFA på historiske RFA vs. LEGACY event mai. Hans bout var den første kampen i kampanjen vs. promotion konkurranse og Velickovic plukket opp pivotal bly-off seier mot Charles Byrd. Han avsluttet året med en seier over dekorert armensk-Ukrainian wrestler Vardan Sholinian på RFA 31. Velickovic seier over Sholinian i Las Vegas ble oppnådd med bare 5 dager’ legge merke til. Nå fosser “Serbisk Steel” ser ut til å starte det nye året nøyaktig hvordan 2015 gikk ned — med hånden bli hevet.
“Da jeg fant ut at jeg ville være å få en RFA tittelkamp, Jeg var vey fornøyd,” Uttalte Velickovic. “Jeg føler at jeg fortjener denne muligheten og det gjorde ikke saken som jeg ville stå overfor. Jeg vil kjempe alle som satt foran meg. Jeg er også spent på å være med å kjempe i Colorado. Jeg flyttet hit 3 måneder siden, og det føles allerede som hjemme. Dette vil være første gang i 5 år som jeg får til å kjempe i stedet jeg bor. Ben Smith og jeg kjempet på samme kort to ganger for RFA og han er en veldig tøff fyr. Han kommer til å kjempe, og jeg ser frem til vår tittelen kampen på15 januar.”
Smith (15-3) også avsluttet året på et høyt notat med et enstemmig vedtak seier over tidligere ubeseiret Craig Eckelberg på RFA 32 siste måned. Seieren kom på hælene av to påfølgende RFA tittelkamper at Smith hadde for RFA i 2015. Nå er den andre noensinne RFA weltervekt mester vil se til å gjenvinne sin RFA krone i det han ser som sin siste tur til UFC herlighet. At turen fortsetter i main event av RFA 34 mot en mann han delte kort med både RFA 20 og RFA 24.
“Dette er den siste hurra for ole Ben Smith,” Smith forklarte. “Jeg hadde følt sånn før min siste kamp, men jeg ønsket også å sette et utropstegn på min karriere ved å ta tilbake min RFA tittel og tjene min skudd i UFC. Jeg fikk seier på RFA 32, men jeg følte at jeg kunne gjøre mer, som er det jeg vil vise i denne neste kamp. Colorado har alltid behandlet meg godt, og jeg liker å konkurrere der. Bojan er en god fighter, han er en salgbar fyr, og en meget verdig motstander. Da jeg ble tilbudt denne kampen, det var ingen måte jeg kunne si nei. Jeg elsker å konkurrere, og jeg ser frem til denne tittelen kampen med Bojan.”
Den fulle RFA 34 Kampen kort og ytterligere informasjon om denne hendelsen vil bli annonsert snart. RFA 34 vil være fremme sjuende arrangementet skal finne sted i delstaten Colorado. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 34 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT på Fredag, 15 januar, 2016.
Vennligst besøk RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram på RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA er en profesjonell mixed martial arts kampanje som gir stigende stjerner og øverste kandidatene anledning til å vise sitt talent til fans og ledere i bransjen. Den RFA presenterer live-hendelser på månedlig basis rundt om i USA som blant annet Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver og Milwaukee. RFA kan sees live i løpet 43 million boliger nasjonalt gjennom sin TV-avtale med AXS TV. Basert i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA er en av de mest aktive og respekterte MMA organisasjoner i den raskest voksende sporten i verden. (Oktogonen, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, og de åtte-sided konkurranse matte og bur er registrerte varemerker som eies utelukkende av Zuffa, LLC. Alle rettigheter reservert).

