Lewiston, Maine (Březen 16, 2016) - New England utkání (NEF), Číslo jedna regionální podpora boj Ameriky, se bude konat další události, “NEF 22: Všechny cesty vedou ZDE” v sobotu, Duben 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée v Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier this month, NEF announced the addition of a professional lightweight contest to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” boj karta. Matt “Ken Doll” Denning (2-1) se setká Dělat si srandu z “Hook On” Harvey (0-0) na boj hmotnosti 150 liber. Since the announcement, the anticipation has continued to accelerate for the upcoming bout. In a recent interview with Jason Floyd on The MMA Report, Harvey made some comments that has sent the energy around the fight into overdrive.
“I find him disrespectful as a person and I want to keep it classy on a podcast,” Harvey stated in the beginning of the interview. “I do not want to speak my full mind. You meet the guy, talk to him for a minute and you want to fight him. But it depends on which Matt you are talking to. Because he can rub people the wrong way and he can kiss their ass on the same day. That is who he is.”
The bad blood between the two rivals has been rising for a long time. The potential matchup had been talked about for years, but is scheduled to finally become a reality on April 23rd.
“In this case, I’ve wanted to fight Matt Denning since we were both amateurs,” Harvey stated to Floyd during the interview. “I couldn’t make it happen then. I guess I wasn’t the fight he wanted. V té době, I only had one or two amateur fights and he was towards the end of his amateur career.”
“He’s backed out of fights before at the pro level,” “Harvey stated. “He’s missed weight. Is it a career? Is it a hobby? Mám na mysli, it’s for him to decide, but we’ll find out if he wants to show up to fight.”
When Floyd asked Harvey if the fight was personal, Harvey confirmed the obvious. “I think it is,” Harvey replied. “I’m not saying they’re going to want two refs in there to pull me off of him, but it’s going to finish that way.”
Během rozhovoru, Harvey also noted the difference in quality of training partners, as he sees it, and how that will impact the outcome of the fight.
“I don’t think he’s rolling with the animals that we’re bringing in every day,” Harvey stated. “The people he has submitted, I don’t think their jitz game was tight—and that’s why he took those fights.”
When asked how he would like to end the fight with Denning, Harvey explained to Floyd that a submission finish would be satisfying, but that he was prepared to create the finish wherever it presents itself.
“It would be nice to turn Ken Doll into Stretch Armstrong—that would be sweet,” Harvey stated toward the end of the interview. “But I’m going to beat him wherever the fight goes. I’m not going to force it down to beat him on the ground and I’m not going to force it to stay up. Samozřejmě, if he tries to take me down—I don’t give up takedowns for nobody. I’ll beat him wherever the fight goes.”
To listen to Josh Harvey’s complete interview on The MMA Report návštěva:
Další akce Nová Anglie bojuje ", "NEF 22: Všechny cesty vedou ZDE," koná se Sobota, Duben 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée v Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 a jsou již v prodeji v www.TheColisee.com nebo zavoláním na pokladnu Colisée na 207.783.2009 x 525. Další informace o aktualizacích karet událostí a boje, naleznete na internetových stránkách na podporu na adrese www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kromě toho, můžete sledovat video ve formátu NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, sledovat je na Twitterunefights a připojit se k oficiální facebookové skupině "New England bojů."