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YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES LOOK TO MAKE THEIR MARK AT NEF 27

Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 14, 2016) -New England Fights (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE.” Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s bout to the card. Alex Walker (2-1) makes her return to Lewiston to take on the debuting Katie Baker (0-0) in a strawweight matchup.

 

24-year-old Alex Walker has appeared twice previously in the NEF cage. Walker debuted in the spring of 2015 ntawm “NEF 17against Randi Beth Boyington (1-3). She returned earlier this year to defeat Nicole Burgess (0-1) with a third-round armbar. This past summer, she captured her first regional title on a fight card in Vermont. Walker is a member of Team Kaze based in Lancaster, New Hampshire.

 

I can’t wait to get back to work in the NEF cage,” exclaimed Walker. “2017 is going to be a good year and I am looking forward to entertaining the great fans in Maine! I can’t think of a better way to start the year. The two times I have fought in Maine, they were both FOTN, looking to Threepeat!”

 

Katie Baker, an 18-year-old from Gardiner, Maine, might be new to the NEF cage, but she is well-known within martial arts circles in the Pine Tree State. Baker began training in combat sports at the age of five. She won the Isshinryu World Karate Championship in 2009 thiab 2013, and has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for seven years, regularly taking part in local tournaments. Nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no, Baker began competing in amateur boxing. She currently trains with Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to square off against Alex Walker at ‘NEF 27,'said Baker. “I have a high level of respect for Alex and her accomplishments. We’re not taking her lightly, and this is going to be a hell of a fight for my debut.

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 ntawm 7 p.m. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Tshiab England Fights."

 

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FIGHT WEEK FOR ‘BELLATOR 169’ IN DUBLIN HAS ARRIVED

 

NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR

Raug Monica, California (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," siv qhov chaw no Friday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

 

Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fighters Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) thiab Elina Kallionidou (5-0).

 

The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Anthony Taylor (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) thiab, Ireland tus Brian Moore(9-4) take on the always-game Daniel Weichel (37-9).

Daim pib rau "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” are on sale now and start at 35€ at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie and the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, and will be immediately followed by "Bellator kickboxing: Florence.”

 

Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) nyob rau hauv Dublin, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 vib nas this. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.

 

Tsuas 18 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16th hnub yug. Txij thaum ntawd los, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, nrog peb knockouts. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.

 

In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” as Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) thiab Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Lastly, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) tiv thaiv Martin Stapleton (18-4).

 

 

Sau kom tiav "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (37-9) vs. Brian Moore (9-4)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) vs. Elina Kallionidou (5-0)

Bantamweight Feature Bout: Shay Walsh (14-4) vs. Luiz Tosta (9-2)

 

Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)

Featherweight World Title Bout: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Brian Moore (9-4) vs. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) vs. Conor Riordan (Debut)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Nathan Jones (9-5) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-0)

THE BLACK WIDOW AND THE BLACK BELT; FIRST WOMEN’S FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 26

Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 6, 2016) – Tshiab England Fights (NEF) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 26: SUPREMACY,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF executives announced the addition of an amateur bantamweight women’s bout to the fight card. JessicaThe Black WidowBorga (2-2) returns to Maine to take on Brianne Genschel (0-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 135-phaus.

 

Borga made her NEF cage debut last month against Rachael Joyce (2-0). She traveled more than 1500 miles from Lakeland, Florida for the fight. While Borga was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Joyce, she realizes that the most important part of her amateur career is gaining experience through taking tough fights.

 

I’m not slowing down anytime soon,” said Borga, “and love to take on any challenges and get better each fight. The more experience the better! So thankful for the girls that are stepping up to fight! I’m ready to put on an amazing show.

 

Brianne Genschel, while making her in-cage debut atNEF 26,is a longtime practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in which she holds a black belt. She is a BJJ instructor at The Foundry in Farmington, Maine. Genschel also trains with, and will represent, First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Like her opponent, she promises an exciting fight for the fans on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19.

 

I’m really looking forward to stepping into the cage for my first fight with NEF, and especially against such an established opponent,” said Genschel. “I can’t wait to represent my teams- Foundry BJJ and First Class MMA. I have been training hard for this opportunity, and promise to put on a good show and leave it all in the cage!”

 

The opening bell on Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19 yog teem rau 7 p.m. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Tshiab England Fights."

 

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FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA, FINDING FIGHTS IS THE CHALLENGE FOR FEMALE MMA ATHLETES

 

Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 4, 2016) – Rachael Joyce has her civil engineering degree from the University of Maine. Jessica Borga is a veterinary technician from Lakeland, Florida.

Read those one-line biographies of the two women and they probably do not fit whatever is your personal profile of a mixed-martial-artist. And perhaps that presumption, and maybe a lingering societal bias against female fighters, is the reason Joyce and Borga have struggled mightily to find opponents in their corners of the country.

Each woman will end what is almost a one-year hiatus from the cage when Joyce (1-0) welcomes Borga (2-1) to Maine in a bantamweight bout at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains.” New England Fights returns to its hub venue, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, rau Saturday, Cuaj hlis 10.

“I’ve had one fight, lub Kaum Hli Ntuj. I’ve found it really hard to find fights. It’s just tough. Maine doesn’t have the population density for it. It’s just hard to find that pool of fighters,” Joyce said. “Early in your career you want to build that experience close to home. It’s the best thing for your whole team, given the commitment that is involved.”

Joyce, who lives in the Penobscot County village of Veazie, splits her training time between Bangor, Portland and Boston.

The competitive grass is no greener for Borga, who is known to her fans as “The Black Widow” and is coached by Ross Kellin.

“My coach has scheduled fights for me that have fallen through. I was supposed to fight eight times this year, and this will be my first one.

Borga was beaten badly in her previous bout, a November 2015 clash against Caitlin Sammons for which she weighed in at 126.5 phaus, just above the flyweight limit.

She said that women feel added pressure to make drastic weight cuts due to the lack of available fight opportunities, and in her case it was especially dangerous.

“I learned that I will never fight at 125 dua,” Borga said “It was my own fault. I lost 25 phaus in two weeks. I was sick in camp, and I fought sick.”

Before the episode was over, Borga was hospitalized twice with strep throat, a kidney infection and a bladder infection.

“I do believe (the weight cut) was part of it,” she said. “You’re putting that strain on your body and your mind. My mental game struggled with what I had to put myself through. I think it’s harder for women, also. I won’t ever do that again. I learned that it’s better to withdraw than to take a loss.”