Om AXS TV-kamper: AXS TV Fights er kjent for sin universelt anerkjentFredag Natt Mixed Martial Arts og Kickboksing hendelser. Som ditt hjem for MMA, AXS TV benytter en ekspansiv nettverk av kampanjer fra USA, Canada, og Europa. Og Asia til å kringkaste mer LIVE kamper enn noen annen TV-nettverk. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello og fem-tiden MMA verdensmesteren Pat Miletich gi seerne ekspert play-by-play, inngå fighter dekning, og omfattende analyse til hver kamp kortet. AXS TV-sendinger i verdensklasse LIVE kampen hendelser fra RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, og MFC hverFredag natt på 7 pm. PT / 10 pm. OG.
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RFA returnerer til NEBRASKA MED SMITH vs. JARDINE

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MAIN EVENT:
ANTHONY “LØVE HJERTE” SMITH vs.
BROCK “MASKINEN” JARDINE
Mellom SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN EVENT:
RYAN “ER DU KLAR” ROBERTS vs.
ADAM “BESTE TID” TOWNSEND
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
Bantamvekt FEATURE FIGHT:
DARRICK MINNER vs. MATT BROWN
Fredag, 18. september LIVE PÅ AXS TV
LIVE på Pinnacale Bank Arena i Lincoln, Nebraska
Billetter i salg nå på Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares kunngjorde i dag at kampanjen vil vende hjem til sine røtter i Nebraska med RFA 30 i september. Kampanjen vert sin første utstilling i “Cornhusker State” i desember 2011 og har siden forfremmet MMA events jegn 13 states tvers 3 tidssoner. RFA 30 vil finne sted fredag, 18 september inne i state-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena ligger i delstaten hovedstad Lincoln, Nebraska. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.

“RFA startet i Nebraska, og jeg er spent på å se Anthony Smith og Brock Jardine legge til vår historie i Cornhusker State,” Uttalte Soares. “Dette er to fosser UFC veterinærer som er i ferd med å kollidere i en fantastisk main event på RFA 30.”
Billetter til RFA 30 are available now through Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter buy purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com.
Smith (22-11) er inne i en karriere oppblomstring som har forlatt sine fem siste motstandere vikling og leter etter svar. Smith, som er opprinnelig fra Nebraska City, Nebraska, raskt berømmelse i mixed martial arts. Viden kjent for sin no-nonsense tilnærming til bekjempelse, Smith plaget opp vinn-etter-seier og snart fant seg selv en veteran fra UFC, Strikeforce, og Bellator av den tiden han var 25 år gammel. Men, det var ikke før han snudde 25 at han føler at han var endelig i stand til å lukke alle hullene i sin MMA spillet. At vendepunktet i hans karriere har bidratt direkte til hans siste seiersrekke overskriften til RFA 30 og han er begeistret for utstillingsvindu sin nye formen tilbake i byen hvor han gjorde sin profesjonelle MMA debut i 2008.

“Jeg super pumpes om headliner RFA 30 foran mine fans i Nebraska,” uttalte Smith. “Jeg vet ikke noen jagerfly med min type av støttesystem. Du kan ikke slå 3,000 folk. At støy er ganske mye en tredje mann i buret, og ingen slår meg i Nebraska. Jeg vokste opp i Nebraska City, Jeg bor i Omaha, og jeg gjorde mitt pro debut i Lincoln. Mine fans i alle tre byene vil være der for å se meg vinne i ødeleggende mote 18. September.”

Jardine (12-5) er inne i en karriere oppblomstring av sin egen, nå som han er tilbake konkurrerer som en mellomvekt, hvor han aldri har tapt. Jardine, som konkurrerte to ganger for UFC som weltervekt, innehar en karriere registrering av 7-0 185-pounds. Det inkluderer seire i sine siste tre kamper, som alle har funnet sted i headliners i hans hjem delstaten Utah i år. Jardine credits hans hovedtrener Rob Handley hos Absolute MMA i West Jordan, Utah for hans siste seier strek på mellomvekt og ser ut til å parlay som løp inn i en karriere som definerer seier på RFA 30, som han ser som sin gullbillett tilbake til UFC.

