Lewiston, Maine (Kínní 25, 2015) - New England njà (NEF), America ká nọmba-ọkan agbegbe ija igbega, pada si Androscoggin Bank Colisee ni Lewiston, Maine on April 11, 2015 pẹlu awọn oniwe-seventeenth adalu-ologun-ona (MMA) ìṣẹlẹ. Sẹyìn loni, the company announced the addition of a professional female strawweight bout to the fight card. Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros (3-4) ti wole si oju Calie “Awọn Honey 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.

“O jẹ gan gidigidi pe o ti n ya yi gun,” wi NEF àjọ-eni ati olugbeleke 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 April 11 ati, lekan si, 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. Ni 2013, Medeiros ja ni, ati ki o gba, 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, gẹgẹ bi awọn Invicta FC Ogbo Peggy Morgan (3-2) ati Stephanie Eggink (4-2), ti o o ti lu jade ni o kan meje-aaya, Medeiros esan ni o ni iriri ati ka lati gba lati tókàn ipele kan ninu awọn idaraya.

“O jẹ idunnu kan lati pe gbogbo mi egeb fun mi ìṣe ija loriApril 11,” said Medeiros. “NEF is bringing me to be the first ever professional female fighter stepping in the cage, o ni ohun ọlá fun mi. O ṣeun NEF fun awọn ti idanimọ, ati ki o Mo le ko duro lati mu ohun moriwu ija fun awọn egeb onijakidijagan.”

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, pẹlu a keji-yika ifakalẹ gun lori 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 April 11 in Lewiston.

NEF ká tókàn MMA iṣẹlẹ, “NEF XVII,” ti wa ni se eto lati ya ibi lori April 11, 2015 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisee ni Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” Boyington (10-7) yoo dabobo awọn NEF MMA Lightweight Title lodi si nọmba ọkan-contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Ni afikun, Jarod “Kẹhin iseju” Lawton (4-1) pàdé Dennis Olson (12-7) ni a welterweight idije. Tiketi fun “NEF XVII” bẹrẹ ni o kan $25 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi niwww.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe Awọn Colisee apoti ọfiisi ni207.783.2009 x 525. Fun alaye diẹ ẹ sii lori iṣẹlẹ ati ija kaadi awọn imudojuiwọn, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."

Nipa New England njà

New England njà ("NEF") ni a ija iṣẹlẹ ni igbega ile. NEF ká ise ni lati ṣẹda awọn ga didara isele fun Maine ká onija ati awọn onijakidijagan bakanna. NEF ká executive egbe ni o ni sanlalu iriri ni ija ogun idaraya isakoso, isele gbóògì, media ajosepo, tita, ofin ati ipolongo.