Borga has experienced no such issues in this camp. She said her energy level is way up and that she can train harder for longer periods of time.

She also is eager to visit from the Sunshine State, an eagerness that isn’t lost on her opponent.

“When an opponent is flying up from Florida, that’s exciting,” Joyce said. “It shows that she’s really committed to it. It is hard to find opponents who are as committed as you are.”

Both women are BJJ blue belts. Joyce has trained in the discipline for more than two years.

It is an extension of her childhood, when she played three varsity sports in each year of high school. She joked that she strongly considered a fourth.

“I was always the girl who tried to convince my parents to let me play football,” Joyce said. “They would not hear any of it. I’m sure they’re thrilled that their 20-something-year-old daughter is now a fighter. Ua Tsis, they’re supportive, but now it’s my decision.”

Joyce never tried individual sports before the combat realm, but she quickly developed into a fan of women’s MMA as it exploded in popularity at the UFC level.

“Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey were coming up, thiab ces (UFC president) Dana White had his famous line that ‘there will never be women in UFC,” Joyce said. “I saw what they were doing and I said, ‘I can do that. I’m going to do that.’”

Now the women wait for a spike in female participation that has not appeared to follow the success of those international role models.

Joyce said she received invitations to fight in New Jersey earlier this year but that those, also, would have required an uncomfortable cut to a same-day weigh-in of 125 or even 115 phaus.

So she retreated into a game of train-and-wait. Thanks to the like-minded, equally fight-challenged Borga, the wait is almost over.

“I’ve always loved MMA, always loved fighting. I guess I was known for that as a kid. Everybody who knows me always pushed me to get into this,” Borga said. “I tried eight years ago and found out right away that I was pregnant, so that put a stop to it. When my son turned five, Kuv hais tias, ‘It’s now or never.’ I started training and developed really fast. My coaches said I had a knack for it.”

Qhov qhib tswb rau Cuaj hlis 10 yog teem rau 7 p.m. The current docket for “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes four professional boxing matches, six pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

MARLOES COENEN RECEIVES NEW OPPONENT AHEAD OF ‘BELLATOR 155’ — ALEXIS DUFRESNE REPLACES JULIA BUDD

Raug Monica, California. (Tej zaum 10, 2016) – Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). Raws li ib tug tshwm sim, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " ntawm CenturyLink Arena nyob rau hauv Boise, Idaho, rau Tej zaum 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, nyob rau hauv uas Rafael Carvalho (12-1) defends nws txoj siv tiv thaiv cov fiery Melvin "Tsis hlub" Manhoef (30-12-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) yuav rov qab mus ua hauj lwm rau tus thawj lub sij hawm txij li thaum lub rau hli ntuj, thaum nws ntsej muag lub resilient Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) nyob rau hauv daim card lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Tuav (21-4) thiab Dave Jansen (20-3) kuj yuav nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, thaum Dan Charles (10-3) raws li Augusto Sakai (9-0) thiab Joey Beltran (17-12) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Chase Gormley (12-5).

Daim pib rau "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no nyob Bellator.com, lub CenturyLink Arena Box Office los yog CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Qhov kev tshwm sim airs nyob thiab dawb rau cov ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comthiab Lub Bellator Mobile App.

A former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Marloes Coenen, is riding a two-fight winning streak and undefeated record under the Bellator MMA fray into her bout with Dufresne. “Rumina” began her career winning eight consecutive fights and 13 of her first 14. The 35-year-old has been competing professionally since 2000 and has been an integral part of the progression of women’s mixed martial arts, challenging some of the best that the sport has to offer. Tam sim no, it’s back to the drawing board for the Dutch submission specialist when she looks to spoil the Bellator MMA debut of Alexis Dufresne.

The 25-year-old Alexis Dufresne began her career with a blazing start, earning victories in her first five scraps, all of which she ended in the first round. Born in Temecula, California., “Sneaky Zebra” has strung together an impressive resume, including three straight first round knockout wins dating back to her 2013-14 seasons and most recently two appearances for the UFC. Dufresne will be making her Bellator MMA debut tom ntej no Friday and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Sau kom tiav "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "sib ntaus Card

Bellator MMA Middleweight ntiaj teb Title sib ntaus: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main kev tshwm sim: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Hnav Feature Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Tuav (21-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Bellator MMA Featherweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Tshauv (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA Hnav Yam ua ntej Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. yuav Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)

 

An Open FU to UFC President Dana “Effing” White!

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Los ntawm: Nplua nuj Bergeron

Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, zoo li, for instance, if you become the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, los yog sue me for $25 lab. Sometimes I may take things like that as a sign you might not want me to really find out who you are and what you do behind closed doors to screw hard working people over.

This week, a certain individual who won’t even let me follow him in Twitter (https://twitter.com/danawhite) pissed me off to the point where I could only think of one thing to do. Because I’m officially blacklisted in every possible way by the UFC brass, and have even had restraining orders placed against my directly contacting the Fertittas and ANY UFC fighter, my best option is to publish a drastic diatribe here I am just going to call my “OPEN FU” to Dana “Effing” White.

I’m sure Mr. White will not take my calls or subject himself to a one on one interview with me. Yog li ntawd, I will have to settle for a written FU…and a multi-tiered and multi-purpose FU.

FU, Dana “Effing” White… for many, many reasons…too many for one small blog post to do justice, but let’s just say Most of all FU….

For what you THINK you know about Holly Holm…

Hav, Dana, you wanna talk about your “effing” reality show “Looking For a Fight????” I was actually looking for a fight when I watched that old reality “shit show” when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HE magically backed out at the last minute.

Tam sim no, you, DANA “EFFING” WHITE, are telling Holly Holm about a decision YOU think she didn’t think through enough??? And now you act like someone pissed in your Wheaties because you have two upset wins at UFC 196 to work around and figure out how to make sense of somehow.

Boo “effing” hoo, buddy.

Welcome to how things don’t go as planned sometimes in the fight business, you ungrateful prick.

Do you wanna be an “effing” Pab txhawb, Dana “effing” White???

Holly Holm Was the Bantamweight Champion of the UFC when she allowed HER Manager (not Dana “effing” White) to negotiate the Tate fight on her behalf, and she knew (and her long-time manager knew, heev) what she was doing and what she wanted. And guess “effing” what, Dana? She wanted to fight.

