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FIRST NEF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE AWARDED ON NOVEMBER 3RD

Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 23, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts title bout to the card. Alex Walker (4-1) zal op zich te nemen Hilarie Rose (4-3) to crown the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Strawweight Women’s Champion. The fight is scheduled to be contested at the strawweight limit of 115 pond.

Alex Walker is a three-fight veteran of the NEF cage. Since losing her debut in the spring of 2015, Walker has been on a tear throughout the New England MMA circuit. She has won her last four in a row with three of those victories coming by way of submission. Bij “NEF 29,this past June in Lewiston, Maine, Walker forced Sarah Ziehm (1-1) to tap to an arm bar. She trains with Team Kaze of Lancaster, New Hampshire. According to Walker, she is excited to have an opponent to strike with in the form of Rose.

This girl is a more than a game opponentshe’s also a good striker,” exclaimed Walker. “She won’t back down. This will be a hell of a stand up fight! We’re going to put on a good bout. I’m looking forward to having an opponent that will trade punches and not back down!”

If it is a striking match Walker is looking for, she will indeed find it in Hilarie Rose. Rose, who trains at USMMA in Bellingham, Massachusetts, burst onto the local fight scene in late 2014 with an ultra-brutal switch kick knockout of Tiffany McCoy (2-1). She has won her last two fights, and Rose is determined to end Walker’s streak to become the first-ever NEF women’s champion.

I’m looking forward to fighting Alex for NEF’s first woman’s strawweight championship,” said Rose. “Alex has won her last few fights and looks like she’s got quick arm locks. With that said, her winning streak ends on 3 november, and I’m bringing the NEF belt home with me. I’m excited to show Maine and the NEF fans my skills.

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

Ragozin vs. Halsey to headline M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5 Zeven. 23 in Kazan, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Augustus 22, 2017) – M-1 Global will promote the first international mixed-martial-arts event in Republic of Tatarstan history, September 23, as Kazan, Russia hosts M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5.

The main event of the evening will be a light heavyweight bout between American invader Brandon “Stier” Halsey (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), the two-time Bellator champion, en Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), a National Pankration champion of Russia who is also a pupil of legendary Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko.

The inaugural M-1 Challenge Flyweight Championship will be contested as the two Grand Prix finalists, Ukrainian MMA National Champion Alexander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) takes on Russian Vadim “slechte Kerstman” Malygin (11-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1), who is a multiple regional champion in hand-to-hand combat and kickboxing.

Also scheduled to fight on the growing M-1 Challenge 83 card is Georgian champion Raul Tutarauli (17-3-0, M-1: 5-1-0) against multiple Russian Army hand-to-hand combat champion Vladimir Kanunnikov (8-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) in an M-1 Challenge lightweight eliminator to determine the No. 1 mededinger.

The Republic of Tatarstan will be represented at this event by the best fighters from Kazan City, inclusief 2015 & 2016 Republic of Tatarstan MMA champion Ruslan Khisamutdinov, representing theDivizionFight Club, two-time Republic of Tatarstan and Volga Federal District MMA champion Kirill Kuzmin, representing theBars ProfiFight Club, Kyokushin Karate prize-winning Russian champion and winner of the TATFIGHT tournament in Kyokushin Karate, Lenar Suleymanov.

Viewing fans of the event will watch more than a dozen spectacular battles featuring many of the best MMA fighters from Russia, VS, Brazilië, Duitsland, Oekraïne, Kazakhstan and Georgia.

M-1 Global invites true connoisseurs of this courageous and spectacular sport, as well as those who are joining the amazing world of one of the fastest growing sports to the planet, kijken M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5 op September 23 via M-1 Global.tv or in Canada on Fight Network.

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WWE SIGNEE TO CHALLENGE GULLIVER FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN PORTLAND

Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 22, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) will make its debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts title bout to the card. Nick Gulliver (4-0) will defend the NEF MMA Amateur Heavyweight Title against Terrance Jean-Jacques (1-0).

