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FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A SHOT AT THE GOLD, JACKSON AND VELADO TAKE MMA CAREERS TO A NEW LEVEL AT NEF 25
توسط: Kalle Oakes
Humility is the undertone for any conversation with Jimmy Jackson about his mixed martial arts career. It was a humbling experience that twisted Rafael Velado’s arm into the world of combat sports in the first place.
One of the men will depart Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston wielding a source of pride – the New England Fights amateur lightweight championship belt – after their clash at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” this روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10.
Mention the idea of his earning a title shot in the hexagon and Jackson (3-2) almost can’t withhold a laugh.
“It’s a big opportunity for someone like me,جکسون گفت. “I never thought I would be fighting for a title. I’ve had a ton of teammates come up to me and say, ‘You deserve this! Way to go!’ I just never thought of myself as that top-tier fighter. I’ve always been the guy kind of behind the scenes.”
Easy enough for the Bangor fighter to blend in, considering that he trains at Young’s MMA with the likes of Aaron “Relentless” Lacey, “The” Ryan Sanders, and Josh “Hook On” Harvey.
Fighting for the belt vacated by stablemate Harvey isn’t an endeavor that would have entered Jackson’s mind back in 2012, when he accepted a fight in Vermont on a relative lark. He won via submission, with a choke, به 96 ثانیه.
“My training started out as me and a few other guys messing around in a basement,جکسون گفت. “My first fight was spur of the moment. I won and it sort of got the adrenaline going, مانند, ‘I can do this. I did pretty good.’”
Through a co-worker, he connected up with Young’s MMA.
After a learning curve that included back-to-back losses in 2013, Jackson steadily improved and defeated two consecutive opponents to earn his title opportunity.
“It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s truly a family. These are guys who truly stand by each other, in hard times, bad times, in and out of the gym,” Jackson said of wearing Young’s colors. “But on the flip side, everybody’s watching you, expecting a certain amount of entertainment from you. I want to perform at such a level that people are excited to watch me fight.”
While most fighters go through the drudgery of training in order to bask in the glory of fight night, Jackson contends that it’s the training he loves most. And entering the cage, he claims, is not about him.
“Fighting, برای من, is just what I can do to show everybody what my coaches have accomplished,جکسون گفت. “They sacrifice so much to give us fighters the recognition and they get very little recognition in return. The only reason I get in the cage is to represent them.”
Jackson gravitated to MMA with minimal experience in combat sports. محجبه, of Norridgewock, brought a decade of jiu-jitsu and a black belt to the table.
That journey had less glamorous beginnings, اما.
“In July 2005, I was playing basketball and a guy on my own team, if you can believe it, punched me in the face. He took exception to something and he messed me up pretty good,” Velado said. “From watching UFC, I thought I knew what to do to defend myself, and I pulled him down with an arm bar. Pathetically, but I pulled him down.”
Velado called it a reality check, one that led him to enroll in jiu-jitsu classes taught by Aaron Blake in Boothbay Harbor.
“I think all guys think they will be able to defend themselves in a situation, and most of those guys are wrong,” Velado said.
In more than three years of tournament competition, Velado said he fought more than 50 times and lost only three matches.
He grew restless and sought a new challenge. It led him to John Raio’s First Class MMA in Topsham. Velado was primed for his debut, but a sparring session with heavyweight teammate Nick Gulliver led to a torn MCL in his knee.
“That took about six to eight months before I fully recovered,” Velado said. “I dropped in on John again in April 2015, and we got a plan together. He got me in there with a lot of good wrestler types, including himself. He let me train with Marcus Davis and some other guys to expand my skill set.”
Velado has won three times in NEF, capped by a split decision over Mike Peitersen of Young’s.
“You’re in for a war. Young’s guys, they’re great. They’re all respectful. They train like savages,” Velado said. “Look who he’s training against…Those guys could fight anywhere in the United States and do well. You can’t not get better training against guys like that. You can’t not be a stud.”
