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SECOND WOMEN’S FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 36 IN PORTLAND, Maine

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Portland, Maine (Satumba 12, 2018) - New England Combats (NEF) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” a ranar Asabar, Nuwamba 17 at Aura in Portland, Maine. Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s flyweight fight to the card. B.J. Garceau (1-0) is scheduled to face Chelsea Tucker (0-3) a wani yaki nauyin 125-fam.

B.J. Garceau made national headlines earlier this year as she prepared for her in-cage debut with NEF. Diagnosed with Type-1 juvenile diabetes in 1993, Garceau became an inspiration to those within the diabetic community looking to practice the martial arts. A “NEF 32” last February, she went the distance with Sarah Ziehm (1-2) in a back-and-forth contest, ultimately picking up the win via split-decision on the judges’ scorecards. Garceau is a member of Young’s MMA based in Bangor, Maine.

“When Coach (Chris) Young asked me if I was free November 17th, I thought he wanted me to be the water girl for the guys on the card,” Garceau quipped. “I say this jokingly, but we’ve had some struggles finding match ups for the Young’s WMMA (women’s mixed-martial-arts) team in the past. Me and my girls are hungry to fight. So when he asked if I’d fight Chelsea, who is a warrior that doesn’t back down from anything, of course my answer was ‘yes.’ I adore Chelsea and am ready to put on a hell of a show for the fans, my team and the beautiful city of Portland, Maine this November.”

The casual observer should not let Chelsea Tucker’s record fool them. Scrappy, talented and full of heart, Tucker has come to fight each time she has stepped in the cage. She has appeared four times in the NEF cage, including a non-sanctioned grappling match with Carol Linn Powell that went to a draw last April in Portland. Tucker proudly serves her country as a culinary specialist with the United States Coast Guard stationed in Boothbay, Maine. She trains with First Class MMA in Brunswick, Maine.

“I am very excited to step back into the cage,” said Tucker. “I look forward to fighting B.J. Wannan da yake faruwa na zama mai girma yaki, and I look forward to representing my gym and my skill set again in the NEF cage.”

NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Nuwamba 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. Tickets are on sale now at www.AuraMaine.com.

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STACKED FIGHT CARD OPENS THE YEAR FOR NEF IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Janairu 11, 2017) -New Ingila Combats (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Fabrairu 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE.” Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the full card for the event. The night will feature both amateur and professional MMA bouts.

 

Headlining the evening will be the semi-finals of the tournament to crown a new professional lightweight champion. The title was vacated when previous champion Devin Powell (8-1) signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ryan Sanders (12-8) zai dauki a kan John Ortolani (8-10) yayin da Jon Lemke (5-7) fuskõkinsu Yesse Erickson (9-5) in a rematch from Bellator 93. The winners of those two bouts will meet in the finals tentatively scheduled for “NEF 28” later this year.

 

In a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout, Ras Hylton (0-0) za ta sa ya halarta a karon sana'a da Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6’6″ Hylton, ko “Rasquatch” as he is known amongst his fans, was voted the “2016 Rookie na shekarar” by NEF fans after going 3-0 a matsayin mai son. Hansen was a Maine state wrestling champion for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), and he has developed quite a reputation for downing larger opponents on both the mats and the MMA cage. Hansen was the recipient of the “2016 Submission of the Year” lambar yabo.

 

Speaking of 2016 lambar yabo nasara, da “Jirgin saman soja na bana,” featherweight mai yiwuwa Haruna Lacey (4-0), will look for his fifth consecutive victory in less than a year when he meets Florida’s Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs put together an impressive 8-3 rikodin a matsayin mai son, winning regional titles along the way.

 

The amateur card will feature a bout for the light-heavyweight strap as Ryan Glober (3-1) Kare da Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover has held the title since last February. Both Glover and Irwin were Maine state wrestling champions – Glover with MVHS and Irwin with Brewer High School.

 

Also scheduled on the amateur card are no less than three women’s bouts. Angela Sun (1-2), who put on multiple “Yaki na dare” performances in 2016, returns to face New Hampshire’s Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young’s teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), will make her in-cage debut against another tough competitor from the Granite State in the form of Alex Walker (2-1), yayin da Sarah Ziehm makes her debut against Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

The full “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” yaki katin (batun canza):

 

Sana'a

235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers MMA) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (Na farko Class MMA)

 

160 Matt Denning 3-5 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Dexter 0-0 (Tawagar Ireland)

155 Ryan Sanders 12-8 (Matasa ta MMA) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Yesse Erickson 9-5 (CMBJJ) vs Jon Lemke 5-7 (Tawagar Ireland)

 

145 Haruna Lacey 4-0 (Matasa ta MMA) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & MMA)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (Matasa ta MMA) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Iliya Leland 2-2 (A Academy) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team Fury)

