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RFA rov qab los rau Nebraska NROG SMITH vs. JARDINE

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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.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
mixed martial arts, RFA

Sib ntaus Network pib RFA 28: Sanchez vs. Menyuam roj hmab, NYOB no hnub Friday, Aug. 7 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB

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Toronto (Aug. 6, 2015)– Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, pib ib tug nyob broadcast ntawm RFA 28: Sanchez vs. Menyuam roj hmab noFriday, Lub yim hli ntuj 7 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB, tseem ceeb los ntawm lub koob ntawm ib tug tshiab RFA middleweight yeej thaum lub nce qib ua rau nws thawj mus txawv tebchaws los St. Louis.

 

Sib ntaus Network lub nyob tawm ntawm RFA 28: Sanchez vs. Poppie yuav Cua teb chaws nyob rau hauv Canada thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East. Lub domestic U.S. tshaj tawm hauv xov airs rau AXS TV.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, two hungry middleweight prospects vie for championship gold as RFA fan favorite Andrew Sanchez zoo los mus tiv thaiv nws lub tsev turf tiv thaiv Wisconsin haiv neeg John Poppie.

 

“Kuv pog mus yuav nqa lub RFA rau lub nroog ntawm St. Louis,” hais tias RFA tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares. “Andrew Sanchez thiab John Poppie yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau lub tsis muaj RFA middleweight npe nyob rau hauv ib tug headliner uas yuav hau ib tug zoo hmo ntuj ntawm fights nyob rau hauv Lub Chase Park Plaza.”

 

Sanchez (6-2) yog ib tug lub neej ib txwm nyob ntawm lub Greater St. Louis Xov Cheeb Tsam. Nws lub koob npe nrov nyob rau hauv lub cheeb tsam loj hlob nyob rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib, thaum nws tau los ua ib lub hnub qub wrestler ntawm McKendree University. Thaum mog rau lub Bearcats, Sanchez los ua ib qho ntawm feem dai kom zoo nkauj grapplers nyob rau hauv lub tsev kawm ntawv keeb kwm. Nws yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm NAIA teb chaws yeej, plaub-lub sij hawm NAIA All-American, thiab cov 2011 NAIA wrestler ntawm lub xyoo.

 

Menyuam roj hmab (6-1) yog tab tom nrhiav rau crash Sanchez ntev-awaited Ntseeg tog nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj teb chaws televised title sib ntaus. Cov yav tas los lub teeb-heavyweight yog ib tug cam khwb cia neeg nyob rau thib kaum cuaj lub caij ntawm lub UFC tus ntaus kev muaj tiag qhia qhov kawg Fighter, tab sis kawm tau los ntawm uas kev hais tias nws yog zoo dua haum sib tw ntawm 185-phaus. Cov leeg poob rau Poppie cov ntaub ntawv kuj tuaj tawm tsam ib ntawm nws tam sim no txoj kev kawm nrog ib tug neeg Eric Schafer, uas twb sib cuaj-lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub UFC ua ntej lawv tiv thaiv. Poppie kuj yog ib tug collegiate wrestler nyob rau University of Wisconsin – La Crosse thiab pom tau tias nws muaj kev txawj teeb thiab kev muaj nws npaj rau qhov kev sib ntaus.

 

Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 28 yuav feature ob ntawm MMA sab saum toj flyweight zeem muag, thaum Wyoming tus Matt Manzanares (7-5) rov los rau lub RFA octagon rau sib ntaus sib tua St. Louis haiv neeg Ken “Lub nov ntawm nqaij tawv” Hnav (8-2).

 

RFA 28 kuj ntseg debut ntawm undefeated Landon Vannata (6-0), uas ntsib ib tug ntawm Missouri sab saum toj featherweight propsects nyob rau hauv Nick LoBosco (8-1), ntau Curtis “Rab chais” Blaydes (4-0) ua rau nws mas muab RFA debut tiv thaiv yus vet Justin “Lub Grizzly Bear” Frazier (7-2)

 

Pub muab kwv yees tawm lub exciting card, undefeated Brazilian sib Thiago Henrique Moises (5-0) tangles nrog Missouri tus kheej Javon Wright (6-3), thaum undefeated sib Jake “Lub North County npau suav phem” Roberts (4-0) ntsib ib zaug-ntaus Kansas haiv neeg Chuka “Tus Tsov Ntxhuav King” Willis(4-1).