Thov txim, Dana “Effing” White, but Holly didn’t want to sit on an “effing” sideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish her “effing” ROADHOUSE REMAKE!

Holly wanted to go to work… but unfortunately she has to work for a boss who has no idea what it’s like to step into HER office and handle HER daily workload with such tenacity, chav kawm ntawv, dignity and grace.

And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with no “effing” regrets whatsoever for putting her absolute all into that fight and just plain getting caught in her one area of weakness in a battle where she likely would have won a three-round fight. Maybe if YOU were a fighter, Dana, you might get that whole concept. Maybe losing in this case only makes her better, muaj zog, and more durable as a career mixed martial artist. Who gives a damn if it makes her less marketable in your eyes? What do you really know, rau nkawv noj?

UNLIKE YOU, Dana “Effing” White, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Hmoob, she lost, but damn, she was absolutely correct about it being a challenge. I think the fight will go down as one of the greatest battles in female MMA history.

Tam sim no, why don’t you open your “effing” eyes, Dana, watch the fight again, and quit bitching about what should have happened in that cage you never fought in yourself.

Be grateful you have a champion you just paid $92,000 in fight pay (before bonuses) to take your organization’s belt from the girl you WANTED TO WIN (and paid $500,000 just to be there). It may not be what you expected, but the anxiety you feel about it is what you DESERVE to feel for being such a douchebag to the fighters who built the UFC.

My biggest questions on this subject for Dana are: Why are you such a biased, crooked asshole who can’t bother to give Miesha the time of day FOR ALL HER HARD WORK? Why can’t you give credit where it is dueon both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut theeffup about what you think Holly or her management should have or could have waited for?

It’s not your place to look back with 20/20 hindsight and act like Holly and her manager should have gone all Nostradamus on this fight when you obviously didn’t see this shit coming, yog, you dome-headed dimwit.

Neeg tua hluav taws “effing” sib ntaus, Dana. That’s what they “effing” do, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be an “effing” manager of MMA fighters yourself. Yog, that was many moons ago, but how could you forget?

Fighters don’t sit on their asses on corporate jets and stand at podiums in front of the press all day to earn the “effing” paltry paychecks your organization pays out to most of them. Most fighters simply cannot afford to wait around for shit to happen or for someone “worthy” enough in your eyes to step up and fight them.

Some fighters need to feed their kids. All of them need to pay their bills and for everything else involved with training camps, daily living expenses, travel and whatever costs medical insurance doesn’t cover when they have to address nagging injuries. Your shitty Reebok deal made it virtually impossible to get any other outside sponsors to help pay for anything like that stuff for many fighters, Dana.

Welcome to selling out and forgetting where you came from, Dana. You used to care more about fighters. Now you act like fighting in a cage is just like doing any other 9-5 txoj hauj lwm. It’s not. Nws yog “effing” hard work.

Yog li ntawd, yeah, Holly chose to fight instead of waiting for Rousey to be ready for the rematch. And you think she needs your opinion now that everything didn’t work out as planned for you both?

FU, Dana.

She hurts a lot worse than you, and I can guaran-effing-tee that.

Oh…thiab…los ntawm txoj kev…fighters are way more responsible for the growth and success of the UFC/Zuffa organization than you ever have been. And that’s real talk, you rich bitch with a stick up your ass because you were never good enough in your life to ever have your own official fight.

Yog li ntawd, get over the God complex and learn to respect ALL of your fighters, not just the ones you want to see win because you might think you can work with them better or you think they will move the organization in a better direction. Respect the effort, the sacrifice and the pain ALL your fighters go through each and every day to get where they get. That belt you put on Miesha’s waist was EARNED, and don’t you ever think it is “effing” cool to call the fact that Holly Holm had the guts to face Miesha Tatea mistake.

It rings hollow, especially when I would consider that handing you a microphone to talk about MMA at all was THE greatest mistake the sport ever made, lub sij hawm! Anyone who would try to knock a former champion down a peg that way in his own organization does not deserve to be recognized as that organization’s president.

You have no clue what it’s really like to fight, and your criticism of Holly Holm tells me you can never possibly understand the mindset that led her to take the Tate fight and not wait an idle year for Ronda “effing” Rousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.

Yog li ntawd, FU Dana White for treating your former champ like she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to control her own career without you butting your stupid, bald head into it. Holly’s fine without your advice, and she trusts her manager, which might be something you’re not familiar with, but for other people it is actually a reality of doing business with legitimate people.

 

FU, Dana for being a piss-poor ambassador for the sport, disrespecting fighters who bleed (and sometimes suffer lifelong injuries) for you and the sport, and totally underestimating and failing to grasp what it really takes to actually be a professional fighter who actually competes against other fighters…

Do you remember the days when you had to settle for being a lowly boxercise instructor because your boxing trainer Boston slapped you too hard in the ear once? You never had a single competitive fight in your life, Dana “effing” White, and that’s a DOCUMENTED FACT!

Do you ever even look back at those days before the silver-spoon-fed Fertittas helped you claw your greedy, selfish, egotistical ass into the position of OFFICIAL UFC MOUTHPIECE?

Do you remember those “hairy” days when you blew through $40 million of Fertitta funds to perpetrate the “Zuffa Mythwhile claiming credit for the UFC brass singlehandedly legitimizing the sport and getting it regulated all by your “effing” selves? As if not a single FIGHTER nor any other industry professional who pioneered MMA before you dipped your greedy little paws into it had anything to do with it?

Your Mom remembers thosecoulda been a contender” hnub, Dana..when you thought you might be able to have an actual fight with another human being. Your own mother remembers even though you and one of your sleazy friends tried to silence her, BASH HER ONLINE, and even blacklist her BOOK, heev.

Do you remember the days when even Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thought you were cool, back when your daily driver was an “effing” Honda, Dana? Floyd Remembers. He knew you long before you could afford to blow a normal person’s yearly pay on a single hand of poker.

You’re in a different place now, Dana “effing” White, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, honestly, truly “effing” know what it’s ACTUALLY like to be an “effing” fighter? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?

REALLY?

Koj paub what A FIGHTER is, don’t you, Dana? A fighter is a man or woman who has the courage to willingly step into unarmed combat against another actual man or woman instead of just criticizing up and down the guys and girls who do have the guts to actually stand across from another human being while knowing and internalizing that the accepted goal is to physically destroy each other.

