Lewiston, Maine (Janoary 29, 2015) - Herinandro avy Sabotsy ity, New England ady (NEF), Amerika isa-paritra iray ady fampiroboroboana, manolotra ny fahenina ambin'ny folo samy hafa firenena haiady (MMA) zava-nitranga, "NEF XVI,"Ao Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The show will mark the three-year anniversary of the company’s inception. NEF executives announced today that they were expecting one of the largest crowds ever for the wildly-popular fight promotion’s event.
“Ny zava-nitranga Febroary foana ny flagship,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Miaraka ny hoe karatra io dia feno UFC, Bellator, NFL misotro ronono, anaram-boninahitra roa ady, ary ny fiverenan'ny Ray Wood (5-0), Tsy mahagaga izany fa fivarotana tapakila no mandeha ny fomba Efa mandeha.”
Tokoa, ticket sales have been at an all-time high for this event. It is not unusual for the fight promotion to sell out their floor seats for any given show. The sell-out, na izany aza, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” namidy avy feno 17 days prior to the event. NEF executives give partial credit for the quick sales to the addition of complimentary waitress drink service for all cage-side ticketholders. They did not confirm whether or not the promotion was considering adding more floor seats for the event.
Nilaza toy DiSalvo, ireo mpankafy nangataka ny fiverenan'ny Ray “Business rehetra” Wood izay no hiaro ny NEF MMA Featherweight Title an'i Bellator sy World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) za-draharahaAntony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Tena faly aho fa ady ity,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Aho na inona na inona ho very. Anthony Morrison has fought some of the best fighters in the world and I have an opportunity to make a statement with this fight. I improve my skills each time I step in the cage and I know that this showing will be no exception. I have respect for Anthony and where he’s been in this sport and I am honored to have the opportunity to fight him.”
Wood ny mpiara milalao ao amin'ny Young ny MMA, Fred Lear (2-0), ho asongadina ao amin'ny mpankafy ny karatra ampahany amin'ny bout catchweight manohitra Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Ireo olona ireo manosika ahy mba ho tsaratsara kokoa mpiady, mpianatra, ary ny olona,” Hoy ny mpiray tarika aminy Lear sy ny mpanazatra ny MMA amin'ny Young tao Bangor, Maine. “Feno fankasitrahana aho noho ny fanatrehany teo amin'ny fiainako, izany dia zavatra no sarobidy mandrakizay. Voninahitra ho ahy ny ho miady ho Young ny MMA.”
Tsy mijery mihoatra noho ny ady, Lear manondro matchups telo mahafinaritra ny ekipany Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) ary Aaron Lacey (4-1) dia fifaninanana amin'ny mpikambana ao amin'ny Choi Institute of Portland, Maine.
“Hitarika ho 'NEF XVI,’ Aho, tsy afaka ny tsy manasongadina ny matchups amin'ny Choi ny,” Lear nanohy. “Nick Spencer [Lacey ny mpanohitra (7-4)] Mampidi-doza na aiza na aiza, Henry Clark [Pietersen ny mpanohitra (1-0)] avy eny amin'ny iray mahavariana fanjanahan'i, ary efa fantatra Caleb[Hall – Harvey ny mpanohitra (5-1)] satria amin'ny sekoly ambaratonga faharoa, ary tsy misy isalasalana fa momba ny herimpo sy ny talentany. Ny rivo-piainana ao amin'ny Colisee electrifying ho toy ny enina avo-hamafin'ny mpiady mijery ny handao ny marika.”
Hall sy Harvey dia nametraka ny hanokatra ny fandaharana ao amin'ny featherweight bout amin'ny 7:00 am sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, ary efa tena nahita fientanentanana mitombo avy amin'ny mpankafy mitarika ho any “NEF XVI.”
“Ny fanantenana dia amin'ny andro rehetra ambony iray noho ny tsara rehetra lalao dehibe eo amin'ny karatra,” noted Hall. “Amin'ny 7 Febroary, Miandry izany aho mba ho ny tena mahaliana mbola alina.”
Rehefa avy niady ho an'ny kely toerana ambony tany aloha, Harvey is clear that the size of the crowd does not matter to him. He will bring his A-game to the cage whether the fight be under the big lights in a world-famous arena like the Androscoggin Bank Colisee or held in a tiny, jiro zara raha efitrano misy seza vitsivitsy natsangana manodidina ny tranom-borona.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Handeha aho mba hitafy ny fampisehoana na misy aza ny 20 people or 20,000. I love to entertain. After Caleb hooks on to me he’ll know he’s been in a fight.”
Jason Lachance (0-1) avy MMA Athletix any Bath, Maine dia voalahatra hihaona Steven Bang (3-2) ny Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu Breziliana any Auburn, Maine ao amin'ny “NEF XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Febroary 7.
“NEF manana betsaka ny talenta anio alina ny ady, toy ny foana izy ireo manao,” hoy Lachance. “Manantena na inona na inona aho latsaka alina mahafinaritra ho an'ny mpankafy. The support from our fans means everything, sy ny mpiara-mpiady ary Izaho mankany vonona ny handrava sy nandefa an-trano ny rehetra sahady bebe kokoa ho an'ny hetsika manaraka. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) koa hahita zavatra amin'ny “NEF XVI” raha ho any an-tranony dingana hiatrika debuting mpiady tsy miankinaBrandon Lessard (0-0) amin'ny lanja mavesatra bout. Leahy got the first win of his MMA career this past September at “NEF XIV” before some 2,000-plus fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Toy izany, dia tsara ilay fihetseham-po azo avy amin'ny fanatanterahana ny goavana, mitoha ady vahoaka.
“Miandry aho ny alina ny ady lehibe,” nihiaka toy izao Leahy. “Voninahitra ho ahy ny ho lehibe toy izany karatra. The NEF fans are like no other, ary tsy miandry ny hitafy fampisehoana lehibe eo anoloan'ny fianakaviako, namana sy mpankafy.”
NEF MMA manaraka hetsika, “NEF XVI,” atao amin'ny Febroary 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Business rehetra” Wood (5-0) miverina izany alina mba hiarovana ny NEF MMA Featherweight Title an'i Bellator sy WEC za-draharaha Antony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL sy UFC The Ultimate Fighterza-draharaha Tyler King (7-2) mametraka ny NEF Title MMA lanja mavesatra ny tsipika amin'ny Terry “The POLAR Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator sy Strikeforce za-draharahaNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) mahatonga ny NEF MMA fanjanahan'i manohitra Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 ary amin'izao fotoana izao dia eo amin'ny amidy amin'nywww.TheColisee.com na amin'ny fiantsoana ny Colisee biraon'ny boaty amin'ny207.783.2009 X 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ankoatry ny, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, manaraka azy ireo ao amin'ny Twitternefights sy hiaraka ofisialy vondrona Facebook "New England Niady."
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