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BOYINGTON RETURNING TO NEF CAGE AFTER TWO-YEAR ABSENCE
Lewiston, Maine (Desember 29, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) keer terug na LEWISTON op Saterdag, Februarie 3, 2018 met die stryd bevordering se volgende gemengde martial-kuns gebeurtenis, “NEF 32: Super Saterdag.” Vroeër vandag, NEF announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the card. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (14-11) onderteken het tot aangesig Taylor Trahan (7-8) op 'n stryd gewig van 150-pond.
The fight will be the first for Boyington in the NEF cage since February 2016 when he successfully defended the NEF Lightweight Title against Jon Lemke (7-8). It was Boyington’s third defense of the belt since winning it in the late summer of 2014. After the Lemke defense, Boyington relinquished the championship in order to sign with the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).
While he has fought on many of the largest stages in the world over the past two years, including Madison Square Garden in New York City and halfway across the globe in Russia, Boyington is looking forward to his homecoming and the opportunity to once again fight before his many Maine fans.
“Man, I couldn’t possibly be more excited to get inside the NEF cage, where I have molded my career, built my fan base and learned so much about myself over the years,” Said Boyington. “I am so hungry to entertain people that I can guarantee everyone will want to see what’s going down! I live for this, en op 3 Februarie, there will be some of the best MMA that has ever been on display from the State of Maine, and I’m grateful and humbled by the opportunity. My opponent is a respectable guy that I believe loves to fight and I want that in there. I wish him the very best in preparation, and I thank (NEF owners) Matt (Peterson) and Nick (DiSalvo) once again for providing me a platform.”
Boyington currently owns and operates Boyington’s Taekwondo of Bangor, Maine. He also trains with Young’s MMA in the same city.
Taylor Trahan is a familiar face to NEF fans. He has competed twice for the promotion in the past. Trahan submitted Matt Denning (5-7) in the first round of their meeting at “NEF 25.” He returned to Maine just weeks later at “NEF 26” in a losing effort to Aaron Lacey (4-1). Trahan is coming off a win over Conor Barry (3-2) last month in New Hampshire. He represents Team Link of Hooksett.
“I’m looking forward to returning to NEF,” said Trahan. “They always put on a good show and treat the fighters right. I’m really looking forward to fighting Bruce. He definitely is the most experienced fighter I’ll be going up against so far.”
NEF se volgende gemengde martial-kuns gebeurtenis, “NEF 32: Super Saterdag,” sal sien die maatskappy maak sy terugkeer na die Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saterdag, Februarie 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online at www.TheColisee.com.
M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global
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In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Desember 29, 2017) — The grand opening of the state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburgh, in addition to the celebration of M-1 Challenge 100 later in 2018, will highlight M-1 Global’s 21st seisoen.
Plans in 2018 also include more events, expansion into new countries and, as the No. 2 MMA organization in the world, to keep giving its fans world-class competition, entertaining match-ups, innovative developments and even a few surprises.
M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (sien hieronder) prior to the holidays.
Can you tell us about the new M-1 Arena?
VF: “M-1 Arena is an absolutely unique structure seating a maximum of 3000. It is built in the form of the Colosseum, stone and wood, with an incredible dome made of glulam, which gives the place perfect acoustics. Not only can we promote sporting events, but also music concerts. M-1 Arena allows us to have even more events and realize new ideas like, for example, a reality show. M-1 Arena will be multifunctional but martial arts will be the main form of entertainment held there.”
M-1 Challenge was more international last year in terms of showcasing more fighters from different countries like USA, Portugal, Verenigde Koninkryk, Kanada, Suid-Korea, China, ens. Do you plan to expand your fighter base even more this year and, if so, what countries are you targeting for fighters?
VF: “Usually, we hire fighters from countries where our events are being broadcasted. If we have new contracts with the countries from where we don’t have representative fighters, or only have a few of them, we are going to increase their number. The same for countries where we’ve held events because fans desire to see the local athletes fighting in the Rage. We give them an opportunity to see that.”
With the success of female MMA stars around the world do you plan to add a female division in 2018?
VF: “One day we will probably create a female division in M-1 Global. Nou, al, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, nog. As soon as we are ready to make this happen, it will be done, but we don’t want to open a new division just to check the box. We want the best fighters to compete at the highest level.”
M-1 Global is closing in on your 100th M-1 Challenge event. Do you plan to promote your 100th event in 2018? If so can you provide any additional information about when, waar, special plans, ens.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 gebeure, insluitend 85 M-1 Challenges, which was created in 2008. I think that this event will happen either in Saint-Petersburg or in Moscow, but we still have a lot of time left and a dozen other events before it. We are going to take care of it a bit later.”
M-1 has developed fighters who’ve moved on to the UFC and other organizations. How do you feel about that trend? Does it frustrate you that you to spend time building a fighter and then have him move on, or do you look at it as a compliment that M-1 Global develops fighters who can compete in the UFC and any other organization?
VF: “We can consider this situation from different perspectives. I’m not happy to let my best fighters go, natuurlik, maar dit is wat dit is, and we are not ready to compete with UFC yet. Sometimes our fighters leave us. From another perspective, we are happy that our fighters who leave keep winning fights and become the top competitors in other promotions. It proves that the level of M-1 Global fighters is equal to the level of UFC fighters. The top athletes who left M-1 Global for UFC are in top positions there and other promotions don’t have such results. Other organization may make their fighters popular but, as soon as they move to UFC, they start losing and get released.