A fighter, in more simple terms, yog “one who fights.And let’s be clear about one “effing” thing, Dana “effing” White, I know fighters, thiab YOU are no fighter.

You are nothing like a fighter, Dana “effing” White, and you never “effing” yuav tsum. You are too weak, both physically and mentally. Until we see you go through a six-week training camp and then get into the cage against someone and kick his ass, we shouldn’t have to listen to one damncoulda,” “shoulda,” los yog “wouldaout of your cornfed mouth about what you think of any particular fighter’s performance or decision making process. Those people have the guts to do what you will NEVER do yourself, and you ought to respect that.

FU Dana WhiteFor not recognizing Real Fighters Like Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz who keep at it no matter what and NEVER seem to earn your ULTIMATE RESPECT….

Nate Diaz stepped up to fight Conor McGregor for a reason. He had nothing to lose, and he wasn’t intimidated one bit. He famoulsy went on television with Fox Sports 1 on a split screen with Conor before that welterweight fight and quipped that his nemesis had already been choked out before, “by two lames.Diaz also had the perfect instinct to add humourously that McGregor’s choke losses happened, “like a week ago.

Diaz beat Conor in the shit-talk game long before he ever slapped him down and slipped that choke around his neck in the cage. The media created by that freakshow fight might have stopped the unchecked rise of your big, bold, six-headed dragon champion, but it created a new monster at the same time. And he’s a Reebok-hating, scowling, swearing, Stockton-slapping Mother-F$#king BEAST who doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about what he does or says.

You might think Diaz and his attitude arebad for business,” but I think his victory was the best thing that could ever happen to all you smug punks running the UFC. It just proves once and for all that you do not control the MMA universe.

Nate Diaz went without respect and credit for being an MMA pioneer and a good UFC soldier for far too long. The bitterness brewed and boiled within him, and I loved every second of him letting it pour out in post-fight interviews after he choked the shit out of Conor until the Irish bloke tapped theeffout and left Dana White drooling in a stupor at the thought of having to congratulate a man who’s become more of a mortal enemy than a member of the bigteam.

More power to Nate and all the crazy, abrasive, in-your-face Diaz brother types out there in the UFC who will fight Dana “effing” White’s flamboyant fire with even more bravado and brash talk of their own. They can always say, “I learned it by watching you, Baldfather!”

As for Miesha Tate, she deserves true respect and admiration for being champ now after picking herself off the mat twice in the face of grueling losses to Rousey. Kudos to Tate for continuing her career and relentlessly focusing on getting by that Rousey armbar once and for all.

Though Miesha never did solve that Rousey submission dilemma, trying at all costs to get another crack at the belt paid dividends at UFC 196. Her never quit attitude led her to an opportunity of a lifetime, and she capitalized on it. Tam sim no, Dana, you actually have to pay this young lady what most of her fans would say she was worth a long time ago.

And now you simply have to treat Tate with a bit of reverence and appreciation for once in your ungrateful life, Dana “effing” White. I know it must pain you so much to give this young lady the credit she’s worked so incredibly hard for, because maybe she touched a nerve when she called you out in the past for being the true clueless and disrespectful prick you really are. She was right, and you were wrong about how great she really is at fighting. Then again, weren’t you also WRONG about women fighting in the cage, lub sij hawm?

Yog li ntawd, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Mr. White? Then step aside and let the people who DO wanna be fighters go to battle for you so you can ride around the world on your jet and act like you know what theeffyou’re talking about when you stand in front of a microphone to describe the sport’s true athletes and what they do to make a living in mixed martial arts.

The line from Dana that most stands out to me as comblete BS in this whole debacle is this one:

“He’s an old boxing guy who thinks he’s smart and he isn’t,” White said of Fresquez [Holm’s Manager]. “I feel bad for Holly because I don’t know if she really knows what she lost.”

I have only two more “effing” questions for you Dana “effing” White…

1.) What makes you think you are really in any “effing” position to EVER know or understand what Holly Holm lost the other night? Aside from a few bad poker hands and tons of respect, the only thing you ever lost is your mind.

2.) Doesn’t your backhanded quote about Holm’s manager describe your own shitty character a whole lot better than that of Mr. Fresquez?

THIAB…just in case after reading all this anyone STILL needs yet another reason to have beef with the Baldfather:

Poj niam kav LUB MMA TAWB NYOB NEF XIX HAUV LEWISTON

 

Kira İNNOCENTİ (l) thiab Angela Hluas (r) yees duab courtesy of Tracey McCue
Kira İNNOCENTİ (l) thiab Angela Hluas (r), yees duab courtesy of Tracey McCue

Lewiston, Maine (Lub yim hli ntuj 31, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws puas tawm mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature two amateur women’s bouts. Angela Hluas (0-0) ntawm Young MMA nyob rau hauv Bangor yog teem mus ua nws debut tiv thaiv Rachel Reinheimer (1-0) from team Sityodtong. Young’s teammate Kira İNNOCENTİ (0-0) yog tseem teem tseg yuav ua rau nws debut tiv thaiv Hannah Sparrell (0-0) los ntawm Thawj chav kawm ntawv MMA nyob rau hauv Brunswick.

 

Angela Hluas yog tus poj niam ntawm Chris Hluas – owner and founder of Young’s MMA. She views her debut fight as a way of testing herself.

 

It’s important for me to test myself,” hais tias cov hluas, “tsis yog nyob rau hauv lub tawb tuajCuaj hlis 12th, but also through the fight that’s happened the last eight weeks leading up to the NEF event. I feel the fight is essentially a showcase and representation of the grueling training sessions and endless hours in the gym that took place prior to fight night. Living the MMA lifestyle to me meant more than diet modifications and strict training schedules. Athletically, nws yog ntau txog kev los ntawm lub obstacles thiab thawb kuv txwv raws li ib tug competitor nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev uas tsis tau raug kuaj. Nws yog hais txog qhov tseeb tiag rau kuv tus kheej, kuv coaches thiab kuv teammates tias kuv khwv tau kuv txoj kev mus rau kauj ruam nyob rau hauv lub tawb.”

