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NEF RETURNS TO LEWISTON ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND WITH AN MMA SUPER CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (January 19, 2018) – The night before the National Football League (NFL) delivers its 2017-2018 season finale, New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) will return to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston for the first time in eight months as the fight promotion presents “NEF 32: Super Saturday.” And while New England football fans will have to wait until this Sunday’s AFC championship game to find out whether their beloved Patriots will play in the Super Bowl, area mixed-martial-arts fans learned today which of their favorites will compete at “NEF 32” as promotion executives released the full fight card for the February 3rd omume.

 

 

Ke isi omume nke mgbede, Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (14-11) na-ewe ke Taylor Trahan (7-8) at a catchweight of 150-pounds. One of the biggest MMA stars ever to come out of Maine, Boyington will make his return to the NEF cage after a two-year absence that saw him compete on the global stage in places like Russia and New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Trahan makes his third trip to Maine to compete. He is coming off a win over Connor Barry (3-2) ikpeazụ ọdịda.

 

 

Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (4-1) chere ihu anya na Josh Parker (6-9) na a featherweight tuanu. Lacey suffered the first loss of his pro career in November when a fight he was arguably on the way to winning was stopped by a doctor due to a cut on Lacey’s head. Parker will look to continue his recent success in the MMA cage after recent victories over Andre Belcarris (0-2) na Derek Shorey (4-9).

 

 

CJ Ewer (3-0) is out to make history by becoming the first competitor to hold NEF championships simultaneously in multiple weight divisions. Ewer is the reigning NEF Pro Middleweight Champion. Mgbe “NEF 32,” he has the opportunity to capture the NEF Pro Welterweight Title when he meets Kemran Lachinov (5-2) for the vacant strap.

 

 

Also in professional welterweight action will be Mike “The afụ ọnụ” Hansen (5-8) na Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (9-7) in a fight billed as “The Berserker vs. The Viking.” Hansen and Erickson have developed a rivalry as coaches of local gyms Berserkers MMA and Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), karị.

 

 

Speaking of which, Nate Boucher (2-1), a product of CMBJJ, na Ryan Burgess (2-2) of Berserkers MMA will headline the amateur portion of the fight card. The flyweights, former teammates on the Mountain Valley High School wrestling squad, have engaged in a recent war of words heading into the bout. The winner will be in line for a shot at the amateur flyweight title later this spring.

 

 

2017 NEF “Rookie nke Afọ” Jayda “Lil Killah” Bailey (1-0) returns to the cage on February 3rd to meet Florida’s Amanda France (0-1). Bailey made history in November at “NEF 31” by becoming the youngest competitor ever to compete, (and win), na NEF onu. She turned 18, the legal age for competing in MMA in Maine, just a week prior to the event.

 

 

The zuru “NEF 32” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

 

 

Ọkachamara

 

 

150 Bruce Boyington 14-11 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Taylor Trahan 7-8 (Team Link)

 

 

170*TITLE Kemran Lachinov 5-2 (Team Link) vs CJ Ewer 3-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

170 Jesse Erickson 9-7 (CMBJJ) vs Mike Hansen 5-8 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

155 Zenon Herrera 0-6 (Independent) vs Nate Charles 0-0 (Charles Fighting Family)

 

 

145 Josh Parker 6-9 (Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

 

Na-amu amu

 

 

205 Ryan Glover 3-2 (Fire & Iron Athletics) vs Joe Berube 0-0 (3Ronin egwuregwu)

 

 

175 Carlton Charles 1-1 (Charles Fighting Family) vs Delmarkis Edwards 0-0 (Independent)

 

 

155 Stacy Lupo 0-1 (The Outlet) vs David Hart 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

145 Devin Corson 1-0 (The Outlet) vs Shawn Lunghi 2-0 (RMNU)

 

 

135 Chelsea Elizabeth 0-1 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Catie Denning 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

 

135 Kam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Kyle Kenney 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

135 Jayda Bailey 1-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Amanda Gallo 0-1 (RMNU)

 

 

125 Nate Boucher 2-1 (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 2-2 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

115 BJ Garceau 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Jepha Mooi 0-0 (Gracie Brandon)

 

 

 

NEF ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 32: Super Saturday,” ga-ahụ ụlọ ọrụ na-eme ya-alọta Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. The omume na-ndokwa iji ebe on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

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THOUSANDS BRAVE WINTER WEATHER FOR LEWISTON MMA EVENT

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (February 11, 2017) – A nor’easter 48 hours earlier, sub-zero temperatures, heavy snowfall at bell-time, and a blizzard looming on the horizon could not stop more than 2,500 devoted fight fans from getting their fill of mixed-martial-arts action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The event marked fight promotion New England Fights’ (NEF) five-year anniversary at the venerable fight arena.

The show was headlined by the semi-finals of the NEF Professional MMA Lightweight Title tournament. Jon Lemke (6-7) advanced to the finals with a first round technical knockout of Jesse Erickson (9-6). Ryan Sanders (13-8) joined Lemke in the final round with a first-round knockout of John Ortolani (8-11).