جکسون, who said that MMA has lowered his stress level while reminding him that there is nothing else in life he can’t handle, hinted that he is the underdog on paper.
“He went three rounds with Mike Pietersen, and Mike is a tough dude. I know he’s a black belt in jits,جکسون گفت. “I’m taking a realistic approach. I’m more focused on what I need to do and can’t worry about what he’s going to do. I don’t think he’s going to show me anything that I can’t handle.”
The question, Velado said, is whether or not Jackson’s modesty suggests any level of uncertainty.
“The difference between us is that I know I have jiu-jitsu in my tool box. He doesn’t have anything like that in his tool box that I know of,” Velado said. “He’s going to see what level he’s at in this fight. He’s going to find a way to get past me, or he’s going to take a step back and say is this something I really want to be doing? He definitely has to have confidence if he wants to beat me.”
The opening bell on this روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10 برای تنظیم 7 p.m. مدارک فعلی برای "NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. بلیط در شروع $25 و در دسترس در می www.TheColisee.com و یا با تماس با دفتر جعبه Colisee در 207.783.2009, افزونه 525.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, لطفا از وب سایت ارتقاء مراجعه کنید در www.NewEnglandFights.com. بعلاوه, شما می توانید فیلم NEF در تماشای www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, دنبال آنها را درnefights توییتر و فیس بوک رسمی پیوستن به "نیوانگلند مبارزه."
BELLATOR TO HOST THE FIRST MAJOR MMA EVENT IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL ON NOVEMBER 10
WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDREY KORESHKOV TO FACE DOUGLAS LIMA IN MAIN EVENT
همچنین: ISRAELI ARMY VETERAN NOAD LAHAT SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT AGAINST SCOTT CLEVE
سانتا مونیکا, کالیفرنیا (هفت. 7, 2016) – Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion آندری Koreshkov (19-1) will make the second defense of his belt against the man he took it from more than a year ago, داگلاس لیما (27-6), in the main event of the promotion’s historic debut at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on نوامبر 10.
بعلاوه, the card will feature one of Israel’s own in the co-headliner, when newly signed Bellator MMA featherweight نواد لاهات (9-2) ملاقات اسکات کلیو (15-5). Additional main card and preliminary fights will be announced in coming weeks.
The Viacom-owned fight promotion’s historic event will air in America on SPIKE جمعه, نوامبر 11 در 9 p.m. و / 8 p.m. CT. Bellator با Ananey ارتباطات همکاری, مباهات کنگلومرا تلویزیون اسرائیل 14 کانال, several of which showcase Viacom content including the EGO and EGO TOTAL channels which have broadcast Bellator in Israel since 2012.
بلیط های این رویداد اکنون در حال فروش هستند و می توانید در آن خریداری کنید Bellator.com یا Eventim.co.il/mma.
Currently sitting atop Bellator MMA’s welterweight division, the 26-year-old champion Koreshkov most recently dismantled former world champion بنسون هندرسون برای 25 minutes in his first-ever title defense. 19-1 به عنوان یک حرفه ای, “Spartan” hasn’t tasted defeat since 2013 and has finished 13 of his opponents by either knockout or submission. It’s worth noting that Koreshkov trains under the leadership of former middleweight championالکساندر Shlemenko.
Coming off of a dominant victory over top contender پل دالی, “The Phenom” Lima has earned the right to challenge for the promotion’s 170-pound title, which he once held. The American Top Team standout has a knack for winning fights in spectacular fashion before reaching the judges’ ارزیابی متوازن, which he has accomplished in 23 از خود 27 برنده عنوان یک حرفه ای. Born in Brazil, the 28-year-old has secured victories over top competition since starting his career in 2006, tallying wins against Ben Saunders (2X), Ryan Ford, Steve Carl and Olympic competitor Rick Hawn. Now fully healthy, Lima looks to fight twice in a calendar year for the first time since 2013.
