PRESSEMEDDELELSE: Lewiston, Maine (August 21, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerikas nummer et regional kamp forfremmelse, vil holde sine nittende blandede martial-arts (MMA) begivenhed, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” på lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Headlining the amateur portion of the fight card will be Josh Harvey (4-1) forsvare NEF MMA Amatør Letvægts titel mod Ryan Dibartolomeo(4-3). Nylig, Harvey var gæst hos NEF medejer og matchmaker Matt Peterson på NEF Podcast.
Harvey was introduced to the mats early in life. He started wrestling in junior high school and continued through his high school years. He began boxing at the age of 15 and trained in the ring for the next seven years. It was not until he attended “NEF VIII: Nationer Collide” i Bangor, at Harvey indså han kunne have en fremtid i sporten MMA.
“Da NEF kom til Bangor og jeg iagttog Ray Wood fange titlen, og jeg huskede ham fra gymnasiet brydning, det var min cue at komme ind på dette,” Said Harvey. “I knew it was a true possibility to go somewhere in MMA. Efter college, there’s nowhere for wrestlers to go. MMA, that’s the outlet. That’s why you see wrestlers dominating in MMA all the way to the top.”
Snart efter begivenheden, then Young’s MMA wrestling coach Mark Heathcote reached out to Harvey through Facebook to invite him to train with the team. Harvey quickly found a home at the Bangor gym founded by Chris Young. He joined in on the massive success the team had already found in the MMA cages of New England.
“Jeg blev mødt meget varmt på Youngs,” Harvey recalled. “Everyone was very kind over there. Bruce (Boyington, nuværende NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion) var den første person til at tage mig, ikke at sige under sine vinger, but to get together outside of the gym and we became friends. As far as the success Young’s has had as a team, Jeg vil ikke sige, at du kan kridt det alle op til overlegen coaching, men vi har fået den bedste omkring, i det mindste i denne tilstand, eventuelt i New England.”
På vej til hævder NEF MMA Amatør Letvægts Championship dette tidligere juni, Harvey finished all three of his NEF opponents in a total of just over three minutes. Harvey, dog, ser sin fremtid i sporten i fjerlette division.
“Jeg kan ikke træne for at afslutte dem alle i første runde,” Said Harvey. “That’s just how it wound up. Maybe you’ll see me go the distance as the competition gets thicker. That’s why I love this fight with Ryan (Dibartolomeo). Han er, Jeg tror, rangeret nummer-to, so this is a good way to find out where I lay in that level. I’m not a 55er. As far as I’m concerned, I’m a 45er that’s fighting at 55. Best 45er? Amateur in New England? Ja. The game’s gonna change when I go professional. We’ll see where I stack up there.”
Da Harvey begyndte at diskutere potentielle modstandere til “NEF XIX” med NEF matchmakere, he was very clear that he wanted the toughest opponent they could find for him. If he wanted tough, he will get just that in Ryan Dibartolomeo. Dibartolomeo is out of John Fain’s Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire. After dropping his first three, Dibartolomeo har vundet sine sidste fire kampe i træk, en imponerende stribe, der begyndte på “NEF X” i september 2013.
“Alle hans kampe, at han har vundet har været ved beslutning,” Said Harvey. “I mit sind, he let the judges win those fights for him. Fights aren’t won by judges. Fights are won by fighters. My prediction is it’s gonna be a finish. I’m gonna go out there, kill or be killed. He’s either gonna finish me or I’m gonna finish him. That’s how it’s gonna happen.”
Du kan lytte til hele NEF Podcast interview påwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/
Du kan følge Josh Harvey på sin officielle Facebook fanside “hookonharvey.” For more information on Young’s MMA, kan du besøge deres Facebook-side “Youngs MMA.”
New England Fights’ næste arrangement, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” finder sted påLørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter til “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING” starter ved kun $25 og er der tilbud nu på www.TheColisee.com eller ved at ringe til Colisée box office på 207.783.2009 x 525. For mere information om begivenheden og kampen kort opdateringer, besøg fremme hjemmeside på www.NewEnglandFights.com. Desuden, du kan se NEF videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og slutte den officielle Facebook-gruppe "New England Fights."
Om New England Fights
New England Fights ("NEF") er en kamp Events kampagner selskab. NEF mission er at skabe den højeste kvalitet begivenheder for Maine krigere og fans. NEF udøvende team har stor erfaring i kamp sport management, begivenheder produktion, medierelationer, markedsføring, juridiske og reklame.