 

Rau ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm sib ntaus Network lub broadcast sij hawm, thov mus saib tv.fightnetwork.com, raws li peb ntawm Twitterfightnet, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook thiab mus xyuas peb ntawm Instagramfightnet.
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RFA 28 TSIS TAU TXAIS IB TUG TSHIAB CO-HEADLINER AS GEANE Herrera hau RAU COV UFC

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RFA 28 – Sanchez vs. Menyuam roj hmab
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Andrew Sanchez vs. JOHN menyuam roj hmab
Middleweight NTIAJ TEB TITLE
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Matt Manzanares vs. Ken neeg nqa khoom
FLYWEIGHT showdown
Friday, YIM HLI NTUJ 7 NYOB RAU AXSTV
NYOB nyob rau hauv Lub Chase Park Plaza nyob rau hauv St. Louis, MO
Daim pib rau muag khoom los ntawm MetroTix.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) tus thawj tswj hwm Ed Soares tshaj tawm hnub no tias RFA 28 yuav feature ib tug tshiab co-ntsiab tshwm sim tom qab Geane “Cov Dev mub ua” Herrera tau hu ua mus txog lwv nyob rau hauv lub UFC. Hloov cov undefeated Herrera yuav qub RFA flyweight yeej Matt Manzanares, uas yuav tau ua nws cov ntaub ntawv-khi xya tsos rau lub promotion. Nws yuav face St. Louis’ tus kheej Ken Porter, uas yog ib tug microscopic flyweight MMA prospect thiab ib tug undefeated kev boxer. Cov ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 28 xavl feature RFA kiv cua nyiam Andrew Sanchez thiab qhov kawg Fighter alum John Poppie vying rau lub tsis muaj RFA middleweight title. Cov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Friday, Lub yim hli ntuj 7 nyob rau hauv Lub Chase Park Plaza nyob rau hauv St. Louis, Missouri. 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.
“Kuv pog mus saib Geane Herrera sawv cev yog dab tsi rau hauv lub RFA yog tag nrho hais txog los ntawm extending nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv lub UFC,” Hais Soares. “Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm RFA 28 yuav tam sim no feature rov qab los ntawm yav tas los RFA flyweight yeej Matt Manzanares tiv thaiv khub boxer-muab-MMA fighter Ken Porter.
Daim pib rau RFA 28 – Sanchez vs. Poppie no muaj nyob rau purchase TAM SIM NO los ntawm MetroTix.com.
Manzanares (7-5) rov los rau lub RFA rau ib cov ntaub ntawv-khi xya tsos rau cov qib. Nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm raws li ib tug kev fighter, lub qub RFA flyweight yeej tau ntsib thiab txais bouts nrog cov uas yog leej twg nws kev faib thiab yuav tsum tau nrhiav kom tau tag nrho kom zoo dua ntawm uas kev. Lub ob-lub sij hawm Junior Olympian boxer muaj ib co ntawm cov slickest ob txhais tes nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, tab sis cov neeg txawj ntse yuav tau mus soj ntsuam rau cov fullest tiv thaiv Porter uas yog 4-0 raws li ib tug kev boxer. Manzanares thiab Porter kuj coj nrog lawv ze li ntawm 300 ua ke pib xyaum ua boxing yuam, uas yuav ua tau qhov no yog ib qhov zoo tshaj plaws flyweight ciav qhia nyob rau hauv MMA xyoo no.
“Qhov no yog lub feem ntau kev mob siab kuv twb tau rau ib tug sib ntaus nyob rau hauv ib tug ntev heev lub sij hawm,” Manzanares qw hais tias. “Kuv xav hais tias Ken Porter yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab muaj ib tug ntau mus rau nws, tab sis nws tsis muaj dab tsi kuv tsis tau pom ua ntej. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau tau txais kuv txhais tes tsa thiab muab kuv lub npe rov qab rau lub sab saum toj ntawm lub division.”
Hnav (8-2, 1 Tsis Contest) yuav yuav tus txiv neej tasked nrog txais tos rov qab rau cov tshaib plab qub yeej thiab nws zoo nkaus li rau pem hauv ntej rau ua nws nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws pog lub tsev neeg coob coob. Lub siab St. Louisan yog tej zaum tsuas flyweight nyob rau hauv MMA uas yuav phim Manzanares’ kev nyob rau hauv pib xyaum ua MMA thiab pib xyaum ua boxing. Nws kuj nyob mus txog rau nws lub npe menyuam yaus “Lub nov ntawm nqaij tawv” txij li thaum ua nws kev boxing debut nyob rau hauv Tej zaum 2014. Nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm uas, nws tau sensational nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si los ntawm yuav 4-0 nyob rau hauv kev boxing thiab 4-0 nyob rau hauv kev MMA. Porter yog tam sim no xav mus cuag uas streak ntawm RFA 28.
“Kuv xav tias zoo li Manzanares ntawd ib tug ntau loj kev sib tw tshaj Herrera,” hais Porter. “Nws coj ib tug ntau ntau mus rau lub rooj thiab tau tiv thaiv npaum li cas tougher hais mav. Kuv twb tau ua hauj lwm tiag tiag nyuaj rau no sib ntaus thiab nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus ua ib tug loj nyob rau hauv nqe lus kuv lub teb chaws TV debut rau lub RFA.”
