Lewiston, Maine (Janoary 20, 2015) -New England ady (NEF), Amerika isa-paritra iray ady fampiroboroboana, manolotra ny fahenina ambin'ny folo samy hafa firenena haiady (MMA) zava-nitranga, "NEF XVI,"Ao amin'ny Febroary 7, 2015 ao Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Vao maraina androany, NEF announced the full fight card for the event. A pair of title fights are scheduled to headline the card which will feature veterans of the National Football League (NFL), ny Ultimate Fighting tompondaka (UFC), Bellator MMA, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) ary Strikeforce MMA.
“Io karatra io fotsiny dia mety ho ny tena fatra-paniry laza hatramin'izao,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There’s something here for everyone. If you like the big guys, we have plenty of heavyweight and super-heavyweight fights. If you like seeing the UFC and Bellator names, we have them. If you like wrestlers, they are well represented on this card. If you like women’s MMA, we have a women’s fight on here. $25 tickets to a fight card of this caliber is a steal for the fight fan. NEF continues to bring you the biggest bang for your buck as we open our fourth year of business.”
Ao ny tena zava-nitranga ny hariva, Ray “Business rehetra” Wood (5-0) hiaro ny NEF MMA Featherweight Title manohitra ny zava-tsarotra ny Philadelphia ny Antony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). Morrison is a veteran of the Bellator and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) cages. He will be Wood’s highest-profile challenge to date. Many insiders predict that Wood could be one or two wins away from getting the call to one of the national promotions himself.
Ny mpiara-zava-nitranga lehibe ny hariva dia hahita Tyler King (7-2) hiaro ny NEF MMA lanja mavesatra Title manohitra Terry “The POLAR Bear” Blackburn (5-2). King is an NFL veteran, rehefa nilalao ho an'ny San Diego Lovia, St. Louis sy ondrilahy, Jacksonville ny mamba sy ny Arizona kardinaly rehefa tena nahomby ny asa amin'ny oniversite ao amin'ny Oniversiten'i Connecticut izay ao 19 ho toy ny fiarovan-tena gony farany, dia nantsoina hoe ny ekipa “Miaro MVP” amin'ny 2004. He appeared on the 19th season of UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter television series in 2014. Tyler is the son of Steve King who spent nine years with the New England Patriots as a linebacker during the 1970s and early 1980s. The challenger, Terry Blackburn, Nisy zava-nisongadina-Reel knockout fandresena Jason Dolloff (6-19) tao amin'ny tranom-borona MMA NEF tamin'ny Septambra 2013.
Ryan Hodge (6-9) Hahita zavatra hanamelohana Nah-Shon “Ny Vatolampy-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-4) in a middleweight feature fight. Hodge, izay mipetraka any Florida, fa efa nanao anarana ho tenany teo amin'ny sehatry ny ady amin'ny faritra avaratra atsinanan'i, last appeared in the NEF MMA cage in November 2013. That night, Hodge nanana knockout lehibe fandreseny ny Josh Watson (7-4). Burrell is a veteran of the UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce cages. He has competed a total of nine times on the biggest stages the sport has to offer.
“Ireo telo ady an-tampon'ny karatra io dia mendrika ny vidin-fieken-keloka ihany,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “All three of those fights are main events on any regional MMA event held on the east coast any night of the week. And we’re giving them all to the fans in one awesome night of MMA action for one low price of admission. You can bet your bottom dollar that you ho izay mahafinaritra ny sainy amin'ny Febroary 7, ary tsy voatery handrava ny banky mba hanao izany.”
Ary tamin'ny mpankafy koa nampiasa taratasy kely, Countess “The fifanosehana” Guillen(1-1) ary 56 taona Mladin Holman (0-1) will engage in a rematch of their super-heavyweight bout from this past November. Many fans felt the bout was stopped early by the referee, awarding ny fandresena ho Guillen amin'ny ara-teknika knockout (WHO). NEF executives listened to fans and quickly arranged the rematch.
Ary amin'ny karatra matihanina ho roa ny ady ny telo Bang rahalahy, Sheldon Bang (1-1) ary Steven Bang (3-2), miaraka amin'ny rainy ny debuting Dr. Steve Bang (0-0). Dr. Bang is a 46-year-old bariatric surgeon with a background in wrestling. His four sons, anisan'izany Sheldon sy Steven, efa rehetra nanaraka ny dian-tongotry ny rainy, isaky ny tolona ho an'ny Edward Little High School any Auburn, Maine.
