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RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED

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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
SEHLOOHO Event:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN


Las Vegas, Nevada – Tsoho Fighting Alliance (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. Ketsahalo ena e etsahala Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.
Ditekete tsa RFA 26 – Smith vs.. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tickets qala ka $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-SEHLOOHO Event:
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 ka the RFA 26 tlas'acard 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” a 2015. Eohle ka sehloohong karete ya ea RFA 26 – Smith vs.. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT ka Labohlano, June 5th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Ka RFA: RFA ke setsebi e tsoakiloeng libetsa ntshetsopele e fanang ka bochaba linaleli le holimo hlolisanang le monyetla oa ho ba ba bona ba talenta ho Fans le baetapele ba lefapha. The RFA hlahisa phela liketsahalo kgwedi le kgwedi ho pota United States ho akarelletsa le Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver le Milwaukee. RFA ka bonoa phela tse fetang 43 limilione tse malapeng a naheng ka bophara ka gore yone ke thelevishene sebetsana le AXS TV. Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa le mafolofolo' me a hlompha MMA mekgatlo ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa ho hōla metshameko mo lefatše. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, le tse robeli tse sekamela lehlakoreng le le tlhōlisano malao a gorole moralo ngodisitsweng matshwao a kgwebo ruilweng feela ka Zuffa, LLC. Litokelo tsohle li sirelelitsoe).
Ka AXS TV ho loana ka: AXS TV loana ke o tummeng ka eona hohle a hlokomela Labohlano Night Mixed Martial Arts le Kickboxing moodle moodle moodle. E le Your Home Ka MMA, AXS TV utilizes e e pharalletseng marangrang a ho phahamiswa tsoang United States, Canada, le Europe. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “The Lentsoe” Michael Schiavello le tse hlano nako e MMA lefatseng-mampoli Pat Miletich fana ka bashebelli setsebi papali-ka-papali, ka botebo ntoa se fana ka kgaso, le o moholo itlhahloba ho mong le e mong ntoa karete ya. AXS TV broadcasts lefatseng-sehlopha sa LIVE ntoa moodle moodle moodle ho tloha RFA, Tau Ntoa, Legacy FC, le MFC mong le e mong Labohlano bosiu bo bong ha 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. LE.
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RFA RETURNS TO MILE HIGH CITY TO CROWN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION

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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
SEHLOOHO Event:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIOSNHIP
HAPE:
THE RETURN OF BOSTON SALMON, DANNY MAINUS, JARRED MERCADO, AND BRUNO FRAZATTO



Las Vegas, Nevada – Tsoho Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be returning to the state of Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs.. Smith will feature a main event between two RFA fan favorites. RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith returns to face man similar in name and talent. His first title defense will be against #1 contender Gilbert Smith, who will be looking to keep the title from leaving his home state. Ketsahalo ena e etsahala Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.

“Smith vs.. Smith will be a fantastic welterweight title fight at RFA 26,” o ile a re Soares. “Benjamin Smith was completely dominant in winning the title, while Gilbert Smith was valiant in his last title fight by going 5 rounds with a guy who missed weight by 5 lik'hilograma tse. Smith and Smith will give Colorado a title fight they deserve.”
Ditekete tsa RFA 26 – Smith vs.. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tickets qala ka $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Benjamin Smith (14-2) returns to the RFA octagon after winning the vacant RFA welterweight strap with a dominant TKO victory over Tat Romero in March. That win came after he bested Josh Cavan in the co-main event of RFA 20 to close out last year. Smith has been perfect in MMA for the past two years and is currently riding a 6-fight winning streak. The surging Minnesota based fighter now looks to solidify his control of the RFA welterweight division with his first title defense.
“It feels great to be defending my title in Coloradea, ho tloha ka I had a great experience fighting there in November,” o ile a re Smith. “I won the title back in March and this is a great opportunity. It gives me holding status. Gilbert Smith has a great last name. He’s also a really physically strong competitor. I look forward to finishing him and keeping the belt at RFA 26 on June 5th.”
Gilbert Smith (10-4) enters the title fight looking for redemption and some vindication after his first shot at the title in January was hindered when his opponent egregiously missed weight by 5-pounds. The always-game Smith agreed to take the fight anyway, but the brazen weight advantage that his opponent possessed, played a pivotal and unfair role in the outcome of their 5-round affair. Smith is now eager to get his shot at the title on a level playing field.
“Ntho e ka sehloohong, I am really excited to be getting this opportunity,” Smith o ile a hlalosa. “It will be nice to get redemption. I do wish my opponent made weight in the last fight, but I ended up learning a lot from that fight. I was back in the gym on the Wednesday after the fight and I have filled in the holes that I needed to fix. Benjamin Smith is a deserving champion. He’s a good grappler that has been working on his boxing, but he has a similar style to me. That will play to my advantage. I don’t know how, but I will finish him, and get that belt strapped around my waist in front of my friends and family in Colorado.”
RFA 26 will also see the return of former RFA bantamweight title challenger Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2). He faces fellow two-time RFA vet Bruno Frazatto (6-2). Mercado has NCAA Division I wrestling credentials, while Frazatto is a highly-decorated jiu-jitsu black belt. The main card will feature another pair of RFA bantamweights that are both known for their exciting and action-packed fights. Hawaiian striking sensation Boston Salmon (3-0) will look to keep his flawless record intact with a fourth straight TKO win. He will face collegiate wrestler and three-time RFA vet Danny Mainus (3-3) in a bout that has “Ntoa ea Night” e ngotsweng tsohle holim 'a eona.
The co-main event, feature fight, and additional bouts ka RFA 26 batlal 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” a 2015. Eohle ka sehloohong karete ya ea RFA 26 – Smith vs.. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT ka Labohlano, June 5th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Ka RFA:
RFA ke setsebi e tsoakiloeng libetsa ntshetsopele e fanang ka bochaba linaleli le holimo hlolisanang le monyetla oa ho ba ba bona ba talenta ho Fans le baetapele ba lefapha. The RFA hlahisa phela liketsahalo kgwedi le kgwedi ho pota United States ho akarelletsa le Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver le Milwaukee. RFA ka bonoa phela tse fetang 43 limilione tse malapeng a naheng ka bophara ka gore yone ke thelevishene sebetsana le AXS TV. Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa le mafolofolo' me a hlompha MMA mekgatlo ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa ho hōla metshameko mo lefatše. (The Octagon, Phahameng ka ho fetisisa Roshan Championship®, UFC®, ed the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. Litokelo tsohle li sirelelitsoe).
Ka AXS TV ho loana ka:
AXS TV loana ke o tummeng ka eona hohle a hlokomela Labohlano Night Mixed Martial Arts le Kickboxing moodle moodle moodle. E le Your Home Ka MMA, AXS TV utilizes e e pharalletseng marangrang a ho phahamiswa tsoang United States, Canada, le Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “The Lentsoe” Michael Schiavello le tse hlano nako e MMA lefatseng-mampoli Pat Miletich fana ka bashebelli setsebi papali-ka-papali, ka botebo ntoa se fana ka kgaso, le o moholo itlhahloba ho mong le e mong ntoa karete ya. AXS TV broadcasts lefatseng-sehlopha sa LIVE ntoa moodle moodle moodle ho tloha RFA, Tau Ntoa, Legacy FC, le MFC mong le e mong Labohlano bosiu bo bong ha 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. LE.
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RFA 22 SMITH vs. NJOKUANI Results & VIDEO LINTLHA TSA SEHLOOHO

