Lewiston, Maine (Bulan Desember 5, 2016) Perkelahian -New Inggris (NEF) kembali ke Androscoggin Bank Colisee pada Februari 11, 2017 dengan acara seni bela diri campuran berikutnya, “NEF 27: KEBANGKITAN.” Sebelumnya hari ini, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the card. Olokan “Hook On” Harvey (2-0) akan bertemu Richie Collingham (3-3) pada berat melawan dari 145-pound.
Harvey is a former NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion. Dia berbalik pro di 2016 after a stellar amateur career that saw him amass a record of 5-1 while facing some of the best the region has to offer. Dalam debut pro, Harvey submitted Matt Denning (3-4) in Lewiston last spring. He would follow up that victory with a win over Zenon Herrera (0-5) pada bulan Agustus. Harvey is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.
“I’m training for the fight I want, and this opponent is just one more step closer to where I am going,” said Harvey of the upcoming bout with Collingham. “Wishing him a healthy training camp and that he shows up.”
When Richie Collingham steps foot in the NEF cage on Februari 11 it will have been nearly a decade since his last fight. Now training out of Lakes Region Vale Tudo in New Hampshire, Collingham has not actively competed since 2007. He was very active on the California MMA circuit at that time and put together a string of submission victories.
“I’m very excited about stepping into the cage with a tough fighter like Josh Harvey and fighting for NEF and putting on a good show for everyone,” said Collingham. “I’m putting in hard work and February 11th can’t come soon enough.”
Acara NEF berikutnya, “NEF 27: KEBANGKITAN” terjadi pada Hari Sabtu, Februari 11, 2017 di 7 p.m. Tiket mulai $25 dan yang memberikan promosi sekarang di www.TheColisee.com atau dengan menelepon box office Colisee di 207.783.2009, perpanjangan 525.
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