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Tensions en cours haut que l'ancien Falcons Coéquipiers Préparez-vous à MMA combat Cage

Lewiston, Maine (Janvier 10, 2018) – Ayant grandi dans la même communauté cols bleus et avançant dans la même, programme sportif étagés ne fait pas nécessairement deux hommes meilleurs amis.

 

 

 

Anciens Mountain Valley Haute école coéquipiers, et l'avenir Nouvelle-Angleterre Combats adversaires d'arts martiaux mixtes, Ryan Burgess et Nate Boucher sont la preuve de la vieille maxime, “familiarité engendre le mépris.”

 

 

 

Bourgeois, 24, et Boucher, 21, se disputeront dans un combat de poids mouche amateur à « NEF 32: Super Samedi"Sur Samedi, Février 3. La lutte à Androscoggin Bank Colisee déterminera le numéro un dans la division 125 livres, et gagner le gagnant un titre tiré contre le champion Justin Witham.

 

 

 

Il aura été presque un an depuis Burgess, trois fois Maine haute champion de lutte scolaire et tenant du titre NEF passé, est entré dans la cage. Il a appelé NEF co-propriétaire et agent de liaison Matt Peterson et plus particulièrement demandé la lutte Boucher.

 

 

 

Pourquoi? D'une part, ce fut une décision d'affaires après la clôture de Boucher, perte décision partagée à Witham dans un combat de championnat Novembre.

 

 

 

« Je suis pour un an. J'espérais sauter tout de suite dans un combat pour le titre,» Burgess a expliqué. « Après le combat de Nate avec Witham, Je savais qu'il voudrait le match retour immédiat. Une fois qu'il est devenu évident que n'allait se passer jusqu'à Avril, J'ai demandé si nous pouvions faire ce combat en Février, et Nate a pris « .

 

 

 

Bourgeois (2-2) par la suite lancé une ou deux grenades de médias sociaux qui semblaient indiquer un certain degré d'animosité envers son compatriote Falcon. Il est probable moins personnel que tactique; Burgess a senti une occasion d'exploiter ce qu'il considère comme l'une des failles dans l'armure de Boucher.

 

 

 

« Nate, depuis qu'il était un enfant, a une attitude de pisse-pauvre quand il perd. J'espère l'humilier un peu et assurez-vous qu'il n'a pas à se soucier de ce combat se entre les mains des juges,» A déclaré Burgess. « Nate aurait probablement été deux- ou trois fois champion de l'Etat s'il avait donné l'occasion de le faire. S'il a toujours la même attitude qu'il avait à l'époque, il va finir de la même façon « .

 

 

 

Burgess est l'un des quatre états de trois champions de l'histoire MVHS. Coïncidence, Le frère de Boucher, Ethan, aussi accompli l'exploit.

 

 

 

Boucher, qui a déjà sorti quatre fois Maine haute champion du tapis scolaire, et deux fois finaliste Nouvelle-Angleterre, Jeremiah Barkac de Dexter pendant son temps dans l'hexagone NEF, ressemble et sonne comme un personnage différent de celui qui a lutté loin du tapis comme un adolescent.

 

 

 

Après avoir remporté ses deux premiers combats avec facilité, Boucher (2-1) n'a pas été le seul dans le bâtiment qui a estimé qu'il avait fait assez pour gagner la ceinture à Portland.

 

 

 

« Je pensais que je contrôlais les deux premiers tours de la lutte. Tous les trois, vraiment. Les deux premiers j'avais à peu près (Avec H) étouffé,» Dit Boucher. « Il a fini par être une expérience d'apprentissage pour moi que vous ne pouvez pas laisser la lutte aux juges. La grande chose au sujet des rangs amateurs est, tout bien sûr, je me soucie de mon dossier, à la fin de la journée, il fait partie du processus d'apprentissage pour vous faire un meilleur professionnel « .

 

 

 

En réponse à Burgess’ sur Facebook volées, Boucher interrogé l'ancien comportement de champion après avoir remporté la sangle NEF deux combats dans sa carrière.

 

 

 

« Je ne suis pas beaucoup pour le trash talk. J'apprécie juste le sport. J'aime se battre et puis juste rentrer à la maison. Il le fait un peu pour construire son ego, je pense,» Dit Boucher. « Il a laissé tomber la ceinture parce qu'il avait du mal à faire le poids, ce qui est assez irrespectueux, pour moi. Il était pendant un certain temps, alors maintenant je suis devant lui, et il sait qu'il doit passer par moi « .

 

 

 

Burgess a dit qu'il a utilisé cette mise à pied pour terminer ses études collégiales et développer ses lettres de créance en tant que assistant kinésithérapeute, indiquant que la profession médicale est plus susceptible d'être sa carrière à long terme que MMA.

