Lewiston, Maine (September 3, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya iri na itoolu mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) omume, “NEF XIX,” na satọde, September 12, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature three members of First Class MMA in action that night. Hannah Sparrell (0-0), Rafael Velado (0-0) na Nick Shea (1-0) si Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Na nso nso, Mbụ na klas Emmanuel nchoputa na isi nchịkwa John “Mbụ na klas” Ray sonyeere NEF ngalaba-nwe na matchmaker Matt Peterson dị ka ọbịa na NEF Podcast.
Nke a gara aga June, 38-year-old Raio retired after competing in the NEF cage for some three-and-a-half years. Raio now concentrates on training the members of his First Class MMA gym, gụnyere akwadebe Sparrell, Velado na Shea n'ihi na ha na-abịa oké mmanya.
“M maa nwere ike tinye a otutu ihe oge m alụso nakwa dị ka ezinụlọ m,” Kwurula Ray. “The alụso, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, mgbe ị na-ọzụzụ maka a ọgụ, n'agbanyeghị otú ị na-agbalị-elekwasị anya na Nick Shea ma ọ bụ Nick gully ma ọ bụ Hannah Sparrell ma ọ bụ Rafael ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nke anyị alụso, ị nwere ike ghara n'ezie etinye 100% effort into a fighter when you really focus on your own fight. It’s tough splitting between their fight and your fight and your job, gị na ezinụlọ gị na ụmụ gị.”
Ebe ọ bụ na ọmụmụ nke NEF na n'oge 2012, na ụdi mgbawa nke na egwuregwu ewu ewu na steeti, ọtụtụ ndị ọhụrụ gyms bilitere na-adịbeghị anya, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, karịa ihe ọ bụla ọzọ, uko n'otu, ezinụlọ-dị ka ikuku na mepụtara na ihe owuwu ebe ọ meghere mgbatị.
“The nnukwu ihe m na-amasị banyere anyị mgbatị, -Atọ m ụtọ na-aga, ịbụ akụkụ nke, bụ na e nwere ihe a nnọọ umeala n'obi ìgwè ụmụ akwụkwọ na ndị nkụzi,” noted Raio. “Everyone who teaches in there is about the fighters. It’s about the students. They’re not about themselves. They’re more about trying to help people get better. Whether they’re a fighter or a teacher, we have a few teachers who go there and we have several women students and several children and adults. It’s a real good mix and very much a family atmosphere. We rarely lose a student.”
The “Mbụ na klas” moniker is not merely a nickname given to Raio because of his past job with the postal service. Early on in his MMA career, Raio akwụ aha nke a nkwanye ùgwù, classy, ọkachamara, likeable onye, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.
“M na-agbalị na-emeso mmadụ nile dokwara,” Kwurula Ray. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (na-amụ), n'oge ya, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, ma ọ bụrụ na ha na-agaghị na-eme nkwanye ùgwù na andikpep ma ọ bụ ụmụ akwụkwọ ndị ọzọ, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Anyị mgbatị adọta, n'ihi ihe ụfọdụ, ndị na-dị nnọọ mma ndị mmadụ.”
Na ihe na ndị ọzọ ọhụrụ ụmụ akwụkwọ na-abịa site na ya mgbatị n'ọnụ ụzọ, Raio has definitely kept busy since his retirement from active competition. Like a proud father, Raio has a real passion for the success of his students. The ultimate reward for him is seeing his protégées do well in the cage.
“Mgbe ikpeazụ show (NEF XVIII), mgbe m hụrụ Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) nwere ogwe aka ya zụlitere Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Dị m nnọọ ụtọ maka ndị ụmụ okorobịa,” recalled Raio. “I’m so happy to see these two guys win. As much as I didn’t come away with a win against Bruce (Boyington, 10-8), M kwuru 'Ọ bụrụ na anyị na-aga 2-1, I’d rather be the one that didn’t pull off the victory.’ I’ve never been as happy for my own win than I was for Nick and Rob that night.”
Iji mụtakwuo banyere mbụ na klas Emmanuel, ị nwere ike ịga otu Facebook peeji “Mbụ na klas Fitness & Emmanuel.”
Ị nwere ike na-ege ntị NEF Podcast ke entirety nawww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XIX,” na-ewe ebe Saturday, September 12, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF XIX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 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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