NEF is an amazing organization and I love fighting for them,” said Gulliver. “This will be my fifth fight for NEF and to me, this fight is different. During my fighting career I’ve always been fighting for someone, or something, and I’ve never really had time or the energy to really enjoy it. This fight I’m fighting to prove to myself that I’m good enough to be the heavyweight champion. People tell me every day after sparring or training that I’m good, but I don’t see it yet. I don’t see what others see and this is a time for me to see and believe. This camp I’m going to work and find myself in the process.

Gulliver, a product of First Class MMA and the Foundry BJJ, has been nothing short of perfect over the course of his amateur career with NEF. “The Guardian,” as he is known amongst his fans and teammates, has finished all four of his previous opponents, including a third-round technical knockout of Yorgan DeCastro (2-4) last fall to claim the title belt. DeCastro is the first, and only, opponent to date to make it out of the first round with Gulliver.

I have a lot to prove to myself and I’m going to look into the mirror on 3 november and see the man I’ve wanted to be in the cage and out,” continued Gulliver. “I’m going to work as much as I can and never give up. Something I always repeat to myself is ‘cowards never start, the weak never finish, winners never quit,’ and I’m not quitting on November 3rd.

Terrance Jean-Jacques brings a solid amateur wrestling background with him to the NEF cage. The Haverhill, Massachusetts native put together an impressive 22-6 record as the starting heavyweight for the NCAA Division I Iowa Hawkeyes as a freshman. He later transferred to Rhode Island College and was a runner-up at the 2015 Division III wrestling championships. Jean-Jacques signed a developmental deal with the WWE in the spring of 2016 to train at their performance center in Florida.

Everybody fights for different things,” remarked Jean-Jacques. “Mijn ding is, I’m not doing this for anyone else but my daughter and myself. It’s much bigger than this fight. I’m reinventing myself and it’s kill or be killed. This will be the best version of myself to date. I have goals that I’m charging at in an unstoppable manner and I’m coming to get it. This is my destiny.

I want to thank my training partners and my family,” said Gulliver in closing. “I want to thank FirstClass MMA and The Foundry BJJ for everything they have given me. I’ve been training with FirstClass MMA and John Raio for almost three years now and I’ve been training with The Foundry BJJ going on eight years now. I appreciate all they do for me. I can name over 100 people that I train with every week that help push me, day in and day out, and I can’t thank them enough for it.

“Dit gevecht zal een oorlog zijn. If you put me and my opponent, Terrance, side by side and took bets, I’d be the loser all day. Shit, even I would bet against me if it was about size and looks. But this fight will be won by one thing and one thing only and anyone that knows me knows what I’m about to say. This fight will be won with heart. I’m not great at anything I do. I fail at most things, but I have a lot of heart and I push. Sometimes in life heart is what people need most. I’m looking to see what I’ve got on 3 november and I’m looking forward to November 4th when I can wake up and see that I had enough heart and that I am the still the champ. Thank you to everyone involved in my life and thanks again for this fight I greatly appreciate it. Thank you to Terrance Jean-Jacques for coming to Portland to fight. Ook, just a quick thank you to my friend Josh Jones, who made me remember the fun in this game again. He got me motivated to fight in this one. I’m hoping this fight is just like watching fireworks at a baseball game. If you’ve never seen fireworks at a baseball game come to this fight and I’ll show you the feeling.

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” zal het bedrijf zien te maken zijn langverwachte debuut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

NEF FLYWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE UP FOR GRABS IN PORTLAND

Portland, Maine (Augustus 21, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) will make its debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts title bout to the card. Nate Boucher (2-0) zal worden geconfronteerd met Justin Witham (3-4) with the winner to be crowned the new NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight Champion. The 125-pound title currently sits vacant.

Nate Boucher brings a background in wrestling with him to the cage. He competed for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine prior to training in MMA. Boucher made his NEF debut in 2014, just months after his eighteenth birthdaythe legal age limit for competing in MMA in Maine. Earlier this month in Bangor, Boucher made his return to the NEF cage. He was victorious by first-round submission over Jeremiah Barkac (0-1). Boucher is currently a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ).

It’s an amazing feeling knowing that my childhood dream is coming true,” said Boucher when reached for comment. “This fight was only a matter of time. All my years of training is for this moment.