A black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, Lahat made his professional debut in 2008, where he began an impressive streak of seven consecutive victories. The 32-year-old “Neo” then decided to take his talents to the UFC, where he tacked on two more wins, rounding out his current professional record of 9-2. Hailing from Alfei Menashe, Samaria Israel, Lahat was also a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces before transitioning to his now promising MMA career. He will look to compete in a strong Bellator MMA Featherweight class that includes current titleholder دانیل اشتراوس, پت کوران, پاتریک «پیتبول," دانیل Weichel, و گئورگی Karakhanyan.
در 34 سال, Scott Cleve is set for his fifth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, the Colorado native has a knack for ending fights early, stopping his opponent in 11 از خود 15 پیروزی. Notable victories on the “Pariah MMA” standouts resume include wins over UFC veteran Abel Trujillo, along with Bellator competitors درک زمینه و مت Bessette.
“Bellator MMA in Tel Aviv” Main Card:
مسابقه قهرمانی جهان در وزن سبک وزن: آندری Koreshkov (19-1) در مقابل. داگلاس لیما (27-6)
مسابقه ویژه وزن سبک: نواد لاهات (9-2) در مقابل. اسکات کلیو (15-5)
HALL AND CRAFTS PREPARE FOR ONE LAST AMATEUR SCRAP BEFORE THE PROS
توسط: Kalle Oakes
It is hard to believe that Caleb Hall and Johnny Crafts’ paths have not crossed in the New England Fights mixed martial arts hexagon before now.
Separated by only two years in age and only a handful of pounds on the scale, the two former high school athletes made the transition to the cage from other combat pursuits at around the same time. Hall was a champion wrestler, while Crafts was a decorated grappler in the jiu-jitsu realm.
They are even considering a jump to the professional ranks at the same time … after one final stop to stand toe-to-toe with one another in a clash of amateur champions at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains.”
NEF amateur featherweight champion Hall (7-3) of Portland by way of Dixfield will collide with NEF amateur bantamweight titleholder Crafts (4-0) of Lisbon this روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10.
“I’d say my days in the amateur ranks are numbered,” Hall said. “I feel at this point, as tough as the fights are getting, I might as well be a pro. I just didn’t want to do it too early. I wanted to be a legitimate pro athlete.”
Hall took a measured approach to his ascent through the ranks. Not many fighters stick around for a double-digit number of amateur bouts before either taking prize money or returning to the safety of spectator-hood.
بعد دوباره, not many debut in the sport as early as Hall. He remembers getting his first recruiting call from NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson while helping a friend, Josh Thornton, train for an NEF appearance.
“He called me out of nowhere and tried to get me a fight on short notice. Then he saw me filling out the information sheet and noticed that I was still only 17,” Hall said, noting that the rules prohibit minors from entering the fray. “So I ended up fighting in September, a month after my 18هفتم جشن تولد. I was hooked from the first time I watched it. I knew it was something I wanted to do.”
Hall won his first three fights, largely on the strength of his wrestling acumen, while bouncing between his hometown in the Western mountains of Maine and Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.
While sparring at First Class MMA in Topsham, Hall heard NEF mainstay John Raio rave about the merits of the Choi Institute in Portland. Hall took the advice and quickly discovered a place where his boxing and striking skills improved exponentially.
“Most of my training has been stand-up. I’ve tried to improve on it,” Hall said. “I figure that I’ve wrestled so long that I can kind of put it down when it comes to training and put more effort in the areas where I need to improve my skills.”
Hall carries a two-fight winning streak. The latter victory was a second-round submission over Erik Nelson for the vacant 145-pound strap in April.
He has stayed busy, rarely skipping back-to-back NEF cards during his time with the organization. By contrast, Crafts had been out of the cage for a year prior to his third-round TKO of Henry Clark for the 135-pound title in February.
“Injuries are what have screwed me over. I should have a lot more fights for as long as I’ve been at it,” Crafts said. “If I’m healthy, برد یا باخت, I think this is probably my last fight as an amateur. من هستم 24. I don’t want to drag it on too long.”