Mai son

205*Fayyace Ryan Glober 3-1 (Berserkers MMA) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (Matasa ta MMA)

 

205 Zeal McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (Na farko Class MMA) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Zaman kanta)

 

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

 

155 Ross Dannar 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (A Academy)

 

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

 

145 Jacob Deppmeyer 0-0 (Na farko Class MMA) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Tai Cibiyar) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (Matasa ta MMA)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (Na farko Class MMA) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (Matasa ta MMA)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (Na farko Class MMA) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

125 Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Zaman kanta) vs James Ploss 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

 

125 Ryan Burgess_ 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Shatterproof Combat Club)

 

125 Angela Sun 1-2 (Matasa ta MMA) vs Christine Brothwell 0-2 (Bucket Brigade)

 

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

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (Matasa ta MMA) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” faruwa a Asabar, Fabrairu 11, 2017 a 7 p.m. Tikiti fara a $25 kuma suna sayarwa a yanzu a www.TheColisee.com ko da kiran da Colisee akwatin ofishin a 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

Don ƙarin bayani a kan taron da kuma yaki katin updates, ziyarci gabatarwa ta website a www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bugu da kari, za ka iya duba NEF bidiyo a www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Combats."

 

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BROTHER AND SISTER MMA FIGHTERS RETURN TO CAGE AT NEF 27

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Lewiston, Maine (Disamba 15, 2016) -New Ingila Combats (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Fabrairu 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE.” Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the addition of two amateur bouts to the card. Ryan Burgess_ (2-1) Za yaƙi Justin Witham (2-4) in a flyweight contest while his sister, Nicole Burgess (0-1), daukan kan Sarah Ziehm (0-0) in the strawweight division.

 

This will not be the first time the Burgess siblings have competed on an NEF card together. Last June at “NEF 24,” Ryan and Nicole would taste defeat at the hands of Dustin Veinott (5-4) and Alex Walker (2-1), bi da bi. They will look to redeem themselves on Fabrairu 11.

 

“I’m super excited to get my sister back in the cage on the same card as me,” said Ryan Burgess. “She has always been a competitor and being able to train side by side with her throughout this fight camp will help me as much as it will help her. She is tough as nails and everything I will be helping her learn over the next two months will just reinforce the knowledge I have already obtained from my coaches. Her debut was against a seasoned fighter in Alex Walker and I can’t wait to see her take home her first win on February 11th.”

 

Ryan and Nicole are based out of the Berserkers MMA camp in Rumford, Maine. They grew up in neighboring Mexico, Maine. Ryan was a three-time state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School, while Nicole, a multi-sport athlete, also wrestled and excelled in field hockey. She has continued her field hockey career at Plymouth State University. Ryan captured the NEF MMA Flyweight Title last year. Both siblings are confident that Nicole can replicate his success in the cage.

 

“Training with my brother is both a challenge and a blessing,” said Nicole. “We’ll get on each other’s nerves, but at the end of the day we want each other to succeed. Kara, he’s a good partner to have on your team.”

 

Ryan’s bout at “NEF 27” will be a rematch. In their first meeting, he defeated Justin Witham via unanimous decision at “NEF 18” in the summer of 2015.

 

“Rematching Witham will be a perfect opportunity for me to showcase the huge strides I have made over the last year and a half since the beginning of my MMA career. He is a really tough dude and I know he will show up for a war, but I have made huge improvements in all aspects of my game since adding Jason Bell to my corner and I will be the one to decide the outcome of this fight. I will control the pace of the fight and whether I want to take it to him on the feet or take him down and submit him, there is nothing he will be able to do to stop me. This fight will not go three rounds.”

 

Justin Witham is a member of the Shatterproof Combat Club. Since his loss to Burgess, Witham has gone 2-1 including an impressive submission win over Conner Murphy (1-1) a cikin mafi yawan 'yan outing. Witham is certain that he can defeat Burgess in the rematch.

 

“I’ve been wanting this fight since the second our first fight was over,” exclaimed Witham. “I can and will win!”

 

As for Nicole, she will be taking on the debuting Sarah Ziehm. Ziehm is a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) based in nearby Auburn, Maine.

 

“I’m looking forward to getting back into the cage,” said Nicole. “I think my first fight was a good learning experience and I got out all my nerves that I didn’t expect to have. Yanzu, it’s my turn to come out with a ‘W’ for my team.”

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” faruwa a Asabar, Fabrairu 11, 2017 a 7 p.m. Tikiti fara a $25 kuma suna sayarwa a yanzu a www.TheColisee.com ko da kiran da Colisee akwatin ofishin a 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

Don ƙarin bayani a kan taron da kuma yaki katin updates, ziyarci gabatarwa ta website a www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bugu da kari, za ka iya duba NEF bidiyo a www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Combats."