Justin Witham got off to a slow start in his amateur career. He lost his first three in a row prior to his first victory over Brent Ouellette (0-1) by technical knockout in the first round. Witham is currently riding a two-fight win streak. Eerder dit jaar, he submitted previous flyweight champion Ryan Burgess (2-2) in a non-title bout, avenging an earlier loss to Burgess. Witham represents the Shatterproof Combat Club.

Much respect to my opponent and anyone who steps inside the cage,” said Witham. “Every fighter has a fight that makes or breaks him. I will not break. This is the culmination of three years of hard work. Blood, sweat and tearstime away from my loved ones. Capturing the 125-pound title means everything to me and I will not be leaving without it over my shoulder!”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” zal het bedrijf zien te maken zijn langverwachte debuut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY’S BRYCE JORDAN CENTER TO HOST BELLATOR 186 OP VRIJDAG, November. 3

 

RYAN BADER MAKES FIRST LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST LINTON VASSELL IN MAIN EVENT

MEER, FORMER STANDOUT NITTANY LIONS PHIL DAVIS AND ED RUTH SET TO COMPETE

LOS ANGELES – Bellator is set to make its debut at Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University in University Park, Vader. op Vrijdag, November 3 voor Bellator 186: Bader vs.. Vassell.

In het main event van de Bellator 186, newly crowned light heavyweight champion Ryan "Darth" Bader (23-5) will make his first title defense against British sensation Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (18-5, 1 NC).

Bovendien, two Bellator competitors who spent their college years as members of the Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team, Phil Davis(17-4, 1 NC) en En Ruth (3-0), will return to their alma mater to compete in MMA for the first time in their careers. Their opponents are yet to be determined.

Bellator 186: Bader vs.. Vassell wordt live en gratis uitgezonden op SPIKE op 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorbereidende actie wordt gestreamd op Bellator.com en de Bellator Mobile App. Tickets beginnen bij slechts $25 and will be available at the Bryce Jordan Center Box Office and Ticketmaster. A Bellator Nation presale takes place Woensdag, Augustus 30 – Thursday, Augustus 31, while public on-sale begins Friday, September 1 bij 10 a.m. EN. Additional bouts will be announcing in the coming weeks.

Bader returns to the cage for the first time since dethroning former Penn State wrestling standout Phil Davis as light heavyweight champion in June at Bellator 180. Fighting out of Tempe, Ariz., Bader began his professional career on an impressive run, steamrolling the competition en route to a 12-fight winning streak and winning one of the most competitive seasons of The Ultimate Fighter in franchise history on Spike in 2008. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting wins over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including victories over former world champions Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, "Rampage" Jackson, Rashad Evans, as well as a previous win over Phil Davis. Currently riding a three-fight winning streak with victories in eight of his past nine bouts, the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler from Arizona State University will look to protect his belt on November 3.

Currently training at Combat Club in South Florida alongside Matt Mitrione, Michael Chandler and Robbie Lawler, Vassell has once again put himself in position to fight for Bellator’s 205-pound title. After making his professional debut in 2008, the Milton Keynes, England native has tallied 18 overwinningen, inclusief 14 eindigt en 10 coming inside the first round, as well as seven wins over nine bouts in just four years with Bellator. Following three consecutive victories over two former champs in Liam McGeary and Emanuel Newton, as well as Francis Carmont, the 34-year-old Vassell will attempt to become the second-ever Bellator light heavyweight champion who hails from the United Kingdom.

A native of Harrisburg, Pa., Phil "Mr. Wonderful” attended Harrisburg High School and would go on to an extremely successful wrestling career at Penn State University. After transitioning to the sport MMA, Davis made his pro debut in 2008 and went on to win his first nine bouts. He’s established himself as one of the best light heavyweights in all of MMA, winning the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and Bellator 205-pound title. The San Diego-based fighter now boasts career wins over Liam McGeary,Alexander Gustafsson, Lyoto Machida,"King Mo" Lawal, Glover Teixeira, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Francis Carmont.

