Portland, Maine (Octombrie 6, 2017) - Lupte New England (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on Vineri, Noiembrie 3, 2017 la Aura cu “NEF 31: Vechiul Port.” Mai devreme astăzi, the fight promotion announced the full fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts bouts.
Maine fan-favorite Paul Gorman (10-9) is scheduled to take on James “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Blair (5-1) in the main event of the evening. Gorman, the former NEF bantamweight titleholder and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt out of the Academy in Portland, makes his return to the NEF cage after a three-year absence. Blair is a hot prospect from the world-renowned American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida where he trains alongside a veritable murderers’ row of current and former world champions like Mike Brown (26-9), Tyron Woodley (18-3-1), and Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-0) pentru a numi doar câteva.
Reigning NEF Professional Middleweight Champion CJ Ewer (3-0) will be in action when he takes on Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in a non-title affair. Ewer captured the 185-pound title over the summer when he submitted Mike Hansen (5-6) la “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Boutin will be coming off a year-long layoff from competition.
“The Blackpool Ripper” Matt Probin (0-0) makes his pro MMA debut against rugged veteranJosh Parker (6-9). Both Probin and Parker have extensive backgrounds as professional boxers. Probin has trained and competed in Muay Thai in Thailand. Parker is the founder of Ruthless MMA & Boxing of Waterville, Maine.
Ioan “Clasa întâi” Rază (2-8) will come out of retirement to face Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-5). Raio last fought in the summer of 2015. He is the head coach of First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Herrera, a veteran of both the United States Army and Marine Corps, is looking for his first win since joining the professional ranks two years ago.
The amateur side of the card will feature a total of three title fights. NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion Nick “The Guardian” Gulliver (4-0) will defend his strap against WWE signeeTerrance Jean-Jacques (2-0), în timp ce Nate Boucher (2-0) și Justin Witham (3-4) square off for the vacant flyweight title. Alex Walker (4-1) și Hilarie Rose (4-3) will make history when they battle for the first-ever NEF women’s championship in the strawweight division.
The Walker-Rose fight will be one of four female bouts featured on the “NEF 31” amateur card. Carol Linn Powell (0-0), wife of former NEF Professional Lightweight Champion and current UFC competitor Devin Powell (8-3), is scheduled to make her cage debut against Francesca Morabito (0-0). Jayda “Lil Killah” Curte interioară în castele feudale (0-0) makes her debut just eight days after her 18th birthday, the legal minimum age for competing in MMA in Maine, in a bantamweight bout with Danae Dostie (0-0) în timp ce Sarah Matulis (0-0) și Chelsea Elizabeth(0-0) face off in yet another double amateur debut.
The full “NEF 31” carte de lupta (sub rezerva de a schimba și aprobarea Combat Autorității Sport din România):
PROFESSIONAL MMA
180 CJ Ewer 3-0 (MMA Young) vs Crowsneck Boutin 2-3 (Independent)
150 John Ray 2-8 (Clasa întâi MMA) vs Zenon Herrera 0-5 (Independent)
145 Josh Parker 6-9 (Ruthless MMA & Box) vs Matt Probin 0-0 (CMBJJ/Young’s MMA)
135 Paul Gorman 10-9 (Academia) vs James Blair 5-1 (Echipa americană de top)
AMATORI MMA
265*TITLUL Nick Guilliver 4-0 (c) (First Class /Foundry) vs Terrance Jean-Jacques 2-0 (Echipa Link)
125*TITLUL Nate Boucher 2-0 (CMBJJ) vs Justin Witham 3-4 (Incasabilă Combat Club)
115 *TITLUL Alex Walker 4-1 (Kaze) vs Hilarie Rose 4-3 (USMMA)
265 Matt Glover 1-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Jason câmp 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)
175 Carlton Charles 1-0 (Charles Family Fighting/Fire&Iron Athletics) vs Nate Evans 0-0
170 Mohammed al Kinani 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Phil Pearson 0-1 (Clasa întâi MMA)
170 David Grant 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Tom Rials 0-0 (Nostos)
155 Will McCall 1-2 (Evolution Athletix) vs Chad Pierce 1-0 (Academia)
155 Nick Banks 0-0 (Institutul Choi) vs Emmett Huber 0-1 (Academia)
155 Garry Carr 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs David Hart 0-1 (Kenney’s MMA)
135 Sarah Matulis 0-0 (Incasabilă Combat Club) vs Chelsea Elizabeth 0-0 (Clasa întâi MMA)
135 Danae Dostie 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA) vs Jayda Bailey 0-0 (MMA Young)
135 Carl Langston 6-9 (MMA Young) vs Henry Clark 3-3 (Institutul Choi)
135 Kam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Caleb Costello 3-4 (MMA Young)
135 Carol Linn Hawkins 0-0 (Nostos) vs Francesca Morabito 0-0 (Institutul Choi)
următor eveniment mixt de arte marțiale ale FEN, “NEF 31: Vechiul Port,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine la noul brand, locație de ultimă generație Aura. Evenimentul este programat să aibă loc pe Vineri, Noiembrie 3, 2017. Biletele sunt în vânzare acum la www.auramaine.com.