Bangor, Maine (Agosto 24, 2018) - Luchas de Nueva Inglaterra (NEF) llevará a cabo su siguiente evento de artes marciales mixtas, “NEF 35: Temporada malvada,” en septiembre 8 en el Centro de Seguros Cruz en Bangor. The event will mark the fourth time since 2013 that NEF has visited the Queen City. El día de hoy, the fight promotion announced the full fight card planned for the evening.

The exciting main event will feature two popular Bangor-area athletes doing battle as Jon Lemke (7-8) se reúne Aaron “Implacable” Lacey (5-2) en un concurso de peso ligero. Lemke, un veterano de la Marina de los Estados Unidos, trains with Titan Athletics in neighboring Brewer, Maine, while Lacey represents Young’s MMA of Bangor.

The co-main event will see Lacey’s teammate, and reigning NEF Professional Lightweight Champion, “La” Ryan Sanders (16-9) teniendo en Armando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-6) in a non-title welterweight scrap. Sanders is coming off a huge submission win earlier this summer in Portland, Maine. Montoya, who represents First Class MMA of Brunswick, Maine, will debut in the Pine Tree State after a decade-long career on the southwest MMA circuit.

In another highly-anticipated professional fight, Caleb Salón (1-0) of the Choi Institute in Portland will face another Young’s MMA team member in the form of CJ Ewer (3-1). After a successful amateur career that saw him capture the NEF Amateur Featherweight Title, Hall impressed with a first-round submission of veteran John Ortolani (8-12) earlier this year in his pro debut. Aguamanil, a member of the United States Air Force security forces, closed out “NEF 30” last August in Bangor winning the promotion’s pro middleweight strap over Mike Hansen (5-9).

The amateur portion of the fight card will be headlined by a title fight as Palmadita “PK” Kelly (4-0) puts both his lightweight belt and undefeated record on the line against the challenge of y Forlenza (2-2). Kelly, quien cumplió 54 last week, is a legend of Maine wrestling mats as both a competitor and coach and a member of the Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame. He vows that this will be the final fight of his MMA career. Forlenza took the fight on short notice after Kelly’s previous challenger dropped out due to injury. He is a member of team Juniko based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Forlenza is no stranger to the NEF cage. He won his amateur debut at “NEF 23” in the summer of 2016 on Cape Cod.

Speaking of wrestling coaches, “NEF 35” will also feature the amateur debut of Shawn Costigan (0-0). Costigan is a member of the Bucksport High School wrestling coaching staff. He will represent Young’s MMA in his cage debut when he takes on the fellow-debuting David Hills (0-0).

Also on the amateur card will be the brother of CJ Ewer, Roger Ewer (1-0). A pharmacist by day, Roger made his amateur debut last year at “NEF 30” in Bangor with a second round technical knockout of Dustin Freeman (0-1). En “NEF 35,” tomará en Jason Hanley (0-0) of Orchard Park Martial Arts in western New York state.

El lleno “NEF 35” cartelera (sujetas a cambios):

MMA PROFESIONAL

155 Aaron Lacey 5-2 (MMA de Young) vs Jon Lemke 7-8 (Titan atletismo)

170 Ryan Sanders 16-9 (MMA de Young) vs Armando Montoya 10-6 (Primera Clase MMA)

185 Crowsneck Boutin 2-3 (Bad Little Falls Dojo) contra Mark Gardner 0-0 (La Academia)

155 CJ Ewer 3-1 (MMA de Young) vs Caleb Hall 1-0 (Choi Insistute)

155 Josh Harvey 4-0 (MMA de Young) vs Jay Ellis 15-77 (equipo Knockout)

145 Zenon Herrera 1-6 (Team SMOG) vs Ernesto Ornelas 3-7 (Choi Instituto)

AMATEUR MMA

155* Título Pat Kelly 4-0 (MMA de Young) vs Ed Forlenza 2-2 (Juniko)

170 David Hart 0-3 (MMA de Kenney) vs Christian Barrett 1-0 (Primera Clase MMA)

155 zac Richard 1-0 (nostos) vs Clifford Redman 0-5 (Independiente)

150 Taylor Bartlett 1-1 (CMBJJ) vs Jacob Deppmeyer 1-1 (Primera Clase MMA)

265 Roger Ewer 1-0 (MMA de Young) vs Jason Hanley 0-0 (Orchard Park Martial Arts)

180 Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo) contra Brandon Schwinck 0-2 (Independiente)

145 Joe Howard 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 0-1 (Independiente)

155 Jesse Fitzsimmons 0-0 (nostos) vs AJ Morales 0-0 (Orchard Park Martial Arts)

145 Shawn Costigan 0-0 (MMA de Young) vs David Hills 0-0 (Independiente)

135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Joshua Greenlaw 0-2 (Independiente)

160 Andrew Brown 0-0 (nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-0 (Independiente)