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LFA RETURNS TO MMA HOTBED IN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH LFA 19: MICHAUD vs.RODRIGUES

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ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
“BULLDAWG”
DAVID MICHAUD
vs.
“BAD BOY”
CIRO RODRIGUES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
LACHISANU, 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 Friday, August 18 pa Sanford Pentagon ku Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lonse chachikulu khadi adzakhala televised moyo ndi lonselo pa AXS TV pa 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Ananena 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 Zaka. 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 August 18. 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, Mateyu Lopez, Terrion katundu, 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 France, 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 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Kadamsanayu | Welterweight podwala (170 LB)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Feature Bout | Welterweight podwala (170 LB)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
Mu 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 “Phiri 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 adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa. The entire main card of LFA 19 adzakhala televised moyo ndi m'dzikolo pa AXS TV pa 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Chonde kukaona LFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting ndipo Twitter pa @LFAfighting.
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Nkhondo Network Apereka RFA 26 Moyo, WSOF 21 Friday, June 5 Kuyambira pa 10 p.m. AND

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CHOLENGEZA MUNKHANI
Pakuti Zichitike Kumasulidwa

Toronto (June 4, 2015 — Nkhondo Network, dziko Premier 24/7 TV njira odzipereka kumaliza nkhani za kuphana masewera, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, June 5, kuyambira 10 p.m. ndi moyo ulaliki RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Immediately following the live broadcast, Fight Network will present WSOF 21: Palmer motsutsana. Horodecki in its entirety from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, ndipo dziko lonse zoposa 30 mayiko ku Ulaya, Africa ndi Middle East.

 

Asamafalitse moyo pa 10 p.m. AND, 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 No. 1 contender Gilbert Smith(10-4). Mu Co-waukulu chochitika, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as 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” Sánchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin(4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer motsutsana. Horodecki features a championship doubleheader. Kwenikweni chochitika, reigning WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) will put his title on the line for the first time against Canadian challenger and battle-tested veteran Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (21-5-1), while the co-feature pits WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho “The Prince” Ram aagainst Bulgarian standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Two featherweight rising stars will put their unblemished records on the line when Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) akukumana Chuka “Mkango King” Willis(4-0), zambiri Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) nkhondo Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.

 

The live action continues on Saturday, June 6, kuyambira 9 a.m. AND ndi M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, zinapanga Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, zambiri Lee Morrison (12-5) Nkhope Pavel Vitruk (12-1) mu featherweight kanthu, ndipo heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) ndipo Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Nkhondo Network a moyo kuwulutsa a M-1 Challenge 58 adzakhala ofalitsa pa Cablevision za momwe akadakwanitsira TV, Grande Kulumikizana, Shentel chingwe ndi Armstrong chingwe mu U.S., m'dzikolo ku Canada, Roku zipangizo kudutsa North America, ndipo dziko lonse zoposa 30 mayiko ku Ulaya, Africa ndi Middle East.

 

Patapita, Fight Network will televise the moyo prelims chifukwa UFC Nkhondo Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson mwapadera mu Canada kuchokera 8 p.m. AND kuti 10 p.m. AND. 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 anamenyela.

 

Live analipo nkhondo nkhani adzatsogolera mu prelims lachiwelu evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live pa 7 p.m. AND, zinapanga previews, maulosi ndi kusanthula.

 

