Kategori Achiv: women’s MMA

YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES LOOK TO MAKE THEIR MARK AT NEF 27

Lewiston, Maine (Desanm 14, 2016) -Nouvo England Goumen (Nef) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Fevriye 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE.” Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s bout to the card. Alex Walker (2-1) makes her return to Lewiston to take on the debuting Katie Baker (0-0) in a strawweight matchup.

 

24-year-old Alex Walker has appeared twice previously in the NEF cage. Walker debuted in the spring of 2015 nan “NEF 17against Randi Beth Boyington (1-3). She returned earlier this year to defeat Nicole Burgess (0-1) with a third-round armbar. This past summer, she captured her first regional title on a fight card in Vermont. Walker is a member of Team Kaze based in Lancaster, New Hampshire.

 

I can’t wait to get back to work in the NEF cage,” exclaimed Walker. “2017 is going to be a good year and I am looking forward to entertaining the great fans in Maine! I can’t think of a better way to start the year. The two times I have fought in Maine, they were both FOTN, looking to Threepeat!”

 

Katie Baker, an 18-year-old from Gardiner, Maine, might be new to the NEF cage, but she is well-known within martial arts circles in the Pine Tree State. Baker began training in combat sports at the age of five. She won the Isshinryu World Karate Championship in 2009 ak 2013, and has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for seven years, regularly taking part in local tournaments. Nan kòmansman ane sa a, Baker began competing in amateur boxing. She currently trains with Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to square off against Alex Walker at ‘NEF 27,'said Baker. “I have a high level of respect for Alex and her accomplishments. We’re not taking her lightly, and this is going to be a hell of a fight for my debut.

 

NEF’s next event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE” pran plas sou Samdi, Fevriye 11, 2017 nan 7 p.m. Biyè kòmanse nan $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisee nan 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Goumen."

 

Sou New England Goumen

New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.

FIGHT WEEK FOR ‘BELLATOR 169’ IN DUBLIN HAS ARRIVED

 

NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR

SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Desanm 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, "La ap 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," pran plas sa a Vandredi, Desanm 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Iland.

 

Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fighters Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) ak Elina Kallionidou (5-0).

 

The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). Anplis de sa, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Anthony Taylor (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) ak, Iland a Brian Moore(9-4) take on the always-game Daniel Weichel (37-9).

Tikè pou "La ap 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” are on sale now and start at 35€ at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie and the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, and will be immediately followed by "La ap Kikboksin: Florence.”

 

Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) nan Dublin, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 segonn. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.

 

Nan sèlman 18 ane ki gen laj, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16th anivèsè nesans. Depi lè sa a, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, ak twa debouchur. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.

 

In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, Bamma. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” as Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) ak Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Lastly, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) kont Martin Stapleton (18-4).

 

 

Ranpli "la ap 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: Muhammad "wa Mo" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (37-9) vs. Brian Moore (9-4)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) vs. Elina Kallionidou (5-0)

Bantamweight Feature Bout: Shay Walsh (14-4) vs. Luiz Tosta (9-2)

 

Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)

Featherweight World Title Bout: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Brian Moore (9-4) vs. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) vs. Conor Riordan (Premye)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Nathan Jones (9-5) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-0)

THE BLACK WIDOW AND THE BLACK BELT; FIRST WOMEN’S FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 26

Lewiston, Maine (Oktòb 6, 2016) – New England Goumen (Nef) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef 26: SUPREMACY,” nan Samdi, Novanm 19 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Earlier today, NEF executives announced the addition of an amateur bantamweight women’s bout to the fight card. JessicaThe Black WidowBorga (2-2) returns to Maine to take on Brianne Genschel (0-0) nan yon pwa batay nan 135-liv.

 

Borga made her NEF cage debut last month against Rachael Joyce (2-0). She traveled more than 1500 miles from Lakeland, Florida for the fight. While Borga was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Joyce, she realizes that the most important part of her amateur career is gaining experience through taking tough fights.

 

I’m not slowing down anytime soon,” said Borga, “and love to take on any challenges and get better each fight. The more experience the better! So thankful for the girls that are stepping up to fight! I’m ready to put on an amazing show.

 

Brianne Genschel, while making her in-cage debut atNEF 26,is a longtime practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in which she holds a black belt. She is a BJJ instructor at The Foundry in Farmington, Maine. Genschel also trains with, and will represent, First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Like her opponent, she promises an exciting fight for the fans on Novanm 19.

 

I’m really looking forward to stepping into the cage for my first fight with NEF, and especially against such an established opponent,” said Genschel. “I can’t wait to represent my teams- Foundry BJJ and First Class MMA. I have been training hard for this opportunity, and promise to put on a good show and leave it all in the cage!”

 

The opening bell on Saturday, Novanm 19 se mete pou 7 p.m. Biyè kòmanse nan $25 ak yo disponib nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisee nan 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Goumen."

 

Sou New England Goumen

New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.

FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA, FINDING FIGHTS IS THE CHALLENGE FOR FEMALE MMA ATHLETES

 

POU PIBLIKASYON IMEDYAT: Lewiston, Maine (Septanm 4, 2016) – Rachael Joyce has her civil engineering degree from the University of Maine. Jessica Borga is a veterinary technician from Lakeland, Florida.

Read those one-line biographies of the two women and they probably do not fit whatever is your personal profile of a mixed-martial-artist. And perhaps that presumption, and maybe a lingering societal bias against female fighters, is the reason Joyce and Borga have struggled mightily to find opponents in their corners of the country.

Each woman will end what is almost a one-year hiatus from the cage when Joyce (1-0) welcomes Borga (2-1) to Maine in a bantamweight bout at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains.” New England Fights returns to its hub venue, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, sou Samdi, Septanm 10.

“I’ve had one fight, nan mwa Oktòb dènye. I’ve found it really hard to find fights. It’s just tough. Maine doesn’t have the population density for it. It’s just hard to find that pool of fighters,” Joyce said. “Early in your career you want to build that experience close to home. It’s the best thing for your whole team, given the commitment that is involved.”

