Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 16, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” no Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured lightweight amateur MMA bout, Jason “2nd sij hawm” Lachance (2-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv CJ Ewer (4-2) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 155-phaus.
Lachance yog los tawm ib tug thawj-round cuav yeej tshaj David Thompson (0-1) ntawm “NEF XIX” this past September. He is confident in his abilities and predicts victory over Ewer when they meet this weekend. While Lachance’s future in the sport appears brighter every day, nws vows tsis txhob nco ua hauj lwm ntawm txhais tes thiab qhia rau nws ntseeg txoj kev ntseeg coj nws los ntawm nws cov hauj lwm.
“Kuv yuav tuav CJ nyob rau hauv txhua txoj kev tau,” hais tias Lachance. “MMA is a sport where anything can happen. I am fully prepared for whatever may come on the 21st. I will focus on my next opponent when this fight is out of my way. Kuv yuav tsis tso kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Vajtswv yuav teem lub neej yav tom ntej rau kuv, raws li nws muaj li ntawd los.”
Lachance credits his faith and the sport of MMA with helping him conquer his much-publicized addiction to heroin. He began training over two years ago at MMA Athletix in Bath, Maine, qhov twg nws kuj tuaj koom lub yeej tsev teev ntuj hauj lwm qhuab qhia ntawm lub gym lub ces-tswv Ryan Cowette (2-3).
“Kuv tau koob hmoov vim nrog ib tug amazing lub caij nyoog, and I couldn’t be more grateful. The fight game is the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Qhov tseem defining lub sij hawm ntawm kuv me ntsis hauj lwm tsis tau tuaj los ntawm sab hauv lub tawb, tab sis los ntawm kev kawm thiab loj hlob ib hnub rau ib hnub raws li ib tug txiv neej thiab raws li ib tug fighter.”
Tsis ntev los no, Lachance thiab teammate Norman hma liab (4-2) purchased the MMA Athletix gym from Cowette after Cowette decided to redirect his focus to his roofing business. When the challenges of small business ownership reared its head, Lachance ib zaug dua cia nws txoj kev ntseeg coj nws.
“Nriav tus gym tau ib tug lossis loj lub sij hawm ntawd rau ob Norman thiab kuv tus kheej,” hais Lachance. “Peb yuav tsum tau rov qab zaum thiab yeej ntsuam xyuas dab tsi peb xav tawm ntawm peb mloog, and also out of our business. We quickly realized that with full time jobs, peb tsis muaj lub sij hawm yuav tsum tau coaches, trainers, fighters and business owners and still expect to succeed. We prayed on it and God sent us the perfect team of coaches and trainers, nrog rau ib tug neeg tshiab mus thiab los tua hluav taws.
“MMA twb hloov kuv lub neej nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev uas. Kuv xav tias yuav coj nws mus rau lub sab saum toj, raws li ib tug tswv lag luam thiab raws li ib tug fighter. Vajtswv tau muab kuv lub sijhawm los nyob kuv zaj npau suav, hnub tom qab hnub.”
Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw no hnub vas xaum, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."
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