Crafts agreed with Hall’s assessment that whichever of the two fighters is able to step out of his comfort zone on the mat will gain the upper hand.
“Caleb is a really good wrestler. I never wrestled in high school, just jiu-jitsu. But with jiu-jitsu, you learn how to wrestle,” Crafts said. “I think people are going to be surprised by my wrestling, and I think everybody’s going to be impressed with my boxing. I feel more confident. I think he’s going to be surprised when I punch him in the face.”
Hall has fought all but two of his fights at 145 pounds and said that he considers that weight class “home.” Crafts dismissed any disadvantage in having to step up, noting that his walking-around weight is in the 160s.
“This is my first time fighting at 145. I’m really excited about it. Getting down to 135 is a really big cut for me. I felt it in the last fight. I could just tell. I really shouldn’t have been as tired as I was,” Crafts said. “And Henry was a good opponent. I was working on things, using more of my stand-up. That kind of prolonged it.
“He’s definitely the best at 145 به نظر من,” Crafts added in reference to Hall. “He’s one of the most experienced amateurs out there. He’s definitely the best guy for me to fight.”
The opening bell this روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10 برای تنظیم 7 p.m. مدارک فعلی برای "NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and six amateur MMA scraps. بلیط در شروع $25 و در دسترس در می www.TheColisee.com و یا با تماس با دفتر جعبه Colisee در 207.783.2009, افزونه 525.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, لطفا از وب سایت ارتقاء مراجعه کنید در www.NewEnglandFights.com. بعلاوه, شما می توانید فیلم NEF در تماشای www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, دنبال آنها را درnefights توییتر و فیس بوک رسمی پیوستن به "نیوانگلند مبارزه."
درباره مبارزه جدید انگلستان
مبارزه جدید انگلستان ("NEF") مبارزه شرکت وقایع تبلیغات است. ماموریت NEF است برای ایجاد بالاترین حوادث کیفیت برای مبارزان مین و طرفداران به طور یکسان. تیم اجرایی NEF را تجربه وسیعی در مدیریت ورزش رزمی, تولید حوادث, روابط رسانه ای, بازار یابی, حقوقی و تبلیغات.
Event Details: رزمندگان قفس 78, اکو آرنا, لیورپول, انگلستان. هفت 10, 2016
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TRAHAN AND DENNING IN SEARCH OF A MUCH-NEEDED WIN IN THE MMA CAGE
لوئیزتون، یوتا, مین (سپتامبر 5, 2016) – Taylor Trahan is a statistical oddity.
A native of Littleton, نیوهمپشایر, now living in East Concord, ورمونت, the 25-year-old pursued mixed martial arts seven years ago, soon as he was legally old enough to do so. He has entered the cage a total of 20 times in professional and amateur competition.
All that experience in this neck of the woods, yet his featherweight bout against Matt Denning at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” on روز شنبه, هفت. 10 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee will be his debut with New England Fights.
Trahan (5-6) is not buying the underdog or bad-guy label, even though he will walk into the historic arena in a city that Denning (3-3) calls home.
“This is only a two-hour trip (each way) for most of my fans,” Trahan said. “Most of them are used to traveling four hours or more to watch me fight. آنها مانند, اوه, sweet.’”
Both fighters hope the matchup will reverse their recent career fortunes. Trahan has lost five consecutive fights since a red-hot start to his pro docket, while Denning has dropped three of his last four contests.
Denning is quick to point out that the results are deceiving on both sides.
“He fought a guy named Joe Pingitore. Beat him the first time with a rear naked choke and then lost to him in the rematch,” Denning said. “That’s a guy who is one of the best 145-pounders in New England.”
If anyone has the right to consider himself an expert in ranking those middle weight classes, it’s Denning.