Joyce, who lives in the Penobscot County village of Veazie, splits her training time between Bangor, Portland and Boston.

The competitive grass is no greener for Borga, who is known to her fans as “The Black Widow” and is coached by Ross Kellin.

“My coach has scheduled fights for me that have fallen through. I was supposed to fight eight times this year, and this will be my first one.

Borga was beaten badly in her previous bout, a November 2015 clash against Caitlin Sammons for which she weighed in at 126.5 liv, just above the flyweight limit.

She said that women feel added pressure to make drastic weight cuts due to the lack of available fight opportunities, and in her case it was especially dangerous.

“I learned that I will never fight at 125 ankò,” Borga said “It was my own fault. I lost 25 liv in two weeks. I was sick in camp, and I fought sick.”

Before the episode was over, Borga was hospitalized twice with strep throat, a kidney infection and a bladder infection.

“I do believe (the weight cut) was part of it,” she said. “You’re putting that strain on your body and your mind. My mental game struggled with what I had to put myself through. I think it’s harder for women, also. I won’t ever do that again. I learned that it’s better to withdraw than to take a loss.”

Borga has experienced no such issues in this camp. She said her energy level is way up and that she can train harder for longer periods of time.

She also is eager to visit from the Sunshine State, an eagerness that isn’t lost on her opponent.

“When an opponent is flying up from Florida, that’s exciting,” Joyce said. “It shows that she’s really committed to it. It is hard to find opponents who are as committed as you are.”

Both women are BJJ blue belts. Joyce has trained in the discipline for more than two years.

It is an extension of her childhood, when she played three varsity sports in each year of high school. She joked that she strongly considered a fourth.

“I was always the girl who tried to convince my parents to let me play football,” Joyce said. “They would not hear any of it. I’m sure they’re thrilled that their 20-something-year-old daughter is now a fighter. Èske Pa, they’re supportive, but now it’s my decision.”

Joyce never tried individual sports before the combat realm, but she quickly developed into a fan of women’s MMA as it exploded in popularity at the UFC level.

“Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey were coming up, ak Lè sa a, (UFC president) Dana White had his famous line that ‘there will never be women in UFC,” Joyce said. “I saw what they were doing and I said, ‘I can do that. I’m going to do that.’”

Now the women wait for a spike in female participation that has not appeared to follow the success of those international role models.

Joyce said she received invitations to fight in New Jersey earlier this year but that those, also, would have required an uncomfortable cut to a same-day weigh-in of 125 or even 115 liv.

So she retreated into a game of train-and-wait. Thanks to the like-minded, equally fight-challenged Borga, the wait is almost over.

“I’ve always loved MMA, always loved fighting. I guess I was known for that as a kid. Everybody who knows me always pushed me to get into this,” Borga said. “I tried eight years ago and found out right away that I was pregnant, so that put a stop to it. When my son turned five, Mwen te di, ‘It’s now or never.’ I started training and developed really fast. My coaches said I had a knack for it.”

klòch la ouvèti sou Septanm 10 se mete pou 7 p.m. The current docket for “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes four professional boxing matches, six pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. Biyè kòmanse nan $25 ak yo disponib nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisee nan 207.783.2009, extension 525.

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."

MARLOES COENEN RECEIVES NEW OPPONENT AHEAD OF ‘BELLATOR 155’ — ALEXIS DUFRESNE REPLACES JULIA BUDD

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Me 10, 2016) – Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). Kòm yon rezilta, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "La ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " nan CenturyLink Arena nan Boise, Idaho, sou Me 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, nan ki Rafael Carvalho (12-1) defan senti l 'kont dife nan Melvin "Pa gen Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Anplis de sa, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Breve Curran (21-7) va tounen vin jwenn aksyon pou premye fwa depi mwa jen, lè li ap fè fas fleksib nan Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) nan evènman ko-prensipal kat la nan. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marsing Fèt (21-4) ak Dave Jansen (20-3) ap tou ap nan aksyon. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, lè Dann Charles (10-3) satisfè Augusto Sakai (9-0) ak Joey Beltran (17-12) pran sou Chase Gormley (12-5).

Tikè pou "La ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan Bellator.com, CenturyLink Arena Box Office la oswa CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. evènman an difuze ap viv ak gratis sou Spike nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comak La ap mobil App a.

A former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Marloes Coenen, is riding a two-fight winning streak and undefeated record under the Bellator MMA fray into her bout with Dufresne. “Rumina” began her career winning eight consecutive fights and 13 of her first 14. The 35-year-old has been competing professionally since 2000 and has been an integral part of the progression of women’s mixed martial arts, challenging some of the best that the sport has to offer. Koulye a,, it’s back to the drawing board for the Dutch submission specialist when she looks to spoil the Bellator MMA debut of Alexis Dufresne.

The 25-year-old Alexis Dufresne began her career with a blazing start, earning victories in her first five scraps, all of which she ended in the first round. Born in Temecula, Kalifòni., “Sneaky Zebra” has strung together an impressive resume, including three straight first round knockout wins dating back to her 2013-14 seasons and most recently two appearances for the UFC. Dufresne will be making her Bellator MMA debut Vandredi kap vini and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Ranpli "la ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "goumen Kat

La ap mma Middleweight Mondyal Tit goumen: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

La ap mma Plum Ko-Main Evènman: Breve Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

La ap mma lour Feature Bout: Dann Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marsing Fèt (21-4)

La ap mma lour Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Kat Preliminè

 

La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

La ap mma Mouch Preliminè Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

La ap mma lejè Preliminè Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

La ap mma Middleweight Preliminè Bout: Sean Pouvwa (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Izayi Brock (21-8) vs. oli Bradstreet (39-12)

 

An Open FU to UFC President DanaEffing” White!

wtf

Pa: Rich Bergeron

Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, tankou, for instance, if you become the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, oswa sue me for $25 milyon dola. Sometimes I may take things like that as a sign you might not want me to really find out who you are and what you do behind closed doors to screw hard working people over.

