للنشر الفوري: ويستون, مين (مايو 1, 2017) – Between them they have a dozen fights in the Bellator cage. الآن, they have signed to face each other in the New England Fights (NEF) hexagon. شعاع “جميع الأعمال” خشب (8-3) وسيجتمع ألكسندر “مؤخرة” Bezerra (19-5) في الحدث الرئيسي ل “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES.” الحدث, which will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, يونيو 17, 2017 في COLISEE البنك Androscoggin في ويستون, مين.
“This would be a main card fight on any nationally-televised event,” وقال NEF يشترك في ملكيته والمروج نيك DiSalvo. “It doesn’t get any bigger or better than this on the regional level. This is the kind of fight we love to deliver to the NEF fans.”
Wood grew up in Bucksport, Maine and became a top MMA prospect after joining Young’s MMA in Bangor. He was victorious in ten of his first eleven fights over the course of his amateur and early professional careers. Wood’s sole loss during that impressive run came when he moved up to the lightweight division to face a larger Shane Manley (3-3).
It took Wood just over a minute to submit Lenny Wheeler (9-5) في “NEF 8.” في القيام بذلك, Wood became the first NEF Featherweight Champion. He went on to successfully defend the title against tough Brazilian prospect Gabriel Baino (6-2) with a second-round TKO. Months later, Wood would drop the title to Anthony Morrison (20-11) via fifth-round submission.
The next few years would see Wood travel away from Maine to settle first in South Carolina and later Texas. Since leaving Maine, he has been training at some of the top gyms in all of mixed martial arts with world-class athletes, and he has fought for national promotion Bellator three times. Wood’s Bellator debut saw him finish Chris Jones (10-5) في الجولة الأولى. He is now looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to AJ McKee, الابن. (8-0) في Bellator 166 في أواخر العام الماضي. The fight with Bezerra will be Wood’s first on Maine soil since February 2015.
“I’m excited to fight in front of the New England fans once again,” said Wood when reached for comment at his home in Amarillo, تكساس. “It’s been way too long. It’s time to get back to where all my success began. The last time I fought in Maine, I left with a loss, and I have no easy task in front of me this time. Alexandre is no joke, and has fought some of the best in the world, and with me coming off back-to-back losses, I have no choice but to have my hand raised by the end of three rounds. I have never lost three straight in anything.”
A native of Sao Paolo, البرازيل, Alexandre Bezerra now lives and trains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he is a member of Daddis Fight Camps. Bezerra holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and he is also a teacher of the sport.
Bezerra has nine Bellator bouts under his belt. He competed in both the Season Six and Season Eight featherweight tournaments, making it past the quarterfinal rounds but losing in the semifinals each time. وفي الآونة الأخيرة, Bezerra competed for national promotion Titan Fighting Championships in late 2016. Like Wood, Bezerra is looking to bounce back from a loss.
“I am very excited to compete for NEF, they are a fantastic organization and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity,” said Bezerra. “My opponent is a tough, up-and-coming prospect, and this should be a great fight. Both of us are looking to finish fights, so the fans are in for a treat!”
“Everyone in Maine and New England fight sports knows the talent that is Ray Wood,” ذكر NEF يشترك في ملكيته والخاطبة مات بيترسون. “He cut his teeth in NEF and after going on to compete in several high-profile Bellator fights, he’s coming back home to where it all began for him. خصمه, a native of Brazil, is a seasoned veteran that has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. Fans can expect to see the highest level of mixed martial arts skill on display in this blockbuster main event.”
New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” في.يوم السبت, يونيو 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 س 525 وعلى الانترنت في www.TheColisee.com.
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