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GLOVER VACATES; A NEW LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT NEF 25

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It was a bitterly cold night in Lewiston last February when Ryan Glover (3-1) won the New England Fights (NEF) mixed-de artes marciais (MMA) amateur light-heavyweight title. The months to come would see Glover accept a new job that would take him up and down the East Coast. With little time to train to defend the title, and in the interest of doing right by the division, Glover recently made the difficult decision to relinquish the championship.

 

NEF executives were quick to act. hoxe cedo, the fight promotion announced that Victor Irwin (2-0) would meet Nick Shea (2-0) to fill the vacancy. The two undefeated athletes are scheduled to face-off to determine a new light-heavyweight champion at “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” enSetembro 10, 2016 en Lewiston.

 

Irwin was a standout wrestler at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine at 195-pounds where he was a Class-A state champion. His love for the sport is so strong that when Irwin attended Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) and learned the school did not have a wrestling program, he created one himself. As a college freshman in 2014 Irwin went to Nationals and achieved All-American status. He currently trains out of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

“I’ve thought a lot about this fight and I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter what I say,” said Irwin, “it matters what I do, and come September 10thyou’re gonna see some serious doing.”

 

2015 was a great start to the MMA career of Nick Shea. In February of that year, he won his debut fight over the much more experienced Jacob Cameron (1-5) vía no primeiro round por nocaute técnico. Later in the year, Shea would go on to defeat Ruben Redman (0-1) by decision in a hard-fought contest. It would earn Shea a nomination for the “Rookie do Ano” no 2015 NEF Year-End Awards. En Setembro 10 en Lewiston, Shea will attempt to become the first member of the First Class MMA fight team to capture gold in the NEF cage.

 

“It’s an honor to fight someone from Young’s MMA,” said Shea. “I believe this will be my biggest test in the cage to date. I’m grateful and excited to compete for the amateur light heavyweight title. Victor and I will put on an exciting fight on Sábado, September 10th!”

 

seguinte evento 'New England Fights, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, Setembro 10, 2016 no Colisée Androscoggin Bank en Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 e xa están á venda no www.TheColisee.com ou chamando ao taquilla en Colisée 207.783.2009 X 525. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Alén, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, seguilos no Twitternefights e xuntarse ao grupo en Facebook oficial "New England Loitas".

 

Amateur MMA, artes marciais mixtas, Loitas de Nova Inglaterra

JOHN raio prosperando en xubilación CON UNHA EQUIPO DE PRIMEIRA CLASE

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Lewiston, Maine (Setembro 3, 2015) - Fights Nova Inglaterra (NEF), Número un promoción loita rexional de América, vai realizar as súas XIX mixtas-de artes marciais (MMA) evento, “NEF XIX,” o sábado, Setembro 12, 2015 no Colisée Androscoggin Bank en Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature three members of First Class MMA in action that night. Hannah Sparrell (0-0), Rafael velado (0-0) e Nick Shea (1-0) do Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Recentemente, Fundador First Class MMA e adestrador Baño “First Class” Raio xuntouse se co-propietario NEF e matchmaker Matt Peterson como invitado no NEF Podcast.

 

En xuño pasado, 38-year-old Raio retired after competing in the NEF cage for some three-and-a-half years. Raio now concentrates on training the members of his First Class MMA gym, incluíndo a preparación Sparrell, Velado e Shea aos seus próximos duelos.

 

“Eu sempre pode poñer moito máis tempo para os meus loitadores, así como a miña familia,” said Raio. “Os loitadores, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, cando está adestrando para unha loita, non importa o que tente concentrarse en Nick Shea ou Nick Gully ou Hannah Sparrell ou Rafael ou calquera dos nosos loitadores, non pode realmente poñer 100% effort into a fighter when you really focus on your own fight. It’s tough splitting between their fight and your fight and your job, a súa familia e os seus fillos.”

 

Desde o nacemento do NEF no inicio 2012, ea posterior explosión da popularidade do deporte no estado, moitos novos ximnasios xurdiron nos últimos anos, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, máis que calquera outra cousa, o tight-knit, ambiente familiar que se desenvolveu na instalación dende que abriu o ximnasio.

 

“A maior cousa que me gusta sobre o noso ximnasio, Gústame ir e ser unha parte da, é que hai un grupo moi humilde de alumnos e profesores,” noted Raio. “Everyone who teaches in there is about the fighters. It’s about the students. They’re not about themselves. They’re more about trying to help people get better. Whether they’re a fighter or a teacher, we have a few teachers who go there and we have several women students and several children and adults. It’s a real good mix and very much a family atmosphere. We rarely lose a student.”

 

O “First Class” moniker is not merely a nickname given to Raio because of his past job with the postal service. Early on in his MMA career, Raio gañou a reputación dun respectuoso, classy, profesional, individuo simpático, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.

 

“Eu intento tratar todos igualmente,” said Raio. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (no ximnasio), á súa vez, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, no caso de que non están actuando respectuoso cos profesores ou outros alumnos, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Nosa academia atrae, por algunha razón, persoas que están só nice persoas.”

 

Con máis e máis novos alumnos que vén a través da porta da súa academia, Raio has definitely kept busy since his retirement from active competition. Like a proud father, Raio has a real passion for the success of his students. The ultimate reward for him is seeing his protégées do well in the cage.

 

“Despois do último concerto (NEF XVIII), cando vin Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) ter o brazo levantado e Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Eu estaba tan feliz para os mozos,” recalled Raio. “I’m so happy to see these two guys win. As much as I didn’t come away with a win against Bruce (Boyington, 10-8), Eu dixen 'se somos 2-1, I’d rather be the one that didn’t pull off the victory.’ I’ve never been as happy for my own win than I was for Nick and Rob that night.”

 

Para saber máis sobre First Class MMA, podes visitar páxina de Facebook do equipo “Primeira Clase Academia & MMA.”

 

Podes escoitar o Podcast NEF na súa totalidade enwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.

 

Loitas de Nova Inglaterra’ seguinte evento, “NEF XIX,” ocorre en Sábado, Setembro 12, 2015 no Colisée Androscoggin Bank en Lewiston, Maine. Os ingresos para “NEF XIX” comezan en só $25 e xa están á venda no www.TheColisee.com ou chamando ao taquilla en Colisee 207.783.2009 X 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Alén, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, seguilos no Twitternefights e xuntarse ao grupo en Facebook oficial "New England Loitas".

 

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