This week, a certain individual who won’t even let me follow him in Twitter (https://twitter.com/danawhite) pissed me off to the point where I could only think of one thing to do. Because I’m officially blacklisted in every possible way by the UFC brass, and have even had restraining orders placed against my directly contacting the Fertittas and ANY UFC fighter, my best option is to publish a drastic diatribe here I am just going to call myOPEN FUto DanaEffing” White.

I’m sure Mr. White will not take my calls or subject himself to a one on one interview with me. Se konsa,, I will have to settle for a written FUand a multi-tiered and multi-purpose FU.

FU, DanaEffing” White… for many, many reasonstoo many for one small blog post to do justice, but let’s just say Most of all FU….

For what you THINK you know about Holly Holm

Hey, Dana, you wanna talk about youreffingreality showLooking For a Fight????” I was actually looking for a fight when I watched that old realityshit show when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HE magically backed out at the last minute.

Koulye a,, you, DANAEFFINGWHITE, are telling Holly Holm about a decision YOU think she didn’t think through enough??? And now you act like someone pissed in your Wheaties because you have two upset wins at UFC 196 to work around and figure out how to make sense of somehow.

Booeffinghoo, buddy.

Welcome to how things don’t go as planned sometimes in the fight business, you ungrateful prick.

Do you wanna be aneffing” Pwomotè, Danaeffing” White???

Holly Holm Was the Bantamweight Champion of the UFC when she allowed HER Manager (not Danaeffing” White) to negotiate the Tate fight on her behalf, and she knew (and her long-time manager knew, twò) what she was doing and what she wanted. And guesseffingwhat, Dana? She wanted to fight.

Padon, DanaEffing” White, but Holly didn’t want to sit on aneffingsideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish hereffingROADHOUSE REMAKE!

Holly wanted to go to workbut unfortunately she has to work for a boss who has no idea what it’s like to step into HER office and handle HER daily workload with such tenacity, klas, dignity and grace.

And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with noeffingregrets whatsoever for putting her absolute all into that fight and just plain getting caught in her one area of weakness in a battle where she likely would have won a three-round fight. Maybe if YOU were a fighter, Dana, you might get that whole concept. Maybe losing in this case only makes her better, pi fò, and more durable as a career mixed martial artist. Who gives a damn if it makes her less marketable in your eyes? What do you really know, de tout fason?

UNLIKE YOU, DanaEffing” White, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Yeah, she lost, but damn, she was absolutely correct about it being a challenge. I think the fight will go down as one of the greatest battles in female MMA history.

Koulye a,, why don’t you open youreffingeyes, Dana, watch the fight again, and quit bitching about what should have happened in that cage you never fought in yourself.

Be grateful you have a champion you just paid $92,000 in fight pay (before bonuses) to take your organization’s belt from the girl you WANTED TO WIN (and paid $500,000 just to be there). It may not be what you expected, but the anxiety you feel about it is what you DESERVE to feel for being such a douchebag to the fighters who built the UFC.

My biggest questions on this subject for Dana are: Why are you such a biased, crooked asshole who can’t bother to give Miesha the time of day FOR ALL HER HARD WORK? Why can’t you give credit where it is dueon both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut theeffup about what you think Holly or her management should have or could have waited for?

It’s not your place to look back with 20/20 hindsight and act like Holly and her manager should have gone all Nostradamus on this fight when you obviously didn’t see this shit coming, swa, you dome-headed dimwit.

Konbatan “effing” batay, Dana. That’s what theyeffingdo, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be aneffingmanager of MMA fighters yourself. Wi, that was many moons ago, but how could you forget?

Fighters don’t sit on their asses on corporate jets and stand at podiums in front of the press all day to earn theeffingpaltry paychecks your organization pays out to most of them. Most fighters simply cannot afford to wait around for shit to happen or for someoneworthyenough in your eyes to step up and fight them.

Some fighters need to feed their kids. All of them need to pay their bills and for everything else involved with training camps, daily living expenses, travel and whatever costs medical insurance doesn’t cover when they have to address nagging injuries. Your shitty Reebok deal made it virtually impossible to get any other outside sponsors to help pay for anything like that stuff for many fighters, Dana.

Welcome to selling out and forgetting where you came from, Dana. You used to care more about fighters. Now you act like fighting in a cage is just like doing any other 9-5 travay. It’s not. Li nan “effinghard work.

Se konsa,, yeah, Holly chose to fight instead of waiting for Rousey to be ready for the rematch. And you think she needs your opinion now that everything didn’t work out as planned for you both?

FU, Dana.

She hurts a lot worse than you, and I can guaran-effing-tee that.

Oh…ak…nan chemen an…fighters are way more responsible for the growth and success of the UFC/Zuffa organization than you ever have been. And that’s real talk, you rich bitch with a stick up your ass because you were never good enough in your life to ever have your own official fight.

Se konsa,, get over the God complex and learn to respect ALL of your fighters, not just the ones you want to see win because you might think you can work with them better or you think they will move the organization in a better direction. Respect the effort, the sacrifice and the pain ALL your fighters go through each and every day to get where they get. That belt you put on Miesha’s waist was EARNED, and don’t you ever think it iseffingcool to call the fact that Holly Holm had the guts to face Miesha Tatea mistake.

It rings hollow, especially when I would consider that handing you a microphone to talk about MMA at all was THE greatest mistake the sport ever made, peryòd! Anyone who would try to knock a former champion down a peg that way in his own organization does not deserve to be recognized as that organization’s president.

You have no clue what it’s really like to fight, and your criticism of Holly Holm tells me you can never possibly understand the mindset that led her to take the Tate fight and not wait an idle year for RondaeffingRousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.

Se konsa,, FU Dana White for treating your former champ like she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to control her own career without you butting your stupid, bald head into it. Holly’s fine without your advice, and she trusts her manager, which might be something you’re not familiar with, but for other people it is actually a reality of doing business with legitimate people.

 

FU, Dana for being a piss-poor ambassador for the sport, disrespecting fighters who bleed (and sometimes suffer lifelong injuries) for you and the sport, and totally underestimating and failing to grasp what it really takes to actually be a professional fighter who actually competes against other fighters

Do you remember the days when you had to settle for being a lowly boxercise instructor because your boxing trainer Boston slapped you too hard in the ear once? You never had a single competitive fight in your life, Danaeffing” White, and that’s a DOCUMENTED FACT!

