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RFA ameyarudia NEBRASKA NA SMITH vs. JARDINE

 

TUKIO MAIN:
ANTHONY “Lionheart” SMITH vs.
BROCK “MACHINE” JARDINE
Middleweight Showdown
CO-MAIN TUKIO:
RYAN “Uko tayari” ROBERTS vs.
ADAM “WAZIRI WAKATI” TOWNSEND
Featherweight VITA
Bantamweight Feature MAPAMBANO:
Darrick KUMBUKUMBU vs. MATT BROWN
Ijumaa, Septemba 18TH LIVE ON AXS TV
LIVE katika Pinnacale Benki uwanja katika Lincoln, Nebraska
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo fighting Alliance (RFA) Afisaesident Mh Soares alitangaza leo kuwa kukuza atarudi nyumbani kwa mizizi yake katika Nebraska kwa RFA 30 Septemba. Kukuza mwenyeji show yake ya kwanza katika “Cornhusker Jimbo” Desemba 2011 na tangu wakati huo kukuzwa MMA tukios in 13 states hela 3 wakati kanda. RFA 30 utafanyika Ijumaa, Septemba 18 ndani ya hali ya juu ya sanaa Pinnacle Bank uwanja iko katika hali ya mji mkuu wa Lincoln, Nebraska. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.

“RFA ulianza mwaka Nebraska na mimi nina msisimko kuona Anthony Smith na Brock Jardine kuongeza historia yetu katika Cornhusker Jimbo,” Alisema Soares. “Hizi ni mbili kufurika UFC vets, walio karibu na collide katika tukio ajabu kuu katika RFA 30.”
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Smith (22-11) sasa kufurahia kuanza tena kazi ambayo ina kushoto wapinzani wake wa mwisho tano reeling na kutafuta majibu. Smith, ambao ni mzaliwa wa Nebraska City, Nebraska, haraka alipata umaarufu katika mchanganyiko karate. Anajulikana sana kwa mbinu yake no-nonsense kwa mapigano, Smith racked up kushinda na baada kushinda na hivi karibuni alijikuta mkongwe wa UFC, Strikeforce, na Bellator na wakati yeye alikuwa 25 umri wa miaka. Hata hivyo, haikuwa mpaka yeye akageuka 25 kwamba yeye anaona kuwa yeye hatimaye kuweza kuziba mapengo yote katika mchezo wake MMA. Hiyo ni hatua ya kugeuka katika kazi yake imechangia moja kwa moja na yake ya hivi karibuni kushinda streak kichwa cha habari ndani ya RFA 30 na yeye ni msisimko juu ya showcasing aina yake mpya nyuma katika mji ambako alifanya MMA yake ya kikazi ya kwanza katika 2008.

“Mimi super pumped kuhusu iliyoitwa RFA 30 mbele ya mashabiki wangu katika Nebraska,” alisema Smith. “Sijui wapiganaji yoyote na aina yangu ya mfumo wa kusaidia. Huwezi kumpiga 3,000 watu. Kelele kwamba ni kiasi pretty mtu wa tatu katika ngome na hakuna mtu ni kumpiga yangu katika Nebraska. Mimi alikulia katika Nebraska City, Mimi kuishi katika Omaha, na mimi alifanya kwanza wanaounga mkono wangu katika Lincoln. Mashabiki wangu katika miji yote mitatu watakuwepo kuniona kushinda katika mtindo makubwa katika Septemba 18.”

Jardine (12-5) sasa kufurahia kazi kuanza tena kutokana na hali yake, sasa kwamba yeye ni nyuma katika mashindano kama middleweight, ambapo yeye hajawahi kupoteza. Jardine, ambao alishiriki mara mbili kwa UFC welterweight kama, anashikilia rekodi ya kazi ya 7-0 katika 185-paundi. Kuwa ni pamoja na mafanikio katika mapambano yake mitatu iliyopita, ambazo zote yametokea katika headliners katika nyumba yake Jimbo la Utah mwaka huu. Jardine mikopo kichwa kocha wake Rob Handley katika Absolute MMA katika West Jordan, Utah ajili ya kushinda yake ya hivi karibuni streak katika middleweight na inaonekana kwa parlay kwamba kukimbia katika kazi kufafanua ushindi katika RFA 30, ambayo anaona kama tiketi yake ya dhahabu nyuma ya UFC.