Ras Hylton (1-0) was victorious in his professional debut over Mike Hansen (5-5), while former NEF Amateur MMA Welterweight Champion Ricky Dexter (1-0) also entered the pro ranks with a verbal submission win over Matt Denning (3-6) after a brutal body shot.

On the amateur portion of the fight card, Victor Irwin (3-0) became the new light-heavyweight champion with a submission of Ryan Glover (3-2).

NEF further announced that its next MMA event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” would originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Zuru pụta “NEF 27: Bịaghachi”:

 

Ọkachamara

Ryan Sanders def. John Ortolani via KO, gburugburu 1

Jon Lemke def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, gburugburu 1

Ras Hylton def. Mike Hansen via verbal submission

Ricky Dexter def. Matt Denning via verbal submission

Josh Harvey def. Richie Collingham via D’arce choke, gburugburu 1

Elias Leland def. Nick Santos via arm triangle, gburugburu 1

 

Na-amu amu

Victor Irwin def. Ryan Glover via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 1

Walt Shea def. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision

Justin Witham def. Ryan Burgess via anaconda choke, gburugburu 2

Alex Clark def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, gburugburu 2

Sarah Ziehm def. Nicole Burgess via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 3

Fred Lear def. Michael Crespo via TKO, gburugburu 2

Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision

Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, gburugburu 1

Frank Johanson def. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, gburugburu 3

Ross Dannar def. Phil Chason via unanimous decision

Angela Young def. Christine Brothwell via unanimous decision

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” na satọde, April 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 na online na www.TheColisee.com.

Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

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Ryan Glover Ready to Rock at NEF February 11th

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2017) – Championships have played a defining role in Ryan Glover’s young life.

That tradition dates back to his junior year at Mountain Valley High School, when Glover achieved the rare double of a team state championship in football and an individual heavyweight wrestling title in the space of three months.

He has continued that tradition as a mixed martial artist, winning the New England Fights light heavyweight amateur strap in only his fourth career foray into the cage.

Growing up in blue-collar Rumford and Mexico also taught Glover that sports aren’t everything, Otú ọ dị. That is why his initial title defense against Victor Irwin at “NEF 27: Resurgence” will be his first appearance in the hexagon na 53 weeks.

Glover-Irwin will headline the amateur segment of an ambitious card Saturday, February 11 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

“I was on the road in Florida and Virginia a lot for work all summer and didn’t have time to train with the guys I usually train with,” Glover said. “You have to pay the bills before you can go do this stuff. This is just for fun. I hope (Irwin) knows I’ll be prepared for this one.”

Once the opening bell tolls, Glover (3-1) will have experienced more title bouts in the cage than non-title trials. He also battled in an unforgettable slugfest for the NEF amateur heavyweight belt, one that went to his opponent in that fight by a close but unanimous decision.

His experience is one of the reasons Glover envisions a triumphant return.

“He’s a good athlete, but a young kid who doesn’t have any experience beyond the first round,” Glover said. “When I had my first title fight, that was my first time going into a second round and I was kind of dead in the water at that point.”

Glover won the title with a second round submission via arm lock over Mike Williams.

That rapid ascent through the New England heavyweight ranks so early in his career shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Glover’s athletic achievements. He has always been ahead of the usual learning curve.

As a junior on an undefeated 2010 Mountain Valley football powerhouse that featured senior standouts Cam Kaubris and Christian Durland, Glover’s work at linebacker was so impressive that he was named the Lewiston Sun Journal player of the year.

“It helps,” Glover said of his gridiron background. “I’ve seen some of the biggest venues there are when it comes to high school sports.”

State wrestling finals packed in two of Maine’s most hallowed indoor sports facilities – Augusta Civic Center and the old Bangor Auditorium – during Glover’s four years on the mat.

Glover made the jump from the 215-pound class to 285 his sophomore year, even though he tipped the scales far beneath the limit. It was a tradition started by Berserker’s MMA stablemate and fellow NEF star Mike “The Mustache” Hansen about six years earlier.

“Mike was kind of the guinea pig for wrestling against those bigger heavyweights,” Glover said. “That’s the way (Coach) Gary Dolloff sold it to me. I remember him saying that the reason he decided to try that with me was because Mike had been successful at it. And of course he was right, because we got a state championship out of it.”

Senior year didn’t live up to that junior promise. Illness and injury conspired to keep Glover from defending both the football and wrestling titles.

“I was ranked No. 1 going into my senior year and got sick,"Ka o kwuru. “That just goes to show that sometimes life gets in the way.”

Glover didn’t follow the college track, opting for the work force instead, and it seemed that his sports days were over.

He tried auto racing for a while, then turned to boxing and MMA training to get back in shape. That led to his debut in February 2015, followed quickly by three more cage fights and an amateur boxing match for good measure.

Only when his work commitments returned to the River Valley this past fall did Glover consider getting back into the cage. Family obligations came first, o kwuru. And yes, pride in the name he’s made for himself over the years was a factor too.

“It’s definitely a sport where you can get hurt if you try to do it (halfway), especially against an opponent like I’m fighting,” Glover said. “He’s a good athlete. He’s as good at wrestling as I ever was, maybe even better.”

Family and friends in the close-knit, upstart Berserkers camp have Glover better prepared than ever. Ryan’s brother, Matt, also has two NEF appearances to his credit.

“I’ve been rolling with my brother and other guys who are 250 or better,” Glover said. “It’s a game-changer. I feel like I’m lot more of a scrambler than (Irwin) bụ. And especially where I’ll be cutting weight to get to 205, I’ll have the strength advantage.”

He might enjoy one other distinct advantage: Fan support.

Name recognition has its privileges. Or perhaps it is a case of Glover’s absence making his fans’ hearts grow fonder. In any case, his fight is shaping as one of the most anticipated attractions at NEF 27.

“Right after I took the fight I sold 50 tickets by myself,” Glover said. “When my song comes on, I know the place is going to blow up. Young (nke Bangor) always brings a big crowd, so we need that support.”

The opening bell for “NEF 27: Resurgence” on February 11 a na-setịpụụrụ 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na dị na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

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Tụkwasa agha kaadị emepe afọ maka NEF IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (January 11, 2017) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na February 11, 2017 na ya na-esote mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi.” Earlier today, agha nkwalite mara ọkwa zuru kaadị maka omume. N'abalị ga-Njirimara ma na-amu amu ma ọkachamara Emmanuel oké mmanya.

 

Headlining mgbede ga-ọkara finals nke ndorondoro na na okpu a ọhụrụ ọkachamara fechaa mmeri. The aha e vacated mgbe gara aga mmeri Devin Powell (8-1) banyere na Ultimate Ịlụso Championship (UFC). Ryan Sanders (12-8) ga-on John Ortolani (8-10) mgbe Jon Lemke (5-7) ihu Jesse Erickson (9-5) na a rematch si Bellator 93. The mmeri nke abụọ ndị oké mmanya ga-izute na finals emetụgodị ndokwa “NEF 28” mechara nke afọ a.

 

Na a ukwuu-atụ anya Heavyweight n'obi, Ras Hylton (0-0) ga-eme ka ya ọkachamara mpụta mbụ megide Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6'6″ Hylton, ma ọ bụ “Rasquatch” dị ka ọ mara n'etiti ya Fans, e tozuru oke na “2016 Rookie nke Afọ” site NEF Fans mgbe aga 3-0 dị ka onye na-amu amu. Hansen bụ a Maine ala mgba mmeri maka Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), na o mepụtara nnọọ a aha maka downing ibu iro na abụọ ahụ ute na Emmanuel onu. Hansen bụ nnata nke “2016 Submission nke Year” award.

 

ekwu okwu nke 2016 award mmeri, na “Agha nke Year,” featherweight atụmanya Aaron Lacey (4-0), ga-achọ ya ise consecutive mmeri erughị otu afọ mgbe o zutere Florida si Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs tinye ọnụ otu nnukwu 8-3 ndekọ dị ka ihe na-amu amu, emeri mpaghara utu aha n'ụzọ.

 

The na-amu amu kaadị ga-Njirimara a n'obi maka ìhè-Heavyweight eriri dị ka Ryan Glover (3-1) ọnọ megide Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover emeela aha ebe ikpeazụ February. Ma Glover na Irwin ndị Maine ala mgba akaebe – Glover na MVHS na Irwin na Brewer High School.

 

Ọzọkwa ndokwa na-amu amu kaadị na-adịghị ala karịa atọ inyom oké mmanya. Angela na-eto eto (1-2), onye na-etinye na multiple “Ọgụ nke Night” egwú na 2016, -alaghachi ihu New Hampshire si Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), ga-eme ka ya na-onu mpụta mbụ megide ibe siri ike osompi si Granite State n'ụdị Alex Walker (2-1), mgbe Sarah Ziehm na-eme ka ya mpụta mbụ megide Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

The zuru “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

 

Ọkachamara

235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel)

 

160 Matt Denning 3-5 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Dexter 0-0 (Team Irish)

155 Ryan Sanders 12-8 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Emmanuel)

 

155 Jesse Erickson 9-5 (CMBJJ) vs Jon Lemke 5-7 (Team Irish)

 

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & Emmanuel)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Elias Leland 2-2 (The Academy) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team oké iwe)

Na-amu amu

205*Aha Ryan Glover 3-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

205 ịnụ ọkụ n'obi McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Independent)

 

155 Devin Corson 0-0 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Winston Cortez 0-0 (S. Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Emmanuel)

 

155 Ross kpụrụ 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (The Academy)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-4 (Independent) vs Corey Hinkley 2-4 (CMBJJ)

 

145 Jacob Deppmeyer 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Baba Institute) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Emmanuel)

 

125 Jeremiah Barkach 0-0 (Independent) vs James Ploss 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

 

125 Ryan Burgess 2-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club)

 

125 Angela na-eto eto 1-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs. Christine Brothwell 0-2 (ịwụ Brigade)

 

115 Nicole Burgess 0-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Sarah Ziehm 0-0 (CMBJJ)

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF ọzọ omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” na-ewe ebe Saturday, February 11, 2017 na 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

 

Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitter @nefights ma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."