 

Qhov twg nyob rau hauv lub dhau los lawm poj niam muaj tau relegated mus rau lub sideshow thiab novelty feem ntawm kev sib ntaus los kev ua si cov txheej xwm, zoo li boxing, cov poj niam lub MMA tsis tau tsuas yog sawv rov los mus sib npaug zos raws li txoj cai nrog txiv neej MMA, nws muaj, nyob rau hauv ib txhia txoj kev, surpassed it. One has to look only to the highest level of the sport to see this trend. Women’s fights are now routinely present on the main cards of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The promotion’s top star, thiab nws siab tshaj plaws them ua kis las, yog nws poj niam tus bantamweight zus Ronda Rousey (12-0). The women competing on the September 12 card yuav yuav nyob rau hauv lub forefront ntawm ib zog los nthuav txuj rau cov poj niam nyob rau hauv cheeb tsam theem.

 

“MMA rau cov poj niam yog tsis hugely txawv dua li nws yog rau cov txiv neej,” hais Hluas. “Obviously, MMA yog ib tug txiv neej feem ntau ua si nawv, but successful women in the MMA world are on the rise. Los ntawm no kev sib ntaus yeej rog kuv tau grappled, sparred thiab pw nrog lub Young MMA sib ntaus pab neeg thiab lawv tau unrelentingly pab txhawb. Ua ib tug ntawm cov thawj poj niam tua hluav taws tawm ntawm Young yeej muaj nws cov pressures (raws li tau zoo raws li tau sib yuav rau koj. Hluas) but it’s also a spotlight I’m hoping will inspire other women who otherwise wouldn’t have pursued MMA. I would bet the women’s fights on September 12th won’t be unlike the others we’ve seen at prior NEF events. Kuv cia siab tias cov poj niam mus muab rau ib tug zoo qhia vim hais tias peb tsis muaj ib yam dab tsi los ua pov thawj. Kuv tau muab tso rau cov ntshav, tawm hws thiab kua muag mus rau hauv txoj kev kawm thiab koj zoo dua ntseeg tias kuv tabtom piv txwv tias kuv tw ua ib yam. Hais tias, cov poj niam no yuav tuaj tom qab nws mus cog lawv cov ceg txheem ntseeg nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb.”

 

Ob leeg Young teammate, Kira İNNOCENTİ, raws li zoo muaj nws tus nrog sib ntaus ntawm “NEF XIX,” Rachel Reinheimer, zoo li concur nrog Young views on kev loj hlob sai ntawm cov poj niam lub MMA.

 

“Poj niam lub MMA yog nyob rau hauv sawv,” hais tias İNNOCENTİ. “Txhua qhuab qhia qhia ib tug poj niam ib yam dab tsi nws tsis paub txog nws tus kheej. Kuv tau pom nws muaj peev xwm nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej thiab ntau lwm tus neeg. Qhov ntau cov poj niam nyob rau hauv cov mats, zoo. Fans can expect my teammate, Angie, thiab kuv tus kheej muab nws peb tag nrho thiab mus ua tsov ua rog ib yam li cov txiv neej warriors nyob hauv Young MMA ua. Peb tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj los sawv cev rau peb cov gym. Peb yuav sib ntaus sib tua uas muaj nuj nqis, mob siab rau, thiab nrog rau cov muaj zog fab nrhiav tawm rau peb. Kuv yeej paub tseeb tias koj hais tias cov poj niam uas tus bouts yuav unforgettable.”

 

“Poj niam lub MMA yog ib tug ua si nawv cia li nyiam lwm yam,” hais Reinheimer ntawm Everett, Massachusetts. “Nws tsis yog ib tug ua yeeb yam nyob qhov twg cov hero sau tawm mus rau hauv lub hav zoov rau peb hnub los qhia nrog ib tug martial arts tswv thiab xwb ces ib tug tag nrho pab tub rog. Nws tsis yog ib tug bar brawl. Nws tsis yog ib tug rov qab txoj kev tos kev tua. Cov poj niam no yeej loj heev ncaws pob uas qhia kev rau siab xyoo siv qhov zoo tshaj plaws txoj kev kawm, cov khoom thiab cov kev pab muaj nyob rau. Cov poj niam uas lwv nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si siv txhiab tus teev ntawm cov ntshav, tawm hws thiab kua muag zoo kawg nkaus lawv ua si nawv. Lawv ua sacrifices. Tsis tas li ntawd, muaj kev cai coj thiab lub sij hawm muaj kev txwv thiab kev nyab xeeb yuav tau ceev faj. Thaum ib tug neeg yog txawv nrog rau lub tswv yim ntawm cov poj niam lub MMA, Kuv muab los piv rau boxing los yog fencing, something else that people are more familiar with. The pool of women fighters in New England is deepening fast and the fact that there are more women’s bouts on fight cards reflects that. Kuv nrog sib ntaus thiab kuv muaj ob leeg los ntawm loj, thiv camps. Peb muaj ob niam thiab nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug ntau heev ntawm kev txiav txim thiab tsav ua li no kev ua si nawv thaum juggling ua hauj lwm thiab cov me nyuam. Kuv tau ua hauj lwm tas li kuv pab vim kuv kawg sib ntaus los txhim kho kuv kev ua si nyob rau hauv txhua txhua nam. Kuv thiaj xav thov ua tsaug rau lub amazing kev kawm thiab cov hauv pawg football ntawm Sityodtong uas thawb kuv thiaj nyuaj. Nyob rau lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 12, koj yeej yuav tau txais ib tug tsov rog.”

 

Feem ntau cov neeg, cov txiv neej thiab cov poj niam, who join MMA gyms do not do so initially intending to become an active cage fighter. On any given day, one can walk into any MMA gym and find a diverse population of trainees. Men and women, cov laus cov hluas, xiav dab tshos thiab dawb dab tshos, all train side by side. Most will never step foot in a cage in front of thousands of screaming fans. Most are there to get in shape or learn self-defense. Some, Txawm li cas los, yog tom los ntawm cov kev sib tw kab.