Ra ny vaovao dia nifoha maraina koa tamin'ny ampahany mpankafy ny karatra rehefa Caleb Hall (5-1) ary Josh Harvey (2-1) open the show in what should be an action-packed featherweight bout. Top prospects Nick Spencer (7-4) ary Aaron Lacey (4-1) are scheduled to meet in a catchweight bout. “Crispy” Michael Crespo(2-0) ary Breziliana Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tranga Johnny Crafts (2-0) will put their respective unblemished records on the line in a bantamweight contest. And the women will take to the cage whenHillary Cooledge (0-1) tarehy Fernanda Araujo (3-3-1).
Ny ady feno karatra ho an'ny “NEF XVI” (foto-kevitra ny hiova):
Matihanina
145*TITLE Ray Wood 5-0 (Young ny MMA) vs Anthony Morrison 16-9 (Daddis Ady Camps)
265*TITLE Tyler King 7-2 (Connors MMA) vs Terry Blackburn 5-2 (Voalohany Coast Full Contact / Team Riot)
185 Nah-Shon Burrell 11-4 (Miadia mafy orina Elite & Renzo Gracie BJJ) vs Ryan Hodge 6-9 (G2 Arena)
265 Mike Hansen 1-1 (Independent) vs Artie Mullen 1-13 (MMA ny Southern Maine)
155 Jesse Erickson 3-4 (Ekipa CMBJJ NEW) vs Frank Falso 0-1 (Team United & Santos BJJ)
145 Derek Shorey 1-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team irlandey)
135 Matt Denning 1-0 (Ekipa CMBJJ NEW) vs Jovan White 1-6 (Voalohany Coast Full Contact)
Mpankafy
S.HWT Countess Guillen 1-1 (Independent) vs Mladen Holman 0-1 (Choi Institute)
265 Brandon Lessard 0-0 (Independent) vs Billy Leahy 1-1 (Young ny MMA)
265 Ryan Glover 0-0 (Independent) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Independent)
205 Chris Perry 0-0 (Acadia BJJ) vs Ruben Redman 0-0 (Independent)
185 Frank Dellasala 0-1 (Choi Institute) vs Heath Hanson 0-1 (3Ronin Atletisma)
185 Jacob Cameron 1-4 (Team Nitemare) vs Nick Shea 0-0 (Kilasy voalohany MMA)
185 Joe Staples 0-0 (Team irlandey) vs Raymond Harrison 0-0 (Independent)
180 Caleb Farrington 1-0 (Team NEW) vs Brandon Russell 0-0 (Independent)
166 CJ Ewer 3-1 (Young ny MMA) Jakub vs Kazuba 1-0 (Voalohany Coast Full Contact)
155 Dr. Steve Bang 0-0 Sr. (CMBJJ) vs. Matthew Hanning 0-0 (Independent)
155 Steve Bang Jr. 3-2 (Ekipa CMBJJ NEW) vs Jason LaChance 0-1 (MMA Athletix)
155 Ricky Dexter 1-0 (Team irlandey) vs Corey Fitsarana 0-0 (Indrafo Boxing & MMA)
155 Rick Matthews 0-1 (Team irlandey) vs Emmett Huber 0-0 (The Academy)
145 Caleb Hall 5-1 (Choi Institute) vs Josh Harvey 2-1 (Young ny MMA)
145 Jimmy Jackson 1-2 (Young ny MMA) vs Kris Welch 0-0 (Independent)
145 Henry Clark 1-0 (Choi Institute) vs Mike Pietersen 1-0 (Young ny MMA)
140 Nick Spencer 7-4 (Choi Institute) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (Young ny MMA)
141 Rob Kiah 0-0 (Young ny MMA) vs Clifford Redman 0-0 (Independent)
140 Bryant Orick 3-5 (Indrafo Boxing & MMA) vs Fred Lear 2-0 (Young ny MMA)
135 Johnny Crafts 2-0 (Team NEW) vs Mike Crespo 2-0 (MMA Athletix)
135 Fernanda Araujo 3-3-1 (Miaro Edge) vs Hillary Cooledge 0-1 (Choi Institute)
125 Dustin Veinott 2-3 (Ekipa CMBJJ NEW) vs Dave Brown 1-1 (White Mountain BJJ)
135 Sheldon Bang 1-1 (Ekipa CMBJJ NEW) vs TBD
Tickets ho “NEF XVI” manomboka amin'ny fotsiny $25 ary amin'izao fotoana izao dia eo amin'ny amidy amin'nywww.TheColisee.com na amin'ny fiantsoana ny Colisee biraon'ny boaty amin'ny207.783.2009 X 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ankoatry ny, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, manaraka azy ireo ao amin'ny Twitternefights sy hiaraka ofisialy vondrona Facebook "New England Niady."
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