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PAT KELLY TO COMPETE IN FINAL MMA FIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 8 IN BANGOR

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Maine (Agusta 7, 2018) - New England Combats (NEF) will hold its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” a kan Satumba 8 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur lightweight title fight to the card. Pat Kelly (4-0) is scheduled to defend his strap against the challenge of fellow undefeated MMA competitor Tim Manning (2-0).

The fight will be the final contest for the 53-year-old Kelly who began competing in MMA four years ago in his late 40s. He brought to the cage unmatched wrestling credentials earned through a lifetime on the mats. Kelly is nothing short of a legend in Maine wrestling circles. He won a state championship as a senior competing for the former Camden-Rockport High School. Kelly went on to wrestle for the University of Maine where he claimed a New England title and competed in the national NCAA championships. Daga baya, as a coach Kelly would lead Camden-Rockport and Camden Hills Regional High School to multiple state championships. Among the students he coached is current UFC star Tim Boetsch (21-11). Kelly was inducted into the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007.

“I started this journey five years ago in Bangor with Young’s MMA,” said Kelly. “It is only fitting I have my farewell fight in the same great city. I am very grateful to NEF for the opportunity to fight in their cage and ultimately win an ammy title. Zuwa gare ni, age is simply a number. I have searched for tough and competitive challenges my entire career, and this fight is certainly another big challenge.”

For all his accomplishments in wrestling, Kelly’s time in the MMA cage has been impressive as well. He was able to finish his first three bouts on his way to earning a crack at the NEF Amateur Lightweight Championship. Last summer at “NEF 29,” Kelly handed then-undefeated Rafael Velado (4-1), an athlete fourteen years Kelly’s junior, the first loss of his career to claim the belt. Over a year later, Kelly promises to bring his trademark intensity to both his training camp at Young’s MMA and his final fight on Satumba 8.

“I train hard, lokaci,” exclaimed Kelly. “And I am sure my opponent does the same thing, and that’s what it is all about – the willingness to prepare to win. Bugu da žari, it is important for me to let coach Chris Young and Ernie Fitch know that I truly have appreciated them letting me become a part of the Young’s MMA family. To my teammates at Young’s and to all my fans – thanks for the ride… I have enjoyed you all.”

Kelly’s challenger on Satumba 8, Tim Manning, is also undefeated. Fighting out of F2 Arena in Gainesville, Florida, Manning is nicknamed “Murder” for good reason. It took Manning a mere 37-seconds to submit his opponent with an armbar in his amateur debut last fall. He followed up that performance with another impressive first round submission earlier this year in his sophomore cage appearance.

NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” will see the company make its return to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Asabar, Satumba 8, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. Tikiti ne sayarwa yanzu a www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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New England Combats ("NEF") ne mai yaki abubuwan kiran kasuwa kamfanin. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for fighters and fans alike. NEF ta zartarwa tawagar yana da m kwarewa a fama wasanni management, abubuwan samar, kafofin watsa labaru dangantakar, marketing, shari'a da kuma talla.

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UFC STAR TO BE BAƘO OF girmama AT NEF XX; SADUWA DA--gaishe ta sanar

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Lewiston, Maine (Nuwamba 18, 2015) - New England Combats (NEF), Amurka ta lambar-daya yankin yaki gabatarwa, Za ka rike ta gaba taron, “NEF XX: A Tarihin tashin hankali” wannan Asabar, Nuwamba 21, 2015 a Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. A taron za su ƙunshi wani farko ga Maine – mixed-Martial Arts- (MMA) bouts da sana'ar dambe bouts a kan wannan taron da wani MMA keji da dambe zobe kafa gefe-da-gefe. Da yaki gabatarwa ta sanar a baya a yau cewa Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Tim “A jahili” Boetsch (18-9) zai zama bako na girmamawa a taron. An kara sanar da cewa Boetsch zai zama available saduwa magoya a kasancewa da hannu autographs daga 6:00 zuwa 7:00 pmkafin a fara yaki.

 

Boetsch ne mai 'yan qasar na Lincolnville, Maine. Shi ne mai lifelong kokawar, ya lashe hudu jihar wasan yayin da halartar Camden Hills Regional High School. Boetsch aka inducted cikin Maine kokawa Hall of daraja a 2012. Bayan makarantar sakandare, Boetsch zai tafi a kan gasa ga Kulle Haven Jami'ar Pennsylvania, inda ya sauke karatu tare da wata daraja a laifi adalci.

 

Shi ne a halin yanzu a cikin na biyu da yawa. UFC. Boetsch riko da cin nasarar yaki a kan mãsu yawa daga cikin wasanni ta babbar sunayen kamar Kendall Garka (22-15), Brad Tavares (13-4) da kuma Yushin Okami (30-10) kawai don suna 'yan. Mafi kwanan nan, ya headlined “UFC Ku yãƙi dare 68” a New Orleans, Louisiana da Dan Henderson (31-14). Boetsch aka shirya da fuska Ed Herman (23-11) a “UFC Ku yãƙi dare 81” a kanJanairu 17, 2016 a Boston, Massachusetts. Ya a halin yanzu horar da 'yan'uwanmu UFC tsohon soja Marcus “A Dan Ailan Hannun Granada” Davis a Davis’ Team Irish makaman a Brewer, Maine a cikin shiri domin mai zuwa fadan.

 

“Very m da za a tallafa Maine MMA,” ce Boetsch da ya mai zuwa bayyanar a NEF XX. “Fatan kallon cikakken katin na girma ta faɗa da saduwa duk magoya baya da fita zuwa ga wani m show!”