 

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LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE ON THE LINE AT NEF 27

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Lewiston, Maine (December 22, 2016) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na February 11, 2017 na ya na-esote mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi.” Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur light-heavyweight title bout to the card. Ryan Glover (3-1) will defend his belt against the challenge of undefeated Victor Irwin (2-0).

 

Glover won the title one year ago at “NEF 21” with a second-round submission of Mike Williams (2-1). He would take the rest of 2016 off from MMA competition to deal with family obligations. Glover was a state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine where he also won a state championship in football. He began training in MMA two years ago, joining Berserkers MMA in Rumford, a team heavy in MVHS alum.

 

“I’m happy to get back in the cage after a long layoff and defend my belt,” said Glover. “I was busy taking care of my family, but now it’s time to remind folks why I am NEF’s best 205er.”

 

Like his opponent, Victor Irwin is also a former Maine state wrestling champion, having won a title while at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine. Na 2014, as a freshman, Irwin created a wrestling program at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC). He went to Nationals that year and achieved All-American status. Irwin is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine. His previous appearances in the NEF cage have been impressive – both first round finishes.

 

“I am really excited to have been given a shot at the title,” said Irwin. “Fighting Ryan will be a great challenge and opportunity for me to improve my skill set.”

 

NEF ọzọ omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” na-ewe ebe Saturday, February 11, 2017 na 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

 

Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitter @nefights ma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."

 

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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Lewiston, Maine (April 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) bụ na player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did bụghị want to end up facing from the other side of the pigskin. Standing over six feet tall and weighing 250-pounds, the nightmarish middle linebacker helped to build Mountain Valley (MV) into a modern day football dynasty by punishing ball carriers for four decorated years and leading MV to two state championships in the process. He bench pressed over 400 pounds in the weight room and was hell on wheels on the field making him a powerful two-way double-threat player on both offense and defense. His reputation is legendary in the River Valley area of Western Maine as a feared and respected athlete.

 

After graduating from Mountain Valley in 2007, Glover left football behind to go to work. He married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey, and had a son. They bought a home together. Throughout the summer and fall seasons, he traveled the agricultural fair circuit in Maine with his pulling horses, a family tradition he had been brought up in from an early age.

 

“My family has been competing in horse pulling since I was a kid,” Glover explained. “It takes up a lot of time and it keeps my dad young. I get up early every morning to exercise my horse teams before I go into work at night. Between my dad, my wife and I, we have 11 draft horses. We bale our own hay for all of them. I love backing them up to the drag and watching them dig.”

 

But despite the fullness of his life, the call of competition still beckoned to him and left him with a sense of longing. “I would have killed to have had that same feeling again,” Glover recalled. “And then I stepped into the cage.”

 

Ná mmalite 2015, Matt’s younger brother, Ryan—another Mountain Valley football standout—made his mixed martial arts (Emmanuel) debut at “NEF 16.” Ryan swarmed his opponent in his first fight and stopped him in a blistering 12 sekọnd. Matt was in attendance that night and found his curiosity piqued at the prospect of competing in a different kind of contact sport.

 

Later in 2015, Ryan competed for the inaugural NEF Amateur Heavyweight Championship. He dropped a decision that night to current title holder, Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1). Mgbe mmeri, the trash talk quickly escalated between Leahy and members of Berserkers MMA, based out of Rumford and led by head coaches Gary Dolloff and Mike Hansen (3-3). “When Billy Leahy called out all of the guys at Berserkers after he beat my brother, then it was game-on,” recalled Matt.

 

Matt began training closely with members of the Berserkers coaching staff, including Hansen and others, who he credits for his accelerated learning curve in the sport. Ọzọkwa, Matt sparred extensively with brother Ryan, who was preparing for a fight of his own on the same night that Matt was scheduled to make his MMA debut. “My brother and I are not like other brothers,” Matt explained. “We go into the gym and beat the hell out of each other and then ride home in the same truck—that’s just how we have always been. Push, push, push—everything is competition with us. From the first one to get to the next hay bale in the hay field to the first one to get to the supper table—it’s just how we operate.”

 

“Matt’s a real competitive person,” his wife, Lindsey, confirmed. “Everything is a competition with him. I knew that cagefighting would feed that competitive hunger that he feels all the time when he’s not pulling his horses.”

