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promotion based in the united states . 4 5 6 contents 1 history 1.1 merger with titan fc 1.2 axs tv 2 current champions 2.1 male 2.2 female 3 upcoming events 4 past events 5 references 6 external links history edit merger with titan fc edit on october 11 2012 officials for the pompano beach florida based mma promotion titan fighting championships titan fc were acquired by rfa along with certain fighter contracts as well as the organization s television deal with now axs tv . 7 the goal was to combine the talent of both organizations under one umbrella the rfa . titan fc owner and president joe kelly would be brought in as the vice president of the newly merged company with seasoned mma manager and black house gym owner ed soares acting as the president . 8 although it only lasted seven months when founder joe kelly bought back the organization titan fc in 2013 and produced two more shows on his own titan fc 25 lashley vs. asplund in june and titan fc 26 hallman vs. hornbuckle in august both of which were aired live on axs tv . 9 axs tv edit resurrection fighting alliance and legacy fighting championship agreed to a co promoted live event on may 8 2015 that featured bouts with fighters from one organization battling the other . the event took place on may 8 2015 and aired on axs tv as part of the axs tv fights franchise . the event was labeled axs tv fights rfa vs. legacy superfight . the event featured a title for title bout as the legacy fc and rfa flyweight champion fought for both belts . in addition two legacy fc fighters competed to crown a new lightweight champion and the rfa bantamweight champion had to defend his title against a top rfa contender . 10 11 current champions edit male edit division upper weight limit champion since title defenses next fight heavyweight 265 lb 120 kg vacant august 8 2014 light heavyweight 205 lb 93 kg devin clark april 15 2016 rfa 37 0 middleweight 185 lb 84 kg andrew sanchez august 7 2015 rfa 28 0 welterweight 170 lb 77 kg brian camozzi september 9 2016 rfa 43 0 lightweight 155 lb 70 kg thiago mois s february 19 2016 rfa 35 2 featherweight 145 lb 66 kg raoni barcelos august 21 2015 rfa 29 1 bantamweight 135 lb 61 kg leandro higo april 15 2016 rfa 37 0 flyweight 125 lb 57 kg alexandre pantoja sept. 12 2014 rfa 18 1 female edit division upper weight limit champion since title defenses next fight strawweight 115 lb 52 kg vacant nov. 27 2015 upcoming events edit title date location main event championship rfa 45 meerschaert vs. waldon october 28 2016 prior lake mn united states gerald meerschaert vs. chase waldon raoni barcelos c vs. dan moret vacant middleweight featherweight past events edit title date location main event championship rfa 44 moises vs. freeman september 30 2016 st. charles mo united states thiago moises c def . zach freeman lightweight rfa 43 camozzi vs. barnes september 9 2016 broomfield co united states brian camozzi def . nick barnes vacant welterweight rfa 42 giagos vs. juusola august 19 2016 visalia california united states christos giagos def . arthur estr zulas non title lightweight rfa 41 clark vs. giles july 29 2016 san antonio texas united states trevin giles def . josh clark non title middleweight rfa 40 sklavos vs. camus july 15 2016 prior lake minnesota united states chico camus def . czar sklavos non title flyweight rfa 39 barcelos vs. moffett june 17 2016 hammond indiana united states raoni barcelos c def . bobby moffett featherweight rfa 38 mois s vs. emmers june 3 2016 costa mesa california united states thiago mois s c def . jamall emmers lightweight rfa 37 viana vs. clark april 15 2016 sioux falls south dakota usa devin clark def . rafael viana leandro higo def . joey miolla light heavyweight bantamweight rfa 36 brown vs. camus march 4 2016 prior lake minnesota usa chico camus def . matt brown non title flyweight rfa 35 mois s vs. castillo february 19 2016 orem utah usa thiago mois s def . david castillo lightweight rfa 34 velickovic vs. smith january 15 2016 broomfield colorado usa bojan velickovic def . benjamin smith welterweight rfa 33 townsend vs. chavez december 11 2015 costa mesa california usa ernest chavez def . adam townsend non title lightweight rfa 32 blumer vs. higo november 6 2015 prior lake minnesota usa leandro higo def . melvin blumer non title bantamweight rfa 31 sanchez vs. poppie october 9 2015 las vegas nevada usa gilbert smith def . bristol marunde jocelyn jones lybarger def . zoila frausto welterweight women s strawweight rfa 30 smith vs. jardine september 18 2015 lincoln nebraska usa anthony smith def . brock jardine non title middleweight rfa 29 usa vs. brazil august 21 2015 sioux falls south dakota usa raoni barcelos def . ricky musgrave featherweight rfa 28 sanchez vs. poppie august 7 2015 st. louis missouri usa andrew sanchez def . john poppie middleweight rfa 27 murphy vs. brock july 3 2015 boise idaho usa jesse brock def . joe murphy non title bantamweight rfa 26 smith vs. smith june 5 2015 broomfield