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Amateur MMA, mixed martial arts, MMA, New England Fights

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-kampsport- (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. Tidligere i dag, 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” påSeptember 10, 2016 i 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) via første runde teknisk knockout. 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 of the Year” i 2015 NEF Year-End Awards. På September 10 i 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 Lørdag, September 10th!”

 

New England Fights 'neste arrangement, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, September 10, 2016 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter starter på bare $25 og er i salg nå på www.TheColisee.com eller ved å ringe Colisée billettkontoret på 207.783.2009 x 525. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

For mer informasjon om arrangementet og kampen kortoppdateringer, vennligst besøk forfremmelse hjemmeside www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tillegg, du kan se NEF-videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og bli den offisielle Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."

 

Amateur MMA, mixed martial arts, New England Fights

JOHN Raio blomstrende i pensjonisttilværelsen med en førsteklasses TEAM

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Lewiston, Maine (September 3, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), USAs nummer-én regional kamp forfremmelse, vil holde sin nittende mixed-kampsport- (MMA) begivenhet, “NEF XIX,” på lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i 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) og Nick Shea (1-0) fra Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Nylig, First Class MMA grunnlegger og hovedtrener John “Første klasse” Ray sluttet NEF medeier og matchmaker Matt Peterson som gjest på NEF Podcast.

 

Denne siste juni, 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, inkludert klargjøring Sparrell, Velado og Shea for deres kommende bouts.

 

“Jeg definitivt kan sette mye mer tid til mine jagerfly samt familien min,” Said Ray. “Jagerfly, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, når du trener for en kamp, uansett hvor mye du prøver å fokusere på Nick Shea eller Nick Gully eller Hannah Sparrell eller Rafael eller noen av våre jagerfly, du kan egentlig ikke sette 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, din familie og dine barn.”

 

Siden fødselen av NEF tidlig 2012, og den påfølgende eksplosjon av sportens popularitet i staten, mange nye treningssentre har dukket opp de siste årene, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, mer enn noe annet, den sammensveiset, familieatmosfære som har utviklet seg på anlegget siden han åpnet gym.

 

“Den største tingen jeg liker med vår gym, Jeg liker å gå og være en del av, er det en veldig ydmyk gruppe elever og instruktører,” 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.”

 

Den “Første klasse” 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 opparbeidet seg et rykte for en respekt, stilig, profesjonell, sympatisk person, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.

 

“Jeg prøver å behandle alle likt,” Said Ray. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (på treningssenteret), i sin tur, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, hvis de ikke opptrer respekt til instruktører eller de andre elevene, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Vår gym tiltrekker, av en eller annen grunn, folk som er bare hyggelige mennesker.”

 

Med flere og flere nye studenter kommer gjennom hans gym dør, 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.

 

“Etter siste showet (NEF XVIII), da jeg så Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) har armen hevet og Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Jeg var så glad for disse gutta,” 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), Jeg sa "hvis vi går 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.”

 

Hvis du vil vite mer om First Class MMA, du kan besøke lagets Facebook-side “First Class Fitness & MMA.”

 

Du kan lytte til NEF Podcast i sin helhet påwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.

 

New England Fights’ neste arrangement, “NEF XIX,” foregår på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter til “NEF XIX” starter på bare $25 og er i salg nå på www.TheColisee.com eller ved å ringe Colisee billettkontoret på 207.783.2009 x 525. For mer informasjon om arrangementet og kampen kortoppdateringer, vennligst besøk forfremmelse hjemmeside www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tillegg, du kan se NEF-videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og bli den offisielle Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."

 

Om New England Fights

 

New England Fights ("NEF") er en kamp hendelser kampanjer selskap. NEF oppgave er å skape den høyeste kvalitet arrangementer for Maines jagerfly og fans. NEF utøvende team har lang erfaring i kampsport administrasjon, hendelser produksjon, medierelasjoner, markedsføring, juridiske og reklame.