พอร์ตแลนด์, เมน (เมษายน 23, 2018) - นิวอิงแลนด์ต่อสู้ (NEF) returns to Aura in Portland, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 34: Home of the Brave,” ในวันเสาร์ที่ คืน, มิถุนายน 16, 2018. ก่อนหน้านี้ในวันนี้, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the card. ไมค์ “หนวด” แฮนเซน (5-9) มีกำหนดจะพบ Buck “สนับมือ” Pineau (1-5) การต่อสู้ที่น้ำหนัก 205 ปอนด์.
ไมค์แฮนเซน, a veteran combat engineer with the US Army and former state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, เมน, will look to get back on the winning track after five straight losses in the MMA cage. His last victory was in the fall of 2016 when Hansen handed Matt Andrikut (2-1) his first taste of defeat as a professional. He is determined to snap his losing streak on มิถุนายน 16 in Portland against Pineau. Hansen is a founding member of Berserkers MMA based in Rumford.
“ฉันตื่นเต้นที่จะได้กลับมาอยู่ในกรง,” said Hansen. “I had to take some time off to let some injuries heal and coach the wrestling team. Now that that’s done, it’s time to get back at it. I’m happy to fight a guy like Buck. I know we have both been on a rough patch and lost some fights, but by the end of the night on June 16th, someone’s losing streak will end. I’m going to make sure I leave with a win in June.”
บน มิถุนายน 16 it will have been 45 เดือน – nearly four years – since Buck Pineau last competed in the NEF cage. Pineau was a staple on early NEF cards. From the company’s inception in February 2012 จนกระทั่ง “NEF 14” ในเดือนกันยายน 2014, Pineau fought on a total of eight NEF events. ที่ “NEF 9” ใน Biddeford, เมน, he fought in what is regarded as one of the most memorable bouts in the promotion’s history, tearing ligaments in his knee early in the fight but still pulling out a unanimous decision victory over Isaiah Queen (2-4). Despite staying active in recent years outside of Maine, Pineau has never competed in the NEF cage as a professional. He has lost his last four-in-a-row, and like Hansen, is looking to get back on track with a much-needed win at “NEF 34.” Pineau is currently a member of First Class MMA based in Topsham, เมน.
“I am very excited and for this opportunity to step back into the NEF cage and put on a show,” exclaimed Pineau when reached for comment. “I’ve had a lot of memorable fights with NEF, and I’m looking to make this another one! I’ve seen the majority of Mike’s fights. I know he’s a rugged guy who always brings it, so I’m extra excited to get in there and spill some blood together. เหมือนอย่างเคย, I will be looking to keep the distance and let these hands and feet go! This is going to be a good fight!”
ถัดไปเหตุการณ์ผสมศิลปะการต่อสู้ของ NEF, “NEF 34: Home of the Brave,” will take place at Aura in Portland, Maine on Saturday, มิถุนายน 16, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online at www.AuraMaine.com.