One of the most celebrated wrestlers in Penn State University history, Ed Ruth has followed in the footsteps of Phil Davis by pursuing a career in MMA. The 3x NCAA D1 champion, who now trains out of Fresno, Calif., makes his fourth appearance inside the Bellator cage looking to keep his undefeated streak intact. With three consecutive KO finishes, Ruth has established himself as a new threat in the middleweight division. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Ruth returns to familiar territory for this upcoming bout with plans to put on another exciting bout for his hometown fans.

 

Bijgewerkt Bellator 186: Bader vs.. Vassell Strijd kaart:

Light Heavyweight Championship Main Event: Ryan Bader (23-5) vs. Linton Vassell (18-5, 1 NC)

Licht zwaargewicht feature-gevecht: Phil Davis (17-4, 1 NC) vs. TBA

Middengewicht Feature Bout: En Ruth (3-0) vs. TBA

One-on-One with M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein


SINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Augustus 16, 2017) – M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein recently sat down with mixfight.ru to discuss the recent M-1 Challenge 82 in Finland, M-1 Challenge 83 in next month in Kazan, Rusland, and what fight he considers to be the most anticipated this autumn.

M-1 Challenge 82 tournament has just ended in Helsinki. Tell us your impressions and did everything go as planned beforehand?

VF: “Ja, the tournament fully met our expectations. We initially set it very high, promotingM-1 Challenge 82 at the largest venue in Finland, Hartwall Arena. In the history of Finland’s MMA tournaments, prior to our show, MMA shows had never been held in large arenas. There were halls for 1,500 naar 2,000 kijkers, at most, and that’s why M-1 Global had such as a large responsibility. I am very glad that we managed to fill the arena by 70-80 procent, setting record attendance for MMA tournaments in Finland. Our matchmakers did a great job. They managed to gather some of the best Finnish fighters for this tournament and found some worthy opponents for them as well. This attracted a lot of attention to the tournament, natuurlijk, for Finnish MMA fans.

Do you plan to come back to Finland and hold tournaments on a regular basis there?

VF: “Undoubtedly! We have such intentions. We have seen good interest in our tournaments, not only on the part of the audience, but television and the media as well. This year we have signed a contract with one of the leading TV channels of FinlandRUUTUto broadcast all M-1 Challenge tournaments. I think we will definitely return next year to Finland.

When is the next M-1 Challenge tournament and where?

VF: “The next tournament will be held in Kazan (Rusland) op September 23rd. This will be the first M-1 tournament in this city and we’re thoroughly prepared for it. The main event forM-1 Challenge 83 is a fight between Brandon Halsey and Mikhail Ragozin, one of the most promising Russian heavyweights. Mikhail is a pupil of Alexander Shlemenko, who is also a New Stream team fighter.

Fans are now excited about the tournament in St. Petersburg, natuurlijk, especially the title super-bout between two bright punchers, Alexei Kunchenko and Sergei Romanov. What do you expect from this fight?
VF: “I’m sure this fight will be the pinnacle of the entire season in Russian MMA. This will be a duel between the two strongest fighters in this weight category in Russia, but it’s also a fight between two bright and prominent shock-punchers. Kunchenko has never been defeated. He is more experienced of the two, he has already won the belt and has defended it a few times. And Romanov is very hungry, winning fighter, who improves progressively as a professional from fight to fight. En, natuurlijk, there will be crowded fan sectors on his side in St. Petersburg. Already, as of today, 2 ½ months before the tournament, Sergey’s fans have bought more than 1000 tickets! I myself am looking forward to this fight!”

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FNU GEVECHT SPORTEN TONEN: UFC Fight Night Recap (Pettis vs. Moreno); Boxing Results; Mayweather vs. McGregor Latest News

This week’s combat sports show features Tom, Tony and Rich having some great discussions about McGregor/Mayweather (and why Dana White didn’t add any MMA fighters to the undercard), UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno, this week’s boxing results, and even Tony’s Phillies Superphan Bobblehead Doll:

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LFA LAUNCHING PAD: LFA SENDS 9 FIGHTERS TO UFC IN 30 DAYS

THE SUMMER OF LFA

LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC:
TITLE SHOTS, BONUSES and RECORD BREAKERS
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS:
LFA SET TO VISIT 4 STATES IN 4 WEEKS
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has had a busy summer. In last month’s newsletter, it was reported that LFA alum accumulated $200,000 in UFC bonus money in the month of June, former RFA headliner Zach Freeman secured anUpset of the Yearnominee in New York City, and three inaugural LFA titles were awarded to get the summer started.