Do you ever even look back at those days before the silver-spoon-fed Fertittas helped you claw your greedy, selfish, egotistical ass into the position of OFFICIAL UFC MOUTHPIECE?

Do you remember those hairy days when you blew through $40 million of Fertitta funds to perpetrate theZuffa Mythwhile claiming credit for the UFC brass singlehandedly legitimizing the sport and getting it regulated all by youreffingselves? As if not a single FIGHTER nor any other industry professional who pioneered MMA before you dipped your greedy little paws into it had anything to do with it?

Your Mom remembers thosecoulda been a contender” jou, Dana..when you thought you might be able to have an actual fight with another human being. Your own mother remembers even though you and one of your sleazy friends tried to silence her, BASH HER ONLINE, and even blacklist her BOOK, twò.

Do you remember the days when even Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thought you were cool, back when your daily driver was aneffingHonda, Dana? Floyd Remembers. He knew you long before you could afford to blow a normal person’s yearly pay on a single hand of poker.

You’re in a different place now, Danaeffing” White, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, onètman, trulyeffingknow what it’s ACTUALLY like to be aneffingfighter? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?

REALLY?

Ou konnen what A FIGHTER is, don’t you, Dana? A fighter is a man or woman who has the courage to willingly step into unarmed combat against another actual man or woman instead of just criticizing up and down the guys and girls who do have the guts to actually stand across from another human being while knowing and internalizing that the accepted goal is to physically destroy each other.

A fighter, in more simple terms, se “one who fights.And let’s be clear about oneeffingthing, Danaeffing” White, I know fighters, ak YOU are no fighter.

You are nothing like a fighter, Danaeffing” White, and you nevereffing” yo pral. You are too weak, both physically and mentally. Until we see you go through a six-week training camp and then get into the cage against someone and kick his ass, we shouldn’t have to listen to one damncoulda,” “shoulda,” oswa “wouldaout of your cornfed mouth about what you think of any particular fighter’s performance or decision making process. Those people have the guts to do what you will NEVER do yourself, and you ought to respect that.

FU Dana WhiteFor not recognizing Real Fighters Like Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz who keep at it no matter what and NEVER seem to earn your ULTIMATE RESPECT….

Nate Diaz stepped up to fight Conor McGregor for a reason. He had nothing to lose, and he wasn’t intimidated one bit. He famoulsy went on television with Fox Sports 1 on a split screen with Conor before that welterweight fight and quipped that his nemesis had already been choked out before, “by two lames.Diaz also had the perfect instinct to add humourously that McGregor’s choke losses happened, “like a week ago.

Diaz beat Conor in the shit-talk game long before he ever slapped him down and slipped that choke around his neck in the cage. The media created by that freakshow fight might have stopped the unchecked rise of your big, bold, six-headed dragon champion, but it created a new monster at the same time. And he’s a Reebok-hating, scowling, swearing, Stockton-slapping Mother-F$#king BEAST who doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about what he does or says.

You might think Diaz and his attitude arebad for business,” but I think his victory was the best thing that could ever happen to all you smug punks running the UFC. It just proves once and for all that you do not control the MMA universe.

Nate Diaz went without respect and credit for being an MMA pioneer and a good UFC soldier for far too long. The bitterness brewed and boiled within him, and I loved every second of him letting it pour out in post-fight interviews after he choked the shit out of Conor until the Irish bloke tapped theeffout and left Dana White drooling in a stupor at the thought of having to congratulate a man who’s become more of a mortal enemy than a member of the bigteam.

More power to Nate and all the crazy, abrasive, in-your-face Diaz brother types out there in the UFC who will fight DanaeffingWhite’s flamboyant fire with even more bravado and brash talk of their own. They can always say, “I learned it by watching you, Baldfather!”

As for Miesha Tate, she deserves true respect and admiration for being champ now after picking herself off the mat twice in the face of grueling losses to Rousey. Kudos to Tate for continuing her career and relentlessly focusing on getting by that Rousey armbar once and for all.

Though Miesha never did solve that Rousey submission dilemma, trying at all costs to get another crack at the belt paid dividends at UFC 196. Her never quit attitude led her to an opportunity of a lifetime, and she capitalized on it. Koulye a,, Dana, you actually have to pay this young lady what most of her fans would say she was worth a long time ago.

And now you simply have to treat Tate with a bit of reverence and appreciation for once in your ungrateful life, Danaeffing” White. I know it must pain you so much to give this young lady the credit she’s worked so incredibly hard for, because maybe she touched a nerve when she called you out in the past for being the true clueless and disrespectful prick you really are. She was right, and you were wrong about how great she really is at fighting. Then again, weren’t you also WRONG about women fighting in the cage, peryòd?

Se konsa,, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Mr. White? Then step aside and let the people who DO wanna be fighters go to battle for you so you can ride around the world on your jet and act like you know what theeffyou’re talking about when you stand in front of a microphone to describe the sport’s true athletes and what they do to make a living in mixed martial arts.

The line from Dana that most stands out to me as comblete BS in this whole debacle is this one:

“He’s an old boxing guy who thinks he’s smart and he isn’t,” White said of Fresquez [Holm’s Manager]. “I feel bad for Holly because I don’t know if she really knows what she lost.”

I have only two moreeffingquestions for you Danaeffing” White…

1.) What makes you think you are really in anyeffingposition to EVER know or understand what Holly Holm lost the other night? Aside from a few bad poker hands and tons of respect, the only thing you ever lost is your mind.

2.) Doesn’t your backhanded quote about Holm’s manager describe your own shitty character a whole lot better than that of Mr. Fresquez?

