Lewiston, Maine (Februari 12, 2015) - New England Melawan (NEF), Nombor satu promosi perjuangan serantau Amerika, kembali kepada Colisée Androscoggin Bank di Lewiston, Maine pada April 11, 2015 dengan ketujuh belas bercampur seni mempertahankan diri yang (MMA) acara. Awal hari ini, the company announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) akan memenuhi kembali John “Kelas Pertama” Ray (2-6) dalam “Perlawanan getah” pada perjuangan berat 150-paun.
Shorey memenangi pertemuan terakhir antara kedua-dua di “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. Yang “NEF XIV” pertarungan telah dinaikkan pangkat sebagai Perlawanan persaraan untuk Raio yang telah membuat keputusan untuk melangkah jauh dari pertandingan aktif untuk memberi tumpuan kepada keluarga dan gimnasium beliau Pertama MMA Kelas di Topsham, Maine. Raio says that he has now found the balance in his life to return to the NEF MMA cage.
“Saya bersara daripada berjuang September lalu kerana saya mahu menghabiskan lebih banyak masa dengan keluarga saya,” 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, Saya tidak dapat menolaknya. 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. Selepas mendapat sokongan daripada keluarga saya, Saya menghubungi Matt Petersen dan dia dipadankan kita keluar.”
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,” berteriak 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, dan kerana peristiwa peribadi baru-baru ini, 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, sebagai seorang ibu atau bapa tunggal kini, akan juga secara drastik meningkatkan permainan saya, 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, dan saya bercadang untuk mengubah itu.”
Acara MMA seterusnya NEF ini, “NEF XVII,” dijadualkan berlangsung padaApril 11, 2015 di Colisée Androscoggin Bank di Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington (10-7) akan mempertahankan NEF MMA Tajuk Ringan terhadap nombor satu pencabar Jamie Harrison (5-1). Di samping itu, Jarod “Istimewa” Lawton (4-1) memenuhi Dennis Olson (12-7) dalam pertandingan welterweight. Tiket untuk “NEF XVII” bermula hanya $25 dan yang dijual diwww.TheColisee.com atau dengan menghubungi Kotak pejabat Colisée di207.783.2009 x 525. Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai kemas kini kad peristiwa dan perjuangan, sila layari laman web promosi di www.NewEnglandFights.com. Di samping itu, anda boleh menonton video di NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, mengikuti mereka di Twitternefights dan menyertai kumpulan Facebook rasmi "New England Melawan."
Mengenai Melawan New England
Melawan New England ("NEF") adalah acara promosi syarikat perjuangan. Misi NEF adalah untuk mewujudkan peristiwa yang berkualiti tinggi bagi pejuang dan peminat Maine yang sama. Pasukan eksekutif NEF ini mempunyai pengalaman yang luas dalam pengurusan sukan tempur, pengeluaran acara, hubungan media, pemasaran, undang-undang dan pengiklanan.