Lewiston, Maine (Januari 11, 2017) -Nya England Fights (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Februari 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE.” Tidigare idag, the fight promotion announced the full card for the event. The night will feature both amateur and professional MMA bouts.

 

Headlining the evening will be the semi-finals of the tournament to crown a new professional lightweight champion. The title was vacated when previous champion Devin Powell (8-1) signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ryan Sanders (12-8) kommer att ta på John Ortolani (8-10) medan Jon Lemke (5-7) ansikten Jesse Erickson (9-5) in a rematch from Bellator 93. The winners of those two bouts will meet in the finals tentatively scheduled for “NEF 28” later this year.

 

In a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout, Ras Hylton (0-0) kommer att göra sin professionella debut mot Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6’6″ Hylton, eller “Rasquatch” as he is known amongst his fans, was voted the “2016 Rookie of the Year” by NEF fans after going 3-0 som amatör. Hansen was a Maine state wrestling champion for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), and he has developed quite a reputation for downing larger opponents on both the mats and the MMA cage. Hansen was the recipient of the “2016 Submission of the Year” tilldelning.

 

Speaking of 2016 pristagarna, den “Fighter Årets,” fjäder utsikter Aaron Lacey (4-0), will look for his fifth consecutive victory in less than a year when he meets Florida’s Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs put together an impressive 8-3 rekord som en amatör, winning regional titles along the way.

 

The amateur card will feature a bout for the light-heavyweight strap as Ryan Glover (3-1) försvarar mot Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover has held the title since last February. Both Glover and Irwin were Maine state wrestling champions – Glover with MVHS and Irwin with Brewer High School.

 

Also scheduled on the amateur card are no less than three women’s bouts. Angela Unga (1-2), who put on multiple “Fight of the Night” performances in 2016, returns to face New Hampshire’s Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young’s teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), will make her in-cage debut against another tough competitor from the Granite State in the form of Alex Walker (2-1), medan Sarah Ziehm makes her debut against Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

Hela “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” kampen kort (komma att ändras):

 

PROFESSIONELL

235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers MMA) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (First Class MMA)

 

160 Matt Denning 3-5 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Dexter 0-0 (Team Irish)

155 Ryan Sanders 12-8 (Youngs MMA) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Jesse Erickson 9-5 (CMBJJ) vs Jon Lemke 5-7 (Team Irish)

 

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Youngs MMA) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & MMA)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (Youngs MMA) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Elias Leland 2-2 (Akademin) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team Fury)

AMATÖR

205*TITEL Ryan Glover 3-1 (Berserkers MMA) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (Youngs MMA)

 

205 Zeal McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Oberoende)

 

155 Devin Corson 0-0 (Okrossbart Combat Club) vs Winston Cortez 0-0 (S. Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Ross Dannar 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (Akademin)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-4 (Oberoende) vs Corey Hinkley 2-4 (CMBJJ)

 

145 Jacob Deppmeyer 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Institute) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (Youngs MMA)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (First Class MMA) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (Youngs MMA)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (First Class MMA) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

125 Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Oberoende) vs James Ploss 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

 

125 Ryan Burgess 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Okrossbart Combat Club)

 

125 Angela Unga 1-2 (Youngs MMA) vs Christine Brothwell 0-2 (Bucket Brigade)

 

115 Nicole Burgess 0-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Sarah Ziehm 0-0 (CMBJJ)

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (Youngs MMA) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” sker på Lördag, Februari 11, 2017 vid 7 p.m. Biljetter börjar på $25 och finns det erbjudanden nu på www.TheColisee.com eller genom att ringa Colisee biljettkassan på 207.783.2009, extension 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, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights."