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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PRIF DIGWYDDIAD:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Cynghrair Ymladd Atgyfodiad (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. Cynhelir y digwyddiad ddydd Gwener, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Bydd y prif cerdyn cyfan yn cael ei darlledu'n fyw ac yn genedlaethol ar y teledu AXS yn 10 p.m. A / 7 p.m. PT.
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Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-PRIF DIGWYDDIAD:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts ar the RFA 26 dancard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visited “The Centennial State” mewn 2015. Y prif cerdyn cyfan o RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. A / 7 p.m. PT ar ddydd Gwener, June 5th.
Ewch RFAfighting.com am ddiweddariadau bout a gwybodaeth. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Ynglŷn RFA: RFA yn hyrwyddo crefft ymladd cymysg proffesiynol sy'n rhoi'r cyfle i brofi eu talent i gefnogwyr ac arweinwyr yn y diwydiant sêr a contenders top. Mae'r RFA yn cyflwyno digwyddiadau byw yn fisol o amgylch yr Unol Daleithiau yn cynnwys Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Gall RFA i'w gweld yn fyw mewn dros 43 miliwn o gartrefi yn genedlaethol drwy ei delio teledu gyda theledu AXS. Wedi'i leoli yn Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA yn un o'r sefydliadau MMA mwyaf gweithgar ac yn uchel ei barch yn y gamp sy'n tyfu gyflymaf yn y byd. (Yr Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, ac mae'r wyth-ochr mat cystadleuaeth a dylunio cawell yn nodau masnach sy'n eiddo yn gyfan gwbl gan Zuffa cofrestredig, LLC. Cedwir pob hawl).
Ynglŷn ymladd teledu AXS: AXS TV ymladd yn enwog am ei Crefft Ymladd a Kickboxing digwyddiadau Cymysg Nos Wener a gydnabyddir yn gyffredinol. Gan fod eich Cartref Ar gyfer MMA, AXS TV yn defnyddio rhwydwaith eang o hyrwyddiadau o'r Unol Daleithiau, Canada, ac Ewrop. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Y Llais” Michael Schiavello a phum-amser MMA fyd-bencampwr Pat Miletich yn darparu gwylwyr chwarae-wrth-chwarae arbenigol, sylw Diffoddwr manwl, a dadansoddiad helaeth i bob cerdyn frwydr. AXS teledu yn darlledu digwyddiadau ymladd LIVE safon fyd-eang o RFA, Llew Ymladd, CC Legacy, a MFC bob nos Wener am 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. A.
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