The local favorite known as “Ken Doll” has never shied away from fighting the best that NEF has to offer fighters in the neighborhood of 145. Denning twice defeated Derek Shorey. He inched upward in weight, unsuccessfully, against Jon Lemke at 150 and Josh Harvey at 155. اخیرا, Brandon Bushaw beat him by submission at “NEF 24: Promised Land” in June.
“You think about Lemke and Harvey, and I train with Jesse Erickson (at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu),” Denning said. “The only one really missing is Devin Powell. I feel like I’ve fought and trained with the best group of guys around.”
Jiu-jitsu is the go-to for both fighters. Trahan is a brown belt, while Denning is a purple belt.
In other areas, their styles clash. Three of Trahan’s pro wins have come by decision. دنینگ, در همین حال, has never gone the distance as a pro. He only went to the cards once as an amateur – a loss to Dom Cofone in his cage debut.
Trahan stopped short of a prediction but said that he expects to prevail by submission.
“I see it being a slow first round for at least the first couple minutes,"او گفت. “Then once I get my timing down and start doing the things I want to do, I don’t see it going into the third round.”
Denning has prepared for a lengthy encounter. He confessed that he smoked through most of his career but has quit.
Couple that with a renewed commitment to road work and Denning forecasts that his fans will be pleased with his readiness for the relatively unknown foe.
“I believe the longest fight I’ve had was two minutes left in the third round,” Denning said. “I feel good conditioning-wise. I’m a shorter guy, so I’ve got to stay at 145.”
He said that sparring against Erickson has prepared him for the taller Trahan.
Denning believes that his striking and wrestling are superior to Trahan’s repertoire, but he complemented his rival by adding that he considers him another in a line of rugged opponents.
“I wanted to pick someone hard to fight. This is my fourth fight در شش ماه,” Denning said. “Before that I took a year off. The last time I won in Lewiston was September of last year. I’m hoping the hometown advantage will help a little bit this time.”
Given the unpredictable nature of MMA, pro fighters must have short memories while applying the hard lessons they learn from losses. Trahan, like Denning, thinks he has achieved that.
“I’ve learned that I have to stick to what I know, and don’t do what’s not me,” Trahan said. “I think that in order for me to win, I have to take it to the ground. I favor the ground style. He’s excellent on the ground, اشتباه نکن, but I’ve seen some things I think I can exploit.”
The opening bell this روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10 برای تنظیم 7 p.m. مدارک فعلی برای "NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. بلیط در شروع $25 و در دسترس در میwww.TheColisee.com و یا با تماس با دفتر جعبه Colisee در 207.783.2009, افزونه 525.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, لطفا از وب سایت ارتقاء مراجعه کنید در www.NewEnglandFights.com. بعلاوه, شما می توانید فیلم NEF در تماشای www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, دنبال آنها را درnefights توییتر و فیس بوک رسمی پیوستن به "نیوانگلند مبارزه."
از مین به فلوریدا, یافتن مبارزات چالشی برای ورزشکاران زن MMA است
آزادی فوری: لوئیزتون، یوتا, مین (سپتامبر 4, 2016) – راشل جویس دارای مدرک مهندسی عمران از دانشگاه مین است. جسیکا بورگا یک تکنسین دامپزشکی از لیکلند است, فلوریدا.
بیوگرافی یک خطی این دو زن را بخوانید و احتمالاً با مشخصات شخصی شما از یک رزمی کار ترکیبی مطابقت ندارد.. و شاید این پیش فرض, و شاید تعصب اجتماعی مداوم علیه مبارزان زن, دلیلی است که جویس و بورگا برای یافتن مخالفانی در گوشه و کنار کشور خود به شدت تلاش کرده اند.
هر زنی در زمان جویس به فاصله ای تقریبا یک ساله از قفس پایان خواهد داد (1-0) از بورگا استقبال می کند (2-1) به مین در یک مبارزه با وزن در "NEF 25: قهرمانان و شروران.» مبارزات نیوانگلند به محل اصلی خود باز می گردد, Androscoggin Colisee Bank, بر روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10.
