Lewiston, Maine (September 3, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika se nommer een plaaslike stryd bevordering, sal sy negentiende gemengde martial arts-hou (Plaasmoorde) gebeurtenis, “NEF XIX,” Saterdag, September 12, 2015 by die Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature three members of First Class MMA in action that night. Hannah Sparrell (0-0), Rafael Velado (0-0) en Nick Shea (1-0) uit die Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Onlangs, First Class MMA stigter en hoof-afrigter John “First Class” Ray aangesluit NEF mede-eienaar en Match Matt Peterson as die gas op die NEF Podcast.
Die afgelope Junie, 38-year-old Raio retired after competing in the NEF cage for some three-and-a-half years. Raio now concentrates on training the members of his First Class MMA gym, insluitend die voorbereiding Sparrell, Velado en Shea vir hul komende aanvalle.
“Ek kan beslis 'n baie meer tyd het in my vegters sowel as my familie,” Said Ray. “Die vegters, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, wanneer jy die opleiding vir 'n stryd, maak nie saak hoeveel jy probeer om te fokus op Nick Shea of Nick Gully of Hannah Sparrell of Rafael of enige van ons vegters, jy kan nie regtig sit 100% effort into a fighter when you really focus on your own fight. It’s tough splitting between their fight and your fight and your job, jou familie en jou kinders.”
Sedert die geboorte van NEF vroeg 2012, en die daaropvolgende ontploffing van gewildheid van die sport in die staat, baie nuwe gimnasiums het in die afgelope jaar opgeskiet, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, meer as enigiets anders, die hegte, familie-agtige atmosfeer wat ontwikkel het by die fasiliteit, aangesien hy die gimnasium geopen.
“Die grootste ding wat ek graag oor ons gym, Ek geniet gaan en 'n deel van, is daar 'n baie nederige groep studente en instrukteurs,” noted Raio. “Everyone who teaches in there is about the fighters. It’s about the students. They’re not about themselves. They’re more about trying to help people get better. Whether they’re a fighter or a teacher, we have a few teachers who go there and we have several women students and several children and adults. It’s a real good mix and very much a family atmosphere. We rarely lose a student.”
Die “First Class” moniker is not merely a nickname given to Raio because of his past job with the postal service. Early on in his MMA career, Raio verdien die reputasie van 'n respekvolle, classy, professionele, aangenaam individuele, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.
“Ek probeer om almal gelyk te behandel,” Said Ray. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (by die gym), op sy beurt, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, as hulle nie optree respek vir die instrukteurs of die ander studente, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Ons gym lok, vir een of ander rede, mense wat net mooi mense.”
Met meer en meer nuwe studente kom deur die deur van sy gym, Raio has definitely kept busy since his retirement from active competition. Like a proud father, Raio has a real passion for the success of his students. The ultimate reward for him is seeing his protégées do well in the cage.
“Na die laaste show (NEF XVIII), toe ek sien Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) het sy arm opgewek en Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Ek was so bly vir die ouens,” recalled Raio. “I’m so happy to see these two guys win. As much as I didn’t come away with a win against Bruce (Boyington, 10-8), Ek het gesê: "As ons gaan 2-1, I’d rather be the one that didn’t pull off the victory.’ I’ve never been as happy for my own win than I was for Nick and Rob that night.”
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Jy kan na die NEF Podcast luister in sy geheelwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.
New England Fights’ volgende byeenkoms, “NEF XIX,” vind plaas op Saterdag, September 12, 2015 by die Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Kaartjies vir “NEF XIX” begin by net $25 en is nou te koop by www.TheColisee.com of deur die Colisee loket by 207.783.2009 x 525. Vir meer inligting oor die geleentheid en stryd kaart updates, Besoek gerus die bevordering se webwerf by www.NewEnglandFights.com. Daarbenewens, jy NEF videos kan kyk op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg hulle op Twitternefights en sluit aan by die amptelike Facebook-groep "New England gevegte."
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