Lewiston, Maine (January 29, 2015) - Otu izu si a Saturday, New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ọnọde ya iri na isii weere karat (Emmanuel) omume, "NEF XVI,"Na Lewiston, Maine. 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.
“Anyị February ihe mgbe nile anyị flagship,” sị NEF co-nwe na-akwalite Nick DiSalvo. “Tinyere eziokwu na nke a na kaadị na n'elu UFC, Bellator, NFL lagoro ezumike nka, abụọ aha ịlụ ọgụ, na nloghachi nke Ray Osisi (5-0), ọ bụ ihe ijuanya na tiketi ahịa na a na-aga n'ụzọ ha na a na-aga.”
N'ezie, 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, Otú ọ dị, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” e rere pụta a zuru 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.
Dị ka DiSalvo gosiri, Fans na-ekwusi nloghachi nke Ray “All Business” Osisi ndị ga-chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Featherweight Mbụ megide Bellator na World Oke Cagefighting (WEC) vetiranAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“M obi ụtọ maka nke a ọgụ,” said Wood when reached for comment. “M nwere nnọọ ihe na-atụfu. 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.”
Osisi si teammate na-eto eto si Emmanuel, Fred Lear (2-0), a ga-agba na-amu amu akụkụ nke na kaadị a catchweight n'obi megide Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Ndị a inupụ m ka m bụrụ a mma fighter, na-amụrụ, na onye,” kwuru Lear ya teammates na na-azụ na-eto eto si Emmanuel ke Bangor, Maine. “Enwere m ekele maka ha ọnụnọ ná ndụ m, ọ bụ ihe m ga-echekwara ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. M na-asọpụrụ na-alụ ọgụ maka Young si Emmanuel.”
Ọ bụghị na-achọ ihe karịrị nke ya ọgụ, Lear ekwuo atọ na-akpali akpali matchups ya teammates Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) na Aaron Lacey (4-1) ga-eguzogide megide ndị òtù nke baba Institute nke Portland, Maine.
“Eduga 'NEF XVI,’ M nwere ike ọ gaghị enyere ma mata anyị matchups na baba si,” Lear nọgidere. “Nick Spencer [Lacey si iro (7-4)] dị ize ndụ n'ebe nile, Henry Clark [Pietersen si iro (1-0)] na-abịa anya nke otu nnukwu mpụta mbụ, m na mara Keleb[Ụlọ Nzukọ – Harvey si iro (5-1)] ebe ọ bụ na ụlọ akwụkwọ dị elu na e doro anya banyere ya grit na talent. The ikuku na Colisee ga-electrifying isii elu-caliber alụso anya ka ha hapụ akara.”
Ụlọ Nzukọ na Harvey na-setịpụrụ na-emeghe show na a featherweight n'obi na 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, o maa chọpụtara na ụba mkpali si Fans eduga n'ime “NEF XVI.”
“The atụmanya bụ na ihe niile oge elu n'ihi ihe ọma niile egwuregwu gbasie na kaadị,” noted Hall. “On February 7th, M na-atụ anya na ọ ga-kasị akpali akpali n'abalị ma.”
Ebe agha nke nta n'ọkwá na n'oge gara aga, 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, emezighituri-udo ụlọ ole na ole oche melite gburugburu a onu.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “M na-aga na-etinye na a show ma e nwere 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) si Emmanuel Athletix na Bath, Maine na ndokwa izute Steven Bang (3-2) nke Central Maine Brazil Jiu-Jitsu na 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 February 7.
“NEF nwere otutu talent n'abalị a nke ịlụ ọgụ, ka ha na-eme mgbe niile,” kwuru Lachance. “M na-atụ anya ihe ọ bụla na-erughị otu na-akpali akpali abalị maka Fans. The support from our fans means everything, na ibe m agha na m na-abịa njikere nditop ala na-ezite onye ọ bụla n'ụlọ na ọbụna karịa atụmanya nke ọzọ omume. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) ga-ahụ edinam ke “NEF XVI” mgbe ọ pụtara n'ime onu na ihu debuting onwe fighterBrandon Lessard (0-0) na a Heavyweight n'obi. 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. Ya mere, ọ bụ maara na mmetụta na-abịa site n'ịrụ maka a oke, ravenous agha ìgwè mmadụ.
“M na-atụ anya oké n'abalị nke ịlụ ọgụ,” sị Leahy. “M na-asọpụrụ na-ndị dị otú ahụ a oké kaadị. The NEF fans are like no other, na m nwere ike na-eche na-etinye na a oké show na n'ihu ndị ezinụlọ m, enyi na Fans.”
NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVI,” na-ewe ebe February 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “All Business” Osisi (5-0) laghachi na n'abalị iji chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Featherweight Mbụ megide Bellator na WEC vetiran Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL na UFC Ihe Jisọs Aghavetiran Tyler Eze (7-2) etiÚnye NEF Emmanuel Heavyweight Mbụ na akara megide Terry “The pola agba” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator na Strikeforce vetiranNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) na-eme ka ya NEF Emmanuel mpụta mbụ megide Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ The Colisee igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
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