"من یک دعوا داشته ام, اکتبر گذشته. پیدا کردن دعوا برایم سخت بود. فقط سخت است. مین برای آن تراکم جمعیت ندارد. پیدا کردن آن دسته از مبارزان سخت است,جویس گفت. "در ابتدای کار خود می خواهید آن تجربه را در نزدیکی خانه بسازید. این بهترین چیز برای کل تیم شماست, با توجه به تعهدی که درگیر است.»
جویس, که در روستای Penobscot County Veazie زندگی می کند, زمان تمرین خود را بین بنگر تقسیم می کند, پورتلند و بوستون.
چمن رقابتی برای بورگا سبزتر نیست, او که برای طرفدارانش با نام "بیوه سیاه" شناخته می شود و توسط راس کلین هدایت می شود.
مربی من دعواهایی را برای من برنامه ریزی کرده است که شکست خورده است. قرار بود امسال هشت بار بجنگم, و این اولین مورد من خواهد بود.
بورگا در مسابقه قبلی خود به شدت شکست خورد, یک نوامبر 2015 درگیری با کیتلین سامونز که برای آن وزنه زد 126.5 پوند, درست بالاتر از حد مجاز وزن پرواز.
او گفت که زنان به دلیل کمبود فرصت های مبارزه، فشار بیشتری را برای کاهش وزن شدید احساس می کنند, و در مورد او به ویژه خطرناک بود.
من یاد گرفتم که هرگز در آن مبارزه نخواهم کرد 125 دوباره,بورگا گفت: «تقصیر خودم بود. من باختم 25 پوند در دو هفته. من در کمپ مریض بودم, و من مریض جنگیدم.»
قبل از اینکه قسمت تمام شود, بورگا دو بار به دلیل گلودرد استرپتوکوکی در بیمارستان بستری شد, عفونت کلیه و عفونت مثانه.
"باور میکنم (کاهش وزن) بخشی از آن بود," او گفت. "شما این فشار را به بدن و ذهن خود وارد می کنید. بازی ذهنی من با چیزی که باید خودم را تحمل می کردم مشکل داشت. فکر می کنم برای خانم ها سخت تر است, همچنین. من هرگز این کار را دوباره انجام نخواهم داد. یاد گرفتم که عقب نشینی بهتر از ضرر کردن است.»
بورگا چنین مسائلی را در این اردو تجربه نکرده است. او گفت که سطح انرژی او بسیار بالا رفته است و می تواند برای مدت طولانی تری سخت تر تمرین کند.
او همچنین مشتاق بازدید از ایالت آفتاب است, اشتیاق که در مقابل حریفش از بین نمی رود.
زمانی که حریف از فلوریدا پرواز می کند, این هیجان انگیز است,جویس گفت. "این نشان می دهد که او واقعاً به آن متعهد است. پیدا کردن مخالفانی که به اندازه شما متعهد باشند سخت است.»
هر دو زن کمربند آبی BJJ هستند. جویس بیش از دو سال در این رشته آموزش دیده است.
این امتداد دوران کودکی اوست, زمانی که او در هر سال دبیرستان سه ورزش دانشگاهی انجام داد. او به شوخی گفت که به شدت چهارمی را در نظر گرفته است.
من همیشه دختری بودم که سعی می کرد والدینم را متقاعد کند که اجازه دهند فوتبال بازی کنم,جویس گفت. «آنها هیچ کدام از آن را نشنیدند. من مطمئن هستم که آنها از اینکه دختر 20 ساله آنها اکنون یک مبارز است هیجان زده هستند.. نکن, آنها حمایت می کنند, اما حالا این تصمیم من است.»
جویس هرگز ورزش های انفرادی را قبل از عرصه مبارزه امتحان نکرد, اما او به سرعت به یکی از طرفداران MMA زنان تبدیل شد زیرا محبوبیت آن در سطح UFC افزایش یافت..
