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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PRÍOMH IMEACHTAÍ:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
showdown ÉADROMA
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Aiséirí Alliance Troid (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Gabha 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. An ócáid ar siúl Dé hAoine, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Beidh an cárta ar fad is mó a imreofar beo agus ar fud na tíre ar an AXS teilifíse ag 10 p.m. AGUS / 7 p.m. PT.
Ticéid le haghaidh RFA 26 – Gabha vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tús a chur Ticéid ag $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-PRÍOMH IMEACHT:
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 faoicard 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” i 2015. An cárta ar fad is mó de RFA 26 – Gabha vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AGUS / 7 p.m. PT ar an Aoine, June 5th.
Tabhair cuairt ar RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Maidir RFA: Is RFA measctha a chur chun cinn na n-ealaíon martial gairmiúil a thugann réaltaí ag ardú agus iomaitheoir barr an deis a chruthú a tallainne a lucht leanúna agus ceannairí sa tionscal. Cuireann an RFA imeachtaí beo ar bhonn míosúil ar fud na Stáit Aontaithe lena n-áirítear Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver agus Milwaukee. Is féidir RFA a fheiceáil beo i níos mó ná 43 milliún tithe go náisiúnta trína déileáil teilifíse le AXS TV. Bunaithe i Las Vegas, Nevada, Tá RFA cheann de na heagraíochtaí is gníomhaí agus meas MMA sa spórt is mó fáis sa domhan. (An Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, agus na n-ocht-Thaobh mata iomaíocht agus dearadh Cage tá trádmharcanna úinéireacht go heisiach ag Zuffa cláraithe, LLC. Gach ceart ar cosaint).
Maidir troideanna TV AXS: AXS troideanna TV Tá cáil ar a Martial Arts agus Cosdornálaíochta imeachtaí Measctha Oíche aitheanta go huilíoch. Mar Do Baile Do MMA, AXS TV úsáid as líonra expansive arduithe céime ó na Stáit Aontaithe, Canada, agus san Eoraip. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “An Guth” Michael Schiavello agus cúig-am MMA domhanda curadh Pat Miletich fáil lucht féachana saineolaithe spraoi-ar-imirt, clúdach Trodaire in-depth, agus anailís fhorleathan do gach cárta gcomhrac. Craolann AXS TV imeachtaí den chéad scoth a troid i BEO ó RFA, Lion comhrac, FC Oidhreacht, agus MFC gach oíche Dé hAoine ag 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AGUS.
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