 

"An yi kallon Tim gasa a matsayin kokawar da mixed Martial artist ga kusan 20 shekaru,"Ya bayyana NEF co-mai shi da matchmaker Matt Peterson. "Ina kallonsa karfafa masa wasiyya a Maine mai son kokawa da lashe hudu makarantar sakandare a jihar wasan da kayatar da shi a kan kamar yadda ya yi yaƙi da hanyar zama daya daga cikin baddest maza a duniya a Ultimate Fighting Championship. Tim, tare da Marcus Davis, Mike Brown da kuma Tim Sylvia, sa sama da Dutsen Rushmore na Maine MMA da zai kasance wani daraja a yi shi, shi da Marcus biyu a kasancewa a 20ga watan biya kashi-kashi na New England ta faɗa a kan Nuwamba 21st."

 

New England Combats’ gaba taron, “NEF XX: A Tarihin tashin hankali,” faruwa wannan Asabar, Nuwamba 21, 2015 a Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. A taron za su yi alama a karon farko a tarihin Maine wani mixed-Martial Arts- (MMA) taron da kuma kwararren dambe taron sun faru tare a kan wannan show. Tikiti na “NEF XX” fara a kawai $25 kuma suna sayarwa a yanzu a www.TheColisee.com ko ta kira da Colisée akwatin ofishin a207.783.2009 x 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, bi su a kan Twitternefights, kuma Ka riskar da hukuma Facebook kungiyar "New England ta faɗa."

 

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New England Combats ("NEF") ne mai yaki abubuwan kiran kasuwa kamfanin. NEF ta manufa shi ne ba ga Ya halitta mafi ingancin abubuwan gare Maine ta mayakan da magoya m. NEF ta zartarwa tawagar yana da m kwarewa a fama wasanni management, abubuwan samar, kafofin watsa labaru dangantakar, marketing, shari'a da kuma talla.

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UFC 183: Who will show up?

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has hit it out of the park so far in 2015, with its first two major cards of the year living up to the hype of their main events. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier to prove he is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world at UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, Taro., a watan Janairu, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Which brings us to UFC 183 yau da dare, and a main event that is considered a dream matchup by many. Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his last fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz also makes his return to the UFC after losing his last fight against former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pair of significant undercard fights are taking place under some controversy, as flyweight John Lineker came in overweight for his fight against Ian McCall, which is expected to determine the next no. 1 contender to the flyweight title. A cikin co-main taron, Kelvin Gastelum came in 9 pounds overweight for his fight against Tyron Woodley, which means 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Talk about insult to injury.

I mana, there is always the wild card with Diaz too. He plays by his own rules, having no-showed the open workouts earlier this week. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? It remains to be seen, though most everyone thinks he will.

Don haka, having said all that, who do I think wins tonight?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 lbs.)

This is actually the main event of the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion of the card instead of the pay-per-view card, taking a page from Urijah Faber’s playbook. Tate is also eager for a third fight with Ronda Rousey for the women’s bantamweight title. Both of these women suffered Rousey’s wrath, particularly McMann, who was demolished by Rousey in about a minute last year.

McMann is a pure wrestler with very little else to her repertoire, whereas Tate built on her established wrestling skills to become an effective striker. I think she will stuff McMann’s attempts to take this fight to the mat and use her vastly superior striking skills to keep McMann befuddled en route to a dominant victory.

Winner: Tate by unanimous decision

Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (25-9) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

Alves has alternated wins and losses in his last six fights, while Mein rides a two-fight win streak. Alves is always dangerous with his Muay Thai and striking, while Mein landed a first-round TKO victory in his last fight. This should be an exciting stand-up battle with neither guy willing to give an inch. I think Alves is the more dangerous fighter here, and will land one good shot to knock Mein silly.

Winner: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight – 185 lbs.)

Leites comes into this fight on a roll, having won his last seven fights, with the last two coming by way of TKO. Boetsch has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, including a TKO victory in his last fight against Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is a slow, plodding bruiser best known for derailing the Hector Lombard hype train when he first made his UFC debut. Leites is a crafty, dangerous fighter who can finish you with his hands or by submission. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, where Leits will capitalize.

Winner: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “Raging” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lightweight – 155 lbs.)

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, action packed bout that will most likely end with him locking in a slick submission or, in the case of his fight against Jim Miller, suffering a gnarly cut that will guarantee a blood battle.

Iaquinta has been on a roll since his time on The Ultimate Fighter Live, having only lost once in his last six fights. A win against Lauzon would be a real feather in his cap and might propel him into title contendership discussion. But Lauzon is one of the best submission specialists in the UFC, and I think the crafty veteran has another submission up his sleeve.

Winner: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

As mentioned above, Gastelum weighed in 9 pounds over for this fight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse directly to Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital leading up to this fight, which contributed to him coming in overweight.

Woodley will be angry in this fight, and rightly so. It’s not fair that his opponent will have a weight advantage due to his own failure to do what he was supposed to do. Give Woodley credit for wanting to keep fighting when it would have been perfectly understandable to postpone it.

Woodley will channel his rage into a blitzkrieg of offense at Gastelum, and the lethargic and probably still-injured Gastelum will have no response.

Winner: Woodley by second round TKO

Anderson "The Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 lbs.)

This is one of the several main events that have fight fans buzzing in 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, let alone come back to the UFC to fight. The matchup style of Diaz wanting to push the pace, get in his opponent’s face and sucker him into trading blows against Silva’s unrivaled elusiveness will be interesting to watch.

Diaz said he wouldn’t trash talk Silva during this fight out of respect. But if Silva keeps bobbing and weaving and dodging Diaz’s punches, we’ll see how long Diaz commits to that. I think we’ll see vintage Silva in this fight, making Diaz look silly in some spots while landing well-timed strikes that will confuse and frustrate Diaz, which will allow Silva to land even more.

Diaz is too tough to finish, but this fight will show that Silva still has it and is the vastly superior fighter.

Winner: Silva by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.