colorado usa gilbert smith def . benjamin smith welterweight rfa vs. legacy 1 pantoja vs. page may 8 2015 robinsonville mississippi usa alexandre pantoja c def . damacio page lfc c luke sanders c def . terrion ware flyweight bantamweight rfa 25 lawrence vs. toomer april 10 2015 sioux falls south dakota usa justin lawrence c def . sam toomer francisco france def . gabriel checco featherweight middleweight rfa 24 smith vs. romero march 6 2015 prior lake minnesota usa benjamin smith def . indalecio romero welterweight rfa 23 murphy vs. ware february 6 2015 costa mesa california usa terrion ware def . joe murphy bantamweight contender rfa 22 smith vs. njokuani january 9 2015 colorado springs colorado usa chidi njokuani def . gilbert smith welterweight njokuani missed weight title remained vacant . rfa 21 juusola vs. baghdad december 5 2014 costa mesa california usa mehdi baghdad def . zach juusola lightweight rfa 20 sanders vs. mercado november 7 2014 broomfield colorado usa luke sanders def . jarred mercado bantamweight rfa 19 collier vs. checco october 10 2014 prior lake minnesota usa jake collier def . gabriel checco middleweight rfa 18 manzanares vs. pantoja september 12 2014 albuquerque new mexico usa alexandre pantoja def . matt manzanares c flyweight rfa 17 cochrane vs. giagos august 22 2014 sioux falls south dakota usa christos giagos def . dakota cochrane justin lawrence def . mark dickman lightweight featherweight rfa 16 copeland vs. jorgensen july 25 2014 broomfield colorado usa josh copeland def . jan jorgensen heavyweight rfa 15 casey vs. sanchez june 6 2014 culver city california usa kevin casey def . andrew sanchez middleweight rfa 14 manzanares vs. maranh o april 11 2014 cheyenne wyoming usa matt manzanares def . junior maranhao flyweight rfa 13 cochrane vs. escudero march 7 2014 lincoln nebraska usa dakota cochrane def . efrain escudero lightweight contender rfa 12 oretga vs. koch january 24 2014 los angeles california usa brian oretga def . keoni koch pedro munhoz c def . billy daniels featherweight bantamweight rfa 11 manzanares vs. makovsky november 22 2013 broomfield colorado usa zach makovsky def . matt manzanares flyweight rfa 10 rhodes vs. jouban october 25 2013 des moines iowa usa mike rhodes def . alan jouban welterweight rfa 9 munhoz vs. curran august 16 2013 carson california usa pedro munhoz def . jeff curran bantamweight rfa 8 pettis vs. pegg june 21 2013 milwaukee wisconsin usa sergio pettis def . dillard pegg lance palmer def . jared downing c flyweight featherweight rfa 7 thatch vs. rhodes march 22 2013 broomfield colorado usa brandon thatch def . mike rhodes rfa 6 krause vs. imada 2 january 18 2013 kansas city missouri usa james krause def . toby imada rfa 5 downing vs. rinaldi november 30 2012 kearney nebraska usa jared downing def . jordan rinaldi featherweight rfa 4 griffin vs. escudero november 2 2012 las vegas nevada usa tyson griffin def . efrain escudero rfa 3 stevenson vs. cochrane june 30 2012 kearney nebraska usa dakota cochrane def . joe stevenson rfa 2 yvel vs. alexander march 30 2012 kearney nebraska usa gilbert yvel def . houston alexander rfa 1 pulver vs. elliott december 16 2011 kearney nebraska usa tim elliott def . jens pulver references edit resurrection fighting alliance gains ground as fighter feeder league . las vegas review journal . may 28 2013 . retrieved may 28 2013 . ed soares named president of resurrection fighting alliance . sb nation . retrieved 2014 09 18 . promoters wyoming state board of mixed martial arts . google.com . retrieved 30 may 2015 . ed soares and his refreshingly honest goals with resurrection fighting alliance . mma junkie . retrieved 2014 09 18 . resurrection fighting alliance gains ground as fighter feeder league . las vegas review journal . retrieved 2014 09 18 . resurrection fighting alliance developing the next gsp and jon jones of mma . bleacher report . retrieved 2014 09 18 . whitman mike . resurrection fighting alliance acquires titan fc nets fighter contracts axs tv deal . sherdog.com . retrieved september 16 2014 . haggerty kevin . ed soares titan fighting championship merger with resurrection fighting alliance pretty much a done deal . mmamania.com . retrieved september 16 2014 . titan fighting championship begins anew with event headlined by ricci vs. gurgel on cbs sports network . mma fighting . retrieved 2014 04 22 . http www.sherdog.com news pressreleases axs tv fights to broadcast historic copromotion between rfa and legacy 83735 axs tv fights to broadcast historic co promotion between rfa and legacy http www.mmafighting.com 2015 3 21 8270323 rfa and legacy fighting championships to stage co promoted event of rfa and legacy fighting championships to stage co promoted event of superfights external links edit official site v t e professional mixed martial arts organizations asia oceania ex . japan current art of war afc brace one road fc sfl urcc defunct legend fc ruff brazil current jungle fight shooto brasil 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