Lewiston, Maine (Mahuru 17, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua” i runga i Rāhoroi, Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) 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 Rāhoroi po i “NEF XIX,” Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te paruru i te NEF MMA Amateur Heavyweight Taitara e ahiahi ki te wero o Dave Smith (2-0).
Leahy riro te tuatahi runaruna taitara taumahamaha i “NEF XVIII” tenei mua Pipiri ka patua e ia berserkers MMA hoa tākaro a Smith Ryan Glover (2-1) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu. 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) i roto i te Auburn, Maine me MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine.
“Berserkers wants to say I’m avoiding fights?” ka ui te Leahy riri. “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.”
Hanga Dave Smith i tona tuatahi MMA tenei puna mua i “Nef XVII” i roto i te Lewiston. That night, patua ia Sonny Spratt (0-2) i te tuatahi-a tawhio noa knockout hangarau (WHO). He followed up that victory with another win at “NEF XVIII” i roto i te Pipiri. Tenei wā, ko reira 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 Whiringa 21 i roto i te Lewiston.
“Tuatahi, E rite ahau ki te whakawhetai wāhi katoa i roto i te hanga tenei whawhai tupu,” Said Smith. “Au e mohio ana ahau e kore i te mea ohie ki te tiki Billy te mahi i hoki Whiringa, he wouldn’t do it for September. I respect anyone who gets in the cage, tae atu Mr. Leahy. I really hope he isn’t expecting a win. Mea tika i ahau ki a Billy–kia rite a kawe mai i toku whitiki.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua,” e wahi i runga i Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tikiti hoki “NEF XX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."