Lewiston, Mejn (Siječanj 15, 2015) -Nova England Borbe (NEF), Amerike broj jedan regionalni promociju borbe, predstavlja svoj šesnaesti mješovitih borilačkih vještina (MMA) događaj, "NEF XVI,"Na Februar 7, 2015 u Lewiston, Mejn. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Ranije danas, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the fight card. “Nerasprskavajuće 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) je potpisala da ispuni Jon Lemke (4-3) na borbu težine od 145 funti.
“Veoma smo ponosni da imamo dva vojna heroja kao što su Derek Shorey i Jon Lemke predstavljaju našu promociju u kavezu,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Naša pero podjela je jedan od naših najdubljih, i ova borba će imati velike implikacije na ljestvici.”
Derek Shorey debitirao u NEF MMA u aprilu 2012 na "NEF II." On namjenjeni NEF četiri puta kao amater ide 1-3 za promociju. Na "NEF XIV" u septembru prošle godine, Shorey debitovao protiv John "First Class" Raio (2-6), koji je porazio Shorey kada su dva natjecali su amateri. Shorey gained a measure of revenge by submitting Raio in the first round. He went on to face Matt Denning (1-0) u “NEF XV” prošlog novembar. Although he controlled most of the first round, Shorey suffered his first loss as a pro fighter that night. He is currently the head of the recently-formed Shatterproof Combat Club. Shorey also served in the United States Navy. As a fellow veteran, Shorey drži njegov protivnik Lemke u visokom pogledu.
“Jon is a tough draw for any fighter in New England at 145,” Said Shorey. “He is probably the most well-rounded fighter I’ve faced to date and I’m excited to see what that brings out in me. It’s going to be a military bar fight between the squid and the devil dog taking place in a controlled environment, a ishod je sigurno biti ništa manje uzbudljivog show za fanove NEF. I hold nothing but the highest level of respect for Jon and the guys at Team Irish, i radujemo se uzbudljivu borbu.”
Jon Lemke, veteran SAD Marine Corps (USMC), zadnja pojavio u NEF MMA kavez u “NEF XIV” u rujnu 2014 porazivši Amos Collins (3-5) preko prvom krugu tehničkih knockout (WHO). He is a member of Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis’ (22-11) Tim Irish sa sjedištem u Brewer, Mejn. Lemke previously fought on the national stage, porazivši Jesse Erickson (3-4) on NEF’s co-promotion with Bellator in March 2013. Lemke is clear that the respect is mutual between himself and Shorey.
“Ja sam još jednom vrlo uzbuđen i zahvalan korak u NEF kavez i borbu protiv pravi ratnik,” rekao je Lemke. “Radujem se susretu sa izazovima koje takav VKV sportaš kao što je Derek pruža. To be able to meet and exceed those challenges will be a testament to the hard work that myself and teammates have done and will continue to keep improving and live my dreams.”
NEF iduće MMA događaja, “NEF XVI,” odvija na Februar 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. NFL i UFC The Ultimate Fighter veteran Tyler King (7-2) stavlja NEF MMA u teškoj kategoriji Naslov na liniji protiv Frotir “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator i Strikeforce veteran Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) čini njegov debi protiv MMA NEF Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 i su na prodaju sada www.TheColisee.com ili pozivom na Colisee blagajni 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatno, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, prati ih na Twitterunefights i pridružite službenim Facebook grupe "New England borbi."
O New England Borbe
New England Borbe ("NEF") je borba događaja promocije firme. Misija NEF je da stvori najkvalitetnije događaja za Maine-a borcima i navijači podjednako. Izvršni tim NEF ima veliko iskustvo u upravljanju borilačkih sportova, proizvodnja događaji, odnosa s medijima, marketing, pravne i oglašavanje.