AK…just in case after reading all this anyone STILL needs yet another reason to have beef with the Baldfather:

Fanm k'ap kalòj la mma AT nef XIX NAN LEWISTON

 

Kira Innocenti (l) ak Angela Young (r) koutwazi foto nan Tracey McCue
Kira Innocenti (l) ak Angela Young (r), koutwazi foto nan Tracey McCue

Lewiston, Maine (Out 31, 2015) - New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, pral kenbe diznevyèm melanje-masyal-boza li yo (Mma) evènman, “Nef XIX,” nan Samdi, Septanm 12, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature two amateur women’s bouts. Angela Young (0-0) a se mma Young nan nan Bangor pwograme yo fè premye li kont Rachèl Reinheimer (1-0) from team Sityodtong. Young’s teammate Kira Innocenti (0-0) se tou pwograme yo fè premye li kont Hannah Sparrell (0-0) soti nan premye klas mma nan Brunswick.

 

Angela Young se madanm lan nan Chris Young – owner and founder of Young’s MMA. She views her debut fight as a way of testing herself.

 

It’s important for me to test myself,” di Young, “se pa sèlman nan kalòj la viniSeptember 12th, but also through the fight that’s happened the last eight weeks leading up to the NEF event. I feel the fight is essentially a showcase and representation of the grueling training sessions and endless hours in the gym that took place prior to fight night. Living the MMA lifestyle to me meant more than diet modifications and strict training schedules. Athletically, li te plis sou andire nan obstak yo ak pouse limit mwen kòm yon konkiran nan yon fason ki pa t 'janm fè tès. Li te sou pwouve tèt mwen, antrenè m 'ak koekipye mwen pou m' te touche dwat mwen nan etap nan kalòj la.”

 

Ki kote nan fanm ki sot pase yo yo te rlege nan atraksyon ak kado pòsyon yo nan espò konba evènman, tankou boksè, Mma fanm pa te sèlman leve soti vivan nan sitiyasyon egal ak gason an mma, li gen, nan kèk fason, surpassed it. One has to look only to the highest level of the sport to see this trend. Women’s fights are now routinely present on the main cards of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ch). The promotion’s top star, epi ki pi wo li yo peye atlèt, se bantamweight chanpyon fanm li yo nan ronda Rousey (12-0). The women competing on the September 12 kat ap fèt nan forefront de yon mouvman yo elaji opòtinite pou fanm nan nivo rejyonal.

 

“Mma pou fanm se pa lajman diferan pase sa li se pou gason,” deklare Young. “Li evidan, Mma se yon espò majorite gason, but successful women in the MMA world are on the rise. Atravè sa a kan batay mwen te grappled, sparred ak batay kont mma ekip batay Young la ak yo te bay sipò inègzorableman. Pou ou kab vin youn nan premye konbatan yo ki fi soti nan Young a sètènman gen presyon li yo (osi byen ke yo te marye ak Mr. Young) but it’s also a spotlight I’m hoping will inspire other women who otherwise wouldn’t have pursued MMA. I would bet the women’s fights on September 12th won’t be unlike the others we’ve seen at prior NEF events. Mwen atann mwen fanm yo mete yo sou yon montre gwo paske nou gen yon bagay yo pwouve. Mwen mete san, swe ak dlo nan je nan fòmasyon ak ou pi bon kwè mwen an konsideran opozan m 'fè menm bagay la tou. Sa yo te di, fanm yo yo ale nan mache dèyè li ki plante poto yo nan kalòj la nef.”

 

Koekipyèr Tou de Young a, Kira Innocenti, osi byen gen opozan li nan “Nef XIX,” Rachèl Reinheimer, sanble yo dakò ak opinyon Young la sou kwasans lan rapid nan mma fanm.

 

“Mma Fanm se nan monte la,” Di Innocenti. “Chak disiplin anseye yon yon bagay fanm li pa konnen sou tèt li. Mwen te wè li bati konfyans nan tèt mwen ak anpil lòt moun. Fanm yo plis sou tapi yo, the better. Fans can expect my teammate, Angie, ak tèt mwen bay li nou an tout ak ale nan lagè jis tankou vanyan sòlda yo gason an mma Young yo fè. Nou te travay di ki reprezante jimnastik nou an. Nou pral goumen ak fyète, pasyon, epi ki gen kwen yo pi fò kap soti pou nou. Mwen kapab asire ou ke epizod fanm yo pral inoubliyab.”

 

“Mma Fanm se yon espò jis tankou nenpòt ki lòt,” deklare Reinheimer nan Everett, Massachusetts. “Li pa yon fim aksyon kote ewo a kouri soti nan Woods yo pandan twa jou nan tren ak yon mèt masyal atis ak Lè sa a defèt yon lame tout antye. Li pa yon tapaj ba. Li pa yon ale al kache kò tounen. Fanm sa yo se atlèt grav ki tren avèk dilijans pou ane lè l sèvi avèk fòmasyon an pi bon, ekipman ak resous ki disponib. Fanm ki konpetisyon nan espò konba depanse dè milye de èdtan nan san, swe ak dlo nan je achevman espò yo. Yo fè bèt pou touye. Anplis de sa, gen règ ak limit tan ak prekosyon pou sekirite. Lè yon moun se abitye avèk lide a nan mma fanm, Mwen li konpare l ak boksè oswa kloti, something else that people are more familiar with. The pool of women fighters in New England is deepening fast and the fact that there are more women’s bouts on fight cards reflects that. Opozan mwen ak mwen, yo toulède yo soti nan grav, kan travay di. Nou tou de se manman ak li pran yon anpil nan detèminasyon ak kondwi fè sa a espò pandan y ap jungle travay ak timoun. Mwen t ap travay san pran souf ak ekip mwen an depi batay dènye mwen amelyore jwèt mwen nan tout aspè. Mwen se konsa rekonesan pou fòmasyon an etonan ak koekipye nan Sityodtong ki pouse m 'sa difisil. Sou Sèptanm 12, ou kapab atann yon lagè.”

 

Pifò moun, tou de gason ak fanm, who join MMA gyms do not do so initially intending to become an active cage fighter. On any given day, one can walk into any MMA gym and find a diverse population of trainees. Men and women, fin vye granmoun ak jenn ti gason, kolye ble ak kolye blan, all train side by side. Most will never step foot in a cage in front of thousands of screaming fans. Most are there to get in shape or learn self-defense. Some, sepandan, yo mòde pa pinèz la konpetisyon.