“Jeg er veldig glade for å være en del av en stor organisasjon som RFA,” Jardine utbrøt. “Alle vet hva RFA handler om, utvikle topp prospekter og få UFC veterinærer tilbake til det store showet. Dette vil være en stor kamp for fansen, hvor vinneren kan veldig lett sparke sin billett tilbake til UFC. Det er akkurat det jeg har tenkt på å gjøre på RFA 30.”
Co-main event av RFA 30 har også en lokal favoritt, som er ute etter å komme tilbake til UFC. Det ville være Ryan “Er du klar” Roberts (21-10-1), som liker Smith, er også ridning fremdriften av en fem-kamp seier strek. Roberts nyeste utflukt var hans mest imponerende kamp i løpet av denne kjøringen. Han stoppet stipendiat UFC veterinæren Junior Hernandez via TKO i første runde av en regional tittelen kampen. Roberts er nå ute etter å holde seg til hans vinnende vesen i hans RFA debut.
“Jeg er beæret over å være med å kjempe som co-main event i RFA,” uttalte Roberts. “Jeg tror jeg er en av de beste featherweights på vaktliste, og vil være i stand til å bevise at ved å avslutte en tøff RFA dyrlege, som er på en rull bekjempelse av Tennessee. Å kunne kjempe i Lincoln vil tillate mange av mine fans, venner, og familie for å gjøre kort tur og friske opp Pinnacle Bank Arena. Jeg kan ikke vente med å fullføre denne kampen med publikum brøl live på AXS TV.”

Reiser inn i fiendens territorium for å låse horn med Roberts vil være en av de mer omgjengelige og underholdende krigere i idretten. Det ville være ingen ringere enn Adam “Prime Time” Townsend (13-3), som skal slippe ned til fjærvekt for denne kampen. Den høyoktan Tennessean gjorde sin RFA debut på lette mai, som en del av RFA laget som beseiret et team av Legacy jagerfly i det historiske opprykk vs. forfremmelse hendelse som fant sted i Robinson, Mississippi. Flamboyant Townsend, nå ser ut til å hevde seg mot hans andre RFA jagerfly.

“Jeg er spent på å komme til en annens hjemby og Kikhoste dem foran sine fans,” Townsend utbrøt. “Ærlig, Jeg er for stor og rask for ham. Jeg er uten tvil den beste fighter han noensinne har møtt. Jeg er overrasket over at han selv akseptert kampen. Han er trolig kommer til å gå ut av kampen når han begynner å se på bånd på meg.”
Funksjonen kamp på RFA 30 vil markere retur av en av Smiths venner for livet fra Nebraska City. Det ville være Darrick Minner, som vil gjøre sitt femte opptreden inne i RFA oktogonen. Minner har fått hånden hevet i tre RFA kamper, som inkluderer en seier over Marvin Blumer på RFA 24 dette siste mars. Det seier var en dominerende karrieredefinerende øyeblikk i den unge fighter karriere som har mange lurer på hvor langt han kan stige opp i denne sporten. Mannen ivrige etter å teste Minner potensial er en mann som har vært å lage sin egen stjerne lyser klarere ved å slå svært spioner prospekter i sine to første RFA kamper. Det ville være Matt Brown (10-4), som har en kampstil uhyggelig minner til UFC weltervekt stjerne som deler samme navn.
Også planlagt å gå tilbake til RFA oktogonen på hovedkortet til RFA 30 er tidligere RFA lette tittel utfordrer Zach Juusola (10-3), fire-tiden RFA veterinæren Dan Moret (8-2), og tidligere University of Nebraska wrestler James Nakashima (3-0). Juusola vil møte Nebraska innfødte Robert Rojas (10-4) på lette, Moret velkommen ubeseiret av Grand Dawson (7-0) på fjærvekt, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
Den RFA 30 foreløpige kort og ytterligere informasjon om denne hendelsen vil bli annonsert snart. RFA 30 vil være fremme sjette arrangementet skal finne sted i Nebraska siden oppstarten i 2011. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 30 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT på fredag, 18 september.
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