LFA LAUNCHING PAD
The summer continued to heat up in July. The UFC hosted 5 events along with the first 3 episodes of UFC President Dana White’s new weekly web series titled Dana White’s Dinsdag Night Contender Seriesthroughout the month.
The number of LFA alum that participated in those events was staggering. 19 fighters that have fought for LFA or the two promotions that merged to create it (RFA and Legacy FC) competed in the UFC. UFC 213 headliner Valentina Shevchenko would have made that 20 strijders, but Amanda Nunes withdrew from their title fight on the day of the fight.
The presence of LFA alum on Dana White’s new show was just as impressive. In the first three episodes that aired in July, 17 van de 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured twoLFA vs. LFA” lucifers. The most impressive stat, echter, is the fact that an LFA fighter was signed by Dana White off of each episode.
That trend carried over into August with a fourth LFA fighter being signed to the UFC off of the fourth episode of Dana White’s Dinsdag Night Contender Series”. The four LFA stars signed off of the show so far are Boston Salmon (Week 1), Sean O’Malley (Week 2), Geoff Neal (Week 3), and Julian Marquez (Week 4). There are currently 32 fighters from LFA scheduled to compete on theDinsdag might summer series. LFA also currently has 19 alum ranked in the latest UFC fighter rankings.
LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC
While former LFA fighters impressed in the UFC last month with the sheer number of participants, what they accomplished in those bouts is even more important. Perhaps the biggest shining star of the bunch was former RFA featherweight champion Brian Ortega. The man known asT-Cityimproved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 in de wereld.
Ortega did this by breaking his own UFC record at UFC 214 on July 29th. Going into his bout with fellow unbeaten star Renato Moicano, Ortega held the UFC record for most consecutive third round finishes. He extended that streak by submitting Moicano in the final frame with a $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Nightbonus winning Guillotine Choke.
The following Zaterdag bij UFC Fight Night 114, RFA great Dustin Ortiz broke another UFC record to secure his own $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Nightbonus. Ortiz accomplished this feat by knocking out Hector Sandoval in 15-seconds to record the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history. His teammate and former RFA flyweight champion Sergio Pettis happened to headline the same card. Pettis won his marquee bout against Brandon Moreno unanimously in a pivotal battle between two Top 10 ranked UFC flyweights.
The UFC will be off for the next few weeks, but September looks to be just as big for the LFA greats competing inside the famed UFC Octagon. UFC 215 op September 9th will feature two LFA alum challenging for UFC world titles. Legacy FC great Ray Borg will headline the card for a shot at the UFC flyweight title, while Shevchenko will finally get a crack at the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event. Seven other LFA alum have UFC bouts already announced for next month as well.
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS
LFA started August with the first title defense in the promotion’s history. Two of the inaugural LFA champions that were just crowned in June (Eryk Anders and Roberto Sanchez) have already made their UFC debut, but LFA featherweight champion KevinAngel of DeathAguilar was able to defend his title in the main event of LFA 18 afgelopen Vrijdag. He did so by sweeping the scorecards against a very game challenger in #1 contender and world-class BJJ black belt Justin Rader.
LFA is now set to end the summer with four shows in four weeks in four different states. The quadruple-header starts next week in South Dakota at LFA 19. The promotion then heads east to Minnesota the following week at LFA 20. LFA kicks off first day of September in Missouri at LFA 21. Then the final leg of the four week trip will go down in Colorado at LFA 22.
LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues vindt plaats Vrijdag, 18 augustus In het Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “De Mount Rushmore State” four times before the merger. LFA 19 is headlined with a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet DavidBulldawgMichaud (11-3) and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes vindt plaats Vrijdag, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in theLand of 10,000 Lakesbefore the merger. LFA 20 is headlined with a welterweight showdown between rising star ChadBlitzCurry and former RFA title challenger NickThe Phoenix” Barnes.
LFA 21 – Noblitt vs. Branjão vindt plaats Vrijdag, September 1st at the Branson Convention Center in Branson, Missouri. The event will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Missouri. RFA visited theShow Me Statefour times before the merger. LFA 21 is headlined with a light-heavyweight battle between undefeated American prospect Kyle James Noblitt (8-0) and undefeated Brazilian prospect Antônio Paulo “Berg” Branjão (4-0).
LFA 22 – Heinisch vs.. Perez vindt plaats Vrijdag, 8 september at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visitedThe Centennial Stateeight times before the merger. LFA 22 is headlined with an LFA middleweight title fight between Colorado’s own IanThe HurricaneHeinisch (8-0) and Brazilian dynamo MarkusMaluko” Perez (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. EN / 6 p.m. PT.
In September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) vanaf januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 atleten die het toppunt van MMA hebben bereikt door deel te nemen aan de UFC.
Kunt u terecht op LFAfighting.com voor bout updates en informatie. LFA is op Facebook op Legacy strijdgemeenschap. LFA staat ook op Instagram op @LFAvechten en Twitter op @LFAvechten.