“Our company is probably the second MMA promotion in the world and when some fighters move to the strongest league on the planet, they take a step forward, which I like much better than when they move to weaker promotions than M-1 Global just to make more money.”
Any plans to do anything different this year than in the past, outside of the grand opening of the M-1 arena and possible 100th event?
VF: “The main difference will be that we are going to have our own home, M-1 Arena, which means we will be able to hold even more events. We’d like to have two events each month, 24 events a year. We opened our own TV channel (M1global.tv) and next year, MMA fans from former Soviet Republics will have an opportunity to watch all the fights. Using our iOS and Android App, viewers from all over the world can watch old and new fights right now, and next year we are going to make it even better. We are also going to create our own studio to produce different content, probably a new reality show with fighters from different countries.”
Will you have showcase M-1 Medieval fights this coming year?
VF: “Apparently, we will have some medieval fights in 2018, but the only issue is that we have a lot of fighters under contract, so it is not easy to find a place for M-1 Medieval fights on our cards. We make knight fights in regions where they are popular, like in Ingushetia and Finland in 2017, because fans demonstrated to us that they want to see them. I hope one day we’ll have more resources for them.”
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FNU Gevegsport Wys: Jaareind Spesiale
Tom, Tony en Rich bespreek boks die week se en MMA nuus, skop rondom die idee van Floyd Mayweather, Jr. gesig staar CM Punk in die Octagon, en 'n voorbeeld van die komende gebeure vir hierdie naweek. UFC 219 beskik oor 'n wonderlike matchup van die top vroulike vegters in die wêreld in Holly Holm en Cris “Cyborg” Justin. Tony nooi ons ook aan sy fantasie sokker kampioenskap parade in Philadelphia.
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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017
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Undercard Fighters Praat Komende Showdowns plaasvind Saterdag, Januarie 20 by Barclays-sentrum in Brooklyn in Event opskrif deur Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson
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LFA KICKS OFF 2018 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH LFA 30
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Legacy Veg Alliance (VVO) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 with an action-packed event in southern California.
Die hoofren van VVO 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. VVO 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Vrydag, January 12th at the Costa Mesa Hall at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Kalifornië. Die hele hoof kaart van VVO 30 – Millender vs. Barnes will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 namiddag. EN / 7 namiddag. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 by bringing LFA back to southern California”, Verklaarde Soares. “Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes are coming off big wins in LFA headlining bouts where they won in enemy territory. Now they get to face each other in the main event of LFA 30 on their home turf in a perfect headliner to start the new year.”
Mill Ends (13-3) returns home to the building where he fought and won his first seven fights. The Orange County juggernaut is looking to build off a perfect 2017 where he won three fights, including back-to-back LFA headliners. His most recent win came via highlight reel Head Kick KO in the main event of LFA 24. Millender will meet Barnes (12-2) in a long-awaited showdown between two of southern California’s finest. The welterweight stars started their careers in the southern California regional circuit, moved on to Bellator, and will finally meet in the main event of LFA 30. Barnes, like Millender, is coming off an impressive win in an LFA headliner this past August at LFA 20.
While the main event will feature a rivalry between two of the top welterweights in LFA, the co-main event will feature a rivalry between two of the LFA featherweight division’s most talented jiu-jitsu practitioners.
Fernando Padilla (10-1) put the division on notice in October, when he submitted longtime RFA vet Darrick Minner with a Triangle-Armbar in the first round of their co-main event bout at LFA 25. Padilla, who is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, has now won 90% of his fights by first round stoppage. He will now face a man equally dangerous on the ground when he meets Talison Soares (9-2) in the co-main event of LFA 30. Soares is a jiu-jitsu black belt from the famed Checkmat BJJ team who has made a name for himself competing in his native Brazil. Soares has a 100% finishing rate in the nine bouts he has won and will now make his international debut in the co-main event of LFA 30.
Tans aangekondig Main Card (Televisie op AXS TV by 10 namiddag. EN / 7 namiddag. PT):
Main Event | Weltergewig Bout (170 lb)
– Curtis Millender (13-3) vs. Nick Barnes (12-2)
Co-Main Event | Veergewigtitel Bout (145 lb)
– Fernando Padilla (10-1) vs. Talison Soares (9-2)
vlieggewig Bout (125 lb)
– Maikel Perez (4-1) vs. Charlie Alaniz (11-2)
Middelgewigtitel Bout (185 lb)
– Craig Wilkerson (7-3) vs. Jordan Wright (8-0)
Weltergewig Bout (170 lb)
– Christian Aguilera (8-4) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-3)
Kapokgewig Bout (135 lb)
– Vince Cachero (3-0) vs. TBD
In September 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) begin in Januarie 2017. RFA en Legacy FC het die loopbane van meer as stapel gestuur 150 atlete wat die toppunt van MMA bereik deur meeding in die UFC.
VVO 30 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of California after the merger. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” voor die samesmelting. Die hele hoof kaart van VVO 30 word regstreeks en landwyd op AXS TV by 10 namiddag. EN / 7 namiddag. PT.
Besoek LFAfighting.com vir bout updates en inligting. LFA is op Facebook by Legacy Veg Alliance. LFA is ook op Instagram by @LFAfighting en Twitter by @LFAfighting.
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