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RFA 22 – SMITH vs.. NJOKUANI
LINTLHA RESULTS
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RFA 22 Ka potlako Results:

  • Chidi Njokuani def. Gilbert Smith ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
  • Mark Dickman def. Donald Sanchez ka tsela ikokobelletsa (Kimura) – Round 1, 1:37
  • Ricky Musgrave def. Alvin Robinson ka tsela TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:55
  • Josh Huber def. Prentice Ingram ka tsela ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) – Round 2, 1:55
  • Dominic Montoya def. Davida Yomi Heredia ka tsela e petsoha ka qeto (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Kevin Gray def. Joey Eisenbraun ka tsela ikokobelletsa (guillotine a bipetsa) – Round 1, 3:49

LATELANG Event:
RFA 23 – Murphy vs.. Ware
Ho tloha Costa Mesa, California
Labohlano February 6th, 2015
Tickets ka Sale HONA JOALE ka CAGETIX.com
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ka RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Ka RFA:
RFA ke setsebi e tsoakiloeng libetsa ntshetsopele e fanang ka bochaba linaleli le holimo hlolisanang le monyetla oa ho ba ba bona ba talenta ho Fans le baetapele ba lefapha. The RFA hlahisa ho fihlela ho 10 loanela selemo le selemo ho pota United States ho akarelletsa le Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver le Milwaukee. RFA ka bonoa phela tse fetang 40 limilione tse malapeng a naheng ka bophara ka gore yone ke thelevishene sebetsana le AXS TV. Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa le mafolofolo' me a hlompha MMA mekgatlo ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa ho hōla metshameko mo lefatše. (The Octagon, Phahameng ka ho fetisisa Roshan Championship®, UFC®, le tse robeli tse sekamela lehlakoreng le le tlhōlisano malao a gorole moralo ngodisitsweng matshwao a kgwebo ruilweng feela ka Zuffa, LLC. Litokelo tsohle li sirelelitsoe).
Ka AXS TV ho loana ka:
AXS TV loana ke o tummeng ka eona hohle a hlokomela Labohlano Night Mixed Martial Arts le Kickboxing moodle moodle moodle. E le Your Home Ka MMA, AXS TV utilizes e e pharalletseng marangrang a ho phahamiswa tsoang United States, Canada, le Europe. Le Asia ho hasa ho feta LIVE lintoa feta efe kapa efe thelevishene ya netweke. “The Lentsoe” Michael Schiavello le tse hlano nako e MMA lefatseng-mampoli Pat Miletich fana ka bashebelli setsebi papali-ka-papali, ka botebo ntoa se fana ka kgaso, le o moholo itlhahloba ho mong le e mong ntoa karete ya. AXS TV broadcasts lefatseng-sehlopha sa LIVE ntoa moodle moodle moodle ho tloha RFA, Tau Ntoa, Legacy FC, le MFC mong le e mong Labohlano bosiu bo bong ha 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. LE.