Zayats defeats Vanttinen by decision in M-1 Challenge 82 main event

Officiële resultaten
Mikhail Zayats was too much for Marcus Vanttinen

HELSINKI, Finland (Augustus 6, 2017) – Russische licht zwaargewicht Mikhail Zayats verslagen Marcus “Holbewoner” Vanttinen by unanimous decision in last night’s M-1 Challenge 82main event, which headlined the first M-1 Global event held in Finland during the last nine years.

Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0) returned to an M-1 Global-promoted event for the first time in nearly six years. The Russian strongman see pictured below), who had fought the past few years in Bellator, ruined the night for local favorite Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-3-0), one of six Finnish fighters on the Helsinki card.

International fighters represented nine different countries: Rusland, Finland, Brazilië, VS, Portugal, Frankrijk, Zwitserland, Ukraine and Sweden.
Finnish bantamweight JanneJamboElonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1) and Brazilian veteran fighter Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1) fought to a three-round split-draw, Finnish flyweight Mikhail “schuit” Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) nam een ​​drie-ronde unaniem besluit van Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), van Oekraïne.

Jambonails Davella
(L) Silander made hometown fans happy
Russian lightweight prospect Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) en Oekraïens weltergewicht Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), respectievelijk, won three-round unanimous decisions over Brazilian Michel “Sassarito” Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0) PRIDE FC en Strikeforce-veteraan Sergei Kharitonov vertelt over zijn vechtcarrière en aanstaande rematch met Kenny Keith “Degene” Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0).

Gordeev is a promising prospect
(L) Butenko and Johnson put on a good show.
Ook op de hoofdkaart, Finnish welterweight Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made a successful M-1 debut with a first-round technical knockout victory of Portugal’s Aires Bendrouis (10-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0).

Valamaa celebrated
Op de voorlopige kaart, Swedish bantamweight zijn de “Buddah” infanterie (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0) lost a three-round unanimous decision to Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), uitvechten van Rusland, and Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0) defeated Finland’s Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0) bij besluit.
Russische middengewicht Ruslan Shamolov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) stopped AmericanMotownMoses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) in de openingsronde, Franse lichtgewichtArnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used a guillotine choke to force Patrick Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland, to tap-out in round one, and Russian flyweight Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) tapped out in the second round as his Swiss opponent,FredericoMuskitoGutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), locked on an arm-bar.
In M-1’s popular Medieval Fight, Ukrainian heavyweight Vladimir Nicheporenkoversloeg Rus Yuro Slobodyanik by way of a first-round knockout.

