Lewiston, Maine (Februarie 12, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika se nommer een plaaslike stryd bevordering, keer terug na die Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine op April 11, 2015 met sy sewentiende gemengde martial arts- (Plaasmoorde) gebeurtenis. Vroeër vandag, the company announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the fight card. “Onsplinterbaar 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) sal voldoen aan die terugkeer John “First Class” Ray (2-6) in 'n “rubber wedstryd” op 'n stryd gewig van 150-pond.
Shorey het die laaste vergadering tussen die twee by “NEF XIV” last September via first-round submission. He gained revenge for a submission loss suffered at the hands of Raio when the pair had fought as amateurs two years earlier. Die “NEF XIV” bout bevorder as 'n aftree wedstryd vir Raio wat besluit het om weg van aktiewe kompetisie stap om te fokus op sy familie en gym First Class MMA in Topsham, Maine. Raio says that he has now found the balance in his life to return to the NEF MMA cage.
“Ek baklei verlede September afgetree, want ek wou meer tyd te spandeer saam met my familie,” Said Ray. “They were really supportive during my career and I owed it to them. I have found a balance with my new job at BIW. I am able to train, spend time with my family and operate my gym each day. I love MMA and never stopped training. I was not happy with the way my last fight ended and when the opportunity to compete against Derek Shorey again presented itself, Ek kon nie draai dit af. The idea to fight Derek came from a post on FB that Ben Raven made on Matt Denning’s page a few months ago. Derek seemed interested in a rubber match. Na kry ondersteuning van my familie, Ek gekontak Matt Petersen en hy pas ons op.”
The two previous bouts between Shorey and Raio had been agreed to at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds. Shorey feels he will have an advantage due to the 150-pound catchweight where he will have to cut very little or even no weight at all.
“I’m excited to fight John again,” uitgeroep Shorey. “There’s almost no weight to cut for a fight at 150, so I’ll be fighting him at full strength, and ultimately as the best version of myself that I’ve ever known. I’m very confident that I will be in the best shape of my life, en as gevolg van die onlangse persoonlike gebeure, I think I’m a little colder now than I’ve ever been. Training at Young’s MMA in Bangor as often as I can, 'n enkelouer nou, sal ook drasties my spel te verbeter, in every aspect of the sport. John is a really good wrestler and a lot stronger than me, but no one has ever seen what I know I’m capable of, en ek beplan om dit te verander.”
NEF se volgende MMA geval, “NEF Sewentien,” is geskeduleer om plaas te vindApril 11, 2015 by die Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) sal die NEF MMA liggewigtitel teen nommer een aanspraakmaker verdedig Jamie Harrison (5-1). Daarbenewens, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) voldoen aan Dennis Olson (12-7) in 'n weltergewig wedstryd. Kaartjies vir “NEF Sewentien” begin by net $25 en is nou te koop bywww.TheColisee.com of deur die Colisee loket by207.783.2009 x 525. Vir meer inligting oor die geleentheid en stryd kaart updates, Besoek gerus die bevordering se webwerf by www.NewEnglandFights.com. Daarbenewens, jy NEF videos kan kyk op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg hulle op Twitternefights en sluit aan by die amptelike Facebook-groep "New England gevegte."
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