Pakuti zonse Maina a Nkhondo Network a kuulutsidwa ndandanda, mufuna, pitani tv.fightnetwork.com, kutsatira ife pa Twitterfightnet, kukhala zimakupiza on Facebook ndi kudzacheza nafe Instagramfightnet.
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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 pa RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
Las Vegas, Nevada – Kuuka Pomenyana 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,” Ananena Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. The 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 mu March 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, Kuuka Pomenyana 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. AND / 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 “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” Sánchez (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 NKHA-ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
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
Chonde kukaona RFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. RFA ndi on Facebook pa Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA ndi katswiri wosanganiza asilikali luso Kukwezeleza wakupatsa kukwera nyenyezi ndi pamwamba khama mwayi wosonyeza awo waluso mafani ndi atsogoleri pantchitoyi. The RFA wapereka moyo zochitika pa mwezi padziko United States kuphatikizapo Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver ndi Milwaukee. RFA Tingaone amakhala pa 43 miliyoni nyumba m'dziko lonse kudzera mwa TV nawo AXS TV. Zochokera ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ndi mmodzi wa anthu achangu ndi kulemekezedwa MMA magulu akukula mofulumira kwambiri masewera m'dzikoli. (The Octagon, Mtheradi Kulimbana Championship®, UFC®, ndi asanu ndi atatu mbali mpikisano mphasa ndi khola kapangidwe ndi anawerengedwa zizindikiro zotetezedwa anali kokha chifukwa Zuffa, LLC. Maumwini onse ndi otetezedwa).
About AXS TV Kumenyana: AXS TV ndewu ndi wotchuka chifukwa konsekonse anazindikira Friday Night obwerawa masewera a karati ndipo Kickboxing zochitika. Wanu Home Pakuti MMA, AXS TV yagwiritsa ntchito ndi mopanda zopezera pantchito ku United States, Canada, ndipo Europe. Ndipo Asia kuti ukufalitsidwa kwambiri moyo ndewu kuposa TV Intaneti. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello ndi zisanu nthawi MMA dziko ngwazi Pat Miletich kupereka amaonetsa anthu katswiri bwanji ndi sewero, mozama womenya Kuphunzira, ndi zochuluka tipende ndi aliyense nkhondo khadi. AXS TV womwaza dziko kalasi moyo nkhondo zochitika ku RFA, Mkango Nkhondo, Anasiya FC, ndipo MFC aliyense Friday usiku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.

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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
ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN


Las Vegas, Nevada – Kuuka Pomenyana 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. The inachitika Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Lonse chachikulu khadi adzakhala televised moyo ndi lonselo pa AXS TV pa 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
Matikiti RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Matikiti kuyamba pa $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” Sánchez (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 NKHA-ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
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 pa the RFA 26 pansicard 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” mu 2015. Lonse chachikulu khadi la RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT Lachisanu, June 5th.
Chonde kukaona RFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. RFA ndi on Facebook pa Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA ndi katswiri wosanganiza asilikali luso Kukwezeleza wakupatsa kukwera nyenyezi ndi pamwamba khama mwayi wosonyeza awo waluso mafani ndi atsogoleri pantchitoyi. The RFA wapereka moyo zochitika pa mwezi padziko United States kuphatikizapo Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver ndi Milwaukee. RFA Tingaone amakhala pa 43 miliyoni nyumba m'dziko lonse kudzera mwa TV nawo AXS TV. Zochokera ku Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ndi mmodzi wa anthu achangu ndi kulemekezedwa MMA magulu akukula mofulumira kwambiri masewera m'dzikoli. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, ndi asanu ndi atatu mbali mpikisano mphasa ndi khola kapangidwe ndi anawerengedwa zizindikiro zotetezedwa anali kokha chifukwa Zuffa, LLC. Maumwini onse ndi otetezedwa).
About AXS TV Kumenyana: AXS TV ndewu ndi wotchuka chifukwa konsekonse anazindikira Friday Night obwerawa masewera a karati ndipo Kickboxing zochitika. Wanu Home Pakuti MMA, AXS TV yagwiritsa ntchito ndi mopanda zopezera pantchito ku United States, Canada, ndipo Europe. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello ndi zisanu nthawi MMA dziko ngwazi Pat Miletich kupereka amaonetsa anthu katswiri bwanji ndi sewero, mozama womenya Kuphunzira, ndi zochuluka tipende ndi aliyense nkhondo khadi. AXS TV womwaza dziko kalasi moyo nkhondo zochitika ku RFA, Mkango Nkhondo, Anasiya FC, ndipo MFC Lachisanu lililonse usiku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.