Lewiston, Maine (Januari 29, 2015) - Wiki moja kutoka Jumamosi hii, New England mapambano (NEF), Namba moja kikanda kukuza Amerika ya kupambana, inatoa kumi na sita mchanganyiko karate yake (MMA) tukio, "NEF XVI,"Katika 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.
“Wetu Februari matukio zimekuwa centralt wetu,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Pamoja na ukweli kwamba kadi hii ni kubeba na UFC, Bellator, Veterani NFL, mapambano cheo mbili, na kurudi Ray Wood (5-0), haishangazi kwamba mauzo ya tiketi wamekuwa kwenda njia ya wao tumekuwa kwenda.”
Hakika, 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, Hata hivyo, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” walikuwa kuuzwa nje full 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.
Kama DiSalvo unahitajika, mashabiki ni clamoring kwa ajili ya kurudi Ray “Biashara” Wood ambao kutetea NEF MMA Featherweight Title dhidi Bellator na Dunia uliokithiri Cagefighting (WEC) mkongweAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Mimi nina msisimko kwa vita hii,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Nina kabisa kitu na kupoteza. 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 ya teammate katika Young ya MMA, Fred Lear (2-0), itakuwa featured juu ya fungu amateur ya kadi katika catchweight bout dhidi Bryant ORRICK (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Hawa watu kushinikiza mimi kuwa mpiganaji bora, mwanafunzi, na mtu,” alisema Lear ya teammates yake na makocha katika Young ya MMA katika Bangor, Maine. “Ninashukuru kwa uwepo wao katika maisha yangu, ni kitu mimi utakuwa Cherish milele. Mimi ni fahari kuwa mapigano kwa Young ya MMA.”
Si kuangalia zaidi kupambana yake mwenyewe, Lear anaonyesha tatu matchups kusisimua teammates wake Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) na Aaron Lacey (4-1) atagombea dhidi ya wanachama wa Taasisi ya Portland Choi, Maine.
“Uongozi hadi 'NEF XVI,’ Siwezi kusaidia lakini kuonyesha matchups wetu na Choi ya,” Lear iliendelea. “Nick Spencer [Mpinzani Lacey ya (7-4)] ni hatari kila mahali, Henry Clark [Mpinzani Pietersen ya (1-0)] anakuja mbali ya kwanza ya kuvutia, na nimekuwa inayojulikana Kalebu[Hall – Mpinzani Harvey ya (5-1)] tangu shule ya sekondari na hakuna shaka juu ya changarawe wake na vipaji. anga katika Colisee itakuwa electrifying kama sita wapiganaji high-caliber kuangalia kuondoka alama zao.”
Hall na Harvey ni kuweka wazi show katika bout featherweight katika 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, na yeye dhahiri niliona kuongezeka msisimko kutoka kwa mashabiki kuongoza katika “NEF XVI.”
“kutarajia ni wakati wote juu kwa sababu ya mema yote mechi ups kwenye kadi,” noted Hall. “On Februari 7, Mimi nina tegemeo kuwa usiku kusisimua zaidi bado.”
Baada ya vita kwa ajili ya matangazo ndogo katika siku za nyuma, 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, hafifu lit. chumba pamoja na viti vichache kuanzisha duniani ngome.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Mimi nina kwenda kuweka kwenye show kama kuna 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) kutoka MMA Athletix katika Bath, Maine imepangwa kukutana Steven Bang (3-2) ya Kati Maine Brazil Jiu-Jitsu katika Auburn, Maine katika “NEF XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Februari 7.
“NEF ina mengi ya vipaji katika usiku huu wa mapambano, kama wao daima kufanya,” alisema Lachance. “Mimi kutarajia chochote chini ya usiku kusisimua kwa mashabiki. The support from our fans means everything, na wapiganaji wenzangu na mimi kuja tayari kutupa chini na kutuma kila mtu nyumbani na hata zaidi kutarajia kwa ajili ya tukio la pili. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) pia kuona hatua katika “NEF XVI” wakati yeye hatua katika ngome kwa uso debuting fighter huruBrandon Lessard (0-0) katika bout Heavyweight. 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. Kama vile, yeye ni jamaa na hisia kwamba linatokana na kufanya kwa ajili mkubwa, hasira kupambana umati.
“Mimi nina kutarajia usiku kubwa ya mapambano,” akasema Leahy. “Mimi ni fahari kuwa kwenye kadi kubwa kama. The NEF fans are like no other, na siwezi kusubiri kuweka kwenye show kubwa mbele ya familia yangu, marafiki na mashabiki.”
NEF ijayo MMA tukio, “NEF XVI,” unafanyika juu ya Februari 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Biashara” Wood (5-0) anarudi usiku kwamba kutetea NEF MMA Featherweight Title dhidi Bellator na WEC mkongwe Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL na UFC Ultimate Fightermkongwe Tyler King (7-2) unaweka NEF MMA Heavyweight Title kwenye mstari dhidi ya Terry “Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator na Strikeforce mkongweNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) hufanya yake NEF MMA kwanza dhidi ya Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 na ni juu ya kuuza sasa katikawww.TheColisee.com au kwa kupiga Colisee sanduku ofisi katika207.783.2009 x 525. Kwa habari zaidi juu ya tukio hilo na mapambano kadi updates, tafadhali tembelea tovuti ya kukuza ya saa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Aidha, unaweza kuangalia NEF videos katika www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kufuata yao juu yanefights Twitter na kujiunga rasmi Facebook kundi "New England mapambano."
Kuhusu New England mapambano
New England mapambano ("NEF") ni kupambana promotions matukio kampuni. Ujumbe NEF ni kujenga matukio bora zaidi kwa ajili ya wapiganaji Maine na mashabiki sawa. NEF timu ya mtendaji ana uzoefu mkubwa katika usimamizi kupambana michezo, matukio uzalishaji, mahusiano ya vyombo vya habari, masoko, kisheria na matangazo.