Портланд, Maine (Октомври 6, 2017) - New England Битки (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on Петък, Ноември 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” По-рано днес, the fight promotion announced the full fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts bouts.
Maine fan-favorite Paul Gorman (10-9) is scheduled to take on James “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Блеър (5-1) in the main event of the evening. Gorman, the former NEF bantamweight titleholder and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt out of the Academy in Portland, makes his return to the NEF cage after a three-year absence. Blair is a hot prospect from the world-renowned American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida where he trains alongside a veritable murderers’ row of current and former world champions like Mike Brown (26-9), Tyron Woodley (18-3-1), and Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-0) само за да назовем само няколко.
Reigning NEF Professional Middleweight Champion CJ кана (3-0) ще бъде в действие, когато той поема Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in a non-title affair. Ewer captured the 185-pound title over the summer when he submitted Mike Hansen (5-6) при “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Boutin will be coming off a year-long layoff from competition.
“The Blackpool Ripper” Мат Пробин (0-0) makes his pro MMA debut against rugged veteranДжош Parker (6-9). Both Probin and Parker have extensive backgrounds as professional boxers. Probin has trained and competed in Muay Thai in Thailand. Parker is the founder of Ruthless MMA & Boxing of Waterville, Maine.
Клозет “Първа класа” Лъч (2-8) will come out of retirement to face Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-5). Raio last fought in the summer of 2015. He is the head coach of First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Herrera, a veteran of both the United States Army and Marine Corps, is looking for his first win since joining the professional ranks two years ago.
The amateur side of the card will feature a total of three title fights. NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion Nick “The Guardian” Гъливер (4-0) will defend his strap against WWE signeeTerrance Jean-Jacques (2-0), докато Нейт Баучер (2-0) и Джъстин Witham (3-4) square off for the vacant flyweight title. Alex Walker (4-1) и Hilarie Rose (4-3) will make history when they battle for the first-ever NEF women’s championship in the strawweight division.
The Walker-Rose fight will be one of four female bouts featured on the “NEF 31” amateur card. Carol Linn Powell (0-0), wife of former NEF Professional Lightweight Champion and current UFC competitor Devin Powell (8-3), is scheduled to make her cage debut against Francesca Morabito (0-0). Jayda “Lil Killah” Двор на замък (0-0) makes her debut just eight days after her 18th birthday, the legal minimum age for competing in MMA in Maine, in a bantamweight bout with Danae Dostie (0-0) докато Sarah Matulis (0-0) и Челси Елизабет(0-0) face off in yet another double amateur debut.
Пълната “NEF 31” борбата карта (подлежи на промяна и одобрение на Combat Sports орган на щата Мейн):
PROFESSIONAL MMA
180 CJ кана 3-0 (MMA Йънг) срещу Crowsneck Boutin 2-3 (Независим)
150 John Ray 2-8 (First Class MMA) срещу Zenon Herrera 0-5 (Независим)
145 Джош Parker 6-9 (Ruthless MMA & Бокс) vs Matt Probin 0-0 (CMBJJ / Young's MMA)
135 Paul Gorman 10-9 (Академията) vs James Blair 5-1 (American Top Team)
Аматьори MMA
265*ДЯЛ Nick Guilliver 4-0 (С) (First Class /Foundry) vs Terrance Jean-Jacques 2-0 (Team Link)
125*ДЯЛ Нейт Баучер 2-0 (CMBJJ) vs Justin Witham 3-4 (Нечуплива Combat Club)
115 *ДЯЛ Alex Walker 4-1 (Kaze) vs Hilarie Rose 4-3 (USMMA)
265 Matt Glover 1-1 (Берсеркерите MMA) срещу Джейсън Невярно 0-2 (MMA Кени е)
175 Carlton Чарлз 1-0 (Charles Family Fighting/Fire&Iron Лека атлетика) vs Nate Evans 0-0
170 Mohammed al Kinani 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) срещу Phil Pearson 0-1 (First Class MMA)
170 David Grant 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Tom Rials 0-0 (Nostos)
155 Will McCall 1-2 (Evolution Athletix) vs Chad Pierce 1-0 (Академията)
155 Nick Banks 0-0 (Choi Institute) срещу Емет Huber 0-1 (Академията)
155 Garry Carr 0-0 (CMBJJ) срещу Дейвид Харт 0-1 (MMA Кени е)
135 Sarah Matulis 0-0 (Нечуплива Combat Club) vs Chelsea Elizabeth 0-0 (First Class MMA)
135 Danae Dostie 0-0 (MMA Кени е) vs Jayda Bailey 0-0 (MMA Йънг)
135 Carl Лангстън 6-9 (MMA Йънг) срещу Хенри Кларк 3-3 (Choi Institute)
135 Кам Арнолд 1-0 (CMBJJ) срещу Халев Костело 3-4 (MMA Йънг)
135 Carol Linn Hawkins 0-0 (Nostos) vs Francesca Morabito 0-0 (Choi Institute)
следващо събитие смесени бойни изкуства NEF си, “NEF 31: The Old Port,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine at the brand new, state-of-the-art venue Aura. The event is scheduled to take place on Петък, Ноември 3, 2017. Билетите са в продажба сега в www.auramaine.com.