Lewiston, Maine (Hōngongoi 17, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ka mau i ona tekau ma iwa whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga, “NEF XIX,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the addition of a professional welterweight bout to the fight card. Darrius Heyliger (4-2) Kua hainatia ki te mata Brandon Chagnon (5-4) i te taimaha o te 170-pauna whawhai.
Darrius Heyliger was a regular on the main card of NEF events during the promotion’s infancy. Making the long trip from his home in Ithaca, New York e rave rahi mau taime, Heyliger built quite the fan following for himself in Maine and became one of the most popular out-of-state fighters competing in NEF. Heyliger impressed many with his victories over Jarod Lawton (4-2) a Josh Bellows (1-2). He would go on to headline “NEF VII” ki te rongonui Marcus Davis (22-11) in one of the biggest fights in NEF history. Ko a'ee, i roto i te Mei 2013, Ko te wa whakamutunga e whakataetae Heyliger i NEF, ranei tetahi whakatairanga mo taua mea, tae noa ki “NEF XIX.”
“Ite e ahau kia rite ki te wa atu i hiahiatia i te hākinakina i, a au i teie nei rite ki te tango i runga i a pule,” said Heyliger. “A ki te hanga i toku whawhai pō i mua o te pā Maine me mo NEF, kei hea te pera kaha te tautoko, hanga ana e ia e pai nui.”
“E tino hiamo matou ki kua Darrius haere mai hoki,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “He’s one of those fighters the fans are always asking us to bring back. His fight with Jarod Lawton was one of the most brutal to ever take place in the NEF cage. He’ll have his work cut out for him with Brandon Chagnon though.”
Brandon Chagnon began competing in MMA over seven years ago. He is a member of Mark DellaGrotte’s world-renown Sityodtong located in Somerville, Massachusetts. Chagnon is also a trainer at TITLE Boxing Club in North Andover, Massachusetts. He has won his last two fights in a row, both by submission. Like his opponent, E kore i Chagnon whakataetae i roto i te tahi wa tino, his last bout taking place in the spring of 2014. He is confident that he can defeat Heyliger on Mahuru 12 i roto i te Lewiston.
“Ko oaoa whiwhi ahau i te whai wāhi ki te whakataetae i roto i te kāwanatanga e kore e i whawhai i mua i ahau i roto i ahau, a i roto i te mua o te mano hou nei i ai kore i i te whai wāhi ki te kite i te whakataetae i ahau i te aroaro o,” said Chagnon. “Ko ngaio toku whawhai MMA te tekau o tenei, so it is important to me to go out make a statement. I train with what is highly regarded as the best team in the northeast and they are like family to me. With them standing behind me, E mohio ana ahau ki te whawhai ahau i toku pūmanawa tonu, I am trouble for any 170-pound fighter. From what I know, Darrius seems like a tough opponent and we have similar records on paper. Heoi, Kahore ahau e feaa i roto i toku ngakau e ka e haere atu ahau ki tetahi atu win.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XIX,” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF XIX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
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New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.