Lewiston, Maine (September 17, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this past Saturday n'abalị “NEF XIX,” Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) na ndokwa iji chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Amateur Heavyweight Mbụ na mgbede megide ihe ịma aka nke Dave Smith (2-0).
Leahy ndibọhọ inaugural amu amu Heavyweight aha na “NEF XVIII” a gara aga June mgbe o meriri Smith si berserkers Emmanuel teammate Ryan Glover (2-1) site na etebe. Leahy’s decision to take time off from competing rather than to defend the title against number-one contender Smith at “NEF XIX” earlier this week was met with criticism from the Berserkers camp. The heavyweight champion splits time training between Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) na Auburn, Maine na-eto eto si Emmanuel na Bangor, Maine.
“Berserkers wants to say I’m avoiding fights?” jụrụ onye iwe Leahy. “I’ll clean their whole damn gym out one-by-one. They want to come and try to take my belt from me? Good luck, I’ll see you in November.”
Dave Smith mere ya Emmanuel mpụta mbụ a gara aga mmiri na “NEF XVII” na Lewiston. That night, o meriri Sonny Spratt (0-2) mbụ gburugburu oru knockout (WHO). He followed up that victory with another win at “NEF XVIII” na June. Oge nke a, ọ bụ Gravin Guillen (2-4) who fell to Smith in the first round by submission. Smith is confident that he will take the heavyweight title from Leahy on November 21 na Lewiston.
“Mbụ, Ga-amasị m na-ekele onye ọ bụla itinye aka na-eme ka a ọgụ eme,” Kwurula Smith. “M n'aka na ọ bụ mfe inwe Billy ime maka November, he wouldn’t do it for September. I respect anyone who gets in the cage, gụnyere Mr. Leahy. I really hope he isn’t expecting a win. M na-ekwu ozugbo na Billy–inwe njikere ma na-ewetara m belt.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.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."