Lewiston, Mejn (Siječanj 29, 2015) - Jedan tjedan od ove subote, New England Borbe (NEF), Amerike broj jedan regionalni promociju borbe, predstavlja svoj šesnaesti mješovitih borilačkih vještina (MMA) događaj, "NEF XVI,"U Lewiston, Mejn. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The show will mark the three-year anniversary of the company’s inception. NEF executives announced today that they were expecting one of the largest crowds ever for the wildly-popular fight promotion’s event.
“Naši februar događaji su uvijek bili naši vodeći,” rekao je NEF suvlasnik i promoter Nick DiSalvo. “U kombinaciji s činjenicom da ove kartice je učitan s UFC, Bellator, NFL veterani, dva naslova borbe, i povratak Ray Wood (5-0), to je ne čudi da prodaja ulaznica ide su način na koji su ih ide.”
Doista, ticket sales have been at an all-time high for this event. It is not unusual for the fight promotion to sell out their floor seats for any given show. The sell-out, međutim, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” su rasprodate punu 17 days prior to the event. NEF executives give partial credit for the quick sales to the addition of complimentary waitress drink service for all cage-side ticketholders. They did not confirm whether or not the promotion was considering adding more floor seats for the event.
Kao što je navedeno DiSalvo, Navijači su tražeći povratak Ray “Sve Business” Wood, koji će braniti NEF MMA Featherweight Naslov protiv Bellator i World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteranAntonije “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Uzbuđen sam za ovu borbu,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Nemam apsolutno ništa izgubiti. Anthony Morrison has fought some of the best fighters in the world and I have an opportunity to make a statement with this fight. I improve my skills each time I step in the cage and I know that this showing will be no exception. I have respect for Anthony and where he’s been in this sport and I am honored to have the opportunity to fight him.”
Wood je saigrač na Young MMA, Fred Lear (2-0), pojavit će se na amaterski dio kartice u catchweight borbe protiv Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Ovi ljudi gurati me da budem bolji borac, student, i osoba,” rekao je Lear njegove kolege i treneri na Young MMA u Bangor, Mejn. “Zahvalan sam za svoje prisustvo u mom životu, to je nešto što će zauvijek blago. Počašćen sam da se bori za Young MMA.”
Ne traži izvan svoje borbe, Lear ističe tri uzbudljive Borba saigračima Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) i Aaron Lacey (4-1) će osporavati protiv pripadnika Choi Instituta za Portland, Mejn.
“Vodeći do 'NEF XVI,’ Ne mogu a da ne istakne naše Borba s Choi-a,” Lear je nastavio. “Nick Spencer [Lacey protivnik (7-4)] je svuda opasno, Henry Clark [Pietersen protivnik (1-0)] dolazi off impresivne debi, a ja sam poznata Caleb[Dvorana – Harvey protivnik (5-1)] od srednje škole, a nema sumnje o njegovom prašinu i talent. Atmosfera na Colisee će biti naelektrisaniji šest velikog kalibra boraca izgleda da napusti svoj trag.”
Hall i Harvey su postavljeni za otvaranje show u pero borbe u 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, i on je definitivno primijetio povećanu uzbuđenja od fanova vodi u “NEF XVI.”
“U iščekivanju je na sve vrijeme visoke zbog sve dobre utakmicu ups na kartici,” noted Hall. “Na 7. Februar, Ja očekujem da to bude najuzbudljiviji noći još.”
Nakon što su se borili za manje promocije u prošlosti, Harvey is clear that the size of the crowd does not matter to him. He will bring his A-game to the cage whether the fight be under the big lights in a world-famous arena like the Androscoggin Bank Colisee or held in a tiny, slabo-lit soba sa nekoliko stolica formaciju oko kaveza.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Ja ću staviti na show da li postoje 20 people or 20,000. I love to entertain. After Caleb hooks on to me he’ll know he’s been in a fight.”
Jason Lachance (0-1) iz MMA Athletix u Bath, Maine je trebalo da se sastane Steven Bang (3-2) Centralne Maine Brazilski Jiu-Jitsu u Auburn, Maine na “NEF XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Februar 7.
“NEF ima mnogo talenta ove noći tuča, kao što su uvijek radim,” rekao Lachance. “Ne očekujem ništa manje od uzbudljivu noć za fanove. The support from our fans means everything, i moj saboraca i ja došao spreman da baci dolje i poslati svima kući sa još više iščekivanja za narednu događaj. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Štap “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) Također ćete vidjeti akciju na “NEF XVI” kada je korake u kavez da se suoči debitovao nezavisne borcaBrandon Lessard (0-0) u teškoj kategoriji borbe. Leahy got the first win of his MMA career this past September at “NEF XIV” before some 2,000-plus fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Kao takav, je upoznat s osjećaj da dolazi iz obavljanja za masovnu, ravenous borbu publika.
“Očekujem veliku noć tuča,” uzviknu Leahy. “Čast mi je biti na tako veliku karticu. The NEF fans are like no other, i ja jedva čekam da stavi na veliku predstavu ispred moje porodice, prijateljima i navijačima.”
NEF iduće MMA događaja, “NEF XVI,” odvija na Februar 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Zrak “Sve Business” Drva (5-0) vraća te noći da brani NEF MMA Featherweight Naslov protiv Bellator i WEC veteran Antonije “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL i UFC The Ultimate Fighterveteran Tyler King (7-2) stavlja NEF MMA u teškoj kategoriji Naslov na liniji protiv Frotir “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator i Strikeforce veteranNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) čini njegov debi protiv MMA NEF Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 i su na prodaju sadawww.TheColisee.com ili pozivom na Colisee blagajni207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatno, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, prati ih na Twitterunefights i pridružite službenim Facebook grupe "New England borbi."
O New England Borbe
New England Borbe ("NEF") je borba događaja promocije firme. Misija NEF je da stvori najkvalitetnije događaja za Maine-a borcima i navijači podjednako. Izvršni tim NEF ima veliko iskustvo u upravljanju borilačkih sportova, proizvodnja događaji, odnosa s medijima, marketing, pravne i oglašavanje.