Lewiston, מיין (דצמבר 16, 2015) - קרבות ניו אינגלנד (NEF), המספר אחת קידום המאבק של אמריקה האזורית, יקיים האירוע הבא שלה, “NEF 21: בני האלמוות” ב יום שבת, פבואר 6, 2016 בColisée בנק Androscoggin ב Lewiston, מיין. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. מוקדם יותר היום, NEF announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the “NEF 21” כרטיס מאבק. מיכאל “השפם” הנסן (3-2) חתם להיפגש Zach “The Torch” Elkins (0-1) במשקל מאבק של 185 קילו-.
Hansen is the head coach and founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, מיין. He won a state championship as a heavyweight wrestler for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) ב 2004. Hansen began his MMA career shortly after his high school graduation, but put that career on hold to serve in United States Army as a combat engineer. במוקדם 2015, Hansen returned to the cage as a member of the NEF MMA roster. He put together a record of 2-1 in his first year back, including a win over the “2014 לוחם של השנה” Crowsneck Boutin (1-2). The fight with Elkins will be Hansen’s first foray into the middleweight division after having competed in the heavyweight and light-heavyweight ranks previously.
“Zach is a good fighter with a lot of experience in the cage,” said Hansen over his upcoming opponent. “He’s probably looking to come up here and leave with his first pro win. It won’t be that easy, and he will have to earn it, ’cause I intend to send him back to Florida with another loss.”
Zach Elkins is no stranger to the NEF fans. A member of Team Riot in Orange Park, פלורידה, Elkins appeared previously for the fight promotion headlining the amateur portion of the “NEF XIII” fight card in the spring of 2014. That evening, Elkins made short work of the northeast’s then-top ranked amateur middleweight Buck Pineau (1-2), scoring a first-round TKO. Elkins was ranked nationally as an amateur, and he held the ISCF Florida State Middleweight Championship for over a year. He lost his professional debut in the fall of 2014, and now Elkins is looking to pick up the first win of his pro career.
“I want to thank Matt and Nick (Peterson and DiSalvo, NEF owners) both for having me back on their show in February,” said Elkins when reached for comment. “I will be ready to put on another exciting fight for the fans in Maine and bringing home another ‘W’ for my team in Florida, Riot MMA.”
קרבות ניו אינגלנד’ האירוע הבא, “NEF 21: בני האלמוות,” מתקייםיום שבת, פבואר 6, 2016 בColisée בנק Androscoggin ב Lewiston, מיין. כרטיסים ל “NEF 21” להתחיל רק $25 והם מוצעים עתה למכירה בwww.TheColisee.com או על ידי התקשרות בקופות Colisée ב 207.783.2009 x 525. לקבלת מידע נוסף על עדכוני כרטיס אירוע ולהילחם, אנא בקר באתר האינטרנט של הקידום ב www.NewEnglandFights.com. בנוסף, אתה יכול לצפות בקטעי וידאו NEF ב www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, לעקוב אחריהם בטוויטרnefights ולהצטרף לקבוצת הפייסבוק הרשמית "ניו אינגלנד נלחמת."