 

“Mwen te prezante nan mond lan mma aprè yo te siyen pitit fi mwen moute pou klas jyu jitsu panse li ta benefisye nan li pou aspè nan defans pwòp tèt ou patisipe nan espò a,” raple Hanna Sparrell. “Mwen wè jan li tonbe nan renmen ak jwèt la, pran fòs ak konfyans, and was quick to decide that it was something I needed to be doing too. It didn’t take long before I fell in love with Jiu Jitsu myself, Lè sa a, finalman te vle ak yo eksplore lòt aspè yo nan mond lan mma. Pou ou kab vin nan jimnastik la te vin devni yon dezyèm kay pou m 'ak pitit fi mwen, patnè fòmasyon mwen, a second family. Every day I walk through the doors of the gym is a test, li nan yon egzamen sou Atletisme, osi byen ke yon egzamen sou kondwi mantal ak emosyonèl. Depi ke yo te prezante yo melanje mond lan Arts masyal mwen mete kò mwen an, kè, ak nanm nan fòmasyon, ak konpetisyon nan bout sa a se enpòtan nan m 'pou plizyè rezon, pa sèlman nan reprezante tèt mwen ak travay di mwen, men tou, yo reprezante tout travay la difisil, dedikasyon, ak ankourajman mwen te resevwa nan men zanmi m ', enstriktè, patnè fòmasyon, and fellow fighters along the way. I think MMA training for woman is a great outlet for many reasons, li fizikman se yon gwo antrennman, epi tou se yon fòm bon nan "terapi" nan fen yon jou petèt estrès. Mwen gen anpil fanm mwen tren ak, pa tout nan yo se planifikasyon sou batay, men benefis ki genyen nan espò a se toujou la, epi yo renmen li jis menm bagay la.”

 

Innocenti, tankou anpil, te vin patisipe nan espò batay kòm yon fason jwenn nan, epi rete nan, shape. Little did she know when her journey started some two years ago that it would take her into an MMA cage with thousands watching her compete.

 

“Tès tèt mwen nan yon melanje bout Arts masyal se enpòtan nan m 'nan anpil konsidere. De zan de sa, Mwen te twò gwo epi difikilte yo jwenn yon an sante, chemen ranpli. Yon jou, Mwen leve, li pran lavi pa sèl wa yo ak nan mwatye nan yon ane, pèdi swasant liv sou pwòp mwen. Mwen akeyi ki defi, plas, e yo te vle yon lòt. Arawon “Inplakabl” Lacey di m 'sou Mma Young nan epi mwen te ke yo oblije tcheke li soti. Apre kite nan pòt yo, ap eseye soti tout nan klas yo, ak satisfè fanmi an ki te fè li tèlman espesyal, Mwen te branche. Mwen te fè li yon objektif yo dwe youn nan premye konbatan yo ki fi nan ekip la batay joui pi dominan nan New England. Mwen te toujou te yon konkiran. Mwen renmen defi tèt mwen ak pouse limit ke yo te panse yo dwe enposib reyalize. K ap viv melanje fòm nan Arts masyal se difisil. Li mande plis devouman pase mwen janm imajine sa posib. Li kraze ou menm ak bati ou tounen moute nan moun nan ou se vre wi: yo. Sa a batay se yon bagay enpòtan paske mwen te gate ak yon ekip etonan bò kote m 'ki anseye pa antrenè yo ki pi motivasyon ak ankouraje. Se mwen menm ki detèmine ki fè yo fyè ak di yo mèsi avèk men mwen te leve soti vivan.”

 

“Melanj Martial Arts se tès la ultim nan lespri imen an sou chak nivo: fizikman, mantalman, ak emosyonèl,” di Reinheimer. “Mwen gen yon dezi boule konnen ki jan lwen mwen ka ale. I like exceeding expectations and pushing my limits and that’s MMA in a nutshell. Since I started training in martial arts, te lavi m 'vin fwontyè-mwens. Lavi m 'sou kabann lan vin pi bon lavi mwen an kabann ak vis vèrsa nan. Li nan dezabiye lwen tout distraksyon yo nesesè ak distile lavi m 'desann nan sa ki vrèman enpòtan, nan ak soti nan bag la. Mwen santi mwen tankou li nan te ede m 'vin pi pi pre pwòp tèt ou natif natal mwen. Li nan pi bon an nan Arts masyal ak ansyen lavi modèn.”

 

Nan kat fanm yo goumen sou mòn lan “Nef XIX” kat, only Reinheimer has actively competed in the past. She dominated her opponent this past spring on her way to a unanimous decision victory in her debut. All of the women fighting on September 12 nan Lewiston kontan pou opòtinite a.

 

“Nef se yon pwomosyon solid ak yon gwo repitasyon,” di Reinheimer. “I was a spectator at their very first fight card back in 2012. I love Maine and the crowd is awesome there. Mwen pa ka tann!”

 

“Mwen panse ke fanatik yo ka atann yon montre gwo tout bon,” sèksklama Sparrell. “Pi souvan pase pa batay fanm yo yo te pwouve yo dwe trè amizan, nou nan kou vle pwouve tèt nou merite nan espò evidans gason ki domine sa a. Sa a se premye a pou twa nan kat nan fanm yo sou kat sa a, Se konsa, mwen konnen gen a pwal yon anpil nan kè ak detèminasyon jete nan batay sa yo. Mwen konnen, pèsonèlman, Mwen trè eksite yo reprezante! I couldn’t be more excited to be making my MMA debut in the NEF cage; Mwen te ap gade anpil nan konbatan yo ki mwen idolatre ak gade jiska nan espò sa a soti nan pozisyon yo nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan, gen opòtinite a kounye a dwe soti la ak yo vrèman se yon onè vre.”

 

“Kòm mwa septanm 12yèm rapidman apwòch, M 'ap vin pi plis eksite ak pare jwenn nan kalòj la,” di Young. “Sa a te gen byen yon vwayaj ak mwen se rekonesan pou opòtinite pou fè amatè mma premye mwen ak nef.”

