Portland, Mejn (Svibanj 31, 2018) – Earlier this week, New England Borbe (NEF) officials were informed that Mike Crespo had been injured during his fight camp and would be unable to compete at “NEF 34: Dom hrabrih” na Lipanj 16 in Portland. Crespo had originally been scheduled to face Kam Arnold (3-0) for the vacant NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Championship. Killian Murphy (1-0) has stepped up to replace Crespo and take on Arnold at Aura for the 135-pound title in a scheduled five-round affair.
Murphy made his debut at “NEF 33” last month in Portland with an impressive victory over Krishna Scott (0-1) preko prvog kruga tehničkog nokauta. He is no stranger to the winner’s circle. Murphy is a former Maine state wrestling champion, having captured a class-A title for Marshwood High School in Elliott in 2015. Danas, he trains with Nostos MMA in Somersworth, New Hampshire under the guidance of UFC signee, and former NEF Professional Lightweight Champion, Devin Powell (8-3). Murphy was originally scheduled to compete against Gabriel Diaz of Florida at “NEF 34,” but Diaz pulled out of that fight earlier this month.
“It’s an exciting turn of events to end up fighting for the 135-pound belt,” said Murphy. “The goal when I started this journey was to win that belt – and I am thankful for this opportunity. I want to thank NEF, my coaches, my teammates and supporters. June 16th, I’m taking that belt home to Nostos.”
Perhaps no other member of the NEF roster has had the run in the last twelve months that Kam Arnold has had. He has cut through three opponents in the first round like a hot knife through butter including an eleven-second knockout of veteran David Thompson last month at “NEF 33.” Arnold je član brazilskog Jiu-Jitsua iz Srednjeg Mainea iz Lewistona, Mejn.
"Prije svega, Samo želim reći 'hvala' Killianu što je prihvatio ovu borbu, a također i Matt Petersonu jer mi je pronašao drugog protivnika,” rekao je Arnold kad su ga dosegnuli za komentar. “Killian je nadolazeći, uzbudljivi borac – i uzbuđena sam što se sukobljavam s njim. Znam da će doći spreman i tražit će da uzdrma ovu podjelu i da izjavu. Nastavit ću naporno raditi, prilagodite se strategiji i odatle idite lopticama do zida. Ovo će biti sjajna borba – i bit ću sljedeći NEF-ov prvak od 135 kilograma. "
„Ništa me ne uzbuđuje više nego kad sportaš u kratkom roku pojača priliku i iskoristi priliku da ugrabi slavu – i to je Killian Murphy učinio pristavši da se bori protiv neporažene životinje kao što je Kam Arnold,” proglasio NEF-ovim suvlasnikom i provodadžijom Mattom Petersonom. “Kam je izgledao nezaustavljivo otkad je debitirao prije manje od godinu dana – i sada ga vidimo kako se testira protiv odlikovanog hrvača za priliku za NEF zlato. Kao da ova karta već nije ljetni vatromet – sada vidimo kako dva neporažena pastuha pokušavaju oboriti jedni druge tijekom petokružne prvenstvene borbe. To ne bi bilo bolje od ovoga!"
Nef je sljedeći mješovite borilačke-arts događaj, “NEF 34: Dom hrabrih,” održat će se u Auri u Portlandu, Maine u subotu, Lipanj 16, 2018. Ulaznice su u prodaji sada na mreži na www.AuraMaine.com.
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