 

Matt officially made his MMA debut back in February at “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” against durable veteran Gravin Guillen (2-5). Matt exceeded debut expectations by finishing Guillen in just 1:30 of the first round by technical knockout (WHO). When the ref cleared the scene, Guillen’s face showed the effects of Glover’s record-breaking exploits in the weight room. Glover’s Rumford fans that were in attendance in heavy numbers that night, voiced their approval in thunderous applause. “At first, I had butterflies,” Glover remembered, “but once I heard all the people cheering, all it did was pump me up. I was ready to fight. Mmeri ma ọ bụ hapụ, I knew they had my back and more.”

 

This weekend, Glover is poised to make his second appearance in the NEF cage when he takes on 6’6” Ras Hylton (1-0) from rival gym, Mbụ na klas Emmanuel. Hylton made his debut on the same night as Glover and, like his challenger this weekend, made quick work of his opponent by earning a TKO victory at 1:21 nke mbụ gburugburu.

 

Berserkers MMA Founder and Head Coach, Mike Hansen, predicts a dominant night for Glover. “Matt happens to be much stronger than he even appears, which is incredible if you have ever seen him,” Hansen stated. “A guy of his size normally struggles with agility, but Matt doesn’t. He is a super athlete and easy to coach. Matt improves daily and will be a juggernaut in the heavyweight amateur division.

 

“Ras is used to being the bigger guy in all of his fights. That will not be the case on Saturday night. Matt will put his hands on Hylton in a way he’s never been touched before. I don’t see Ras walking away from this fight with his hand held high. He should consider it a win if he can walk away at all when Matt’s done with him.”

 

Going into Saturday n'abalị, Glover feels well prepared to continue building on his success in the sport of MMA that he started to create back in February. If his athletic history is any indicator, he should be confident in the future. “I’m ready for this fight,” Glover stated. “In this fight, I’m more relaxed because my brother’s not fighting and I can just focus on my fight… After that first win, I knew I was hooked because there’s no better feeling.”

 

“When people first started speaking to Matt about competing in MMA, I was completely against it 110%,” Lindsey stated. “But after watching him train so hard with the guys in the gym and seeing that he has the same passion for that as he does for his horse pulling, I felt more at ease and decided that if this was something he wanted to pursue, I would support him in any way that I possibly could.

 

“The Glover brothers fighting in MMA is a big thing for Rumford,” Lindsey stated in closing. “Every time it’s getting close to fight night, this town comes alive. No matter where he goes within the sport, this town and his family support him.”

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,” takes place this Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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GLOVER AND WILLIAMS TO FACE OFF FOR NEF GOLD

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Lewiston, Maine (February 1, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, "NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” this Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed martial arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur light heavyweight championship bout to the card. Ryan Glover (2-1) will face Mike Williams (1-0) for the inaugural NEF amateur 205-pound title.

 

Prior to competing in MMA, Ryan Glover was a standout dual sport athlete at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. A state champion wrestler, Glover made his biggest mark on the football field where he was named the “Football Player of the Year” by the Lewiston Sun Journal in 2010.

 

Afọ gara aga, Glover faced Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) for the NEF amateur heavyweight championship. Glover lost a close decision in an exciting, hard-hitting physical contest. Ugbu a, faster and more agile at a lower weight, Glover has his sights set on finally achieving NEF gold.

 

“The weight cut has not been fun, but has gone easier than expected,” stated Glover, when asked about his cut down to 205-pounds. “I feel a lot better as I approach 205 and I think I’ll like fighting at this weight. It’s going to be bittersweet to hold the belt at 205. I lost a close slugfest last June simply because I didn’t stick to our game plan. I dropped the ball that night and you can rest assured that’s not going to happen again. I hope Williams has been training as hard as I have, n'ihi na, if so, it’s going to be a fight that no one wants to miss. I’ll see you February 6th and don’t be late—this is a show worth traveling 1000 miles for.”

 

Mike Williams took a collective gasp out of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee when he came out guns blazing in his debut at “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE” last November. Williams, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) blue belt and member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (CMBJJ) na Auburn, blasted fellow newcomer Joe Krech (0-1) out of the gate before securing a fight-ending armbar in a spectacular 26-seconds into the first round. The dizzying debut was enough to earn the impressive young Williams a shot at NEF gold.

 

“This fight is just another step and he’s in the way,” stated Williams flatly when asked for comment.

 

“This is another Easter egg of a fight on a star-studded card that is destined to deliver for the whole night,"Kwuru NEF ngalaba-nwe na matchmaker Matt Peterson. “When I look at this fight and the skill sets that both Ryan and Mike bring to the cage, I get goose bumps. Both are athletic, ike ike, young and hungry guys that want to turn heads when they compete—and will stop at nothing to win. Based on what I’ve witnessed in their fights so far, I don’t see an ounce of quit in either fighter. I can’t wait to watch the way this one goes down on Saturday.”