 

“Se mwen menm ki vwèman emosyone fè premye mma mwen ak nef mwa septanm 12yèm sou,” Di Innocenti. “Mwen te travay san pran souf yo ka resevwa opòtinite sa a epi mwen menm mwen kontan ke lè a rive.”

 

New England Goumen’ evènman pwochèn, “Nef XIX,” pran plas nan Samdi, Septanm 12, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. Tikè pou “Nef XIX” kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisée nan 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. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."

 

Sou New England Goumen

 

New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.

De-fwa chanpyon nan lemonn, fi boxer Amanda Serrano esplozyon antrenè ronda Rousey a, epi fè defi

Serrano with the WBO title
De-fwa chanpyon nan lemonn, Amanda Serrano (24-1-1, 18 KO nan) soti nan Puerto Rico, ak antrenè l '/ manadjè, Lòt bò larivyè Jouden Maldonado konsidere li trè derespektan pou kominote a boksè, kòmantè yo te fè pa Edmond Tarverdyan, antrenè nan ch Mondyal Champion la, Ronda Rousey nan www.mmafighting.com.
“Mwen konnen li ka fè li,” Tarverdyan di Mma Goumen, “Mwen konnen li ka genyen tit la Boksè mondyal la. Ronda tiennent ak chanpyon boksè mondyal la ki kout pyen fason pi rèd pase siborg,”, Tarverdyan tou te ajoute ke, “Ronda pa janm te pèdi yon wonn nan jimnastik la. Yon wonn. Avèk chanpyon boksè mondyal la”.
“Definitivman antrenè Rousey a pa gen okenn konesans sou espò a nan boksè. Li se yon avyon de gè trè bon nan Oktagòn a, ak Mwen vrèman felisite li pou tout bagay li te fè. Opozan li pa ka bwat ak Li fasil yo gade gwo men lè fè fas a yon boxer bon jan kalite segondè ak pwensonaj pouvwa kòm tèt mwen, kwè m ', bagay sa yo yo pral chanjman. Nan yon bag boksè, twal la pral zòn konfò ou”.
Sou batay Rousey nan samdi dènye, kote li te bat bethe Correia nan 34 segonn, Serrano di, “Kòm yon pwen boksè de vi, li gade tankou yon avyon de gè rookie amatè, voye pwenson trè lajè ki pa gen okenn cordination. Mwen tande ke siborg pa vle vin desann vin jwenn divizyon an ki lejè al goumen Ronda, men mwen ka ale jiska 135, epi nou ka rezoud yon match boksè se konsa mwen ka pwouve antrenè l 'mal. Mwen yon fwa moute nan divizyon an ki lejè, ak vwayaje nan Ajantin pou yon batay tit mond. Nan fen a, rezilta yo te ke mwen te vin premye tout tan tout tan Pòtoriken boxer nan fi pran yon tit mond nan de klas pwa”.
Manadjè Serrano a ak antrenè, Lòt bò larivyè Jouden Maldonado vize deyò ki “nou pa defi Styles lòt batay. Nou reprezante bòks ak nou vle jwenn kèk respè. Nou yo disponib pou nenpòt ki bòks yo ka vle oswa yon match boksè, pou nou ka montre Edmond Tarverdyan ki jan mal se li ki sou boksè”.
Sou Out 15, 2014, Serrano vwayaje nan Ajantin fè fas a WBO lejè Mondyal Champion Maria 'Tily’ Maderna, ki moun ki nan tan sa a, te gen twa defans tit siksè, men se pa t 'kapab manyen avantur la nan Puerto pèrswa la pouvwa riken, ki moun ki te fini batay la nan wonn nan sizyèm pa fason pou pentch.
Avèk sa a viktwa, Serrano te vin premye Pòtoriken fi boxer a pou pou genyen tit mond nan de divizyon (130-135).
Premye wa peyi Jida Tit Serrano a rive nan mwa septanm nan 2011 lè li frape soti Kimberly Connor nan premye tou an yo vin IBF Mondyal Champion a nan divizyon an plum super.

BELLATOR MMA SIGNS KERI ANNE TAYLOR-MELENDEZ TO AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT KICKBOXING & MMA CONTRACT

 

SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Jiyè 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez nan yon san konte, kontra milti-batay. The 31-year-old has previously competed in kickboxing and muay Thai, but fully intends on transitioning to the sport of mixed martial arts in the future.

 

Taylor-Melendez will debut as a kickboxer in front of her home town on Jen 19 at the highly anticipated "La ap: Dynamite”show in San Jose, Kalifòni. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

 

Mari oswa madanm nan nan ansyen WEC ak Strikeforce chanpyon Gilbert Melendez ak ko-pwopriyetè nan El Nino Sant Fòmasyon nan San Francisco, Taylor-Melendez premye pran espò konba fèmen nan 10 ane de sa, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. Apre tourmantant moute yon 4-1 dosye amatè, li te pran talan li nan kous la pwofesyonèl, kote li te kounye a kenbe yon 2-1 dosye kikboksin.

 

“I’m very honored for the opportunity to fight on such a big stage with a great promotion and promoter. I actually fought for Scott Coker before Gilbert and we both have a great relationship with him, so I feel very comfortable with this situation,” Taylor-Melendez said. “Even though I haven’t been super active as a fighter I have never really stopped training and look forward to testing my skills as a muay Thai fighter and a mixed martial artist. My goal is to go out there and do my best and make my daughter, my family and team proud.”

KAT KONBAT te anonse pou AVRIL 11 Nef mma evènman nan LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (Mas 18, 2015) - New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, retounen nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine sou Avril 11, 2015 ak disetyèm melanje-masyal arts-li yo (Mma) evènman. Earlier today, the company announced the full fight card for the event. The card is scheduled to feature a full slate of both professional and amateur bouts. NEF executives report that fan reaction to the matchups already announced has been overwhelmingly positive.