Volledige resultaten hieronder:
Officiële resultaten
Belangrijkste kaart
MAIN EVENT – Licht zwaargewichten
Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0), Rusland
WDEC3
Marcus Vanttinen (24-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Finland lbs. (kg)
Welterweights
Juho Valmaa (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland
WTKO1 (4:52referee stoppage)
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugal
Alexander Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), Oekraïne
WDEC3
Keith Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), VS
Lichtgewichten
Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland
WDEC3
Michael Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazilië
Bantamweights
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Finland
D3
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Brazilië
vlieggewicht
Mikael Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finland
WDEC3
Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Oekraïne
VOORAF CARD
ZWAARGEWICHTEN
Boris Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Oekraïne
WDEC3
Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0), Finland
Middleweights
Ruslan Shamilov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland
WKO1 (3:10)
Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), VS
Lichtgewichten
Arnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Frankrijk
WSUB1 (4:22 – guillotine choke-)
Patrick Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland
Bantamweights
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland
WDEC3
zijn Binh (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Zweden
vlieggewicht
Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Zwitserland
WSUB2 (1:59 – armbar)
Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Georgia
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
ZWAARGEWICHTEN – 3 X 5
Vladimir Nicheporenko, Oekraïne
WKO1 (1:22)
Yuri Sloboyanik, Rusland
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NEF verkoopt opnieuw in BANGOR AS lokale strijders schijnen DE KOOI

Bangor, Maine (Augustus 6, 2017) -Er was geen plaats zoals huis Zaterdag nacht voor C.J. Lampetkan, Ryan Sanders en Fred Lear van Young's MMA in Bangor.

Vechten voor een uitverkochte balzaal op een steenworp afstand van hun opleiding hoofdkwartier, de drie vechters boven op de kaart bij “NEF 30” Rumble in Bangor”all geplaatst indrukwekkende overwinningen op Cross Insurance Center.

Ewer versloeg Mike “The Moustache” Hansen door indiening bij 1:46 van de eerste ronde om de vacante NEF pro middengewicht titel vast te leggen. Lear landde de NEF amateur bantamgewicht riem, terwijl Sanders verstevigde zijn greep op pro lichtgewicht scene van New England in een niet-titel triomf.

Het was de tweede opeenvolgende augustus sellout in het Queen City, een traditie die begon met “NEF Presents Dana White: Kijk in’ Voor een gevecht”afgelopen zomer.

Na zijn zwaar bevochten overwinning op de bereisde Jay Ellis, NEF pro lichtgewicht kampioen Sanders, gerangschikt No. 1 regio, hield zijn opmerkingen kort en zoet, terwijl het roepen van de hiervoor genoemde Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president.

“Je hebt de verkeerde man vorig jaar,”Sanders zei. “Kom me nu.”

Sanders (15-8) had geen gemakkelijke weg tegen Ellis, een veteraan van meer dan 80 pro aanvallen. Ellis had Sanders onder controle voor het grootste deel van de strijd, maar liet zich kwetsbaar voor een driehoek stikken bij 2:34 van de eerste ronde.

Ewer verzonden Hansen met een even snelle manoeuvre.

“Het is een geweldig gevoel om te winnen in de voorkant van het thuispubliek,”Ewer zei. “Zo hard als we werkten (in trainingskamp), Ik wist niet dat er iets me kon stoppen.”

De plotselinge einde verwend hoop op het winnen van een titel voor het eerst in zijn 13-jarige mixed martial arts carrière van Hansen.

“Dit was veruit de beste trainingskamp ik ooit heb gehad. We waren net aan het opwarmen,”Hansen zei. “Ik had veel meer te geven, en ik weet zeker C.J. had veel meer te geven. maar hey, we konden het opnieuw doen.”

Lear gewezen op de amateur van de kaart met een bindende tweede ronde knock-out van Walt Shea.

Alleen de bel gered Shea van aanval Lear's aan het einde van het eerste hoofdstuk. Lear kreeg het voordeel met een trap naar het hoofd halverwege die ronde. Na bijna vergrendeling in een arm bar dat de strijd zou kunnen zijn beëindigd, Lear bloodied de eerder ongeslagen Shea een reeks aanvallen.

Het einde leek onvermijdelijk wanneer Shea hulp Lear's die nodig zijn om zijn hoek tussen de rondes vinden, en een onderbroken aanval snelde de finish enige 14 seconden later.

Een emotionele Lear prees zijn coach, Chris Young van Young's MMA, voor het bevestigen van de band rond de taille van de leraar.