«میشا تیت و روندا روسی در حال آمدن بودند, و بعد (رئیس UFC) دانا وایت این جمله معروف خود را داشت که می‌گفت: «هرگز زنانی در UFC وجود نخواهند داشت».,جویس گفت. "من دیدم آنها چه می کنند و گفتم, 'از عهده اش بر می آیم. من این کار را خواهم کرد.»
اکنون زنان منتظر افزایش مشارکت زنان هستند که به نظر نمی رسد موفقیت آن الگوهای بین المللی را دنبال کند.
جویس گفت که اوایل امسال دعوتنامه هایی برای مبارزه در نیوجرسی دریافت کرده است اما این دعوت نامه ها, همچنین, نیاز به یک برش ناخوشایند برای وزن کردن در همان روز داشت 125 یا حتی 115 پوند.
بنابراین او در یک بازی قطار و انتظار عقب نشینی کرد. با تشکر از همفکران, به همان اندازه بورگا را به چالش کشید, صبر تقریبا تمام شده.
"من همیشه MMA را دوست داشتم, همیشه عاشق جنگیدن بود. حدس می‌زنم از بچگی به آن شهرت داشتم. همه کسانی که من را می شناسند همیشه مرا تشویق می کردند تا وارد این کار شوم,او رفت. من هشت سال پیش تلاش کردم و بلافاصله متوجه شدم که باردار هستم, به طوری که آن را متوقف کند. وقتی پسرم پنج ساله شد, گفتم, «الان یا هرگز.» من تمرین را شروع کردم و خیلی سریع پیشرفت کردم. مربیانم گفتند که من در این کار مهارت دارم."
زنگ باز کردن در سپتامبر 10 برای تنظیم 7 p.m. مدارک فعلی برای "NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” شامل چهار مسابقه بوکس حرفه ای است, شش مسابقه هنرهای رزمی ترکیبی حرفه ای و پنج بازی آماتور MMA. بلیط در شروع $25 و در دسترس در می www.TheColisee.com و یا با تماس با دفتر جعبه Colisee در 207.783.2009, افزونه 525.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, لطفا از وب سایت ارتقاء مراجعه کنید در www.NewEnglandFights.com. بعلاوه, شما می توانید فیلم NEF در تماشای www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, دنبال آنها را درnefights توییتر و فیس بوک رسمی پیوستن به "نیوانگلند مبارزه."
BRANDON MONTELLA PREPARES FOR BOXING BATTLE IN LEWISTON, مین
لوئیزتون، یوتا, مین (سپتامبر 2, 2016) – The 3,800-square foot warehouse in Woburn, ماساچوست, is known simply as “The Way.”
No coincidence, since the proprietor who lives out his passion as a personal trainer under its roof, براندون مونتلا, has found a way, in his own unique way.
From a turbulent childhood in North Anson, مین, to four years of meritorious service in the United States Marine Corps, to the mixed emotions of staying ahead in the professional rat race, to intense personal tragedy, مونتلا, 36, has endured what most would consider a lifetime’s worth of challenges.
Yet he perseveres, finding strength and clarity in a life devoted to helping others. And he stays sharp, counter-intuitive as it may seem to the uninitiated, by letting other people punch him in the face.
“On a personal level it helped me so much. I had a lot of fear, maybe a little lack of confidence, due to some of the abuse in my past,” Montella said. “Boxing helped me so much with that. It made me a more complete person. I’m a better husband, a better businessman, a better man since I started fighting.”
A late bloomer who didn’t fully immerse himself in the fight game until his 30s, مونتلا (4-0, 3 کوس) will put his undefeated credentials on the line against Tollison Lewis (2-1, 1 ضربه فنی) at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” on روز شنبه, سپتامبر 10 در Colisee Androscoggin بانک در لوئیزتون، یوتا, مین, the venerable boxing venue that in 1965, when it was known as “سنت. Domenic’s Hall,” played host to the infamous Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston II world heavyweight title rematch. (بله, the same boxing bout that spawned rumors of the “phantom punch,” and produced the most iconic image in the history of sports photography.)