“Mimi nina msisimko sana kuwa sehemu ya shirika kubwa kama RFA,” Jardine akasema. “Kila mtu anajua nini RFA ni wote kuhusu, kuendeleza matarajio ya juu na kupata UFC vets nyuma show kubwa. Hii itakuwa ni mapambano kubwa kwa mashabiki, ambapo mshindi inaweza kwa urahisi sana Punch tiketi zao nyuma kwa UFC. Hiyo ni nini hasa mimi mpango juu ya kufanya katika RFA 30.”
tukio ushirikiano kuu ya RFA 30 Pia makala favorite mitaa, ambaye ni kuangalia kupata nyuma UFC. Hiyo itakuwa Ryan “Je, uko tayari” Roberts (21-10-1), ambao kama Smith, Pia wanaoendesha kasi ya tano mapambano kushinda streak. Roberts hivi karibuni outing alikuwa mapambano yake ya kuvutia wakati wa kukimbia hii. Aliacha wenzake daktari UFC Junior Hernandez kupitia TKO katika raundi ya kwanza ya kikanda cheo kupambana. Roberts sasa ni kuangalia kwa fimbo na njia zake kushinda katika mechi yake ya kwanza RFA.
“Mimi fahari kwa kuwa mapigano kama mwenza kuu tukio katika RFA,” alisema Roberts. “Naamini Mimi ni mmoja wa featherweights juu ya orodha ya majina na utakuwa na uwezo wa kuthibitisha kwamba kwa kumaliza mgumu RFA daktari, ambao ni juu ya roll kupambana na nje ya Tennessee. Kuwa na uwezo wa kupambana katika Lincoln itaruhusu mengi ya mashabiki wangu, marafiki, na familia kufanya safari fupi na liven up Pinnacle Bank uwanja. Siwezi kusubiri hadi mwisho vita hii na umati kunguruma kuishi kwenye AXS TV.”

Kusafiri katika wilaya adui kwa kufuli pembe na Roberts itakuwa moja ya wapiganaji mwepesi wa kuzoeana zaidi na burudani katika michezo. Hiyo itakuwa mwingine zaidi Adamu “Mkuu Time” Townsend (13-3), ambao watakuwa kuacha chini ya featherweight kwa vita hii. High-octane Tennessean alifanya mechi yake ya kwanza katika RFA nyepesi Mei, kama sehemu ya RFA timu hiyo kushindwa timu ya wapiganaji Legacy katika kukuza kihistoria vs. kukuza tukio lililotokea katika Robinsonville, Mississippi. Flamboyant Townsend, sasa inaonekana ili kuimarisha mwenyewe dhidi yake wapiganaji wenzake RFA.

“Mimi nina msisimko juu ya kuja mji mtu mwingine na whooping yao mbele ya mashabiki wao,” Townsend akasema. “Kusema kweli, Mimi nina kubwa mno na ya haraka kwa ajili yake. Mimi nina urahisi mpiganaji bora yeye aliyewahi wanakabiliwa. Mimi kushangazwa yeye hata kukubaliwa mapambano. Yeye pengine ni kwenda nyuma nje ya mapambano mara moja anaanza kuangalia mkanda juu yangu.”
Kipengele mapambano katika RFA 30 utakuwa kurudi kwa mmoja wa marafiki Smith maisha kutoka Nebraska City. Hiyo itakuwa Darrick MINNER, ambao watakuwa kufanya mechi yake ya tano ndani ya RFA pembenane. MINNER imenipatia mkono wake kukulia katika tatu mapambano RFA, ambayo ni pamoja na ushindi dhidi ya Marvin Blumer katika RFA 24 huu Machi uliopita. Ushindi uliokuwa kubwa kazi-kufafanua wakati katika kazi vijana mpiganaji kwamba ina watu wengi wanashangaa jinsi mbali anaweza kupaa katika mchezo huu. Mtu hamu ya mtihani uwezo MINNER ni mtu ambaye amekuwa akifanya nyota yake mwenyewe mwanga mkali kwa kuwashinda matarajio sana-ulitarajiwa katika mbili ya kwanza mapambano yake RFA. Hiyo itakuwa Mathayo Brown (10-4), ambaye ana mapigano style eerily kukumbusha kwa UFC welterweight nyota ambaye anatumia jina moja.
Pia imepangwa kufanya kurudi RFA pembenane kwenye kadi kuu ya RFA 30 ni wa zamani RFA nyepesi kichwa mpinzani Zach Juusola (10-3), mara nne RFA daktari Dan Moret (8-2), na Chuo Kikuu cha Nebraska wrestler James Nakashima zamani (3-0). Juusola atakabiliwa Nebraska asili Robert Rojas (10-4) katika nyepesi, Moret inakaribisha undefeated Grand Dawson (7-0) katika featherweight, and Nakashima will tussle with fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Chance Recountre (7-0).
RFA 30 kadi ya awali na habari zaidi kuhusu tukio hili yatatangazwa hivi karibuni. RFA 30 itakuwa tukio kukuza ya sita na kuchukua nafasi katika Nebraska tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka 2011. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 30 itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT Ijumaa, Septemba 18.
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UFC 185: It’s Showtime!


