Портленд, Мен (Жовтень 6, 2017) - New England Бої (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on П'ятниця, Листопад 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Раніше сьогодні, 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) планується взяти на себе Джеймс “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Blair (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) просто назвати декілька.
Reigning NEF Professional Middleweight Champion CJ Ewer (3-0) will be in action when he takes on Crowsneck Бутин (2-3) in a non-title affair. Ewer captured the 185-pound title over the summer when he submitted Mike Hansen (5-6) на “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Boutin will be coming off a year-long layoff from competition.
“The Blackpool Ripper” Matt Probin (0-0) makes his pro MMA debut against rugged veteranДжош Паркер (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, Мен.
Джон “Перший клас” Рей (2-8) will come out of retirement to face Зенон “K-Bar” Еррера (0-5). Raio last fought in the summer of 2015. He is the head coach of First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Мен. Еррера, 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 Нік “The Guardian” Гулівер (4-0) will defend his strap against WWE signeeTerrance Jean-Jacques (2-0), в той час як Nate Boucher (2-0) і Джастін Уітхем (3-4) square off for the vacant flyweight title. Alex Walker (4-1) і 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” Двір замку (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) в той час як Sarah Matulis (0-0) і Chelsea Elizabeth(0-0) face off in yet another double amateur debut.
The full “NEF 31” бій карти (можуть бути змінені та затвердження спортивних єдиноборств органу Мен):
ПРОФЕСІЙНИЙ ММА
180 CJ Ewer 3-0 (MMA Юнга) проти Crowsneck Бутин 2-3 (Незалежний)
150 Джон Рей 2-8 (Перший клас MMA) проти Зенон Еррера 0-5 (Незалежний)
145 Джош Паркер 6-9 (Безжальний MMA & Бокс) vs Matt Probin 0-0 (CMBJJ/Young’s MMA)
135 Paul Gorman 10-9 (Академія) vs James Blair 5-1 (American Top Team)
ЛЮБИТЕЛІ ММА
265*НАЗВА Nick Guilliver 4-0 (з) (First Class /Foundry) vs Terrance Jean-Jacques 2-0 (Команда Посилання)
125*НАЗВА Nate Boucher 2-0 (CMBJJ) vs Justin Witham 3-4 (Небьющіеся Combat Club)
115 *НАЗВА Alex Walker 4-1 (Kaze) vs Hilarie Rose 4-3 (USMMA)
265 Matt Glover 1-1 (Берсеркери ММА) проти Джейсона області 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)
175 Карлтон Чарльз 1-0 (Charles Family Fighting/Fire&Iron Athletics) vs Nate Evans 0-0
170 Mohammed al Kinani 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) проти Філ Пірсон 0-1 (Перший клас 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 (Академія)
155 Nick Banks 0-0 (Чой інститут) проти Еммет Huber 0-1 (Академія)
155 Garry Carr 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs David Hart 0-1 (Kenney’s MMA)
135 Sarah Matulis 0-0 (Небьющіеся Combat Club) vs Chelsea Elizabeth 0-0 (Перший клас MMA)
135 Danae Dostie 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA) vs Jayda Bailey 0-0 (MMA Юнга)
135 Карл Langston 6-9 (MMA Юнга) проти Генрі Кларк 3-3 (Чой інститут)
135 Прийшов Арнольд 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Caleb Costello 3-4 (MMA Юнга)
135 Carol Linn Hawkins 0-0 (Nostos) vs Francesca Morabito 0-0 (Чой інститут)
NeF в наступному змішаних бойових мистецтв подія, “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 П'ятниця, Листопад 3, 2017. Квитки вже у продажу в www.auramaine.com.