Lewiston, Maine (Januari 20, 2015) -Nya England Fights (NEF), USA: s nummer ett regionalt kamp främjande, presenterar sina sextonde mixed martial arts (MMA) händelse, "NEF XVI,"På Februari 7, 2015 i Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Tidigare idag, 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), Fighting Championship Ultimate (UFC), Bellator MMA, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) och Strike MMA.

 

“Detta kort kan bara vara vår mest ambitiösa hittills,” sade NEF delägare och promotorn 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.”

 

I huvud händelse av kvällen, Ray “Alla Business” Trä (5-0) kommer att försvara NEF MMA Featherweight titel mot utmaningen att Philadelphias Anthony “Cheeses” 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.

 

Co-main event av kvällen kommer att se Tyler kung (7-2) försvara NEF MMA Heavyweight titel mot Terry “Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). King is an NFL veteran, ha spelat för San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars och Arizona Cardinals efter en mycket lyckad college karriär vid University of Connecticut, där han spelade in 19 säckar som en defensiv slut, och namngavs lagets “Defensive MVP” i 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, hade en höjdpunkt-hjuls knockout seger över Jason Dolloff (6-19) i NEF MMA bur i september 2013.

 

Ryan Hodge (6-9) kommer att se åtgärder mot Nä-Shon “Rock-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-4) in a middleweight feature fight. Hodge, som bor i Florida, men har gjort sig ett namn på den nordöstra regionala kamp scen, last appeared in the NEF MMA cage in November 2013. That night, Hodge hade en stor knockout seger över 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.

 

“Dessa tre matcher ovanpå detta kort är värda priset för upptagande ensam,” 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 kommer bli underhållen på Februari 7, och du kommer inte att behöva bryta banken att göra det.”

 

På amatör sida av kortet, Countess “Den Stampede” Guillen(1-1) och 56-åriga 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, tilldela segern till Guillen genom teknisk knockout (VEM). NEF executives listened to fans and quickly arranged the rematch.

 

Även på amatör-kortet kommer att vara två av de tre kämpar Bang bröder, Sheldon Bang (1-1) och Steven Bang (3-2), tillsammans med deras debuterar far Dr. Steve Bang (0-0). Dr. Bang is a 46-year-old bariatric surgeon with a background in wrestling. His four sons, inklusive Sheldon och Steven, har alla följt i sin fars fotspår, varje brottning för Edward Little High School i Auburn, Maine.

 

Den nya blodet stiger tidigt på amatör delen av kortet när Caleb Hall (5-1) och Josh Harvey (2-1) open the show in what should be an action-packed featherweight bout. Top prospects Nick Spencer (7-4) och Aaron Lacey (4-1) are scheduled to meet in a catchweight bout. “Crispy” Michael Crespo(2-0) och Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) fenomen 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 Cool (0-1) ansikten Fernanda Araujo (3-3-1).

 

Den fullständiga kamp kort för “NEF XVI” (komma att ändras):

 

PROFESSIONELL

 

145*TITEL Ray Wood 5-0 (Youngs MMA) vs Anthony Morrison 16-9 (Daddis Fight Camps)

265*TITEL Tyler kung 7-2 (Connors MMA) vs Terry Blackburn 5-2 (First Coast Full Contact / Team Riot)

185 Nä-Shon Burrell 11-4 (Fight Firm Elite & Renzo Gracie BJJ) vs Ryan Hodge 6-9 (F2 Arena)

265 Mike Hansen 1-1 (Oberoende) vs Artie Mullen 1-13 (MMA of Southern Maine)

155 Jesse Erickson 3-4 (CMBJJ laget NY) vs Frank Falso 0-1 (Team United & Santos BJJ)

145 Derek Shorey 1-1 (Okrossbart Combat Club) vs Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish)

135 Matt Denning 1-0 (CMBJJ laget NY) vs Jovan Vit 1-6 (First Coast Full Contact)

 

AMATÖR

S.HWT Countess Guillen 1-1 (Oberoende) vs Mladen Holman 0-1 (Choi Institute)

265 Brandon Lessard 0-0 (Oberoende) vs Billy Leahy 1-1 (Youngs MMA)

265 Ryan Glover 0-0 (Oberoende) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Oberoende)

205 Chris Perry 0-0 (Acadia BJJ) vs Ruben Redman 0-0 (Oberoende)

185 Frank Dellasala 0-1 (Choi Institute) vs Heath Hanson 0-1 (3Ronin Friidrott)

185 Jacob Cameron 1-4 (Team Nitemare) vs Nick Shea 0-0 (First Class MMA)

185 Joe Staples 0-0 (Team Irish) vs Raymond Harrison 0-0 (Oberoende)

180 Caleb Farrington 1-0 (Team NYTT) vs Brandon Russell 0-0 (Oberoende)

166 CJ Ewer 3-1 (Youngs MMA) Jakub vs Kazuba 1-0 (First Coast Full Contact)

155 Dr. Steve Bang 0-0 Sr. (CMBJJ) vs Matthew Hanning 0-0 (Oberoende)

155 Steve Bang Jr. 3-2 (CMBJJ laget NY) vs Jason LaChance 0-1 (MMA Athletix)

155 Ricky Dexter 1-0 (Team Irish) vs Corey Trial 0-0 (Ruthless Boxning & MMA)

155 Rick Matthews 0-1 (Team Irish) vs Emmett Huber 0-0 (Akademin)

145 Caleb Hall 5-1 (Choi Institute) vs Josh Harvey 2-1 (Youngs MMA)

145 Jimmy Jackson 1-2 (Youngs MMA) vs Kris Welch 0-0 (Oberoende)

145 Henry Clark 1-0 (Choi Institute) vs Mike Pietersen 1-0 (Youngs MMA)

140 Nick Spencer 7-4 (Choi Institute) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (Youngs MMA)

141 Rob Kiah 0-0 (Youngs MMA) vs Clifford Redman 0-0 (Oberoende)

140 Bryant Orick 3-5 (Ruthless Boxning & MMA) vs Fred Lear 2-0 (Youngs MMA)

135 Johnny Crafts 2-0 (Team NYTT) vs Mike Crespo 2-0 (MMA Athletix)

135 Fernanda Araujo 3-3-1 (Defensive Edge) vs Hillary Cool 0-1 (Choi Institute)

125 Dustin Veinott 2-3 (CMBJJ laget NY) vs Dave Brown 1-1 (White Mountain BJJ)

135 Sheldon Bang 1-1 (CMBJJ laget NY) vs TBD

 

Biljetter till “NEF XVI” startar vid bara $25 och finns det erbjudanden nu påwww.TheColisee.com eller genom att ringa Colisee box office på207.783.2009 x 525. För mer information om evenemanget och kamp kort uppdateringar, besök Promotions hemsida www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dessutom, du kan titta NEF videor på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, följa dem på Twitternefights och gå med den officiella Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."

 

Om New England Fights

 

New England Fights ("NEF") är en kamp evenemang kampanjer företag. NEF: s mission är att skapa högsta kvalitet händelser för Maine fighters och fans. NEF: s ledningsgrupp har lång erfarenhet av kampsporter hantering, händelser produktion, medierelationer, marknadsföring, juridiska och reklam.