Lewiston, Maine (November 16, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” lokhu Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (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 Chance” Lachance (2-2) kuzothatha on CJ Ewer (4-2) at a isisindo ukulwa 155-amakhilogremu.
Lachance siyeza off lokuqala nxazonke ukuzithoba phezu David Thompson ukunqoba (0-1) at “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, ufunga hhayi ukuba singazinaki umsebenzi owenziwayo kanye ukuvumela ukholo lwakhe lobuKristu khaphi him ngokusebenzisa career yakhe.
“I zizishaya CJ nganoma iyiphi indlela,” wathi 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. I ngeke ungasikhohlwa esitheni sami. UNkulunkulu uyomisa ikusasa for me, njengoba kuze kube yimanje.”
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, lapho futhi wajoyina Victory Church inkonzo ke-yomnikazi ejimini sika Ryan Cowette (2-3).
“Ngabusiswa ithuba amazing, and I couldn’t be more grateful. The fight game is the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I zikhathi UKUCHAZISISA kakhulu career yami iDemo ungazange zivela ngaphakathi yezinyoni, kodwa ngokufunda ekhula usuku nosuku njengoba umuntu futhi njengoba fighter.”
Muva, Lachance futhi enibambisene 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 waphinda lets ukholo lwakhe khaphi him.
“Okuthenga ejimini kwaba isikhashana omkhulu kokubili Norman nami,” washo Lachance. “Kwadingeka ukuba ahlale emuva kanye nokulinganisa ngempela lokho sasifuna ukuphuma imisebenzi yethu, and also out of our business. We quickly realized that with full time jobs, thina akudingeki isikhathi ukuba abaqeqeshi, Abaqeqeshi, fighters and business owners and still expect to succeed. We prayed on it and God sent us the perfect team of coaches and trainers, kanye neqembu elisha lamasosha up and iza.
“MMA uye ukuphila kwami kakade yashintsha ngezindlela eziningi. Ngilindele ukuthatha phezulu, njengoba umnikazi ibhizinisi futhi njengoba fighter. UNkulunkulu unginike ithuba lokuphila iphupho lami, usuku nosuku.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” senzeka ngoMgqibelo, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
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New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.