Portland, Maine (Novembro 2, 2018) - Fights Nova Inglaterra (NEF) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” no sábado, Novembro 17 na Aura em Portland, Maine. Hoje cedo, the fight promotion announced the fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur fights.
The professional side of the card will be headlined by a pair of title fights as Ryan Sanders (17-9) defends the lightweight strap against Jacob Bohn (7-5) e Ras Hylton (3-1) atenda Yorgan De Castro (2-0) to crown the first-ever NEF cruiserweight champion.
Sanders has held the lightweight title since April 2017 when he defeated Jon Lemke (7-9) in a tournament final. He has won a remarkable eight in a row in the NEF cage, not losing on Maine soil in four years. New York’s Jacob Bohn has won his last two in a row over veterans Kenny Foster (12-13) and Lewis Corapi (8-4) respectivamente.
Ras Hylton is coming off a highlight-reel elbow knockout of Eric Bedard (6-8) em agosto passado. The 6’6″ resident of South Portland, known to fans as “The Jamaican Shamrock,” is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage where he also went 3-0 como amador. Yorgan De Castro is undefeated as a professional, having finished both of his opponents by technical knockout. The bout will be the first in the newly-created NEF 225-pound cruiserweight division which will fall between the light-heavyweight (205-libra) e pesado (265-libra) classes.
Also on the professional card will be a flyweight contest between Portland fan-favorite Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) and undefeated Massachusetts prospect Jose Lugo (3-0). Ornelas is riding a two-fight win streak while Lugo, nicknamed “El Salvaje,” has finished all three of his opponents.
Matt Probin (2-0) is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut with NEF when he meets veteran Lionel Young (7-15) em um concurso de pluma. Probin has won back-to-back bouts in Vermont via knockout to start his professional career.
As of press time, NEF was still searching for a replacement opponent for Carl Langston (0-1) in a professional featherweight bout after several previous opponents had pulled out. Interested featherweights should contact NEF matchmakers via email at newenglandfights@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only please.
The amateur portion of the card is scheduled to feature a total of three women’s MMA bouts. Glory Watson (1-0) vai assumir Megan Rosado (0-0), enquanto BJ Garceau (1-0) atenda Chelsea Tucker (0-3) e Catie Denning (1-0) enfrenta fora com Taylor Thompson (2-0). Watson, Garceau and Tucker are all members of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine owned and operated by coach Chris Young. The trio has been nicknamed “Chris’ Angels.”
O cheio “NEF 36” cartão da luta (sujeitas a alterações e aprovação do Combat Sports Authority of Maine):
PROFISSIONAL MMA
225*TÍTULO Ras Hylton 3-1 (First Class MMA) vs Yorgan De Castro 2-0
155*TÍTULO Ryan Sanders 17-9 (c) (MMA de Young) vs Jacob Bohn 7-5 (Behring Jiu Jitsu NY)
145 Matt Probin 2-0 (Recon) vs Lionel Young 7-15 (Citadel Martial Arts)
125 Ernesto Ornelas 4-7 (Instituto Choi) vs Jose Lugo 3-0 (BST MMA & Fitness)
MMA amador
175 Jon Assam 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo)
155 Zac Richard 2-0 (Nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-1 (Independente)
155 Mohammad Al Kinani 4-1 (Evolution Athletix) vs Clifford Redman 0-6 (Independente)
155 Brandon Mailet 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Ben Peters 0-0 (Titan Athletics)
140 Megan Rosado 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Glory Watson 1-0 (MMA de Young)
140 Henry Clark 4-4 (Instituto Choi) vs Killian Murphy 1-1 (Nostos)
135 Taylor Thompson 2-0 () vs Catie Denning 1-0 (MMA de Young)
135 Schuyler Vaillancourt 0-0 (Nostos) vs Felipe Gunther 0-0 (First Class MMA)
135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 1-1 (Independente)
125 Chelsea Tucker 0-3 (First Class MMA) vs BJ Garceau 1-0 (MMA de Young)
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Novembro 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. Os ingressos já estão à venda em www.AuraMaine.com.
Sobre Fights Nova Inglaterra
Lutas da Nova Inglaterra ("NEF") é uma luta promoção de eventos empresa. A missão da NEF é criar eventos da mais alta qualidade para lutadores e fãs. A equipe executiva da NEF tem uma vasta experiência na gestão de esportes de combate, produção de eventos, relações com a mídia, marketing, legal e publicidade.