 

“Kuv twb qhia rau cov MMA ntiaj teb tom qab kos npe rau kuv tus ntxhais mus rau Jiu Jitsu cov chav kawm ntawv xav nws yuav zoo rau nws rau nws tus kheej tiv thaiv nam muab kev koom tes nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv,” recalled Hanna Sparrell. “Kuv saib raws li nws poob rau hauv kev hlub nrog qhov kev ua si, nkag mus rau hauv lub dag lub zog thiab cog qoob loo, and was quick to decide that it was something I needed to be doing too. It didn’t take long before I fell in love with Jiu Jitsu myself, thiab ces thaum kawg xav mus tshawb cov lwm yam ntawm lub ntiaj teb no MMA. Ua nyob rau hauv lub gym tau los ua ib tug thib ob lub tsev rau kuv thiab kuv tus ntxhais, kuv kawm cov neeg koom tes, a second family. Every day I walk through the doors of the gym is a test, nws yog ib txoj kev kuaj ntawm athleticism, raws li tau zoo raws li ib tug xeem ntawm kev puas hlwb thiab kev xav tsav. Txij thaum tau qhia mus rau mixed martial arts ntiaj teb no kuv tau muab tso rau kuv lub cev, lub plawv, thiab tus ntsuj plig mus rau hauv kev kawm, thiab sib tw nyob rau hauv no bout yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau kuv yog vim li cas muaj ntau yam, tsis tsuas sawv cev rau kuv tus kheej thiab kuv zog ua hauj lwm, tab sis kuj yuav sawv cev rau tag nrho cov zog ua hauj lwm, txoj kev mob siab, thiab kev txhawb zog kuv tau txais los ntawm kuv cov phooj ywg, instructors, kev kawm nrog ib tug neeg, and fellow fighters along the way. I think MMA training for woman is a great outlet for many reasons, nws cev yog ib tug zoo workout, thiab kuj yog ib tug zoo daim ntawv ntawm "txoj kev kho" qhov kawg ntawm ib tug tejzaum ntxhov siab hnub. Kuv muaj ntau yam cov poj niam kuv qhia nrog, tsis yog txhua txhua ntawm lawv yog npaj rau sib ntaus sib tua, tab sis cov kev pab cuam ntawm lub ua si nawv yeej tseem muaj, thiab lawv hlub nws yog tib yam.”

 

İNNOCENTİ, zoo li ntau, los ua kev koom tes nyob rau hauv kev sib ntaus kev ua si ua ib txoj kev tau txais nyob rau hauv, thiab nyob twj ywm nyob rau hauv, shape. Little did she know when her journey started some two years ago that it would take her into an MMA cage with thousands watching her compete.

 

“Kev qhia txog kuv tus kheej nyob rau hauv ib tug mixed martial arts bout yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau kuv nyob rau hauv ntau regards. Ob xyoos dhau los, Kuv yog nyhav dhau heev lawm thiab tawm tsam kom nrhiav tau ib tug noj qab nyob zoo, ua kom txaus siab txoj kev. Muaj ib hnub, Kuv sawv thiab coj lub neej los ntawm lub reigns thiab nyob rau hauv ib nrab ib xyoo, poob rau caum phaus ntawm kuv tus kheej. Kuv zoo siab txais tos tias kev sib tw, ua tau zoo, thiab xav lwm. Aaron “Relentless” Lacey hais rau kuv hais txog Young MMA thiab kuv twb yuam mus xyuas. Tom qab stepping los ntawm lub qhov rooj, sim tawm tag nrho cov kev kawm, thiab lub rooj sib tham tsev neeg uas ua rau nws ntawd, tshwj xeeb, Kuv twb hooked. Kuv ua nws ib lub hom phiaj yuav tsum yog ib tug ntawm cov thawj poj niam tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv cov arguably ntau hom kev sib ntaus pab neeg hauv New England. Kuv muaj ib txwm tau ib tug competitor. Kuv yeej zoo siab thiab nyuaj rau cov kuv tus kheej thiab thawb txwv yog xav tau tsis yooj yim sua kom ua tau. Nyob rau hauv lub mixed martial arts txoj kev ua neej yog tawv. Nws yuav tsum tau ntau txoj kev mob siab tshaj kuv puas xav tau. Nws lov koj ua thiab koj rov qab mus txog rau hauv tus neeg uas koj tiag tiag yog. Qhov no sib ntaus yog ib qho tseem ceeb vim hais tias kuv tau puas nrog ib tug amazing pab neeg los ntawm kuv sab hais tias yog qhia los ntawm cov feem ntau motivating thiab txhawb coaches. Kuv txiav txim siab yuav ua rau lawv zoo siab thiab ua tsaug rau lawv nrog kuv txhais tes tsa tau.”

 

“Mixed Martial Arts yog lub qhov kawg kev xeem ntawm tib neeg ntsuj plig rau txhua txhua theem: lub cev, hlwb, thiab sab kev xav,” hais tias Reinheimer. “Kuv muaj ib tug burning lub siab xav paub npaum li cas deb kuv yuav mus. I like exceeding expectations and pushing my limits and that’s MMA in a nutshell. Since I started training in martial arts, kuv lub neej tau los ua ciam-tsawg. Kuv lub neej nyob rau lub lev tau zoo kuv lub neej thiab lev tawm lub lwm versa. Nws yog stripped deb tag nrho cov ruaj nrhoo thiab distilled kuv lub neej cia rau qhov tseem ceeb, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. Kuv xav tias zoo li nws pab kuv ua ntau los ze zog rau kuv tus kheej tseeb. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm ancient martial arts thiab lub neej niaj hnub.”

 

Ntawm lub plaub poj niam sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau “NEF XIX” card, only Reinheimer has actively competed in the past. She dominated her opponent this past spring on her way to a unanimous decision victory in her debut. All of the women fighting on September 12 nyob rau hauv Lewiston muaj siab rau lub sij hawm.

 

“NEF yog ib tug khoom qib muaj ib tug yawm koob npe nrov,” hais tias Reinheimer. “I was a spectator at their very first fight card back in 2012. I love Maine and the crowd is awesome there. Kuv tsis tau tos!”

 

“Kuv xav tias tus kiv cua yuav tau txais ib tug zoo qhia tseeb,” qw hais tias Sparrell. “Ntau zaus tshaj tsis yog tus poj niam txoj kev sib ntaus muaj pov thawj yuav tsis tshua muaj kev lom zem, peb ntawm cov hoob kawm xav los ua pov thawj rau peb tus kheej tsim nyog nyob rau hauv no prominently txiv neej-yeej ua si nawv. Qhov no yog lub debut rau peb ntawm plaub ntawm cov poj niam nyob rau hauv no daim ntawv, li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias muaj yuav los ua ib tug ntau ntawm lub plawv thiab kev txiav txim ces muab pov tseg rau hauv cov fights. Kuv paub, tus kheej, Kuv pog heev los sawv cev rau! I couldn’t be more excited to be making my MMA debut in the NEF cage; Kuv tau saib kom muaj ntau lub tua hluav taws kuv thiab hwm saib rau nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv los ntawm cov sawv ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisée, muaj lub sij hawm tam sim no yuav tawm muaj nrog rau lawv tiag tiag yog ib tug yeej muaj tseeb yawm.”