 

 

 

Alors qu'il poursuit son programme de formation au Centre communautaire Rumford avec Berserkers MMA, Burgess a dit qu'il était moins intense et structuré avant ses pertes contre Witham et Dustin Veinott. Burgess a battu précédemment les deux rivaux.

 

 

 

« Physiquement, j'aurais encore battus, mais mentalement je n'étais pas préparé comme je l'aurais été. Maintenant, je suis beaucoup plus concentré,» A déclaré Burgess. « Au moment où je terminais l'école, travaillant à temps partiel 20 à 30 heures par semaine et aller à l'école pour probablement une autre 40. J'ai perdu deux combats où je me trouvais sous le poids. Je prendre du poids alors que les autres gars ont la coupe de poids. Je vais là-bas à la limite et ils seraient mis sur 10 à 15 livres entre la pesée et la lutte « .

 

 

 

Boucher certes jamais atteint son potentiel en tant que lutteur scolaire. Il a suivi un chemin différent de Burgess, l'inscription au Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu - où il forme encore aujourd'hui - à l'âge 13.

 

 

 

«J'ai quelques-uns des meilleurs partenaires et les plus difficiles de formation dans l'État,» Dit Boucher. « Mon jiu-jitsu a parcouru un long chemin, presque au point où il a passé ma lutte un peu. Bien sûr, la lutte est ce que je vais toujours revenir quand je besoin. Ma frappe est la nuit et jour. Il était horrible pour mon premier combat « .

 

 

 

Il a ajouté que son plus grand succès dans le MMA est venu au détriment des anciens lutteurs.

 

 

 

Burgess compte sur Boucher à sous-estimer le reste de son répertoire. Comme quelqu'un qui a pris aux prises sur l'équipe junior collège universitaire en septième année, il a dit que son histoire comme une étude rapide a reporté en royaume de jiu-jitsu et la boxe.

 

 

 

« Je pense qu'il va être surpris. Il pense qu'il sait ce que j'apporter à la table,» A déclaré Burgess. « Tout ce qu'il sait sur moi est ma lutte, mais j'ai beaucoup plus que cela pour se replier sur. Je sais déjà ce qu'il apporte à la table. Et il ne va pas apprendre dans deux mois ce que j'ai appris dans deux ans."

 

 

 

La cloche d'ouverture Février 3 est fixé pour 7 p.m. Les billets sont disponibles au www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights

 

 

Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.

MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

Mike Hansen

Lewiston, Maine (Juin 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, ne importe où, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.

No surprise, puis, that the 30-year-old father of three from Rumford, ME will gladly entertain the idea of a mixed martial arts contest … against an opponent about whom he admittedly knows precious little … on the eve of Father’s Day.

Hansen (4-4) will take on Robert Laroski in a heavyweight clash at “NEF 24: Promised Land” on Samedi, Juin 18 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

There is no fear of the unknown in a man who has carved out his reputation confronting substantially bigger foes since his days as a state champion wrestler at Mountain Valley High School. During his relatively short time in NEF, Hansen has fought as a middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

“When I took the fight (at NEF 23 in Massachusetts) against Brendan Battles, people were saying, ‘You’re crazy! He’s going to bust your head!’ I understand why the weight classes exist, and I respect that it’s about safety and all that, but I’ve always felt that a fighter should be ready to fight anybody, peu importe ce que,” Hansen said. “In high school, I would drink two gallons of water and put lead in my uniform just so I could get to the minimum weight for the unlimited class.”

That’s the attitude of a fighter whose skill and talent level far exceed his current record as a professional.

Hansen’s docket includes a stoppage win over former NEF “Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin. His record also includes TKO losses to Battles and Cody Anderson and a choke-out at the hands of Zach Elkins.

When he reflects upon his unique life story, Hansen, who fought twice for the World Fighting League as a 20-year-old college student, marvels that he ever got back into the cage at all.

“I started the winter of 2004-05. I started training because I had gone from 187 à 242 pounds in a few months. I was seeing stretch marks,” Hansen recalled. “I was pretty upset with myself for allowing that to happen. I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two nights a week to get in shape. Then I went home for the summer and ended up with my first fight in August. My friends got me the fight without my coaches knowing about it. They told me it was a good thing I won, or they would have kicked my butt.”

Hansen kept a promise to his father to quit the sport after a knockout loss to Alexander Chianurashvili in 2006. He was studying at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, with intentions to enter the medical field.

He was stabbed and attacked with a baseball bat by three men in a case of mistaken identity not long thereafter. “I walked out of the hospital the next day, and all three of them were still in there from the beating I gave them in self-defense,” Hansen said proudly.

That dogged determination served Hansen well in the United States Army, where he studied in the elite Combatives program.

“They ask you ‘Who wins the fight?’ and the answer is, ‘Whoever’s buddy gets there first to help him clean up.’ That’s what Combatives taught me: How to survive that extra 30 à 60 secondes,” Hansen said. “Work ethic is what it taught me. It helped me grow and do things I might have questioned mentally whether or not I could do. Not many people find that extra little motivation. The Army taught me how to find it and utilize it.”

A few years later, Hansen found that inner fire again. Even as he returned to coaching wrestlers in his hometown, his own physical fitness suffered as work and fatherhood took precedence.

Hansen vividly describes sitting in a bean bag chair, eating snack food, watching TV at 2:11 a.m. when his phone rang. He assumed it was a friend in trouble.

“It was (NEF co-owner) Matt Peterson. Our families grew up maybe 200 yards apart. My high school wrestling coach had called him, unbeknownst to me, to tell him he needed to get me back in the cage,” Hansen said.

Three weeks later et 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Dans le 15 months that have followed, Hansen has been instrumental in launching Berserkers MMA and building his reputation as both a fighter and an instructor.

Life is blossoming at home, également. Hansen is the father of two girls, âge 5 et 2, and a boy of four months. His older daughter, Kaydn, often accompanies Dad to the gym at Greater Rumford Community Center. He returns the favor by chaperoning field trips for her kindergarten class.

“She and her friends will be on the playground practicing boxing stances and stuff,” Hansen said. “Her teacher says it’s adorable. Hopefully she is learning to take care of herself so I don’t have to.”

Kaydn’s parents are making plans to take her to her first live NEF show after she turns 6. Pour l'instant, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.

“If we’re watching TV together,” Hansen said, “we have a thing where I get two shows and then she gets two shows. If I put in a fight tape, she’ll say, ‘Daddy, I know this doesn’t count as one of your shows, because this is your work.’”

La cloche d'ouverture Juin 18 est fixé pour 7 p.m. Billets pour « NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 et sont disponibles à www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

Lewiston, Maine (Avril 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) était la player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did ne pas want to end up facing from the other side of the pigskin. Standing over six feet tall and weighing 250-pounds, the nightmarish middle linebacker helped to build Mountain Valley (MV) into a modern day football dynasty by punishing ball carriers for four decorated years and leading MV to two state championships in the process. He bench pressed over 400 pounds in the weight room and was hell on wheels on the field making him a powerful two-way double-threat player on both offense and defense. His reputation is legendary in the River Valley area of Western Maine as a feared and respected athlete.

 

After graduating from Mountain Valley in 2007, Glover left football behind to go to work. He married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey, and had a son. They bought a home together. Throughout the summer and fall seasons, he traveled the agricultural fair circuit in Maine with his pulling horses, a family tradition he had been brought up in from an early age.

 

“My family has been competing in horse pulling since I was a kid,” Glover explained. “It takes up a lot of time and it keeps my dad young. I get up early every morning to exercise my horse teams before I go into work at night. Between my dad, my wife and I, we have 11 draft horses. We bale our own hay for all of them. I love backing them up to the drag and watching them dig.”

 

But despite the fullness of his life, the call of competition still beckoned to him and left him with a sense of longing. “I would have killed to have had that same feeling again,” Glover recalled. “And then I stepped into the cage.”

 

Au début 2015, Matt’s younger brother, Ryan—another Mountain Valley football standout—made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at “NEF 16.” Ryan swarmed his opponent in his first fight and stopped him in a blistering 12 secondes. Matt was in attendance that night and found his curiosity piqued at the prospect of competing in a different kind of contact sport.

 

Later in 2015, Ryan competed for the inaugural NEF Amateur Heavyweight Championship. He dropped a decision that night to current title holder, Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1). Après la victoire, the trash talk quickly escalated between Leahy and members of Berserkers MMA, based out of Rumford and led by head coaches Gary Dolloff and Mike Hansen (3-3). “When Billy Leahy called out all of the guys at Berserkers after he beat my brother, then it was game-on,” recalled Matt.

 

Matt began training closely with members of the Berserkers coaching staff, including Hansen and others, who he credits for his accelerated learning curve in the sport. En outre, Matt sparred extensively with brother Ryan, who was preparing for a fight of his own on the same night that Matt was scheduled to make his MMA debut. “My brother and I are not like other brothers,” Matt explained. “We go into the gym and beat the hell out of each other and then ride home in the same truck—that’s just how we have always been. Push, push, push—everything is competition with us. From the first one to get to the next hay bale in the hay field to the first one to get to the supper table—it’s just how we operate.”

 

“Matt’s a real competitive person,” his wife, Lindsey, confirmé. “Everything is a competition with him. I knew that cagefighting would feed that competitive hunger that he feels all the time when he’s not pulling his horses.”

 

Matt officially made his MMA debut back in February at “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” against durable veteran Gravin Guillen (2-5). Matt exceeded debut expectations by finishing Guillen in just 1:30 of the first round by technical knockout (OMS). When the ref cleared the scene, Guillen’s face showed the effects of Glover’s record-breaking exploits in the weight room. Glover’s Rumford fans that were in attendance in heavy numbers that night, voiced their approval in thunderous applause. "En premier, I had butterflies,” Glover remembered, “but once I heard all the people cheering, all it did was pump me up. I was ready to fight. Gagner ou perdre, I knew they had my back and more.”

 

This weekend, Glover is poised to make his second appearance in the NEF cage when he takes on 6’6” Ras Hylton (1-0) from rival gym, First Class MMA. Hylton made his debut on the same night as Glover and, like his challenger this weekend, made quick work of his opponent by earning a TKO victory at 1:21 de la première ronde.

 

Berserkers MMA Founder and Head Coach, Mike Hansen, predicts a dominant night for Glover. “Matt happens to be much stronger than he even appears, which is incredible if you have ever seen him,” Hansen stated. “A guy of his size normally struggles with agility, but Matt doesn’t. He is a super athlete and easy to coach. Matt improves daily and will be a juggernaut in the heavyweight amateur division.

 

“Ras is used to being the bigger guy in all of his fights. That will not be the case on Saturday night. Matt will put his hands on Hylton in a way he’s never been touched before. I don’t see Ras walking away from this fight with his hand held high. He should consider it a win if he can walk away at all when Matt’s done with him.”

 

Going into Samedi nuit, Glover feels well prepared to continue building on his success in the sport of MMA that he started to create back in February. If his athletic history is any indicator, he should be confident in the future. “I’m ready for this fight,” Glover stated. “In this fight, I’m more relaxed because my brother’s not fighting and I can just focus on my fight… After that first win, I knew I was hooked because there’s no better feeling.”

 

“When people first started speaking to Matt about competing in MMA, I was completely against it 110%,” Lindsey stated. “But after watching him train so hard with the guys in the gym and seeing that he has the same passion for that as he does for his horse pulling, I felt more at ease and decided that if this was something he wanted to pursue, I would support him in any way that I possibly could.

 

“The Glover brothers fighting in MMA is a big thing for Rumford,” Lindsey stated in closing. “Every time it’s getting close to fight night, this town comes alive. No matter where he goes within the sport, this town and his family support him.”

 

prochain événement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights, "NEF 22: TOUS LES CHEMINS MÈNENT ICI,” takes place this Samedi, Avril 23, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525. Pour plus d'informations sur les mises à jour de cartes événements et de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 À Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine (Mars 17, 2016) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF), Numéro un la promotion de la lutte régionale de l'Amérique, tiendra son prochain événement, “NEF 22: TOUS LES CHEMINS MÈNENT ICI” sur Samedi, Avril 23, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) et combats de boxe professionnels. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” carte de combat. Micro “La Moustache” Hansen (3-3) a signé à face Jesse “Le Barbare” Baughman (0-1) à un poids de combat de 205 livres-.

 

Mike Hansen is the founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He is an alumni of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) where he won a state championship wrestling as a heavyweight in 2004. Hansen made his MMA debut shortly after graduating from high school, only to step away from the sport for a decade in order to serve his country as a combat engineer in the United States Army. He returned to the MMA cage in 2015 as a member of the NEF roster. After restarting his career with a record of 2-1, Hansen dropped his first bout of 2016 to Zach Elkins (1-1) mois dernier. He will look to rebound from that loss on Avril 23.

 

I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage fast coming off this loss,” said Hansen. “I wasn’t mentally in that fight, so this time around with Baughman, I’m going to be mentally focused. Jesse is a big guy and a tough fighterand he seems like a guy I could get along with. Si, when we are done smashing each other up, hopefully we can get a drink.

 

Like Hansen, Baughman is a United States military veteran, where he served in a recon unit of the special forces and earned a level-three certification in Army combatives. He is currently a member of Team Link based out of Hooksett, New Hampshire. As an amateur MMA fighter, Baughman put together a perfect record of 5-0 and was the number-one ranked light-heavyweight in the northeast region prior to turning professional. Baughman made his pro debut last November atNEF 20against Matt Andrikut (2-0).

 

“Sur April 23rd, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” Saïd Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a warand best believe they will! Mike Hansen is a worthy opponent. He knows going in, this will be a bloody battle till the end. I have the best guys around preparing me for this matchup. Big thanks to Taylor Trahan, Kevin Haley, Brett Trahan and Rob Belliveau.

 

prochain événement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights, "NEF 22: TOUS LES CHEMINS MÈNENT ICI," se déroule Samedi, Avril 23, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525. Pour plus d'informations sur les mises à jour de cartes événements et de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."