Portland, Maine (Mahuru 27, 2018) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “Nef 36: Battle for the Gold,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Whiringa 17 at Aura in Portland, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur lightweight fight to the card. Mohammad Al Kinani (4-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te kanohi Jamie Sprague (0-0) i te taimaha o te 155-pauna whawhai.
Mohammad Al Kinani will look to rebound from the first loss of his amateur career against Ramano Medina (5-0) last summer in New Hampshire. Prior to that time, Al Kinani had won the first four fights of his career, the most recent three emphatically by first-round knockout. He is a perfect 2-0 i roto i te whare herehere NEF. Al Kinani is a member of Evolution Athletix, a team housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art training facility opened earlier this year just off Route 1 in Saco, Maine.
“Jamie is definitely dangerous, but I always go in there knowing my opponent is dangerous,” Al Kinani stated. “I’d like to think I am too. More than ever. I’m feeling extremely sharp and I know I can bring in all the heat to that cage. Sprague has been training for a long time under one of the best schools in the area and probably thinks I’m an easy win, but I have been training and putting in more work than ever with the best of the best to come back from a first recent loss. He will understand the pressure of being locked up in there with me. I’m ready to shock everyone November 17th.”
Despite his lack of cage competition experience, Jamie Sprague is no newcomer to the combat sports world. As Al Kinani indicated, Sprague has trained for some time in the martial arts. He holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a member of Nostos MMA based in Somersworth, New Hampshire under current UFC competitor, and former NEF Pro Lightweight Champion, Devin Powell (9-3).
“Mo’s a tough guy,” said Sprague, “no doubt about that. But with all due respect, I want to make a statement. I want his neck.”
hui whakauru-hōia-toi muri o NEF, “Nef 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Whiringa 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. He tīkiti i runga i te hoko inaianei i www.AuraMaine.com.
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