Portland, Maine (Nuwamba 2, 2018) - New England Combats (NEF) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” a ranar Asabar, Nuwamba 17 at Aura in Portland, Maine. Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur fights.

 

 

 

The professional side of the card will be headlined by a pair of title fights as Ryan Sanders (17-9) defends the lightweight strap against Jacob Bohn (7-5) da kuma Ras Hylton (3-1) ya gana Yorgan De Castro (2-0) to crown the first-ever NEF cruiserweight champion.

 

 

 

Sanders has held the lightweight title since April 2017 when he defeated Jon Lemke (7-9) in a tournament final. He has won a remarkable eight in a row in the NEF cage, not losing on Maine soil in four years. New York’s Jacob Bohn has won his last two in a row over veterans Kenny Foster (12-13) and Lewis Corapi (8-4) bi da bi.

 

 

 

Ras Hylton is coming off a highlight-reel elbow knockout of Eric Bedard (6-8) karshe Agusta. The 6’6″ resident of South Portland, known to fans as “The Jamaican Shamrock,” is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage where he also went 3-0 a matsayin mai son. Yorgan De Castro is undefeated as a professional, having finished both of his opponents by technical knockout. The bout will be the first in the newly-created NEF 225-pound cruiserweight division which will fall between the light-heavyweight (205-kore) da kuma matakin matsakaicin nauyi (265-kore) classes.

 

 

 

Also on the professional card will be a flyweight contest between Portland fan-favorite Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) and undefeated Massachusetts prospect Jose Lugo (3-0). Ornelas is riding a two-fight win streak while Lugo, nicknamed “El Salvaje,” has finished all three of his opponents.

 

Matt Probin (2-0) is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut with NEF when he meets veteran Lionel Young (7-15) a cikin wani featherweight hamayya. Probin has won back-to-back bouts in Vermont via knockout to start his professional career.

 

 

 

As of press time, NEF was still searching for a replacement opponent for Carl Langston (0-1) in a professional featherweight bout after several previous opponents had pulled out. Interested featherweights should contact NEF matchmakers via email at newenglandfights@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only please.

 

 

 

The amateur portion of the card is scheduled to feature a total of three women’s MMA bouts. Glory Watson (1-0) zai dauki a kan Megan Rosado (0-0), yayin da BJ Garceau (1-0) ya gana Chelsea Tucker (0-3) da kuma Catie Denning (1-0) fuskantar kashe tare da Taylor Thompson (2-0). Watson, Garceau and Tucker are all members of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine owned and operated by coach Chris Young. The trio has been nicknamed “Chris’ Angels.”

 

 

 

The full “NEF 36” yaki katin (batun canza da yarda daga cikin Combat Sports Hukuma na Maine):

 

 

 

Sana'a MMA

225*Fayyace Ras Hylton 3-1 (Na farko Class MMA) vs Yorgan De Castro 2-0

155*Fayyace Ryan Sanders 17-9 (c) (Matasa ta MMA) vs Jacob Bohn 7-5 (Behring Jiu Jitsu NY)

145 Matt Probin 2-0 (Recon) vs Lionel Young 7-15 (Citadel Martial Arts)

125 Ernesto Ornelas 4-7 (Tai Cibiyar) vs Jose Lugo 3-0 (BST MMA & Fitness)

 

 

 

Mai son MMA

 

175 Jon Assam 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo)

155 Zac Richard 2-0 (Nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-1 (Zaman kanta)

155 Mohammad Al Kinani 4-1 (Evolution Athletix) vs Clifford Redman 0-6 (Zaman kanta)

155 Brandon Mailet 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Ben Peters 0-0 (Titan Athletics)

140 Megan Rosado 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Glory Watson 1-0 (Matasa ta MMA)

140 Henry Clark 4-4 (Tai Cibiyar) vs Killian Murphy 1-1 (Nostos)

135 Taylor Thompson 2-0 () vs Catie Denning 1-0 (Matasa ta MMA)

135 Schuyler Vaillancourt 0-0 (Nostos) vs Felipe Gunther 0-0 (Na farko Class MMA)

135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 1-1 (Zaman kanta)

125 Chelsea Tucker 0-3 (Na farko Class MMA) vs BJ Garceau 1-0 (Matasa ta MMA)

 

 

 

NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “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, Nuwamba 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. Tikiti ne sayarwa yanzu a www.AuraMaine.com.

 

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New England Combats ("NEF") ne mai yaki abubuwan kiran kasuwa kamfanin. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for fighters and fans alike. NEF ta zartarwa tawagar yana da m kwarewa a fama wasanni management, abubuwan samar, kafofin watsa labaru dangantakar, marketing, shari'a da kuma talla.