 

“Mwen pa kapab sonje gen sa a kalite repons a yon kat batay anvan,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There has been so much excitement over every fight we’ve announced. We sold out of all cage-side tickets four weeks prior to the event, and the general admission are very close to being gone. We’ve never seen that happen so early before. It really says something about the quality of the product we’re putting on here in Lewiston. There’s no doubt NEF is the hottest ticket in town.

 

Nan evènman an prensipal nan aswè a, Bruce “Joli ti gason” Boyington(10-7) defan nef mma lejè Tit la kont nimewo-yon sèl contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). The bout was made in the hours following “Nef XV” Novanm dènye lè Boyington avèk siksè defann tit la kont Izayi Erickson (3-4) ak Harrison manhandled Tollison Lewis (0-4) on his way to a quick submission victory. The fight will be Boyington’s second defense of the title since winning it last September.

 

Evènman an ko-prensipal nan aswè a ap prezante yon bout wèltèr trè-antisipe ant brezilyen jyu-jitsu (BJJ) senti nwa Jarod “Dènye minit” Lawton (4-1) ak la ap veteran Dennis “Malis la” Olson (12-7). In recent weeks, Lawton ak Olson te angaje nan yon lagè nan mo sou medya sosyal ki te wè tou de atlèt’ sipòtè respektif sote nan fray a.

 

“Enkasabl 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1), fre koupe siyen yon nouvo kontra milti-batay ak nef, ap rankontre Jan “Premye Gwoup” Ray (2-6) nan yon “kawotchou match.” The rivalry has seen each fighter win one bout against the other. Nan Avril 11 batay, pwograme yo pran plas nan yon catchweight nan 150-liv, ap detèmine yon victor definitif nan rivalite an.

 

Kaline “Angel nan fè nwa” Medeiros (3-4) ak undefeated Calie “Siwo myèl Badger a” Cutler (3-0) will make history when they contest the first professional women’s MMA fight on a regional card in Maine. It will not be the first time Medeiros has been a part of history. She competed in the first women’s fight in Rhode Island two years ago.

 

Epitou nan aksyon sou bò pwofesyonèl nan kat la pral popilè régulière nef mma Izayi “Viking a” Erickson (3-4), “Chen an Junkyard” Ryan Cowette (2-2), Eli “Danje sourit” Leland (2-0) ak Mike “Moustach la” Hansen (2-1), nan mitan lòt moun.

 

Pral Pòsyon nan amatè nan kat la dwe intitulé pa “Sleepy” Norman Fox (3-1) ak “Downtown” Dave Brown (1-2) in a flyweight contest. Fox is undefeated on Maine soil and is currently the number-three ranked amateur flyweight in the Northeast. Brown wrestled for Plymouth State University where he was a four-time All-New England winner.

 

Kat la amatè pral tou prezante yon bout ki lejè antRicky Dexter (2-0) soti nan Marcus Davis’ Ekip Ilandè ak Steven Bang (3-3) soti nan Central Maine brezilyen jyu-jitsu (CMBJJ) – Ekip New England United (NEW). Dexter’s teammate Jeremy Tyler (4-3) kare koupe ak Alex Johnson (1-1) nan San fwa ni lwa mma & Boxing in a featherweight bout. And Bruce Boyington’s wife, Randi Bèt Knowles (0-0), ap rankontre Alex Walker (0-0) nan yon doub-premye batay strawweight.

 

Kat la batay konplè pou “Nef ksvii” (sijè a chanje ak apwobasyon nan konba espò Otorite a nan Maine):

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

155*TIT Bruce Boyington 10-7 (Mma Young nan) vs Jamie Harrison 5-1 (Premye Kòt Full Kontakte)

170 Jarod Lawton 4-1 (Ekip NEW) vs Dennis Olson 12-7 (Boston BJJ / Ekip Triumph)

265 Brent Dillingham 1-1 (Mma Athletix) vs Mike Hansen 2-1 (BerzerkersMMA)

185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (Mma Athletix) vs John Daniels 2-3 (Rock City mma)

155 Izayi Erickson 3-4 (Ekip NEW - CMBJJ) vs Mark DEFORD 0-3 (F2 Arena)

150 John Ray 2-6 (Premye Gwoup mma) vs Derek Shorey 1-1 (Enkasabl Club Konbat)

135 Eli Leland 2-0 (Akademi an) vs Jay Perrin 1-0 (Boston BJJ / Ekip Triumph)

115 Kaline Medeiros 3-4 (Gracie Fòm) vs Calie Cutler 3-0 (Jacked N Tan Goumen Ekip)

 

Amateur

 

125 Norman Fox 3-1 (Mma Athletix) vs Dave Brown 1-2 (Plymouth Goumen Club)

265 Ryan Glover 1-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Endepandan)

265 Dave Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Dann Marley 0-0 (Endepandan)

185 Ruben Redman 0-1 (Endepandan) vs Chris RIDEOUT 0-0 (Endepandan)

185 Chris Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Nash Roy 2-1 (Mma Young nan)

185 Heath Hanson 0-2 (3Ronen Atletik) vs Brandon Russell 0-1 (Ekip Nitemare)

155 Ricky Dexter 2-0 (Ekip Ilandè) vs Steve Bang Jr. 3-3 (Ekip NEW – CMBJJ)

155 Rick Matthews 1-1 (Ekip Ilandè) vs Matye Hanning 0-1 (Endepandan)

155 Jason Lachance 1-1 (Mma Athletix) vs Izayi Herrick 1-0 (Akademi an)

145 Clifford Redman 0-1 (Endepandan) vs Kalèb Serra 0-1 (Ekip Kaze)

145 Jeremy Tyler 4-3 (Ekip Ilandè) vs Alex Johnson 1-1 (San fwa ni lwa mma & Boksè)

135 Mike Crespo 2-1 (Mma Athletix) vs Sheldon Bang 1-2 (Ekip NEW – CMBJJ)

115 Randibeth Knowles 0-0 (TKD Boyington la / mma Young nan) vs Alex Walker 0-0 (Ekip Kaze)

 

 

Tikè pou “Nef ksvii” kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nanwww.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisée nan207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."

 

Sou New England Goumen

 

New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.