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 21: IHE immortals,” takes place Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

Na-amu amu Emmanuel, mbuaha karat, New England alụkarị ọgụ

NEF XVI RECAP: EZE retains; Osisi ọchịchị; Na-eto eto NDỊ Emmanuel aga 8-1

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Tyler King after retaining the Heavyweight Title on Saturday night

Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -New England alụkarị ọgụ’ (NEF) ọhụrụ mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) ihe "NEF XVI,"Ama ada itie Saturday n'abalị na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, na iyi egwu nke a na-eru snowstorm n'elu ebe, karịrị 2,500 fight fans braved the elements to pack the state’s most venerable fight venue. The crowd was treated to a total of 24 rụsiri ịlụ ọgụ, gụnyere anọ ọkachamara oké, abụọ nke bụ maka NEF Emmanuel aha eriri.

 

Isi ihe omume nke mgbede ikwo Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “All Business” Osisi (5-1) to become the new NEF MMA Featherweight Champion. The loss spoiled what was expected to be a triumphant return home for Wood. The native of Bucksport, Maine kwagara South Carolina na 2014 na-achụso ihe mgbaru ọsọ ya nke mpi na Jisọs na-alụ ọgụ Asọmpi Onye Mmeri (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, ọ onwe ya mpi na mba ogbo Bellator na World Oke Cagefighting (WEC). N'agbanyeghị, Osisi e ghọtara dị ka ọkacha mmasị na-aga n'ime n'obi Saturday n'abalị. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, si-mgba Osisi tupu na-edo ya a My Chemical ịkpagbu nke-ise gburugburu weghara belt.

 

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, Maine dabeere otu ama merie ha gara aga asatọ oké n'elu N'ezie nke mgbede, an amazing feat considering that the Young’s corners were often running back and forth from the cage to the locker room to prepare their fighters for bouts that were mere moments apart from each other. Of particular note, oghere ọgụ nke kaadị agba Josh Harvey (3-1) nke na-eto eto si tearing site n'elu-iri-họọrọ amu amu featherweight Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ (5-2) na a teknuzu knockout (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. Mgbe e mesịrị, Na-eto eto si Kacha ọhụrụ otu so, Carl Langston (4-7), nwetara ya mbụ mmeri mgbe on Maine ala na a mkpebi n'elu Sheldon Bang (1-2) na a rematch nke a n'obi Langston tụfuru na “NEF nke Iri na Atọ” afọ gara aga.

 

Marcus Davis si Team Irish wee 2-0 n'abalị na Ricky Dexter(2-0) buru nke abụọ mmeri nke ya na-amu amu ọrụ na Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) mgbe Dexter gbatara a nnukwu knockout on Cory Ikpe (0-1) nke abụọ-gburugburu, eziga Ikpe ka a ụlọ ọgwụ dị nso na usoro.

 

Mata-ukwu knockouts ndị pa maka N'ezie “NEF XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator na Strikeforce vetiran Nah-Shon “The Rock-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) ama bloodied Ryan Hodge(6-10) before knocking him out in the first round of their professional middleweight contest. The most-talked-about knockout of the evening, Otú ọ dị, gara Keleb Farrington (2-0) nke Team New England United (NEW) onye ama esịn Brandon “The Enigma” Russell (0-1) with a single right hand just 8-seconds into the first round. The knockout broke the all-time record of 11-seconds previously set by Buck “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” Pineau (7-4) na April 2012.

 

More akụkọ ihe mere eme e mere na “NEF XVI” mgbe a na nna bụghị otu, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon na Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), a so Central Maine Brazil Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), entered the NEF MMA cage to a loud ovation from the crowd. The bariatric surgeon wasted little time in going to work on his opponent, Matthew Hanning (0-1), na-ewere ya na pounding si a mmeri site refirii-stoppage.

 

NFL na UFC Ihe Jisọs Agha vetiran Tyler Eze (8-2) ọma gbachiteere NEF Emmanuel Heavyweight Mbụ na ngalaba-isi omume nke abalị, ndikan Terry “The pola agba” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, Eze wee Blackburn ala ute na-arụ ọrụ a Kimura nrubeisi, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, Eze kpọrọ a owot heavyweights na ìhè-heavyweights gụnyere obodo aha dị ka Eric Bedard (6-5), nakwa dị ka mba kpakpando dị ka Bellator si Muhammed “Eze knife” Lawal (14-4).

 

Abụọ oké e kwupụtara maka NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVII,” ndokwa maka April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga onye mmeri Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington(10-7) ihu-apụ na onu na Jamie Harrison (5-1) for an interview. Boyington will defend his title at “NEF XVII” against number-one-contender Harrison in the main event. Jarod “Ikpeazụ nkeji” Lawton (4-1) na Bellator vetiran Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “NEF XVII” na a n'obi ọtụtụ obodo na-ekiri na-eche nwere ike ejedebe a contender maka “Ọgụ nke Year” na mpaghara.

