پورتلند, مین (اوت 31, 2017) مبارزه -New انگلستان (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onجمعه, نوامبر 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” اوایل امروز, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. کارلتون چارلز (1-0) بر روی را Nate Evans (0-0) at a catchweight of 175-pounds.

Carlton Charles shocked the Maine MMA community earlier this month with his stunning first-round technical knockout of Josh Jones (2-1) در “NEF 30” in Bangor. Jones had looked indestructible to that point, only needing 24-seconds to finish his first two opponents combined. به نوبه خود, it took Charles only 23-seconds to polish off Jones in his amateur debut. آن بود, در واقع, one of the most impressive debuts in NEF history.

چارلز’ athleticism comes as no surprise, اما, to those who know him. He excelled in football for Windham High School. As an assistant coach, Charles later lead Windham to a Class A state championship. He went on to play for the NCAA Division I University of Maine Black Bears. در حال حاضر, Charles trains MMA with Charles Family Fighting alongside his older brother, and seven-fight NEF veteran, نیت چارلز.

“I’m real excited about the opportunity to fight in Portland,” said Charles. “Not often have we seen MMA in Portland, so it’s definitely going to get a lot of attention. It’s a bit closer to home than Bangor was, so I feel like I’ll have a lot of support there. I hope to put on a good show and look to build on the success of my first fight. I know my opponent will be tough so I am training hard to be prepared.”

Nate Evans will be making his debut on نوامبر 3. Like Charles, Evans’ background is in football. He was a star quarterback for Sumter Central High School in Livingston, آلاباما. Also like Charles, Evans has begun training and combat sports and is hoping to make a successful transition from the gridiron to the MMA cage.

رویداد مخلوط هنرهای رزمی بعدی NEF به, “NEF 31: بندر قدیمی,” will see the company debut in Portland, ماین با نام تجاری جدید, مکان پیشرفته Aura. برنامه ریزی شده است که این رویداد در جمعه, نوامبر 3, 2017. بلیط در حال حاضر در در فروش www.auramaine.com.