On Friday, Jan. 15, Resurrection Fighting Alliance returned to the Denver area for its 34th event. The promotion once again visited theĀ 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. The nightās main card aired live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET. The event marked the promotion’s seventh visit to Colorado.
In the night’s main event, the promotion’s former welterweight champion, Benjamin Smith, looked to regain the 170-pound title against Serbian nativeĀ Bojan Velickovic.Ā Both fighters fell short againstĀ Gilbert “Jamal” Smith, who recently vacated the title.
Benjamin Smith rebounded from his title defeat to Gilbert Smith with a unanimous decision win overĀ Craig Eckelberg at RFA 32 in November. Prior to losing his belt, the Minnesota fighter had not tasted defeat since 2013.
Velickovic, meanwhile, had reeled off three straight wins since falling toĀ Gilbert Smith at RFA 20. The 26-year-old was most recently in action at RFA 31 in Las Vegas, where he bestedĀ Vardan Sholinian on the scorecards.
John Poppie def. Adam Stroup by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
Jeremy Kimball def. Cody Mumma by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Zac Riley def. Hugo Viana by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
Brian Camozzi def. Tyler Milner by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 1, 1:20
Cory Sandhagen def. Andrew Tennyson by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Eric Grant def. Lucas Dias by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 1, 3:08
Joe Guerrero def. Miles Welk by TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:56 (a)
Sonny Yohn def. CĆ©sar Bonilla by TKO (strikes). Round 1, 1:59 (a)
Gurusahai GoodĀ def. Chelsya HowardĀ by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3) (a)
Cody Yohn def. Tanner Carrico by submission (standing guillotine choke). Round 1, 0:26 (a)
Mallory Martin def. Melissa Parker by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 3, 2:09 (a)
(a) – denotes amateur contest