“Veel mensen hier kennen zijn naam, maar ze weet niet de man,”Lear zei. “Hij is de eerste man in de sportschool in de ochtend en de laatste om te vertrekken 's nachts. Hij is de reden waarom we allemaal hier. Hij is de reden dat we succesvol zijn. Hij is de reden dat sommige van ons zijn niet in de gevangenis.”

In de eerste twee gevechten Josh Jones’ amateur MMA carrière, Jones verzonden zijn tegenstanders door one-punch knock-out in een totaal van 24 seconden. Het duurde Carlton Charles één minder tik van de klok tot het afsluiten van Jones in de prachtige afsluiting van een aangeprezen wirwar van voormalige ster collegiale atleten.

Charles, een product van de Universiteit van Maine voetbalprogramma het nemen van zijn eerste wandeling naar de NEF kooi, de tabellen ingeschakeld Jones (2-1) in een middengewicht schroot. Jones ging opnieuw voor het begin van de onderbreking met een paar looping shots, maar Charles rustig dook ze voor de landing een van zijn eigen en het nemen van de kwestie op de mat.

“Ik hou gewoon van de competitie,”Charles zei. “Je hoeft niet geraakt in het gezicht als dit op het voetbalveld.”

Wanneer de strijdende partijen weer hun voeten, Charles gesteund Jones tegen de kooi en landde twee rechter handen aan de kaak. Jones gedaald tot een knie en geabsorbeerd scherp links op het hoofd. Dat haalde de scheidsrechter in te stappen en de strijd tegen, een vonnis dat Jones en zijn First Class MMA kamp verliet zichtbaar verbaasd.

Het was Charles’ tweede eenzijdige vechtsporten overwinning in een week tijd. Hij eerder geleverde een eerste ronde TKO in de amateur boksring. Jones leed zijn eerste nederlaag sinds het maken van de overgang van basketbal, die hij speelde professioneel in Europa na de hoofdrol in Bangor's Husson University.

Een blik op Vrijdag officiële weging suggereerde dat het gevecht tussen Roger Ewer (251 pond) en Dustin Freeman (220) misschien de typische stand-up zijn, slug-it-out zwaargewicht affaire. In plaats daarvan, het veranderd in een grond-en-pond showcase dat recht was in de stuurhut Ewer's. oudere broer CJ's, het maken van zijn debuut in de NEF zeshoek op 44 jaar, gehamerd het voordeel gedurende en verdiende een TKO via onbeantwoorde tast 2:31 van de tweede stanza.

Nate Boucher verbeterd 2-0 een eerste ronde onderbreking van Jeremiah Barkac, die maakte zijn kooi debuut. Barkac kreeg een vroege voordeel in de bantamgewicht gevecht met een spervuur ​​van stakingen, maar Boucher slim opgedaan leverage met zijn benen en opgesloten in een driehoek stikken.

Winnen of verliezen, Bangor's Angela Young aangekondigd dat haar gevecht met Jessica “The Black Widow” Borga het laatste gevecht van haar carrière zou zijn. pay (6-3) gewist elke hoop op een Hollywood-eindigend met een beslissende TKO op 2:16 van de openingsronde. Jong (2-3), echtgenote van Chris, had nooit minder dan de afstand in een van haar eerdere winsten of verliezen weg.

In een onderlinge NEF en MMA debuut, Zach Faulkner blij zijn thuispubliek met een tweede-ronde overwinning op David Hart via achter naakte vernauwing. Het einde kwam op 1:42.

Jesse Hutchinson ook genoten van een triomfantelijke debuut in de amateur-rangen. Hij stopte Anthony LaPointe bij 2:43 van de eerste ronde een weltergewicht schermutseling.

NEF kondigde ook aan dat de promotie is de volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” zal het bedrijf zien te maken zijn langverwachte debuut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zullen gaan over de verkoop deze woensdag, Augustus 9 bij www.auramaine.com.

Over New England Fights

New England Fights ("NEF") is een strijd gebeurtenissen promoties bedrijf. Missie NEF's is om de hoogste kwaliteit van evenementen voor vechters en fans van Maine alike creëren. Executive team NEF's heeft een ruime ervaring in de strijd sportmanagement, evenementen productie, mediarelaties, verkoop, juridische en reclame.