Cov ntsiab tshwm sim ntawm RFA 28 yuav feature ob ntawm MMA sab saum toj middleweight zeem muag, thaum RFA kiv cua nyiam Andrew Sanchez (6-2) rov qab los tsev rau St. Louis rau sib ntaus sib tua Wisconsin haiv neeg John Poppie (6-1) rau cov tsis muaj RFA middleweight title. Sanchez yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm NAIA teb chaws yeej, plaub-lub sij hawm NAIA All-American, thiab cov 2011 NAIA wrestler ntawm lub xyoo thaum mus St. Louis cheeb tsam tsev kawm ntawv McKendree University. Nws yuav fim Poppie (6-1), uas yog ib lub teeb-heavyweight cam khwb cia neeg nyob rau thib kaum cuaj lub caij ntawm lub UFC lub hit kev muaj tiag TV qhia qhov kawg Fighter. Tam sim no sib tw nyob rau ntawm nws ntuj ceeb thawj hoob kawm ntawm 185-phaus, Poppie yuav saib mus cuag nws cov plaub-sib ntaus yeej streak. Poppie kuj muaj ib tug collegiate wrestling tom qab los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Wisconsin – La Crosse.
RFA 28 kuj ntseg rov qab los ntawm Bobby “Lub Wolfman” Moffett (7-1). Lub fearsome featherweight yuav saib ua raws li nws hom RFA debut nyob rau hauv Lub peb hlis ntuj nrog lwm howling triumph nyob rau hauv nws qib kaum tsos rau cov qib. Nws yuav fim ib tug ntawm Missouri sab saum toj featherweight zeem muag nyob rau hauv Nick LoBosco (8-1). LoBosco yeej tsis poob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev thiab lub collegiate wrestler yuav tau nrhiav kom tau tias cov ntaub ntawv lawm thaum nws fights nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws lub tsev neeg coob coob nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 7.
Cov ntsiab card ntawm RFA 28 yuav feature heev-ntseg RFA debut ntawm Curtis “Rab chais” Blaydes (4-0). Blaydes yog ib tug NJCAA teb chaws wrestling yeej ntawm Harper College thiab yog dav tias yog ib yam ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus heavyweight zeem muag nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Nws yuav muaj ib tug txhav xeem nyob rau hauv nws promotional debut raws li nws ntsej muag ib tug txaus ntshai RFA vet nyob rau hauv Justin “Lub Grizzly Bear” Frazier (7-2). Frazier hails los ntawm “Lub Ntuj lub xeev” ntawm Arkansas thiab tau tso tawm kom pom ib tug natural finishing muaj peev xwm, raws li tag nrho xya ntawm nws yeej tau tuaj ntawm stoppage.
Nyob rau hauv lub featherweight division, Jamal Chaw ua si (5-1) rov qab mus rau lub RFA Octagon rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm. Cov yav tas los NCAA Division I Tag nrho-American wrestler los ntawm Oklahoma State University yuav fim promotional newcomer Javon Wright (6-3). Wright tau tsis poob ib tug sib ntaus nyob rau hauv ob xyoo yos rov qab mus rau ib tug hotly-contested split kev txiav txim siab kev txiav txim nws tshem tawm mus rau tam sim no RFA bantamweight kingpin Lukas Sanders.
Nyob rau hauv sib txiav txim, Qaib ntxhw tus thawj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dub siv Murat “Tswv Pitbull” Kazgan (2-0-1) yuav tau ua nws heev-ntseg RFA debut. Kazgan, uas twb tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv Qaib Cov Txwv, South Kauslim, thiab Russia, yog tab tom nrhiav rau nyob twj ywm unbeaten nyob rau hauv nws North American debut. Nws yuav fim ob-lub sij hawm Golden hnab looj tes khiav Jake “Lub North County npau suav phem” Roberts (4-0). Lub St. Louis haiv neeg Roberts, uas tau tsis ntev los koom MMA NTSHAV nyob rau hauv Glendale, Arizona, yog tam sim no caij ib tug impressive streak. Roberts tau xa tag nrho cov 12 cov txiv neej nws tau ntsib nyob rau hauv MMA: 8 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua thiab 4 raws li ib tug kws.
Ntxiv bouts ntawm RFA 28 yuav muab tshaj tawm sai. RFA 28 yuav tsum nce qib tus thib ob cov kev tshwm sim yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Missouri thiab nws cov thawj foray rau hauv lub nroog ntawm St. Louis. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 28 – Sanchez vs. Poppie yuav televised nyob thiab teb chaws no rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT rau hnub Friday, Lub yim hli ntuj 7.
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ntawm RFAfighting, thiab Twitter ntawm RFAfighting.
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, Qhov 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 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. Thiab cov teb chaws Asia mus tshaj tawm hauv xov ntau LIve fights tshaj tej otnws televitawm 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 hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj ntawm 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. THIAB.
mixed martial arts, RFA, Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus