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Despite the turmoil experienced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship so far this year, from the failed drug tests of stars like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz, to the reshuffling of UFC 184 because of an injury to middleweight champion Chris Weidman, the company has delivered in the Octagon so far this year. Despite Weidman’s injury, UFC 184 was still a smashing success thanks to another dominant performance by women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

Now UFC 185 is here, with another stacked card that should entertain once again. This card is anchored by TWO title fights, taking fans back to a time when the UFC would routinely offer stacked fight cards before rapid expansion under their deal with FOX apparently created an oversaturated product.

Here’s who I think emerges victorious on this talent-filled card.

Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso (17-6) vs. Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (7-0) (Flyweight – 125 lbs.)

Cariaso is coming off a submission loss to flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson last summer. But to be fair, everyone is losing to Johnson these days, and he’s close to cleaning out the flyweight division. Cejudo has yet to experience defeat and enjoyed a unanimous decision victory in his UFC debut late last year.

Cariaso has been a UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteran for the last five years and rode a 3-fight win streak prior to his loss to Johnson. Cejudo is a young pup trying to make a name for himself in the UFC, but Cariaso will use his veteran savvy to catch the overeager fighter for a finish.

Winner: Cariaso by second-round TKO

Roy “Big Country” Nelson (21-10) vs. Alistair “The Reem” Overeem (38-14-1) (Heavyweight – 225 lbs.)

I’ll admit up front that I’m not a big Roy Nelson fan. He’s a talented fighter who delivers exciting fights and is an entertaining personality. But ever since he debuted in the UFC and won season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” he feasted on lower-ranked heavyweights like Stefan Struve, Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione. But when matched up with elite heavyweights like Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos and Daniel Cormier (before he dropped to light heavyweight), Nelson was routinely outclassed and battered.

Overeem has also failed to live up to the hype that came with his jump to the UFC. After he demolished Brock Lesnar in 2011, a title shot was in the works against then-champion Junior Dos Santos. But the fight never materialized due to injuries and Overeem suffered back-to-back knockout losses to Antonio Silva and Travis Browne.

Overeem has alternated wins and losses since then but is coming off a first-round knockout of Struve. Nelson was knocked out in his last fight against Mark Hunt, which despite Nelson’s usually iron chin, does not come as a shock, given Hunt’s incredible punching power.
Overeem may not have Hunt’s power, but I think he will batter Nelson for a rather lopsided decision victory. At this stage in his career, Nelson is a gatekeeper. But “The Reem” doesn’t need to prove himself against a brawler like Nelson.

Winner: Overeem by unanimous decision

Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (16-3) vs. Matt “The Immortal” Brown (21-12) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

Speaking of brawling and battering, this fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate. Hendricks dropped the welterweight title to Robbie Lawler last year and should he win this fight, a rematch with Lawler is all but assured – assuming Lawler gets past Rory McDonald later this year.

Brown also lost to Lawler in his last fight and was also on the receiving end of a brutal beating. Hendricks and Brown tend to just slug it out and ask questions later, which should result in an entertaining fight for the fans. Hendricks seems to have renewed his commitment to MMA following his loss to Lawler and he seems driven to get his belt back. Brown is as game as they come, but Hendricks will prove to be too much.

Winner: Hendricks by second-round TKO

Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (11-2) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0) (Women’s Strawweight Title – 115 lbs.)

Esparza made her UFC debut with a bang by winning the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to feature all female fighters, and in the process become the UFC’s first women’s strawweight champion. She effectively derailed the Rose Namajunas hype train to win the belt, when some were dubbing Namajunas the next Ronda Rousey in the strawweight division.

Jedrzejczyk derailed a favorite in her own right, defeating highly regarded Claudia Gadelha last year by a close decision when many thought Gadelha would be Esparza’s first title defense. Jedrzejczyk is a grinder who thrives in an ugly fight in close quarters. Esparza used her wrestling to neutralize Namajunas’ quick-striking offense, so getting into an ugly fight with Jedrzejczyk shouldn’t faze Esparza one bit. Esparza will take Jedrzejczyk down early and often and ride her wrestling to a decision victory.

Winner: Esparza by unanimous decision

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (18-2) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (23-7) (Lightweight Title – 155 lbs.)

Pettis has been absolutely dominant as of late, not only winning the lightweight title from Benson Henderson in quick and exciting fashion with a first-round armbar but routinely displaying his amazing athleticism and using it to quickly shoot himself up the best pound-for-pound fighter list.

But Dos Anjos is not to be taken lightly. He too finished Henderson in the first round and earned his title shot by absolutely dismantling Nate Diaz late last year. Dos Anjos is tough and will know that Pettis is looking for a quick finish. He won’t get it, but Pettis’ freakish athleticism will make its presence felt eventually and overcome Dos Anjos and solidify Pettis’ case as one of the best lightweight fighters of all time.

Winner: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann anaandika kuhusu mchanganyiko karate katika hali ya Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, na World Series ya Kupambana. Angalia yake blog, au kumfuata katika Twitter: mmamaryland.