Lewiston, Maine (Frar 12, 2015) - Tissielet New England (NEF), Amerika Numru ta 'wieħed promozzjoni ġlieda reġjonali, ritorni lejn il-Androscoggin Bank Colisee fil Lewiston, Maine fuq April 11, 2015 bl mħallta marzjali arti-sbatax tagħha (MMA) avveniment. Earlier today, the company announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) se jilħqu l-jirritornaw John “Ewwel Klassi” Ray (2-6) fil “match gomma” fi piż ġlieda ta '150-liri.
Shorey rebaħ l-aħħar laqgħa bejn it-tnejn fi “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. Il “NEF XIV” bout ġie promoss bħala taqbila irtirar għall Raio li kienu ddeċidew li pass bogħod mill-kompetizzjoni attiva li tiffoka fuq il-familja tiegħu u gym Ewwel Klassi MMA fil TOPSHAM, Maine. Raio says that he has now found the balance in his life to return to the NEF MMA cage.
“I rtirati mis-ġlieda kontra f'Settembru li għadda għaliex jien ridt li jqattgħu aktar ħin mal-familja tiegħi,” 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, I ma setax idur isfel. 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. Wara jkollna l-appoġġ mill-familja tiegħi, I kkuntattjati Matt Petersen u hu mqabbla us up.”
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,” exclaimed 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, u minħabba avvenimenti personali riċenti, 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, tkun ġenitur wieħed issa, Se wkoll ittejjeb drastikament logħba tiegħi, 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, u I-pjan għall-bidla li.”
Avveniment NEF tal-MMA jmiss, “NEF XVII,” hija skedata li sseħħ fuqApril 11, 2015 fil-Androscoggin Bank Colisee fil Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington (10-7) se tiddefendi l Titolu Ħfief NEF MMA kontra numru wieħed konkorrent Jamie Harrison (5-1). B'żieda, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) jissodisfa Dennis Olson (12-7) f'kompetizzjoni welterweight. Biljetti għall “NEF XVII” tibda fi ftit $25 u huma fuq bejgħ issa filwww.TheColisee.com jew billi ċċempel L-uffiċċju kaxxa Colisee fi207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. B'żieda, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jsegwu minnhom fuqnefights Twitter u jingħaqdu mal-grupp uffiċjali Facebook "New England Tissielet."
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New England tissielet ("NEF") hija ġlieda promozzjonijiet avvenimenti kumpanija. Missjoni NEF huwa li jinħolqu l-avvenimenti ta 'kwalità ogħla għall-ġellieda Maine u supporters. Tim eżekuttiv NEF għandu l-esperjenza estensiva fil-ġestjoni isports miġġielda, produzzjoni avvenimenti, relazzjonijiet mal-midja, marketing, legali u r-reklamar.