לעוויסטאָן, מיין (דעצעמבער 16, 2015) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף), אַמעריקע ס נומער-איינער רעגיאָנאַל קאַמף העכערונג, וועט האַלטן זייַן ווייַטער געשעעניש, “נעף 21: די יממאָרטאַלס” אויף שבת, פעברואַר 6, 2016 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסéע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the “נעף 21” קאַמף קאָרט. מיכאל “די מוסטאַטשע” האַנסען (3-2) האט געחתמעט צו טרעפן Zach “The Torch” Elkins (0-1) בייַ אַ קאַמף וואָג פון 185-פונט.
Hansen is the head coach and founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, מיין. He won a state championship as a heavyweight wrestler for Mountain Valley High School (מווהס) אין 2004. Hansen began his MMA career shortly after his high school graduation, but put that career on hold to serve in United States Army as a combat engineer. אין פרי 2015, Hansen returned to the cage as a member of the NEF MMA roster. He put together a record of 2-1 in his first year back, including a win over the “2014 פייטער פון די יאר” קראָווסנעקק בוטאַן (1-2). The fight with Elkins will be Hansen’s first foray into the middleweight division after having competed in the heavyweight and light-heavyweight ranks previously.
“Zach is a good fighter with a lot of experience in the cage,” said Hansen over his upcoming opponent. “He’s probably looking to come up here and leave with his first pro win. It won’t be that easy, and he will have to earn it, ’cause I intend to send him back to Florida with another loss.”
Zach Elkins is no stranger to the NEF fans. A member of Team Riot in Orange Park, פלאָרידאַ, Elkins appeared previously for the fight promotion headlining the amateur portion of the “נעף קסייי” fight card in the spring of 2014. That evening, Elkins made short work of the northeast’s then-top ranked amateur middleweight Buck Pineau (1-2), scoring a first-round TKO. Elkins was ranked nationally as an amateur, and he held the ISCF Florida State Middleweight Championship for over a year. He lost his professional debut in the fall of 2014, and now Elkins is looking to pick up the first win of his pro career.
“I want to thank Matt and Nick (Peterson and DiSalvo, NEF owners) both for having me back on their show in February,” said Elkins when reached for comment. “I will be ready to put on another exciting fight for the fans in Maine and bringing home another ‘W’ for my team in Florida, Riot MMA.”
New ענגלאַנד פייץ’ ווייַטער פּאַסירונג, “נעף 21: די יממאָרטאַלס,” נעמט אָרטשבת, פעברואַר 6, 2016 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסéע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. טיקקעץ פֿאַר “נעף 21” אָנהייב בייַ פּונקט $25 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַwww.TheColisee.com אָדער דורך פאַך די קאָליסéע קעסטל אָפיס בייַ 207.783.2009 רענטגענ 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, נאָכפאָלגן זיי אויף טוויטטערנעפיגהץ און פאַרבינדן די באַאַמטער פאַסעבאָאָק גרופּע "ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ."