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Aifokanbale Nṣiṣẹ High bi Ibewo Falcons teammates Mura fun MMA ẹyẹ Battle

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Lewiston, Maine (January 10, 2018) – Dagba soke ni kanna bulu-kola awujo ati imutesiwaju nipasẹ awọn kanna, storied idaraya eto ko ni dandan ṣe ọkunrin meji ti o dara ju ọrẹ.

 

 

 

Tele Mountain afonifoji to gaju School teammates, ati ojo iwaju New England njà adalu ti ologun ona alatako, Ryan Burgess ati Nate Boucher ni o wa eri ti atijọ maxim, “familiarity orisi ẹgan.”

 

 

 

Burgess, 24, ati Boucher, 21, yoo ogun ni ohun magbowo flyweight ija ni "NEF 32: Super Saturday"On Saturday, Kínní 3. Awọn ija ni Androscoggin Bank Colisee yoo mọ awọn nọmba kan contender ni 125-iwon pipin, ati ki o jo'gun awọn Winner a akọle shot lodi si asiwaju Justin Witham.

 

 

 

O yoo ti fere odun kan niwon Burgess, a mẹta-akoko Maine ile-iwe giga gídígbò asiwaju ati ki o ti kọja NEF titleholder, rin sinu agọ ẹyẹ. O si pè NEF àjọ-eni ati matchmaker Matt Peterson ati ki o pataki beere awọn Boucher ija.

 

 

 

Kí nìdí? Lori ọkan ọwọ, o je kan owo ipinnu lẹhin Boucher ká sunmọ, pipin-ipinnu pipadanu to Witham ni a Kọkànlá Oṣù akọle ija.

 

 

 

"Mo ti sọ ti jade fun odun kan. Mo ti a ti ni ireti lati sí ọtun pada sinu a akọle ija,"Burgess salaye. "Lẹyìn Nate ká ija pẹlu Witham, Mo ti mọ oun yoo fẹ awọn lẹsẹkẹsẹ rematch. Ni kete ti o ti di kedere ti a ti ko lilọ si ṣẹlẹ titi April, Mo beere ti o ba ti a le se yi ija ni Kínní, ati Nate si kó o. "

 

 

 

Burgess (2-2) paradà se igbekale kan tabi meji awujo media grenades ti o han lati fihan diẹ ninu awọn ipele ti animosity si ẹlẹgbẹ rẹ Falcon. O ti wa ni seese kere ti ara ẹni ju Imo; Burgess ti fura ohun anfani lati lo nilokulo ohun ti o ri bi ọkan ninu awọn chinks ni Boucher ká ihamọra.

 

 

 

"Nate, lailai niwon o si wà kan omo kekere, ni o ni a lọ kuro-dara iwa nigbati o npadanu. Mo ni ireti lati silẹ fun u kekere kan bit ati ki o ṣe daju pe o ko ni lati dààmú nípa yi ija si sunmọ ni ọwọ awọn ti awọn onidajọ,"Burgess wi. "Nate jasi le ti ti a meji- tabi-mẹta-akoko ipinle asiwaju ti o ba ti o ti fi ara ni anfani lati se pe. Ti o ba ti o si tun ni o ni kanna iwa ti o ni pada ki o si, ti o ti n lilọ si mu ni ọna kanna. "

 

 

 

Burgess jẹ ọkan ninu awọn nikan mẹrin mẹta-akoko ipinle aṣaju ni MVHS itan. Àṣìṣe, Boucher arakunrin, Etani, tun se awọn feat.

 

 

 

Boucher, ti o ti tẹlẹ ya jade mẹrin-akoko Maine ile-iwe giga akete asiwaju, ati meji-akoko New England finalist, Jeremiah Barkac of Dexter nigba re akoko ni awọn NEF hexagon, wulẹ ati ki o dun bi kan ti o yatọ ohun kikọ silẹ ju ẹni tí ó ti gbiyanju kuro lati awọn akete bi a omode.

 

 

 

Lẹhin ti gba rẹ akọkọ meji njà pẹlu Ease, Boucher (2-1) je ko nikan ni ọkan ninu awọn ile ti o ro o ti ṣe to lati jo'gun awọn igbanu ni Portland.

 

 

 

"Mo ro mo dari akọkọ meji iyipo ti ija. gbogbo awọn mẹta, gan. Ni igba akọkọ ti meji ti mo ti lẹwa Elo ní (Witham) irọra jade,"Boucher wi. "O pari soke jije a eko iriri fun mi pe o ko ba le fi awọn ija fun awọn onidajọ. Awọn nla ohun nipa awọn magbowo ipo ti wa ni, nigba ti dajudaju ti mo ti bikita nipa mi gba, ni opin ti awọn ọjọ ti o ni apa kan ninu awọn eko ilana lati ṣe ọ a dara ọjọgbọn. "

 

 

 

Ni esi to Burgess’ volleys on Facebook, Boucher bi awọn tele asiwaju ká ihuwasi lẹhin ti gba awọn NEF okun meji njà sinu rẹ ọmọ.

 

 

 

"Mo wa ko Elo fun awọn idọti Ọrọ. Mo ti o kan o gbadun awọn idaraya. Mo fẹ lati ja ati ki o si lọ ile. O si wo ni o kekere kan to kọ rẹ ego Mo ro,"Boucher wi. "O si lọ silẹ awọn igbanu nitori ti o ti nini wahala ṣiṣe awọn àdánù, ti o jẹ lẹwa alaibọwọ, ni temi. O si wà jade fun a nigba ti, ki bayi Mo wa ṣiwaju rẹ, ati awọn ti o mọ o ni o ni lati lọ nipasẹ mi. "

 

 

 

Burgess wipe on lo ti layoff lati pari rẹ kọlẹẹjì eko ati agbekale re eri bi a ti ara panilara Iranlọwọ, o nfihan pe awọn egbogi oojo jẹ diẹ seese lati wa ni re gun-igba ọmọ ju MMA.

 

 

 

Nigba ti o tesiwaju rẹ ikẹkọ iṣeto ni Rumford Community ile-iṣẹ pẹlu Berserkers MMA, Burgess so wipe o je kere intense ati ki o ti eleto saju rẹ adanu lodi si Witham ati Dustin Veinott. Burgess tẹlẹ ṣẹgun mejeeji abanidije.

 

 

 

"Ara Mo si tun yẹ ki o ti lu wọn, sugbon irorun ti mo ti je ko bi pese sile bi mo ti yẹ ki o ti. Bayi Mo wa Elo siwaju sii lojutu,"Burgess wi. "Ni akoko ti mo ti nlà ipa-iwe, ṣiṣẹ apakan-akoko 20 si 30 wakati kan ose ki o si lọ si ile-iwe fun jasi miran 40. Mo ti padanu meji njà ibi ti mo ti wà labẹ àdánù. Mo ti a ti nini àdánù nigba ti awọn miiran buruku won gige àdánù. Mo ti fẹ lọ ni nibẹ ni iye ati awọn ti wọn yoo fi lori 10 si 15 poun laarin awọn sonipa-in ati awọn ija. "

 

 

 

Boucher Admittedly kò ami rẹ pọju bi a giga ile-iwe wrestler. O si ti tọ kan ti o yatọ ona ju Burgess, gbigba ni Central Maine Brazil Jiu-Jitsu - ibi ti o si tun ma loni - ni ori 13.

 

 

 

"Mo ni diẹ ninu awọn ti toughest ati ti o dara ju ikẹkọ awọn alabašepọ ni ipinle,"Boucher wi. "Mi jiu-jitsu ti de a gun ona, fere ojuami ibi ti o ti koja mi jijakadi kekere kan bit. Dajudaju, gídígbò ni ohun ti mo ti nigbagbogbo lọ pada si nigbati mo nilo o. Mi idaṣẹ silẹ ni night-ati-ọjọ. O je buruju fun mi akọkọ ija. "

 

 

 

O fi kun pe rẹ ti o tobi aseyori ni MMA ti de ni laibikita ti tele wrestlers.

 

 

 

Burgess ti wa ni kika lori Boucher lati underestimate awọn iyokù ti rẹ repertoire. Bi ẹnikan ti o si mu soke o jijakadi lori awọn arin ile-iwe junior Fasiti egbe ni keje ite, o wi pe rẹ itan bi awọn ọna kan iwadi ti gbe lori sinu ibugbe ti jiu-jitsu ati Boxing.

 

 

 

"Mo ro pe o ti n lilọ si wa ni yà. Ti o bar o mọ ohun ti mo mu si awọn tabili,"Burgess wi. "Gbogbo ó mọ nipa mi ni mi Ijakadi, sugbon mo ni a Pupo diẹ sii ju ti o si ti kuna pada lori. Mo ti tẹlẹ mọ ohun ti o mu si awọn tabili. Ati awọn ti o ti n ko lilọ lati ko eko ni osu meji ohun ti mo ti sọ kẹkọọ ni meji years."

 

 

 

Nsii Belii on Kínní 3 ti wa ni ṣeto fun 7 p.m. Tiketi wa ni www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

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New England njà ("NEF") ni a ija iṣẹlẹ ni igbega ile. NEF ká ise ni lati ṣẹda awọn ga didara isele fun Maine ká onija ati awọn onijakidijagan bakanna. NEF ká executive egbe ni o ni sanlalu iriri ni ija ogun idaraya isakoso, isele gbóògì, media ajosepo, tita, ofin ati ipolongo.

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MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

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Mike Hansen

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

No surprise, ki o si, 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 Saturday, June 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, no matter what,” 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 si 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 si 60 -aaya,” 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 ati 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Ni awọn 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, also. Hansen is the father of two girls, ogoro 5 ati 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. Ni bayi, 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.’”

Nsii Belii on June 18 ti wa ni ṣeto fun 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 ki o si wa o si wa ni www.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe awọn Colisee apoti ọfiisi ni 207.783.2009, itẹsiwaju 525.

For more information on the events and fight card updates, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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Lewiston, Maine (April 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) je awọn player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did ko 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.”

 

Ni kutukutu 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 -aaya. 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). Lẹhin ti awọn win, 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. Afikun ohun ti, 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, confirmed. “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 (WHO). 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. “At first, 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. Win tabi padanu, 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 Kíláásì 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 ti akọkọ yika.

 

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 Saturday night, 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.”

 

New England njà 'tókàn iṣẹlẹ, "NEF 22: GBOGBO ona ja nibi,” takes place this Saturday, April 23, 2016 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi ni www.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe awọn Colisée apoti ọfiisi ni 207.783.2009 x 525. Fun alaye diẹ ẹ sii lori iṣẹlẹ ati ija kaadi awọn imudojuiwọn, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."

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BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 IN Lewiston

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Lewiston, Maine (March 17, 2016) - New England njà (NEF), America ká nọmba-ọkan agbegbe ija igbega, yoo mu awọn oniwe-tókàn iṣẹlẹ, “NEF 22: GBOGBO ona ja nibi” lori Saturday, April 23, 2016 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Sẹyìn loni, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” ija kaadi. Mike “The mustache” Hansen (3-3) ti wole si oju Jesse “The alaimoye” Baughman (0-1) ni a ija àdánù ti 205 poun-.

 

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) osu to koja. He will look to rebound from that loss on April 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 fighter – and he seems like a guy I could get along with. Nítorí, 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 at “NEF 20” against Matt Andrikut (2-0).

 

“Lori April 23rd, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” Said Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a war – and 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.”

 

New England njà 'tókàn iṣẹlẹ, "NEF 22: GBOGBO ona ja nibi,"Gba ibi Saturday, April 23, 2016 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi ni www.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe awọn Colisée apoti ọfiisi ni 207.783.2009 x 525. Fun alaye diẹ ẹ sii lori iṣẹlẹ ati ija kaadi awọn imudojuiwọn, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."