Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 25, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, rov qab los rau lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nrog nws cov thib kaum xya mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the company announced the addition of a professional female strawweight bout to the fight card. Kaline “Lub Tsaus Angel” Medeiros (3-4) tau kos npe rau lub ntsej muag Calie “Lub Zib ntab Badger” Cutler (3-0) at a fight weight of 115-pounds. It will be the first professional women’s fight in Maine since the state legislature legalized the sport of MMA in 2009.
“Nws yog tiag tiag tu siab hais tias nws coj li no ntev,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “We’re huge fans of women’s MMA in NEF. We’ve tried numerous times to put pro women’s fights together, but they’ve always fallen through. History will finally be made on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11 thiab, ib zaug dua, NEF is at the forefront. We hope the fans will come out and support this fight, support women’s MMA. This is a very proud moment for everyone involved. It is a step in the right direction for MMA in Maine.”
This will not be the first time Kaline Medeiros has made history in the cage. Nyob rau hauv 2013, Medeiros tiv thaiv nyob rau, thiab yeej, the first-ever women’s MMA bout to be contested in Rhode Island. Fighting out of Fall River, Massachusetts, Medeiros is a native of Brazil and has been training in MMA since 2008. Having faced top female competitors since arriving in the professional ranks, xws li Invicta FC cov qub tub rog Peggy Morgan (3-2) thiab Stephanie Eggink (4-2), uas nws khob qhov rooj tawm nyob rau hauv cia li xya-vib nas this, Medeiros yeej muaj qhov kev paub thiab pedigree mus rau qib tom ntej nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv.
“Nws yog ib tug Library caw tag nrho kuv cov kiv cua rau kuv tom ntej sib ntaus sib tua nyobPlaub Hlis Ntuj 11,” said Medeiros. “NEF is bringing me to be the first ever professional female fighter stepping in the cage, nws yog ib tug yawm rau kuv. Ua tsaug NEF rau cov paub, thiab kuv yuav tsis txhob tos mus coj ib tug muaj siab sib ntaus rau lub kiv cua.”
Michigan’s Calie Cutler has raised a lot of eyebrows since making her MMA debut in 2012. Cutler amassed an impressive 7-1 record as an amateur prior to turning pro. She has finished all three of her opponents as a professional, nrog rau ib tug thib ob-round cuav kov yeej Nikki Duncan (0-1) last weekend on a fight card in Michigan. Cutler will look to continue her undefeated streak as a professional on her path towards the big leagues of the sport when she meets Kaline Medeiros on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11 nyob rau hauv Lewiston.
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” yog teem tau noj qhov chaw nyob rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) raws li Dennis Olson (12-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug Welterweight contest. Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 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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