LAS VEGAS, Nevada — This year fight fans can celebrate the first day of summer the MMA way, as Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that two title fights will be on the line as RFA brings its action-packed, exciting live event to the state of Wisconsin. RFA 8: Pettis vs. Curran, featuring Milwaukee’s best Sergio Pettis and Chicago’s hope Jeff Curran, will take place Friday, June 21 inside the historic The Rave/Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event will also be televised in homes across America live on AXS TV starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Fresh off defending his UFC title last Saturday, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre took a few moments this morning to speak with RFA officials about Brandon Thatch, his close friend and training partner. Thatch is a highly touted welterweight prospect and Colorado native, who is headlining the RFA 7 main event tomorrow night at the 1stBank Center in Denver.
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DENVER, Colorado — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that there has been a change made to the main event of RFA 7, which is headed to the Centennial State of Colorado on Friday, March 22nd. The RFA 7 main event will now see local MMA star Brandon "Rukus" Thatch (8-1) square off against undefeated Roufusport standout Mike "Biggie" Rhodes (4-0). read more ...

DENVER, Colorado — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced the addition of an exciting featherweight bout to RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Silva. The bout will feature two RFA fan favorites as undefeated wrecking machine Mirsad Bektic (5-0) squares off with local standout Nick Macias (6-2). The two are set to fight on the main card of RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Silva. read more ...

DENVER, Colorado — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced that it will make its first foray into the state of Colorado with RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Silva on Friday, March 22nd. The event will take place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, which is a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
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DENVER, Colorado — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced that it will make its first foray into the state of Colorado with RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Silva on Friday, March 22nd. The event will take place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, which is a suburb of Denver, Colorado. read more ...

DENVER, Colorado — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced that it will make its first foray into the state of Colorado with RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Silva on Friday, March 22nd. The event will take place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, which is a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
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ED SOARES ANNOUNCES CO-PROMOTION PLANS FOR UP TO 10 FIGHTS THIS YEAR, HIRES SVEN BEAN AS COO, JEN WENK AS HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Las Vegas, NV – The President of RFA Fighting, Ed Soares, today broke news on several fronts when he announced organizational, promotional and event plans for this year, including recently inking a landmark television distribution deal with AXS TV for 2013. Soares also revealed plans for up to 10 fights this year for the young MMA promotion, which is quickly earning a reputation as the ultimate proving ground for athletes who dream of fighting in an eight-sided cage. 

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Mark "Tricky" Dickman started his MMA career the way most fighters only dream about. In his first 5 fights, he had compiled 5 dominant wins. During that time, he had moved away from the comfort of his Midwest roots in Missouri to "The Fight Capital of the World" in Las Vegas to live and train with some of the best fighters in the world. read more ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Eight days before Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson headline UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago, two other top-ranked flyweights will meet on a nationally televised fight card emanating from the Midwest. That bout will feature NCAA Division I wrestler Aaron "The Cyborg" Ely (4-1) and Roufusport standout Dustin Ortiz (9-2). The two highly-entertaining flyweight fighters will meet on the main card of RFA 6 - Krause vs. Imada 2 on Friday, January 18th in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced the addition of another exciting lightweight bout to their first show of 2013. The bout will feature RFA fan favorite Dakota Cochrane (13-3) vs. Brazilian standout Deivison "Dragon" Ribeiro (23-7). The two are scheduled to fight on the main card of RFA 6 - Krause vs. Imada 2, which is set to take place on Friday, January 18th, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) has signed two welterweights who made their professional MMA debut, just one month apart from each other, over a decade ago. UFC veteran Brock Larson (35-7) will square off with Strikeforce veteran Eduardo Pamplona (15-3) in the co-main event of RFA 6 - Krause vs. Imada 2. The event will take place on Friday, January 18th, 2013 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — "The" James Krause (18-4) is eager to start the new year without missing a beat. The dynamic Grind House MMA product, who went unbeaten in three professional MMA bouts in 2012, will now headline RFA 6 as the promotion makes its first foray into his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri on Friday, January 18th, 2013. read more ...

Kearney, Nebraska — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) crowned its first-ever champion in their final event of the year. The RFA featherweight title was up for grabs in what is considered one of the organization's most talent-rich divisions. The two participants chosen to participate in the inaugural title bout were two-time RFA veteran Jared "Demon Eyes" Downing and Jordan "All Day" Rinaldi. The bout headlined a 12-bout (7 pro and 5 amateur) fight card that eminated from the Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Nebraska on Friday, November 30th, 2012. read more ...

Three of the more popular would be "Marty" as he is known in the wrestling world, "Kush" was given to him by his friend Jason "Mayhem" Miller on TUF 14 where he served as Team Miller's wrestling coach, and "U.S. Man" is how his Twitter followers refer to him. However, he prefers the simplicity of "Kamaru". That being said, Kamaru Usman is a name MMA fans will be hearing about for a long time. read more ...