 

“Raws li lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 12 sai txuas, Kuv tabtom ua zoo siab thiab npaj txhij mus tau rau hauv lub tawb,” hais tias cov hluas. “Qhov no tau heev ib txoj kev taug thiab Kuv zoo siab heev rau lub sij hawm ntawm ua rau kuv pib xyaum ua MMA debut nrog NEF.”

 

“Kuv yog npaum lintawd yuav ua rau kuv MMA debut nrog NEF rau Cuaj hlis 12,” hais tias İNNOCENTİ. “Kuv tau ua hauj lwm txhawm rau tau txais lub sij hawm no thiab kuv pog hais tias cov sij hawm tau tuaj.”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF XIX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

Ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion, poj niam boxer Amanda Serrano blasts Ronda Rousey tus kws qhia, thiab ua rau kev sib tw

Serrano with the WBO title
Ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion, Amanda Serrano (24-1-1, 18 KO lub) los ntawm Puerto Rico, thiab nws tus kws qhia / tus neeg saib xyuas, Jordan Maldonado xav txog nws heev tsis hwm rau lub boxing zej zog, cov lus los ntawm Edmond Tarverdyan, tus kws qhia txog cov UFC ntiaj teb tau zus ib, Ronda Rousey nyob rau hauv www.mmafighting.com.
“Kuv paub tias nws yuav ua tau nws,” Tarverdyan hais MMA Sib ntaus, “Kuv paub tias nws yuav yeej tus boxing ntiaj teb no title. Ronda spars nrog boxing ntiaj teb no champions uas tshum txoj kev nyuaj tshaj Cyborg,”, Tarverdyan kuj hais ntxiv hais tias, “Ronda yeej tsis poob ib puag ncig nyob rau hauv lub gym. Ib tug puag ncig. Nrog boxing ntiaj teb no champions”.
“Mas nws yeej Rousey tus kws qhia tsis muaj kev txawj ntse txog kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing. Nws yog ib tug zoo heev nyob rau hauv lub dav hlau tua rog Octagon, thiab kuv yeej pab zoo siab rau nws rau txhua yam nws tau ua. Nws tw yuav tsis thawv thiab Nws yog ib qho yooj yim mus nrhiav tiam sis thaum ntsib ib tug zoo boxer nrog xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim raws li kuv tus kheej, ntseeg hais tias kuv, tej yam uas yog mus hloov. Nyob rau hauv ib tug boxing nplhaib, lub hom ntaub khov heev yuav tau koj kev nplij siab cheeb tsam”.
Hais txog Rousey sib ntaus tas los hnub Saturday, qhov chaw uas nws yeej Bethe Correia nyob rau hauv 34 vib nas this, Serrano hais tias, “Raws li ib tug boxing pom, nws ntsia zoo li ib tug rookie pib xyaum ua fighter, ntuav dav heev punches uas tsis muaj cordination. Kuv hnov ​​hais tias Cyborg yog tsis kam nqes los rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib rau tua Ronda, tab sis kuv yuav mus li 135, thiab peb yuav txiav txim ib tug boxing match ces kuv yuav ua pov thawj nws tus kws qhia tsis ncaj ncees lawm. Kuv ib zaug mus txog rau lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib, thiab mus rau Argentina rau ib lub ntiaj teb title sib ntaus. Thaum kawg, qhov kev tshwm sim yog hais tias kuv los ua tus thawj puas tau Puerto Rico poj niam boxer rau ntes ib lub ntiaj teb title nyob rau hauv ob hnyav chav kawm”.
Serrano tus neeg saib xyuas thiab tus kws qhia, Jordan Maldonado qhia hais tias “peb tsis cam lwm sib ntaus sib tua yeej. Peb sawv boxing thiab peb xav kom tau ib co kev sib hwm. Peb muaj nyob rau tej sparring tej zaum lawv yuav xav los yog ib tug boxing match, li ntawd peb yuav qhia Edmond Tarverdyan yuav ua li cas tsis ncaj ncees lawm nws yog hais txog boxing”.
Nyob rau lub yim hli ntuj 15, 2014, Serrano mus rau Argentina mus fim WBO Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus ib Maria 'Tily’ Maderna, uas nyob rau lub sij hawm uas, muaj peb vam meej title defenses, tab sis yuav tsis tau leg lub Aggressiveness ntawm lub Puerto Rico hwj chim Puncher, uas xaus lawm tas ces kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub thib rau lub round ntawm txoj kev ntawm knockout.
Nrog rau qhov no yeej, Serrano los ua tus thawj Puerto Rico poj niam boxer los yeej lub ntiaj teb no lub npe nyob rau hauv ob pawg (130-135).
Serrano thawj title reign tuaj nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2011 thaum nws khob qhov rooj tawm Kimberly Connor nyob rau hauv thawj round los ua tus IBF ntiaj teb tau zus nyob rau super featherweight division.

BELLATOR MMA SIGNS KERI ANNE TAYLOR-MELENDEZ TO AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT KICKBOXING & MMA CONTRACT

 

Raug Monica, California. (Lub Xya hli ntuj 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez mus rau ib qho kom, multi-sib ntaus deal. The 31-year-old has previously competed in kickboxing and muay Thai, but fully intends on transitioning to the sport of mixed martial arts in the future.

 

Taylor-Melendez will debut as a kickboxer in front of her home town on Lub rau hli ntuj 19 at the highly anticipated "Bellator: Dynamite”show in San Jose, California. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

 

Tus txij nkawm ntawm yav tas los WEC thiab Strikeforce zus Gilbert Melendez thiab co-tswv ntawm El Niño kev kawm Center nyob rau hauv San Francisco, Taylor-Melendez thawj coj li kev sib ntaus los kev ua si ze rau 10 lub xyoos dhau los, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. Tom qab racking li ib tug 4-1 pib xyaum ua cov ntaub ntawv, nws coj nws tej txuj ci kom cov kev Circuit Court, qhov chaw uas nws tam sim no tuav ib tug 2-1 kickboxing cov ntaub ntawv.

