ZA immediate release: Lewiston, Mejn (Jun 30, 2015) - New England Borbe (NEF), Amerike broj jedan regionalni promociju borbe, održala svoju osamnaestog mješovitih borilačkih-Arts- (MMA) događaj, “NEF XVIII: MADE IN AMERICA,” Malo prije dvije sedmice preko u Androscoggin banke Colisee u Lewiston, Mejn. The event was the third held by the fight promotion at the venue in just a four-month stretch, i ograničeni najuspješnija pola godine u istoriji promociji je.
NEF je zamisao Massachusetts advokata Nick DiSalvo i Maine State predstavnik Matt Peterson (D-Rumford). The pair met in the fall of 2011 and formed a business partnership with the intent of promoting MMA events. Both being avid, doživotno ljubitelji borilačkih sportova, DiSalvo i Peterson odlučio za postavljanje shop u Lewiston, Mejn, the famed home of the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston world heavyweight championship rematch of 1965. NEF’s first event in Lewiston, održanoj u februaru 2012, outdrew Ali-Liston II za više od 800 Navijači sa preko 3200 prisutni.
Od tog vremena, i na tržištu u kojoj konkurenti su pokleknuli, NEF has continued to draw huge crowds to its events. The promotion has hosted fights of many UFC veterans, uključujući i bivši svetski šampion u teškoj kategoriji dva puta Tim “U Maine-IAC” Sylvia (31-10). U 2013, NEF co-promoted an event in Lewiston with national promotion Bellator. That event was broadcast live on Spike TV. Dodatno, NEF je video na Youtube-u imamo milione pregleda u svijetu, Izdvajamo događaj i promocija se često mogu vidjeti na TV-AXS Inside MMA program.
U prvoj polovini 2015, više od 6,000 people have been drawn to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee for three NEF events. It is the largest attendance number the promotion has accumulated in such a brief period of time – više 18 nedelje od “NEF XVI” naFebruar 7 u “NEF XVIII” juna 13. It is also another example of NEF thriving in a time when other regional fight promotions struggle.
“To je zapravo samo rezultat mnogo napornog rada i poslovno iskustvo,” Said DiSalvo, a 1999 diplomirani s najvišim uspjehom od Merrimack College u Sjevernoj Andover, MA, gdje je bio Predsjednički Scholar, a kasnije je diplomirao na Pravnom fakultetu Univerziteta Suffolk u Bostonu, MA. “NEF uspe, jer Matt i ja imamo pravi strast za promociju borbu, and we’re willing to do the not-so-glamorous grunt work that others shy away from. You need to understand your audience. You need to know your way around a spreadsheet, ček registar, and have a good grasp on finance and budgeting. It’s a business like any other.”
Zbog rasta poslovanja, DiSalvo and Peterson decided to add a third executive to the mix earlier this year. They hired longtime Bellator Vice President of Talent Relations Sam Caplan to serve as NEF’s Director of National Business Development.
“U vrijeme velike kontrakcije i konsolidacije, kada je u pitanju regionalna MMA prostora, NEF ulazi u točno suprotnom smjeru i zapravo povećali svoje ukupne poslovne,” izjavio Caplan kada dostupan za komentar. “Da kažu da je nivo rasta koji NEF je doživljava u zadnje vrijeme rijetko će biti nepotpuno. Rast Promocija je dokaz profesionalnosti i poslovne discipline njenog šefa vlasnika, Nick DiSalvo i Matt Peterson.”
New England Borbe’ Slijedeća utrka, “NEF XIX,” odvija na Subota, Septembar 12, 2015 na Androscoggin banke Colisee u Lewiston, Mejn. Ulaznice za “NEF XIX” počinju od samo $25 i su na prodaju sada www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at207.783.2009 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.