Lewiston, Maine (Jannar 29, 2015) - Wieħed ġimgħa minn din is-Sibt, New England tissielet (NEF), Amerika Numru ta 'wieħed promozzjoni ġlieda reġjonali, jippreżenta l-arti marzjali mħallta sittax tagħha (MMA) avveniment, "XVI NEF,"Fl 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.
“Avvenimenti Frar tagħna dejjem kienu xempju tagħna,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Flimkien mal-fatt li din il-karta hi mgħobbija bil UFC, Bellator, Veterani NFL, żewġ tissielet titolu, u r-ritorn ta ' Ray Wood (5-0), huwa l-ebda sorpriża li l-bejgħ tal-biljetti ilhom għaddejjin il-mod kif dawn ħadthom ilu għaddej.”
Tabilħaqq, 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, madankollu, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” kienu mibjugħa out full 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.
Kif DiSalvo indikat, fannijiet huma clamoring għar-ritorn ta 'Ray “Kollha Business” Injam li se tiddefendi l--Titolu NEF MMA featherweight kontra Bellator u l-World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteranAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Jien eċċitati għal din il-ġlieda,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Għandi assolutament xejn x'titlef. 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.”
Sieħbu Wood fiż MMA Young, Fred Lear (2-0), se tidher fuq il-porzjon dilettanti tal-kard bout catchweight kontra Bryant ORRICK (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Dawn in-nies timbotta me li tkun ġellied aħjar, student, u persuna,” qal Lear ta teammates tiegħu u coaches fil MMA Young fil Bangor, Maine. “Ich danke għall-preżenza tagħhom fil-ħajja tiegħi, huwa xi ħaġa I se teżor dejjem. I am onorat li jiġu jiġġieldu għall MMA Young.”
Ma tfittex lil hinn ġlieda tiegħu stess, Lear jirrimarka tliet matchups eċċitanti teammates tiegħu Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) u Aaron Lacey (4-1) se jikkontesta kontra l-membri tal-Istitut Choi ta Portland, Maine.
“Wassal għal "XVI NEF,’ I iżda ma jistax jgħin jenfasizzaw matchups tagħna mal ta Choi,” Lear kompliet. “Nick Spencer [Opponenti Lacey tal- (7-4)] hija perikoluża kullimkien, Henry Clark [Opponenti Pietersen tal- (1-0)] huwa ġejjin off ta 'debutt impressjonanti, u stajt magħrufa Caleb[Hall – Opponenti Harvey tal- (5-1)] peress iskola għolja u m'hemm l-ebda dubju dwar żrar tiegħu u t-talent. L-atmosfera fil-Colisee se jkun electrifying bħala sitt ġellieda kalibru għoli tfittex li jħallu marka tagħhom.”
Hall u Harvey huma stabbiliti biex tiftaħ l-ispettaklu fi bout featherweight fi 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, u hu jkun definittivament ndunat eċċitament akbar minn fannijiet li jwassal fil “NEF XVI.”
“L-antiċipazzjoni hija fi żmien l-għoli għaliex ta 'l-ups logħba tajba fuq il-karta,” noted Hall. “Fuq Frar 7, Jien jistennew li jkun il-lejl aktar eċċitanti s'issa.”
Wara li ġġieldu għal promozzjonijiet iżgħar fil-passat, 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, kamra ħażin imdawwal bil ftit siġġijiet twaqqaf madwar gaġġa.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Jien ser jitqiegħdu fuq juru jekk hemmx 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) minn MMA Athletix fl Bath, Maine huwa skedat li jissodisfaw Steven Bang (3-2) ta Central Maine Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu fil Auburn, Maine fi “NEF XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Frar 7.
“NEF għandha ħafna ta 'talent fuq dan il-lejl ta' ġlied, kif dejjem jagħmlu,” qal Lachance. “Nistenna xejn inqas minn lejl eċċitanti għall-fannijiet. The support from our fans means everything, u ġellieda sħabi tiegħi u nasal lest li tarmi l isfel u jibgħat dar kulħadd ma saħansitra aktar antiċipazzjoni għall-avveniment li jmiss. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) se tara wkoll azzjoni fil “NEF XVI” meta hu passi fil-gaġġa li jiffaċċjaw debuting ġellied indipendentiBrandon Lessard (0-0) fi bout heavyweight. 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. Bħala tali, huwa familjari mal-sentiment li ġejja milli teżerċita għal massiv, folla ġlieda ravenous.
“Jien jistennew lejl kbira ta 'ġlied,” exclaimed Leahy. “I am onorat li tkun fuq karta bħal din kbir. The NEF fans are like no other, u I ma jistgħux jistennew li jitqiegħdu fuq juru kbir quddiem tal-familja tiegħi, ħbieb u fannijiet.”
Avveniment NEF tal-MMA jmiss, “NEF XVI,” sseħħ fuq Frar 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Kollha Business” Wood (5-0) prospetti li bil-lejl biex jiddefendi l--Titolu NEF MMA featherweight kontra Bellator u veteran WEC Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL u UFC Il Fighter Ultimateveteran Tyler King (7-2) ipoġġi l-Titlu NEF MMA Heavyweight fuq il-linja kontra Terry “Il Bear Polar” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator u Strikeforce veteranNaH-Shon Burrell (10-5) jagħmel id-debutt tiegħu NEF MMA kontra Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 u huma fuq bejgħ issa filwww.TheColisee.com jew billi ċċempel L-uffiċċju kaxxa Colisee fi207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. B'żieda, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jsegwu minnhom fuqnefights Twitter u jingħaqdu mal-grupp uffiċjali Facebook "New England Tissielet."
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New England tissielet ("NEF") hija ġlieda promozzjonijiet avvenimenti kumpanija. Missjoni NEF huwa li jinħolqu l-avvenimenti ta 'kwalità ogħla għall-ġellieda Maine u supporters. Tim eżekuttiv NEF għandu l-esperjenza estensiva fil-ġestjoni isports miġġielda, produzzjoni avvenimenti, relazzjonijiet mal-midja, marketing, legali u r-reklamar.