Sib ntaus Network pib RFA 26 NYOB, WSOF 21 Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 5 Pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB

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Rau Tam Sim Tso

Toronto (Lub rau hli ntuj 4, 2015 — Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, nthuav tawm rov qab-rau-tom qab lub ntiaj teb-chav sib tw sib tw martial arter tshaj tawm hnub Friday no, Lub rau hli ntuj 5, pib thaum 10 p.m. nrog ib tug nyob kev nthuav qhia ntawm RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith Los ntawm 1stbank Center hauv Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Tam sim ntawd raws li kev tshaj tawm nyob hauv, Ntaus network yuav nthuav qhia WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Nyiaj roob hauv qab Nyob rau hauv nws tag nrho ntawm Edmonton Expo Center hauv Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Sib ntaus Network yuav TV ntawm ob daim npav tshwj xeeb hauv Canada, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Airing nyob ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB, RFA 26 yuav tau headlined los ntawm ib tug welterweight lub npe bout ua RFA Welterweight tus yeej Benjamin Smith (14-2) tso nws lub npe rau ntawm kab tawm tsam tsis muaj. 1 contender Gilbert Smith(10-4). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Brazilian xa ace Thiago “Monstinho” Ib yam (8-2) Battors Colorado tus kheej Marcus “Phem tsis zoo” Edwards (9-3). Daim npav loj tseem yuav ua tau ib khub ntawm bantamweights bouts, Raws li NCAA Division Kuv Wrestler Ib sab “Kev kaw” Tus nplua nuj (12-2) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog jiu-jitsu dub siv Bruno Frazatto (6-2), Thaum Hawaii Knockout Artist Boston “Boom Boom” Tus ntses (3-0) yuav clash nrog collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Tsis tas li ntawm daim npav loj, Yav dhau los RFA nruab nrab ntawm cov neeg sib tw Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) Squares tawm nrog kev hwm FC thiab Sffn tus yeej Clinton Williams (5-1) thiab undefeed kev cia siab hnyav Brandon Griffin(4-0) BOting MMA Lab Lab Dej Thawv Ashley Ghley (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki nta ib qho kev sib tw sib tw. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning wsof featherweight Lance Palmer (9-1) Yuav muab nws lub npe rau ntawm kab thawj thawj zaug tawm tsam Canadian cov neeg sib tw thiab kev sib ntaus sib tua-kev sim tub rog Chris “Tus Polish Rauj Rauj” Nyiaj roob hauv qab (21-5-1), thaum lub sij hawm sib xyaw ua ke wsof hnyav yeej Smealinho “Tus tub huab tais” Ram aTawm Tsam Bulgarian Standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Ob tug featherweight Rising cov hnub qub yuav muab lawv cov ntaub ntawv tsis muaj zog rau ntawm kab thaum Hiajeem Dawud (4-0) raws li Chuka “Tus Tsov Ntxhuav King” Willis(4-0), ntau Kos “Npau suav qab zib” Drummond (7-2) battles Michael “Tus cev lus” Hill nyob rau hauv ib tug tagnrho-canadian welterweight sib tsoo.

