Lewiston, Maine (November 16, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” a Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) 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 Chance” Lachance (2-2) ga-on CJ Ewer (4-2) na a ọgụ arọ nke 155-pound.
Lachance na-abịa anya a mbụ-gburugburu nrubeisi mmeri David Thompson (0-1) na “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, ọ nkwa ghara ichefu ọrụ na aka na ka ya Christian okwukwe eduzi ya site ya ọrụ.
“M ga-eti CJ n'ụzọ ọ bụla o kwere omume,” kwuru 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. Agaghị m ileghara m iro. Chineke ga-melite n'ọdịnihu maka m, dị ka o nwere otú anya.”
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, ebe o sonyeere Mmeri Church ozi nke mgbatị si ahụ-nwe Ryan Cowette (2-3).
“M na-gọzie na ihe ịtụnanya ohere, and I couldn’t be more grateful. The fight game is the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Ndị kasị akọwapụta oge nke m obere ọrụ na-adịghị na-abịa site n'ime onu, ma site n'ịmụta na-eto eto ụbọchị dị ka mmadụ ma dị ka a fighter.”
Na nso nso, Lachance na teammate Norman Fox (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 otu ugboro ọzọ ahapụ okwukwe ya na-eduzi ya.
“Ịzụta mgbatị bụ nnukwu oge maka ma Norman na onwe m,” kwuru Lachance. “Anyị na-ama-na na na n'ezie inwale ihe anyị chọrọ nke anyị ọrụ, and also out of our business. We quickly realized that with full time jobs, anyị adịghị enwe oge na-azụ, ọzụzụ, fighters and business owners and still expect to succeed. We prayed on it and God sent us the perfect team of coaches and trainers, tinyere otu ọhụrụ nke elu ma na-abịa alụso.
“Emmanuel esesịn gbanwere ndụ m na ọtụtụ ụzọ. M na-atụ anya na-ya n'elu, dị ka a azụmahịa nwe na dị ka a fighter. Chineke nyere m ohere ịdị ndụ m nrọ, ụbọchị.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe a Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
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