Lewiston, Maine (Juli 9, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerikas nummer et regional kamp forfremmelse, vil holde sine nittende blandede martial-arts (MMA) begivenhed, “NEF XIX,” på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tidligere i dag, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur flyweight bout to the fight card. “Crispy” Mike Crespo (3-2) er planlagt til at stå over for Ryan “Gordo” Burgess(1-0) på en kamp vægt på 125 pounds. The bout will be a title eliminator for a future shot at the NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight Championship currently held by Dustin Veinott (4-3).
Crespo er medlem af MMA Athletix i Bath, Maine, hvor han instruerer i Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). He is also a member of Victory Church, beliggende i Bath samt, which is the ministry affiliated with the MMA Athletix gym. After getting off to a 2-0 starte i 2014, Crespo blev nomineret til “Rookie of the Year” award. He dropped two in a row to start 2015, men returneret tilbage med en imponerende sejr over Caleb Costello (2-4) sidste måned på “NEF XVIII.”
“Jeg er glade for at være i buret igen,” said Crespo. “Desværre, there’s nothing I can say about Ryan Burgess, except that he’s another wrestler. I know he won’t stand with me, like most of the wrestler and Jiu Jitsu-based fighters I have gone against so far. If he does stand with me, stor – but I doubt he will. If he chooses to go to the ground with me, even better. I am prepared and definitely have the mindset. I wish my opponent the best, men lad Dustin (Veinott, 125-pound title holder) know I’m coming for him very soon.”
Ryan "Gordo" Burgess, en indfødt af Mexico, Maine, er en 2011 graduate of Mountain Valley High School where he was a three-time state wrestling champion and one of the most winning wrestlers in Mountain Valley’s history under coach Gary Dolloff. Burgess made his MMA debut last month at “NEF XVIII” i Lewiston. Den aften, Han besejrede den mere erfarne Justin Witham (0-3) via enstemmig afgørelse.
“Crespo is an experienced fighter with a different style than most fighters in this division,” Said Burgess, “and I can’t wait to step in the cage and put on a show with another hungry opponent. Jeg elsker denne sport, og jeg kan ikke vente med at se, hvad det har at tilbyde mig, som jeg rejse mod en amatør mesterskab kamp.”
New England Fights’ næste arrangement, “NEF XIX,” finder sted på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter til “NEF XIX” starter ved kun $25 og er der tilbud nu på www.TheColisee.com eller ved at ringe til Colisée box office på 207.783.2009 x 525. For mere information om begivenheden og kampen kort opdateringer, besøg fremme hjemmeside på www.NewEnglandFights.com. Desuden, du kan se NEF videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og slutte den officielle Facebook-gruppe "New England Fights."
Om New England Fights
New England Fights ("NEF") er en kamp Events kampagner selskab. NEF mission er at skabe den højeste kvalitet begivenheder for Maine krigere og fans. NEF udøvende team har stor erfaring i kamp sport management, begivenheder produktion, medierelationer, markedsføring, juridiske og reklame.