 

“I’m very honored for the opportunity to fight on such a big stage with a great promotion and promoter. I actually fought for Scott Coker before Gilbert and we both have a great relationship with him, so I feel very comfortable with this situation,” Taylor-Melendez said. “Even though I haven’t been super active as a fighter I have never really stopped training and look forward to testing my skills as a muay Thai fighter and a mixed martial artist. My goal is to go out there and do my best and make my daughter, my family and team proud.”

Sib ntaus CARD tshaj tawm rau hnub tim 11 NEF MMA kev tshwm sim HAUV LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (Lub peb hlis ntuj 18, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, rov qab los rau lub Androscoggin Bank Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nrog nws cov thib kaum xya mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the company announced the full fight card for the event. The card is scheduled to feature a full slate of both professional and amateur bouts. NEF executives report that fan reaction to the matchups already announced has been overwhelmingly positive.

 

“Kuv nco tsis tau muaj no hom ntawm cov lus teb rau ib tug sib ntaus card ua ntej,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “There has been so much excitement over every fight we’ve announced. We sold out of all cage-side tickets four weeks prior to the event, and the general admission are very close to being gone. We’ve never seen that happen so early before. It really says something about the quality of the product we’re putting on here in Lewiston. There’s no doubt NEF is the hottest ticket in town.”

 

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington(10-7) defends lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). The bout was made in the hours following “NEF XV” kawg Kaum ib hlis thaum Boyington ntse tiv thaiv lub title tiv thaiv Jesse Erickson (3-4) thiab Harrison manhandled Tollison Lewis (0-4) on his way to a quick submission victory. The fight will be Boyington’s second defense of the title since winning it last September.

 

Lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj yuav feature ib tug heev-xav Welterweight sib ntau sib tw ntawm Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) dub siv Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) thiab Bellator qub tub rog Dennis “Lub menace” Olson (12-7). In recent weeks, Lawton thiab Olson tau koom nyob rau hauv ib tug tsov rog ntawm cov lo lus nyob rau kev tawm uas pom ob ncaws pob’ duas kev dhia nyob rau hauv lub fray.

 

“Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1), tshiab tawm kos npe rau ib tug tshiab multi-sib ntaus daim ntawv cog lus nrog NEF, yuav ua tau raws li John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray (2-6) nyob rau hauv ib tug “roj hmab match.” The rivalry has seen each fighter win one bout against the other. Lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11 sib ntaus, teem mus noj qhov chaw nyob rau ib tug catchweight ntawm 150-phaus, yuav txiav txim seb ib tug tseem victor nyob rau hauv lub ua yeeb ncuab.

 

Kaline “Lub Tsaus Angel” Medeiros (3-4) thiab undefeated Calie “Lub Zib ntab Badger” Cutler (3-0) will make history when they contest the first professional women’s MMA fight on a regional card in Maine. It will not be the first time Medeiros has been a part of history. She competed in the first women’s fight in Rhode Island two years ago.

 

Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv dab tsi rau cov kev sab ntawm lub card yuav nrov NEF MMA regulars Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (3-4), “Lub junkyard Aub” Ryan Cowette (2-2), Elias “Txaus ntshai nas” Leland (2-0) thiab Mike “lub hwj txwv” Hansen (2-1), ntawm lwm tus neeg.

 

Lub pib xyaum ua feem ntawm lub card yuav headlined los ntawm “Tsaug tsaug zog” Norman hma liab (3-1) thiab “Plawv nroog” Dave Brown (1-2) in a flyweight contest. Fox is undefeated on Maine soil and is currently the number-three ranked amateur flyweight in the Northeast. Brown wrestled for Plymouth State University where he was a four-time All-New England winner.

 

Lub pib xyaum ua card kuj yuav feature ib tug sib sib ntau sib tw ntawmRicky Dexter (2-0) los ntawm Marcus Davis’ Team Irish thiab Steven Bang (3-3) los ntawm Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) – Pab neeg tshiab hais United (TSHIAB). Dexter’s teammate Jeremy Tyler (4-3) squares tawm nrog Alex Johnson (1-1) ntawm phem MMA & Boxing in a featherweight bout. And Bruce Boyington’s wife, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), yuav ua tau raws li Alex Walker (0-0) nyob rau hauv ib tug muab ob npaug rau-debut strawweight sib ntaus.

 

Tag nrho sib ntaus card rau “NEF XVII” (yuav hloov thiab pom zoo los ntawm lub Combat kev ua si Authority ntawm Maine):

 

KEV

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-7 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Jamie Harrison 5-1 (Thawj Ntug dej hiav txwv Tas nrho cov Hu)

170 Jarod Lawton 4-1 (Team TSHIAB) vs Dennis Olson 12-7 (Boston BJJ / Team Triumph)

265 Brent Dillingham 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Mike Hansen 2-1 (BerzerkersMMA)

185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs John Daniels 2-3 (Pob zeb City MMA)

155 Jesse Erickson 3-4 (Team TSHIAB - CMBJJ) vs. Mark DEFORD 0-3 (F2 Arena)

150 John Ray 2-6 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Derek Shorey 1-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club)

135 Elias Leland 2-0 (Lub Academy) vs Jay Perrin 1-0 (Boston BJJ / Team Triumph)

115 Kaline Medeiros 3-4 (Gracie Fitness) vs Calie Cutler 3-0 (Jacked N Tan sib ntaus Team)

 

Pib xyaum ua

 

125 Norman hma liab 3-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dave Brown 1-2 (Plymouth sib ntaus Club)

265 Ryan Glover 1-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Jason Teb 0-0 (Independent)

265 Dave Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs. Dan Marley 0-0 (Independent)

185 Ruben Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Chris Rideout 0-0 (Independent)

185 Chris Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Nash Roy 2-1 (Young cov lus MMA)

185 Heath Hanson 0-2 (3Ronin Athletics) vs Brandon Russell 0-1 (Team Nitemare)

155 Ricky Dexter 2-0 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang Jr. 3-3 (Team TSHIAB – CMBJJ)

155 Rick Matthews 1-1 (Team Irish) vs. Mathais Hanning 0-1 (Independent)

155 Jason Lachance 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Jesse Herrick 1-0 (Lub Academy)

145 Clifford Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Caleb Serra 0-1 (Team Kaze)

145 Jeremy Tyler 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Alex Johnson 1-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing)

135 Mike Crespo 2-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Sheldon Bang 1-2 (Team TSHIAB – CMBJJ)

115 Randibeth Knowles 0-0 (Boyington lub TKD / Young lub MMA) vs Alex Walker 0-0 (Team Kaze)

 

 

Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

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