Montella was born in Massachusetts but spent much of his childhood in the Western foothills of Maine, where he graduated from Carrabec High School. He describes those formative years as “a tough time, a little bit of a struggle,” and says fighting was both a means of both self-defense and a way of compensating for that lack of self-esteem.
“I wouldn’t change it for the world now,” Montella said. “It helped shape who I am. I tell everybody the Marine Corps started the process of my becoming a man, and boxing helped finish it.”
He spent four years in the service before receiving an honorable discharge. Along the way he met his wife, Tonya, and settled into the comfortable habit of seeking significance through work.
Fatefully, and admittedly on a lark, he accepted a military buddy’s challenge to enter a Toughman contest. It was the amateur, brawling, distant cousin of boxing that Eric “Butterbean” Esch made famous.
“I was a 240-pound meathead. Three one-minute rounds; that seemed like it was right up my alley,” Montella said.
In the process, Montella discovered that getting back in shape, setting goals and chasing intangible successes that were larger than wins and losses suited him, هم.
“That was a turning point for me. Corporate America, I just wasn’t into it,” Montella said. “I couldn’t lie to people and take advantage of them. I couldn’t deal with it morally. I had to turn my back on that. The Marine Corps taught me a different code. I cashed in my 401(K), moved to Massachusetts, became a personal trainer.”
خوب, it wasn’t quite that easy. He had to sell Tonya, whom he describes as “the major breadwinner in the house,” on the merits of such a change. She already had politely proclaimed Maine a great vacation spot but not a place she cared to settle down, for professional reasons.
به 2008, work took Tonya to Boston.
“It was when the Celtics were getting ready to win the championship. She got caught up in the atmosphere and came home and told me, ‘I would move to Boston.’ I said OK,” Montella recalled with a laugh. “I didn’t let her take that back.”
Montella started his gym in a 10-feet-by-10-feet basement of a townhouse. He took up amateur boxing, در بخش, to set an example for his clients.
“I decided I couldn’t train athletes if I’m not doing the (چیز). I want to wear the boots before the suits, میدونی?” Montella said. "شش ماه بعد من نه. 1 ranked heavyweight in New England. It blew my mind. I found a place that was home.”
او برنده شد 14 از خود 21 دعوا آماتور, including a novice heavyweight championship in Golden Gloves.
Montella’s trainees have watched him conquer adversity in the prize ring and fight through tragedy in his personal life. Tonya and Brandon’s first child was stillborn on Christmas 2015.
بوکس, and the wilderness in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain that holds so many contradictory memories for Montella, are part of his healing process.
“I’m here in Maine now getting ready, diving off 40-foot cliffs, doing hill sprints up 100-foot sand dunes, training like a savage,” Montella said. “We used to go up there to drink. All the crazy stuff I did as a kid, now I use it to make myself the best I can be.
“I preach it all the time at my gym: See the world as your training facility. What someone else sees as a cliff, I see as place to work on my focus and mental control. Where they see nothing but trees and open space, I see as a place to go and meditate. In my 30s, I don’t need drugs or alcohol now to be open with my emotions. Boxing has given me the strength to be who I always wanted to be.”
زنگ باز کردن در سپتامبر 10 برای تنظیم 7 p.m. مدارک فعلی برای "NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and six amateur MMA scraps. بلیط در شروع $25 و در دسترس در می www.TheColisee.com و یا با تماس با دفتر جعبه Colisee در207.783.2009, افزونه 525.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, لطفا از وب سایت ارتقاء مراجعه کنید در www.NewEnglandFights.com. بعلاوه, شما می توانید فیلم NEF در تماشای www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, دنبال آنها را درnefights توییتر و فیس بوک رسمی پیوستن به "نیوانگلند مبارزه."