路易斯頓, 緬因 (三月 16, 2016) - 新英格蘭戰鬥 (NEF), 美國的頭號地區拼促銷, 將舉行下一次活動, “NEF 22: 條條大路通HERE” 週六, 四月 23, 2016 在安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店在路易斯頓, 緬因. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. 本月初, NEF announced the addition of a professional lightweight contest to the MMA portion of the “22 NEF” 拼卡. 馬特 “肯娃娃” 丹寧 (2-1) 見面會 喬希 “勾搭上” 哈維 (0-0) 在150磅重的戰鬥. 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. 當時, 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? 我的意思是, 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.”
During the interview, 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. 當然, if he tries to take me down—I don’t give up takedowns for nobody. I’ll beat him wherever the fight goes.”
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新英格蘭戰鬥“下一個事件, “NEF 22: 條條大路通HERE,“發生 星期六, 四月 23, 2016 在安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店在路易斯頓, 緬因. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 而在銷售現在 www.TheColisee.com 或致電在Colisée酒店票房 207.783.2009 X 525. 有關事件，並拼牌更新的詳細信息, 請訪問推廣的網站 www.NewEnglandFights.com. 此外, 你可以在觀看視頻NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, 按照他們的Twitter @nefights並加入官方Facebook集團“新英格蘭戰鬥。”