RFA 26 Weigh-in Results For Tonight's Event, Weigh-in took place only for main card. RFA 26 takes place Friday at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. The main card airs on AXS TV. In the headlining bout, welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) takes on challenger Gilbert Smith (10-4). The champion came in exactly at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds while the challenger came in just below at 169.6, making the bout official.
Benjamin Smith is riding a six-fight winning streak. He’s won his last two fights in RFA including his last outing, a championship winning TKO of Indalecio Tat Romero.
Gilbert Smith is coming off a unanimous decision loss in a five-round fight with Chidi Njokuani at RFA 22. Prior to the loss he was riding a two-fight winning streak.
In the co-headliner, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and submission specialist Thiago Alves Cavalcante Rodrigues (8-2) makes his promotional debut against lightweight Marcus Edwards (9-3), an MFC and Titan FC vet who’s won five of his past six fights, all via stoppage. Both men made weight, coming in slightly over 155 pounds but under the extra pound allowance for non title fights.
The only fighter to miss weight was bantamweight Jarred Mercado (12-2) who stepped on the scales seemingly knowing he’d be well over. Mercado tipped the scales at 140.6, well over the maximum weight of 136 pounds. His opponent, Bruno Frazatto (6-2) came in at 135.4.
The RFA 26 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Benjamin Smith (170) vs. Gilbert Smith (169.6) – for welterweight title
- Thiago Alves Cavalcante Rodrigues (155.8) vs. Marcus Edwards (155.4)
- Bruno Frazatto (135.4) vs. Jarred Mercado (140.6)
- Andrew Sanchez (185) vs. Clinton Williams (185.6)
- Ashley Gooch (255) vs. Brandon Griffin (234)
- Danny Mainus (135.8) vs. Boston Salmon (135.8)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 8 p.m. ET)
- Josh Cavan () vs. Matt Cox ()
- Kris Hocum () vs. James Nakashima ()
- James Fleming () vs. Adam Martinez ()
RFA 26 Weigh-in Results For Tonight's Event
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