 

Zuru pụta “NEF XVI” na Lewiston, Maine:

 

Ọkachamara

 

145*Aha Anthony Morrison def. Ray Osisi (c) site na My Chemical, gburugburu 5 (Morrison-enweta nkwanye aha)

265*Aha Tyler Eze (c) def. Terry Blackburn site Kimura, gburugburu 1 (Eze retains)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge site TKO, gburugburu 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen site TKO, gburugburu 1

 

Na-amu amu

Enwetaghị Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 3

Enwetaghị Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown site mgbata ka armbar, gburugburu 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark site ko, gburugburu 3

180 Keleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell site ko, gburugburu 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory Ikpe site ko, gburugburu 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Matthew Hanning site TKO, gburugburu 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen ikpeazụ. Mladen Holman site etebe

Enwetaghị Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick site TKO, gburugburu 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson site TKO, gburugburu 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang site etebe

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard site etebe

185 Nick Shea def. Jacob Cameron site TKO, gburugburu 1

Enwetaghị Rob Kiah def. Clifford Redman site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 1

Enwetaghị Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch site bulldog nrubeisi, gburugburu 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman site etebe

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman site TKO, gburugburu 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang site etebe

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber site gbawara n'etiti mkpebi

145 Josh Harvey def. Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ site TKO, gburugburu 1

 

NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVII,” na-ndokwa iji ebe onApril 11, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-7) ga-chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga Mbụ megide ọtụtụ-otu contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Na mgbakwunye, Jarod “Ikpeazụ nkeji” Lawton (4-1) osobo Dennis Olson (12-7) na a welterweight zoo. Tiketi maka “NEF XVII” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ The Colisee igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

Na-amu amu Emmanuel, mbuaha karat, New England alụkarị ọgụ

NEF ọkwa Emmanuel IHE SITE LEWISTON, Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (February 8, 2015) -New England alụkarị ọgụ’ (NEF) ọhụrụ mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) ihe "NEF XVI,"Ama ada itie Saturday n'abalị na Ramada Conference Center ke Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 bụ na-aka na-agba àmà nkwalite mbụ omume nke 2015.

 

Ke isi omume nke mgbede, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) akpata oyi wụrụ ìgwè mmadụ ahụ ke ndikan n'obodo dikeRay “All Business” Osisi (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. Na ngalaba-isi omume, Tyler Eze (8-2) meriri Terry “The pola agba” Blackburn (5-3) site na-erubere anọgide na-adị NEF Heavyweight Mbụ.

 

Na mgbakwunye, NEF mara ọkwa abụọ ọgụ n'ihi ya ọzọ omume, “NEF XVII,” ndokwa maka April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. N'abalị, NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga onye mmeri Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-7) ga-chebe ya aha megide ihe ịma aka nke Jamie Harrison (5-1) na isi ihe omume. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Ikpeazụ nkeji” Lawton (4-1) na a ọkachamara welterweight zoo megide Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

Zuru pụta “NEF XVI” na Lewiston, Maine:

 

Ọkachamara

 

145*Aha Anthony Morrison def. Ray Osisi (c) site na My Chemical, gburugburu 5 (Morrison-enweta nkwanye aha)

265*Aha Tyler Eze (c) def. Terry Blackburn site Kimura, gburugburu 1 (Eze retains)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge site TKO, gburugburu 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen site TKO, gburugburu 1

 

Na-amu amu

Enwetaghị Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 3

Enwetaghị Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown site mgbata ka armbar, gburugburu 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark site ko, gburugburu 3

180 Keleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell site ko, gburugburu 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory Ikpe site ko, gburugburu 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Matthew Hanning site TKO, gburugburu 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen ikpeazụ. Mladen Holman site etebe

Enwetaghị Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick site TKO, gburugburu 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson site TKO, gburugburu 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang site etebe

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard site etebe

185 Nick Shea def. Jacob Cameron site TKO, gburugburu 1

Enwetaghị Rob Kiah def. Clifford Redman site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo site mgbata azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu, gburugburu 1

Enwetaghị Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch site bulldog nrubeisi, gburugburu 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman site etebe

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman site TKO, gburugburu 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang site etebe

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber site gbawara n'etiti mkpebi

145 Josh Harvey def. Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ site TKO, gburugburu 1

 

NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVII,” na-ndokwa iji ebe onApril 11, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-7) ga-chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga Mbụ megide ọtụtụ-otu contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Na mgbakwunye, Jarod “Ikpeazụ nkeji” Lawton (4-1) osobo Dennis Olson (12-7) na a welterweight zoo. Tiketi maka “NEF XVII” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ The Colisee igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

Na-amu amu Emmanuel, mbuaha karat, New England alụkarị ọgụ

Maine NDỊ Kacha ọhụrụ agha team eme mkpotu NA Emmanuel onu

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Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2015) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ọnọde ya ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) omume a Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card, titled “NEF XVI,” ga-Njirimara abụọ òtù Maine si Kacha ọhụrụ agha otu, Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing, na-amu amu oké.