 

Lub neej ua haujlwm txuas ntxiv mus rau hnub Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6, pib thaum 9 a.m. THIAB nrog M-1 sib tw 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 Los ntawm inghetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, ntau Lee Morrison (12-5) ntsej muag Pavel Vitruk (12-1) nyob rau hauv featherweight txiav txim, thiab heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) thiab Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Sib ntaus Network lub nyob tawm ntawm M-1 Challenge 58 yuav pa ya rau Cablevision lub Zoo TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable thiab Armstrong Cable nyob rau hauv lub U.S., teb chaws nyob rau hauv Canada, Roku li thoob plaws North America, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Tom qab ntawd, Fight Network will televise the nyob prelims rau UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj: Boetsch vs. Henderson heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Canada los ntawm 8 p.m. THIAB rau 10 p.m. THIAB. The prelims will feature an explosive heavyweight clash between heavy-handed Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) and New Orleans’ own knockout artist Derrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), a welterweight matchup pitting 69-fight veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) against Dagestani prospect Omari Akhmedov (14-2), a lightweight bout between New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) and Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts native Joe Proctor(10-3) faces Ohio native Justin Edwards (9-4) in a lightweight showcase of Ultimate Fighter cov qub tub rog.

 

Nyob pre-sib ntaus kev pab them nqi yuav ua rau hauv lub prelims nyob rau hnub Saturday Yav tsaus ntuj nrog kev sib ntaus network UFC Pre-Show Live ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB, featuring previews, txoj hau kev thiab tsom xam.

 

Rau ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm sib ntaus Network lub broadcast sij hawm, thov mus saib tv.fightnetwork.com, raws li peb ntawm Twitterfightnet, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook thiab mus xyuas peb ntawm Instagramfightnet.
mixed martial arts, RFA

INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Friday, June 5th ntawm RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
Las Vegas, Nevada – Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance (RFA) and Inca Kola USA announced today that the debut of an Orange County Choppers (OCC) custom-built motorcycle designed for Inca Kola will debut at RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith this Friday, June 5th. The chopper will be the awarded to a lucky winner entered in Inca Kola’s sweepstakes WinThisChopper.com. The proceeds from the sweepstakes will benefit Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.

RFA president Ed Soares shared his thoughts on the promotion.
“RFA is proud to have had such a long relationship with Inca Kola,” Hais Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. Lub WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes is a great way to raise awareness and funds for Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.”
Orange County Choppers co-founder Paul Teutul, Sr. shared similar sentiments.
“The entire team at Orange County Choppers is honored to be working with Inca Kola to raise awareness and donations for Easter Seals and Veterans Count,” stated Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola has been a longtime sponsor of the RFA dating back to RFA 7 nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2013, which took place at the same venue that Friday night’s festivities are set to take place. “The Golden Kola” has become a very prominent brand seen at live RFA events and nationwide through the RFA’s television deal with AXS TV. Inca Kola’s COO Randy Berman sees the WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes as a way to parlay Inca Kola and the RFA’s relationship and bring nationwide awareness to a great cause that will culminate this fall when a winner of the Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle is announced.
“We are really proud of our partnership with all of the vendors that have participated in this project including Orange County Choppers, Sawv rov qab los Sib ntaus Alliance, and AXS TV,” Berman explained. “We are certain that their participation will make this promotion for Easter Seals Veterans Count a huge success.”

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith takes place this Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Kev kaw” Tus nplua nuj (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Tus ntses (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Tsis tas li ntawm daim npav loj, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Thov mus saib RFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. RFA yog tseem nyob rau Facebook tom Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
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.