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Tonight’s RFA 36 headliner scrapped due to title challenger missing weight

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:19:11 +0000

Landon Vannata The planned headliner for tonight’s RFA 36 event has been pulled from the fight card. Originally, the event, which airs on AXS TV from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn., was expected to feature featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos (9-1) vs. challenger Landon Vannata (7-0). However, at Thursday’s weigh-ins, Vannata weighed 146.8 pounds, which is 1.8 pounds over the 145-pound limit for title fights.

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Tonight’s RFA 36 headliner scrapped due to title challenger missing weight – MMA Junkie

With Jackson-Wink at UFC 196, RFA 36′s Landon Vannata has backup coaching options

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:10:42 +0000

Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , MMAjunkie Radio , News , Radio Highlight When big fights come up in the Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA camp, resources must be allocated. Such is life for Landon Vannata (7-0), who will vie for the featherweight title on Friday at RFA 36. It’s his first fight at 145 pounds, and a win could mean a ticket to the UFC, which often farms up-and-comers from the smaller promotion. But when he takes on champ Raoni Barcelos (9-1) in the AXS TV headliner at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn., Vannata won’t have his gym’s star coaches by his side

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With Jackson-Wink at UFC 196, RFA 36′s Landon Vannata has backup coaching options – MMA Junkie

With Jackson-Wink overseeing UFC 196, RFA 36′s Landon Vannata has backup coaching options

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:27:06 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio (1 p.m. ET): Erickson, Simon, Harrison, Vannata, tix giveaway

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:59:24 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio MMAjunkie Radio kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Matt Erickson, Ricky Simon , Andre Harrison and Landon Vannata . MMAjunkie assistant editor Erickson is in Las Vegas for UFC 196. Simon fights Anderson Dos Santos on Friday at Titan FC 37 for the vacant bantamweight title, and featherweight champ Harrison meets Steven Siler on the same card. Vannata fights featherweight champ Raoni Barcelos on Friday at RFA 36. We’re also giving away some tickets to the Titan TC 37 card

RFA 36 main card finalized with 4-time All-American wrestler Logan Storley

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 16:28:58 +0000

Logan Storley After announcing the event’s first three bouts , the remaining three are now set for next month’s “RFA 36: Barcelos vs. Vannata” event.

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RFA 36 main card finalized with 4-time All-American wrestler Logan Storley – MMA Junkie

RFA 36 set for March 4 with Barcelos vs. Vannata featherweight title headliner

BAD MMA News — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:32:30 +0000

Raoni Barcelos RFA heads to the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” for RFA 36 on March 4. The event will feature a featherweight title fight in the main event with Raoni Barcelos looking to defend his belt when he meets Landon Vannata .

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RFA 36 set for March 4 with Barcelos vs. Vannata featherweight title headliner – MMA Junkie