 

Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing e hiwere na 2014 by veteran fighter Josh Parker (4-8). Parker has a long history in the NEF MMA cage, ọ mpi ugboro asaa maka agha nkwalite n'etiti February 2012 na November 2013. More na nso nso, Parker nọgidere nke Emmanuel onu-elekwasị anya na ya ọrụ dị ka a ọkachamara oku okpu, nakwa dị ka ewu ya mgbatị.

 

Parker meghere mgbatị na Benton, Maine as a way of giving back to the fight community. He sees Ruthless MMA & Boxing as a means to introduce young athletes from the area to the burgeoning world of combat sports and provide them with opportunities to compete. That includes his own sons.

 

“M na-eche echiche banyere malite m mgbatị maka mgbe now,” kwuru Parker. “My mbụ ọgụ ahụ fọrọ nke nta ka iri afọ gara aga mgbe nwa m nwoke bụ atọ. Now he’s 13 na njikere ịmalite ya agha ọrụ, na aghaghị m nnọọ nwa nwoke ọzọ. I knew it was time to build my boys a place where they can train whenever they want to. This is a fight family.”

 

Parker ẹkenam mbụ ya protégé, Alex Johnson (1-1), in the fall of 2014. Johnson is coming off a win over Rick Matthews (0-1) na a obi ọjọọ, kwado na-apụta slugfest na “NEF XV” a gara aga November. The bout was considered by many to be the “Ọgụ nke Night” nke na kaadị.

 

Bymigueleljosiador Ikpe (0-0), ọzọ nke Parker atụmanya, na-enwe olileanya ịnọgide na-ọma ka obi Emmanuel & Boxing by his teammate Alex Johnson. Trial makes his NEF MMA debut a Saturday n'abalị Lewiston mgbe o zutere Ricky Dexter (1-0) nke Team Irish na a fechaa zoo.

 

“M na mgbe rọrọ nke inwe ike Punch na onye ihu na-aga n'ụlọ nga maka ya,” Ikpe kwuru. “Ugbu a ka m nwere na ohere, ị ka mma kwere onye na-aga ịlụ afụ ụfụ.”

 

“Anyị ịke dị mfe, na-amasị anyị na-eguzo na Bang,” Parker elaborated. “Mgbe anyị na-spar, na-amasị anyị na-ahụ ndị nwere ike see hardest. Mike Tyson said it best ‘everybody’s got a plan- ruo mgbe ha na-kụrụ.’ We want to give the fans exciting fights. We’re looking for knockouts.

 

“The ụmụ okorobịa na obi tara mmiri na-abịa site n'ọnọdụ nile nke ndụ- ma ọ bụ n'okporo ámá ma ọ bụ ọgụ onu ọgụ ha niile wee na ahụmahụ na-atụba ọkpọ. They each approached me after hearing I was building a gym. Anyị ụkpụrụ ndị dị mfe- mgbe ị na-abịa ị na-ahapụ gị ego na ụzọ. When you’re a part of the Ruthless team, na ị na-atụ anya na-ebu gị dị ka a ọkachamara- nkaegwuregwu na nkwanye ùgwù a idemfo.”

 

Bryant Orick (3-5) is another Ruthless team member scheduled to make his NEF MMA debut this Saturday night. It will not, Otú ọ dị, be his first time in the cage. Orick, a ala nke Ohio bi ugbu a na Clinton, Maine, has competed in the sport for five years. He is a veteran of eight bouts, na-alụ ọgụ na Buckeye State, Kansas na Indiana, to name a few states. Orick hopes to find a home and success in NEF alongside his Ruthless MMA & Boxing teammates. Mgbe “NEF XVI” nke a izu ụka, Orick ga-ọrụ ya bee maka ya undefeated Fred Lear (2-0) nke na-eto eto si Emmanuel.

 

“M na-apụta na-eme ka a aha maka onwe m na NEF,” said Orick. “M na-bụla na-aga ka on a show. I train hard every day, nwere oké nchịkwa na teammates. Nothing will surprise me in my upcoming bout.”

 

” N'ịbụ onye nchịkwa kụziiri m iji nwayọọ na ya ala ma na-ewetara ya azụ ka isi,” Parker kwuru. “Alụ ọgụ n'ezie bụ mma mfe, akụ aka nke ọzọ Ihọd na ị merie. I demand 100% m alụso, na m na-enye ha 100% azụ. Fighting is not a hobby, ọ bụ a si ebi ndụ.”

 

Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing emi odude ke Benton, Maine. You can learn more about the team at their Facebook page “Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing.”

 

NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVI,” na-ewe ebe a Saturday, February 7, 2015, with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “All Business” Osisi (5-0) laghachi na n'abalị iji chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Featherweight Mbụ megide Bellator na WEC vetiran Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL na UFC Ihe Jisọs Agha vetiran Tyler Eze (7-2) etiÚnye NEF Emmanuel Heavyweight Mbụ na akara megide Terry “The pola agba” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator na Strikeforce vetiran Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) na-eme ka ya NEF Emmanuel mpụta mbụ megide Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ The Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

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New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.