GĦALL-ĦRUĠ IMMEDJAT: Lewiston, Maine (Ġunju 30, 2015) - Tissielet New England (NEF), Amerika Numru ta 'wieħed promozzjoni ġlieda reġjonali, miżmuma mħallta marzjali arti-tmintax tagħha (MMA) avveniment, “NEF XVIII: MAGĦMULA FL-AMERIKA,” ftit aktar minn ġimgħatejn ilu fil-Androscoggin Bank Colisee fil Lewiston, Maine. The event was the third held by the fight promotion at the venue in just a four-month stretch, u limitata l-perjodu ta 'sitt snin l-aktar suċċess fl-istorja tal-promozzjoni tal.
NEF huwa l-brainchild ta 'avukat Massachusetts Nick DiSalvo u Maine Stat Rappreżentant Matt Peterson (D-Rumford). The pair met in the fall of 2011 and formed a business partnership with the intent of promoting MMA events. Both being avid, fannijiet tul il-ħajja ta 'l-isports miġġielda, DiSalvo u Peterson ddeċieda li shop setup fil Lewiston, Maine, the famed home of the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston world heavyweight championship rematch of 1965. NEF’s first event in Lewiston, li saret fi Frar 2012, outdrew Ali-Liston II b'aktar minn 800 fannijiet b'aktar minn 3200 fl-attendenza.
Peress li dak iż-żmien, u f'suq fejn il-kompetituri jkunu batiet, NEF has continued to draw huge crowds to its events. The promotion has hosted fights of many UFC veterans, inkluż eks żewġ time champion heavyweight dinja Tim “Il Maine-IAC” Sylvia (31-10). Fl 2013, NEF co-promoted an event in Lewiston with national promotion Bellator. That event was broadcast live on Spike TV. Barra minn hekk, Videos NEF dwar YouTube għandhom miljuni ta 'fehmiet madwar id-dinja, u jenfasizza avveniment tal-promozzjoni jistgħu spiss ikunu jidhru fuq AXS TV Ġewwa MMA programm.
Fl-ewwel nofs ta ' 2015, aktar minn 6,000 people have been drawn to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee for three NEF events. It is the largest attendance number the promotion has accumulated in such a brief period of time – a aktar 18 ġimgħat minn “NEF XVI” fuqFrar 7 biex “NEF XVIII” dwar Ġunju 13. It is also another example of NEF thriving in a time when other regional fight promotions struggle.
“Huwa tassew biss ir-riżultat ta 'lott ta' xogħol iebes u l-esperjenza tan-negozju,” Said DiSalvo, a 1999 graduate summa cum laude ta Merrimack Kulleġġ fit-Tramuntana Andover, MA, fejn kien Scholar Presidenzjali, u aktar tard gradwat ta 'Suffolk Università Law School fl Boston, MA. “NEF jirnexxilu minħabba Matt u I jkollhom passjoni reali għall-promozzjoni ġlieda, and we’re willing to do the not-so-glamorous grunt work that others shy away from. You need to understand your audience. You need to know your way around a spreadsheet, reġistru verifika, and have a good grasp on finance and budgeting. It’s a business like any other.”
Minħabba t-tkabbir tan-negozju, DiSalvo and Peterson decided to add a third executive to the mix earlier this year. They hired longtime Bellator Vice President of Talent Relations Sam Caplan to serve as NEF’s Director of National Business Development.
“Fi żmien ta 'kontrazzjoni kbira u l-konsolidazzjoni meta niġu għall-ispazju MMA reġjonali, NEF marret fid-direzzjoni opposta preċiż u fil-fatt żdiedu n-negozju globali tagħhom,” iddikjarat Caplan meta laħaq għall-kummenti. “Jiġifieri l-livell ta 'tkabbir li NEF ġie jesperjenzaw dan l-aħħar huwa rari tkun sottostima. Tkabbir tal-promozzjoni huwa xhieda tal-professjonaliżmu u n-negozju dixxiplina tal-proprjetarji prinċipali tagħha, Nick DiSalvo u Matt Peterson.”
New England tissielet’ avveniment li jmiss, “NEF XIX,” sseħħ fuq IS-SIBT, Settembru 12, 2015 fil-Androscoggin Bank Colisee fil Lewiston, Maine. Biljetti għall “NEF XIX” tibda fi ftit $25 u huma fuq bejgħ issa fil www.TheColisee.com jew billi ċċempel-uffiċċju kaxxa Colisee fil207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. B'żieda, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jsegwu minnhom fuqnefights Twitter u jingħaqdu mal-grupp uffiċjali Facebook "New England Tissielet."
About New England tissielet
New England tissielet ("NEF") hija ġlieda promozzjonijiet avvenimenti kumpanija. Missjoni NEF huwa li jinħolqu l-avvenimenti ta 'kwalità ogħla għall-ġellieda Maine u supporters. Tim eżekuttiv NEF għandu l-esperjenza estensiva fil-ġestjoni isports miġġielda, produzzjoni avvenimenti, relazzjonijiet mal-midja, marketing, legali u r-reklamar.