Lewiston, Maine (Lub ib hlis ntuj 16, 2015) -New England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, nthuav txog nws thib kaum rau mixed martial arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim, "NEF XVI,"On Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015 nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Qhov kev tshwm sim yog teem xeeb tawm ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the addition of three more bouts to the fight card including a professional heavyweight bout between Mike "Zaj Ko taw" Hansen (1-1) thiab Artie "Tus tsis ntshai abtsi ib" Mullen (1-13); ib tug pib xyaum ua Heavyweight sib ntau sib tw ntawm Ryan Glover (0-0) thiab Jason Teb (0-0); thiab ib tug pib xyaum ua featherweight sib ntau sib tw ntawm Jimmy Jackson (1-2) thiab Kris Welch (0-0). Hansen, Glover thiab Welch yog tag nrho cov yav tas los wrestling champions los ntawm Roob Valley High School nyob rau hauv Rumford, Maine.
Mike Hansen yeej ib lub xeev championship raws li ib tug Heavyweight wrestler rau Roob Valley nyob rau hauv 2004. Tom qab kawm tiav rau xyoo high school uas tib lub xyoo, Hansen pib kev kawm thiab sib tw nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm mixed martial arts. Hansen ua nws zoo MMA debut nyob rau hauv 2005 thaum nws swb lawm Eric Brown (5-7) ntawm cuav nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig. Tsis ntev tom qab ntawd, Hansen enlisted nyob rau hauv lub Army qhov chaw uas nws tau txais kev pab raws li ib tug ntaus los ua choj. Tam sim no so ntawm lub Army, Hansen, uas nyuam qhuav kos npe rau ib lub sij hawm ntev daim ntawv cog lus nrog NEF MMA, yog pog rov qab mus rau nws sib tw keeb kwm nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 7ththiab sawv cev rau nws hometown.
"Rumford-Mexico, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog MVHS [Roob Valley High School], thiab Dixfield-we're tag nrho ib tug txaus siab, nquag ib yam tsiaj uas neeg. Nws yog kuv lub luag hauj lwm thiab lwm cov neeg tawm mus thiab qhia dab tsi peb muaj peev xwm,"Hais tias Hansen thaum hu rau saib. "Nej yuav tsum ua raws li peb cheeb tsam. Peb yog ib tug kis las lub zej lub zos thiab yeej ib txwm tau. Kuv yuav qhia txog [rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 7th] thiab ua raws li kuv thiab kuv yuav yeej.
"Sib mog tau ua si ib tug lossis loj luag hauj lwm nyob rau hauv kuv sib ntaus sib tua hauj lwm, tab sis txawm ntau thiaj li yog sib mog no nyob rau hauv Rumford, Maine. Kuv thawj wrestling cob qhia yog Jamie Dolloff, ces Jason Dolloff, ces Gary Dolloff-pom ib tug qauv? Kuv tshuav ib tug ntau mus rau cov hais mav thiab thiaj li tsis qhov chaw. Sib mog rau lub Dolloff lub tsim ib lub hauv paus rau sib ntaus sib tua thiab lub neej. Tsis muaj wrestling, yog tsis muaj txoj kev uas kuv yuav qhov twg kuv los yog tau ua tej yam uas kuv tau ua.
"Sib ntaus sib tua tom ntej no rau lub zos cov tub hluas yeej ib txwm tau txais kuv pog. Paub txog hais tias MVHS yuav muaj ib co xeev Champions nyob rau hauv lub tawb hmo yog zoo heev. "
Kris Welch yeej back-to-back xeev Championships rau Roob Valley nyob rau hauv 2000 thiab 2001 thiab amassed ib tug high school cov hauj lwm cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 120-17. Tam sim no, Welch yog teem rau ua nws debut MMA thiab sawv cev rau nws lub zej zog nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si.
"Kuv xav muab tso rau ib tug zoo qhia rau kuv lub zos, tsev neeg, thiab cov phooj ywg,"Hais tias Welch thaum hu rau saib. "Peb muaj ib tug zoo lub zej lub zos no nyob rau hauv Rumford-Mexico thiab lawv ua ib txoj hauj lwm txhawb lub zos neeg tua hluav taws. Muaj ib tug khoom wrestling tom qab yuav ua si ib tug tseem ceeb luag hauj lwm nyob rau hauv kuv hloov mus rau MMA. Noj koj cov tus nrog sib ntaus down yog ib tug loj ib feem ntawm qhov kev ua si nawv. Nws xav zoo los lwv nyob rau hauv tib lub card li Ryan Glover thiab Mike Hansen thiab tau txais ib lub caij nyoog mus ua hauj lwm nrog cov hais mav tau zoo. Cheeb tsam no muaj ib tug ntau ntawm unseen txuj ci uas yuav tsum tau xa mus rau lub tawb rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 7th."
Ryan Glover yog ib lub xeev khiav-up nyob rau hauv wrestling nyob rau hauv 2010 ua ntej winning ib lub xeev championship raws li ib tug Heavyweight nyob rau hauv 2011 rau Roob Valley High School, qhov chaw uas nws kuj yog ib tug standout football player thiab npe hu ua cov "2010 Sun Journal Football Neeg uas ua ntawv ntawm lub xyoo." Qhov ob-kev ua si nawv xeev yeej kis las tau tam sim no muab nws mloog mus rau kev ua si nawv ntawm MMA thiab kev npaj rau kev ua ib lub npe rau nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv NEF.
"[Sib ntaus sib tua rau NEF] yog ib tug zoo lub sij hawm thiab kuv tabtom hoping nws yuav qhib ib co ob lub qhov muag thiab coj ntau neeg tua hluav taws mus rau lub cheeb tsam los qhia nrog peb,"Hais Glover thaum hu rau saib. "Kuv wrestling tom qab tau pab kuv nrog kuv av ua si thiab tshuav kuv cov sij hawm ntau rau txhuam-up on kuv boxing."
"Peb Matchmaker, Matt Peterson, mus kawm wrestling tournaments thoob plaws Maine thiab Tshiab ces ua ntu zus Scouting tshiab txuj ci,"Hais NEF pab txhawb thiab co-tswv Nick DiSalvo. "Peb txaus siab feature xws li ib tug yuam set ntawm matchups ntawm ib co me ntsis txog cov ntsej muag thiab cov npe tshiab rau NEF thiab tso siab no bouts yuav xa huab excitement."
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVI,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015nrog ib tug tag nrho-lub hnub qub lineup ntawm fights teem. Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-0) rov hmo los mus tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Featherweight Title tiv thaiv Bellator thiab WEC qub tub rog Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL thiab UFC Qhov kawg Fighter qub tub rog Tyler King (7-2) txo nws hwj lub NEF MMA Heavyweight Title rau ntawm txoj kab tiv thaiv Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-2). Nyob rau hauv lub feature sib ntau sib tw ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, UFC, Bellator thiab Strikeforce qub tub rog Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) ua rau nws NEF MMA debut tiv thaiv Ryan Hodge (6-9). Daim pib pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."
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