Pedro Munhoz is a name familiar to many Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling aficionados that is starting to make waves in the world of MMA. He started training in martial arts at 6-years-old and over the past 20 years he has evolved into one of Black House MMA's most promising young fighters. read more ...

KEARNEY, Nebraska — "The" James Krause (17-4) will be returning to the RFA cage for the second time this month, as he meets UFC veteran Joe "Porkchop" Jordan (49-13-2) in the co-main event of RFA 5 - Downing vs. Rinaldi, which will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV on Friday, November 30th. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) prides itself on "resurrecting" the careers of former top contenders, while developing top MMA prospects. That is exactly what it accomplished on Friday night (November 2nd) in its first foray into the "Fight Capital of the World" of Las Vegas. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC). The terms of the deal will include the acquisition of specific Titan FC fighter contracts, as well as its television deal with AXS TV, which is the entertainment television channel formerly known as HDNet. read more ...

KEARNEY – A pair of rising talents face each other in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s featherweight championship at Kearney’s Viaero Event Center on Nov. 30.
Jordan Rinaldi and Jared Downing headline the RFA’s first-ever title fight at 145 pounds. RFA 5 includes 12 bouts that begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. read more ...

The main event will feature a lightweight bout pitting two former UFC stars against each other, as hometown favorite Tyson Griffin faces The Ultimate Fighter 8 (TUF 8) winner Efrain Escudero at RFA 4. Both men will be looking to regain their past glory in the UFC’s backyard of Las Vegas.
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) is pleased to announce that there will be another exciting lightweight bout taking place at RFA 4 - Yvel vs. Pe De Pano on Friday, November 2nd. The bout will pair two-time RFA winner James Krause (16-4) against undefeated Brazilian prospect Guilherme Trindade (8-0). The bout will be on the main card of RFA 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) is officially moving from the exotic cornfields of Nebraska to the fight capital of the world of Las Vegas for its fourth installment on Friday, November 2nd, 2012, which will take place at the Dallas Event Center inside Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) added another valuable piece to its deep and exciting featherweight division by signing the talented, up-and-coming, Xtreme Couture standout Jimmy Jones to a 3-fight deal. The contract was signed last night and Jones is excited to join his new home. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced this morning that it has signed highly touted Duke Roufus kickboxing protégé turned undefeated bantamweight MMA fighter Sergio Pettis to a 5-fight deal. Pettis is the 18-year-old younger brother of former WEC lightweight champion and current UFC star Anthony Pettis. read more ...

KEARNEY, Nebraska — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced this morning that it has signed former U.S. Olympian and two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler turned MMA super prospect Steve Mocco to a 5-fight deal. This is a big signing for the RFA, as Mocco is widely considered to be one of the best heavyweight prospects to enter MMA in a long time. read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that they have signed Tyson Griffin to a 3-fight deal. This is a big signing for the RFA, as Griffin is one of the biggest name free agents in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Griffin made his professional MMA debut in November 2004 at the age of 20 and now has 21-fights to his credit with two-thirds of those fights coming inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). read more ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced this morning that it has signed Marc Laimon jiu-jitsu black belt turned undefeated bantamweight MMA fighter Chris Holdsworth to a 4-fight deal. This is a big signing for the RFA, which just hosted its third event 10 days ago. read more ...

KEARNEY, Nebraska — The Resurrection Fighting Alliance is bringing in its most publicized and successful fighter to date when it hosts its third mixed martial arts event this summer at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney.

UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Joe “Daddy” Stevenson headlines the main event and faces Dakota Cochrane, a Nebraska native and one of the RFA lightweight division’s top prospects. Stevenson and Cochrane will fight at 155 pounds. read more ...

KEARNEY - Resurrection Fighting Alliance star Tim Elliott has been signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and will fight next month for the world's largest promoter of mixed martial arts.

Elliott is fighting in the UFC's new 125-pound flyweight division and will face John Dodson on May 5 in East Rutherford, N.J., on the UFC on FOX 3 preliminary card.  The fight will be televised live on Fuel TV.  Dodson is The Ultimate Fighter 14 bantamweight winner. read more ...

KEARNEY Nebr. - Former Ohio State All-American wrestler Lance Palmer recently signed a three-fight contract with the Resurrection Fighting Alliance promotion based in Kearney.

One of the top 145-pound featherweight prospects in mixed martial arts, Palmer has a 30 record since making his pro debut last May. read more ...

KEARNEY, Nebraska — Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that it has partnered with Sherdog.com, the #1 Mixed Martial Arts website in the world, to stream RFA 2 -Yvel vs. Alexander which is set to take place on Friday, March 30th, 2012 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Resurrection Fighting Alliance lands another top prospect

KEARNEY (Neb.) - Former NCAA wrestling champion Jesse "Bubba" Jenkins has signed a multi-fight contract with the Resurrection Fighting Alliance promotion.

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KEARNEY (Neb.) - The Ultimate Fighter 2 champion and former UFC lightweight contender Joe “Daddy” Stevenson has signed a multi-fight contract with the Resurrection Fighting Alliance promotion. read more ...