波特兰, 缅因 (二月 9, 2018) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) returns to Aura in Portland on四月 14, 2018 与拼促销的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 33: Riptide.” 今天早些时候，, NEF announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the card. Bill Jones (12-10) 将举行 马特·丹宁 (5-7) 在155磅重的斗争.

 

 

 

Having begun competing in MMA back in 2007, Bill Jones is one of the longest-active fighters on the New England regional scene. His list of opponents over the years reads like a “谁是谁” of local featherweights and lightweights. He holds wins over some of the best the region has to offer like UFC veteran Tateki Matsuda (13-8) and current UFC competitor Matt Bessette (22-8). 最近, Jones competed on the national stage at World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 35 last spring in New York. Jones is currently a member of Nostos MMA based in Somersworth, 新罕布什尔州. “NEF 33″ will be Jones’ long-awaited first appearance in the NEF cage.

 

 

 

“I’m excited to finally make my NEF debut and face Matt Denning, a fight I’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” 琼斯说. “My health is at a new level since I stopped smoking. I feel refreshed and ready to put on my best performance to date against an opponent that I’m looking to dismantle in impressive fashion. Everyone knows not to sleep on me. I made my mark in the regional scene a long time age – 和 4月14日 will be the next chapter in that story. Let’s get after it!”

 

 

 

Including his amateur career, 马特 “肯娃娃” Denning is a fifteen-fight veteran of the NEF cage. He is on a two-fight win-streak in that cage with first-round submission victories over Josh Parker (6-10) 在 “新EF 28” and Dom Jones (1-1) 在 “NEF 29.” Like Jones, Denning is a veteran of the WSOF cage, having competed for the national promotion at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 最近, Denning fought for national promotion Bellator in Connecticut. 他是中央缅因州巴西柔术的一员 (CMBJJ) 总部设在路易斯顿, 缅因.

 

 

 

“I’m excited to fight for NEF again,” 丹宁说：. “The last two times I fought for them, I had first round submission wins. Bill is a veteran and someone that I’ve tried to fight for a while. 这场战斗后, I don’t expect to be as active as I have been in the past. I want to focus on my job, Hollie and Becca. I look forward to a great showing and seeing all my fans.”

 

 

 

NEF returns to Portland, 缅因, at Aura on 星期六, 四月 14, 2018. 门票现已公开发售，在 www.AuraMaine.com. For more information on the event, 请访问 www.NewEnglandFights.com.