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![]() RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
Kajadian utama:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Las Vegas, Nevada – Kiamat tarung 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. Acara lumangsung Jumaah, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Sakabéh kartu utama bakal televised hirup jeung nasional dina AXS TV di 10 p.m. AND / 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 “Booming booming” 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-utama kajadian:
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 dina the RFA 26 di handapcard 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” dina 2015. Sakabéh kartu utama RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT dina Jumaah, June 5th.
Mangga buka RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Ngeunaan RFA: RFA ngarupakeun campuran promotion beladiri professional nu mere rising béntang jeung contenders luhur kasempetan ngabuktikeun bakat maranéhna pikeun fans jeung inohong di industri. Nu RFA presents kajadian langsung dina dasar bulanan kira-kira Amérika Sarikat kaasup Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver jeung Milwaukee. RFA bisa ditempo langsung di leuwih ti 43 juta imah nasional ngaliwatan deal televisi anak jeung AXS TV. Dumasar di Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA mangrupa salah sahiji organisasi MMA paling aktif jeung ngamangfaatkeun dina olahraga panggancangna ngembang di dunya. (Nu Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, jeung dalapan sided mat kompetisi jeung desain kurung téh mérék dagang milik sacara éksklusif ku Zuffa kadaptar, LLC. Sadaya hak disimpen).
Ngeunaan gelut TV AXS: AXS TV gelut nyaéta renowned pikeun anak diakuan universal Jumaah peuting campuran Seni bela diri jeung Kickboxing kajadian. Salaku Utama anjeun Pikeun MMA, AXS TV utilizes jaringan expansive tina promosi ti Amérika Sarikat, Kanada, jeung Éropa. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Nu sora” Michael Schiavello jeung lima waktu MMA dunya-jawara agus Miletich nyadiakeun pemirsa ahli muter-demi-antrian, sinyalna bajoang di-jero, jeung analisis éksténsif pikeun unggal kartu fight. AXS TV siaran kajadian perang hirup-kelas dunya ti RFA, Singa ngalawan, Warisan FC, jeung MFC unggal malem Jumaah di 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.
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