Lewiston, Maine (January 29, 2015) - Lina mlungu izi Loweruka, New England Kumenyana (NEF), America wa nambala wani dera nkhondo Kukwezeleza, akupereka ake chakhumi ndi chisanu ndi chimodzi wosanganiza asilikali zaluso (MMA) chochitika, "NEF XVI,"Mu 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.
“Yathu February zochitika zonse zakhala wathu flagship,” anati NEF omasuliridwa mwini kulimbikitsa Nick DiSalvo. “Kuphatikizapo mfundo yakuti khadi iyi ndi yodzaza ndi UFC, Bellator, NFL anamenyela, awiri udindo ndewu, ndipo adzabwerenso Ray Wood (5-0), izo sizodabwitsa kuti tikiti malonda akhala akupita momwe iwo akhala akupita.”
Poyeneradi, 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, Komabe, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” anagulitsidwa wathunthu 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.
Monga DiSalvo anasonyeza, mafani ndi ankafuula kubwera kwa Ray “Onse Business” Wood amene amateteza NEF MMA Featherweight Title motsutsana Bellator ndi World M'mavuto Cagefighting (WEC) msirikali wakaleAnthony “Yophatikiza ndi Cheese” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Ine ndiri okondwa kuti nkhondoyi,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Ine kupewelatu kutaya. 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 a mnzanu pa Young a MMA, Fred Lear (2-0), adzakhala nkhani pa ankachita masewera gawo la khadi mu catchweight bout motsutsa Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Anthu awa kukankha ine kukhala bwino womenya, wophunzira, ndi munthu,” anati Lear ake ankaseŵera nawo mpira ndi mabogi pa Young a MMA ku Bangor, Maine. “Ndikuthokoza awo mu moyo wanga, ndi chinthu ine amawasungira kosatha. Ine ulemu waukulu kumenyera Young a MMA.”
Osati kuona mopitirira wake nkhondo, Lear ananena zitatu zosangalatsa matchups ake ankaseŵera nawo mpira Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) ndipo Aaron Lacey (4-1) adzakhala adzakana motsutsana a Choi Institute of Portland, Maine.
“Mpaka 'NEF XVI,’ Sindingachitire mwina koma mfundo wathu matchups ndi Choi a,” Lear anapitiriza. “Nick Spencer [Lacey mdani (7-4)] n'zoopsa kulikonse, Henry Clark [Pietersen mdani (1-0)] akubwera kuchokera chidwi kuwonekera koyamba kugulu, ndipo ine ndamudziwa Caleb[Hall – Harvey mdani (5-1)] kuyambira ku sekondale ndipo n'zosakayikitsa za grit ndi talente. M'mlengalenga pa Colisee adzakhala electrifying monga sikisi kwambiri ochita maseŵera omenyana kuyang'ana amachoka chizindikiro.”
Hall ndi Harvey zakonzedwa kutsegula bwanji mu featherweight bout pa 7:00 madzulo lakuthwa. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, ndipo yandithandiza anaona kochulukira chisangalalo kwa mafani cholowera “NEF XVI.”
“The Poyembekezera ndi pa onse nthawi mkulu chifukwa onse osayenerana analoweza pa khadi,” noted Hall. “Pa February 7, Ine kuyembekezera kuti yosangalatsa usiku panobe.”
Popeza anamenyera zing'onozing'ono pantchito m'mbuyomu, 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, bwino-anayatsa chipinda ndi ochepa mipando anakhazikitsa mozungulira khola.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Ine ndikupita kuvala bwanji ngati pali 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) kuchokera MMA Athletix ku Bath, Maine ndi inakonzedwa kukumana Steven Bang (3-2) kwa Central Maine ku Brazil Jiu-Jitsu mu lofiira;, Maine pa “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 ali zambiri luso usiku uno ndewu, monga iwo nthawi zonse kuchita,” anati Lachance. “Ine amayembekezera zomwezo kuposa zosangalatsa usiku kwa mafani. The support from our fans means everything, ndi anzanga omenyana ndipo Ine ndidza wokonzeka kutaya pansi ndi kutumiza aliyense kunyumba kwambiri pokonzekera lotsatira chochitika. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) Muonanso kanthu pa “NEF XVI” pamene Iye anawafunsa mu khola ndi maso debuting popanda womenyaBrandon Lessard (0-0) mu podwala ndi katswiri woposa onse. 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. Motero, Amadziwa mmene chochokera kuchita kwa ikuluikulu, yolusa nkhondo khamu.
“Ine kuyembekezera lalikulu usiku ndewu,” anati Leahy. “Ine ulemu kukhala chachikulu khadi. The NEF fans are like no other, ndipo sindingathe kudikira kuvala lalikulu bwanji kutsogolo kwa banja, anzawo ndi mafani.”
NEF otsatira MMA chochitika, “NEF XVI,” chichitika padziko February 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Onse Business” Wood (5-0) akubwerera usiku kuteteza NEF MMA Featherweight Title motsutsana Bellator ndi WEC msirikali wakale Anthony “Yophatikiza ndi Cheese” Morrison (16-9). NFL ndi UFC Chapamwamba Wankhondomsirikali wakale Tyler King (7-2) amaponya NEF MMA Heavyweight Title pa mzere motsutsa Terry “The kumalo ozizira Nyamuliranani” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator ndi Strikeforce msirikali wakaleNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) imasankha NEF MMA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu motsutsa Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 ndipo pa malonda tsopanowww.TheColisee.com kapena powatchula The Colisee bokosi nchito207.783.2009 × 525. Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa chochitika ndi nkhondo khadi zosintha, mufuna, pitani Kukwezeleza a webusaiti pa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kuphatikiza apo, inu mukhoza kuona NEF a pa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kuzitsatira pa Twitternefights ndi kulowa mu boma Facebook gulu "New England ndewu."
About New England Kumenyana
New England Kumenyana ("NEF") nkhondoyi zochitika pantchito kampani. NEF cholinga ndi kulenga wapamwamba kwambiri zinthu kuti Maine a omenyana ndi mafani ofanana. NEF a Yolamula Gulu agwira anamenyana masewera kasamalidwe, zochitika yopanga, atolankhani anagona, malonda, malamulo ndi otsatsa.