Portland, Maine (November 2, 2018) - New England Fights (NEF) zal zijn laatste mixed-martial-arts evenement houden van 2018, “NEF 36: Strijd om het goud,” op zaterdag, November 17 bij Aura in Portland, Maine. Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur fights.

 

 

 

The professional side of the card will be headlined by a pair of title fights as Ryan Sanders (17-9) defends the lightweight strap against Jacob Bohn (7-5) en Ras Hylton (3-1) voldoet aan Yorgan De Castro (2-0) to crown the first-ever NEF cruiserweight champion.

 

 

 

Sanders has held the lightweight title since April 2017 when he defeated Jon Lemke (7-9) in a tournament final. He has won a remarkable eight in a row in the NEF cage, not losing on Maine soil in four years. New York’s Jacob Bohn has won his last two in a row over veterans Kenny Foster (12-13) and Lewis Corapi (8-4) respectievelijk.

 

 

 

Ras Hylton is coming off a highlight-reel elbow knockout of Eric Bedard (6-8) afgelopen augustus. de 6'6″ resident of South Portland, known to fans as “De Jamaicaanse klaver,” is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage where he also went 3-0 als amateur. Yorgan De Castro is undefeated as a professional, having finished both of his opponents by technical knockout. The bout will be the first in the newly-created NEF 225-pound cruiserweight division which will fall between the light-heavyweight (205-pond) en zwaargewicht (265-pond) klassen.

 

 

 

Also on the professional card will be a flyweight contest between Portland fan-favorite Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) and undefeated Massachusetts prospect Jose Lugo (3-0). Ornelas is riding a two-fight win streak while Lugo, nicknamed “El Salvaje,” has finished all three of his opponents.

 

Matt Probin (2-0) is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut with NEF when he meets veteran Lionel Young (7-15) in een vedergewicht wedstrijd. Probin has won back-to-back bouts in Vermont via knockout to start his professional career.

 

 

 

As of press time, NEF was still searching for a replacement opponent for Carl Langston (0-1) in a professional featherweight bout after several previous opponents had pulled out. Interested featherweights should contact NEF matchmakers via email at newenglandfights@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only please.

 

 

 

The amateur portion of the card is scheduled to feature a total of three women’s MMA bouts. Glorie Watson (1-0) zal op zich te nemen Megan Rosado (0-0), terwijl BJ Garceau (1-0) voldoet aan Chelsea Tucker (0-3) en Catie Denning (1-0) gezichten af ​​met Taylor Thompson (2-0). Watson, Garceau and Tucker are all members of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine owned and operated by coach Chris Young. The trio has been nicknamed “Chris’ Angels.”

 

 

 

De volledige “NEF 36” strijd kaart (onder voorbehoud en goedkeuring van de Combat Sports Authority van Maine):

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MMA

225*TITEL Ras Hylton 3-1 (First Class MMA) vs Yorgan De Castro 2-0

155*TITEL Ryan Sanders 17-9 (c) (Young's MMA) vs Jacob Bohn 7-5 (Behring Jiu Jitsu NY)

145 Matt Probin 2-0 (Recon) vs Lionel Young 7-15 (Citadel Martial Arts)

125 Ernesto Ornelas 4-7 (Choi Instituut) vs Jose Lugo 3-0 (BST MMA & Geschiktheid)

 

 

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

175 Jon Assam 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo)

155 Zac Richard 2-0 (Nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-1 (Onafhankelijk)

155 Mohammad Al Kinani 4-1 (Evolution Athletix) vs Clifford Redman 0-6 (Onafhankelijk)

155 Brandon Mailet 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Ben Peters 0-0 (Titan Atletiek)

140 Megan Rosado 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Glory Watson 1-0 (Young's MMA)

140 Henry Clark 4-4 (Choi Instituut) vs Killian Murphy 1-1 (Nostos)

135 Taylor Thompson 2-0 () vs Catie Denning 1-0 (Young's MMA)

135 Schuyler Vaillancourt 0-0 (Nostos) vs Felipe Gunther 0-0 (First Class MMA)

135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 1-1 (Onafhankelijk)

125 Chelsea Tucker 0-3 (First Class MMA) vs BJ Garceau 1-0 (Young's MMA)

 

 

 

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 36: Strijd om het goud,” zal het bedrijf zien terugkeren naar Aura in Portland, Maine. Het evenement is gepland voor zaterdag, November 17, 2018 met een beltijd van 7 pm. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.AuraMaine.com.

 

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