Lewiston, Maine (Junij 2, 2016) - Kvečjemu New England Fights (NEF) Dogodki, Steve Bang, Sr. (1-1) bi bil na drugi strani kletke, bodisi gledal, kako se eden od njegovih sinov bojuje, bodisi kot zdravnik v kletki. Junij 18, 2016, vseeno, kot že dvakrat v preteklosti, Bang bo vstopil v kletko mešanih borilnih veščin (MMA) v Lewistonu kot tekmec. The 46 letni bariatrični kirurg iz Auburna, Maine bo nadaljeval 48 year-old Stacy Lupo (0-0) v amaterskem MMA lahkem dvoboju na “NEF 24: OBLJUBLJENA DEŽELA.”

“Obožujem tekmovanje in kako nas vodi k izboljšanju in postajanju popolnejša različica sebe,” je dejal dr. Bang. “Minilo je leto dni, odkar sem se boril v kletki. Preteklo leto je bilo napolnjeno z doseganjem osebnih mejnikov in športnih ciljev, še veliko jih je bilo še treba uresničiti. Sredi vsega tega kaosa, zvezde so se znova poravnale, da mi dajo priložnost, da ponovno vstopim v bojno areno, kjer je vložek konkurence, zame, so najvišje.”

Doma iz Rivertona, Wyoming, Dr. Bang je diplomiral na univerzi Brigham Young v Ljubljani 1994 in nato z univerzitetne šole za osteopatijo Des Moines v Ljubljani 1998. Prihaja s področja medicine, dobro se zaveda tveganj, ki jih prevzame vsakič, ko vstopi v kletko.

“Le nekaj dni po obračanju 47, I will face a warrior intent upon bodily harm and yet I find myself incredibly blessed and thankful for the health and privilege to do so,” Dr. Bang continued. “I bring the health of mind, body and spirit beyond what is required to just be a participant. I have checked all of the boxes that give me the tools required to be a victorious warrior at any age.”

Dr. Bang currently trains alongside his sons at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ). Steve Bang, Jr. (1-1), Skyler Bang (0-0), Shawn Bang (1-1) and foster son Conner Murphy (1-0) will join their father in cage competition at “NEF 24.”

“I am passionate about my training, and take advantage of every metric available to quantify and qualify that training. By every metric, I am at my peak performance levels. I am in the best shape of my life, better than I have ever been. One day that trend will indeed head south, but today is not that day. I do not take this health and privilege for granted. Every moment of life and every opportunity we are given is a gift and I plan to take full advantage of it as if it were my last.”

Dr. Bang’s opponent, pri “NEF 24,” Stacy Lupo, while making his debut in the MMA cage, is a longtime veteran of combat sports. Lupo currently trains out of the Shatterproof Combat Club in Dexter, Maine, but he has been a martial artist for an amazing 32 let. He holds black belts in both Taekwondo and Shotokan karate. He was an accomplished wrestler in high school, placing in states his senior year. For more than a decade, Lupo ran his own martial arts academy before closing shop to concentrate on raising his family. In the 1980s and 1990s, Lupo competed in amateur boxing and kickboxing. His last kickboxing bout saw him win a unanimous decision over Don Labbe in the main event of a 1995 card in Lewiston.

“I don’t know Steve personally, but like me, he is an old man in a young man’s sport, so I give him his due and my respect,” said Lupo. “As the saying goes, ‘be wary of old men in a world where men die young.’ I want to thank him for giving me the chance to compete in a sport I’ve always loved – tako, thank you Steven Bang, I look forward to our meeting.”

“I do not know my opponent personally, but I respect anyone willing to do what it takes to get to the cage door,” said Bang in closing. “That next single step across the threshold commands another whole level of respect. As with the warriors of old, we will battle with the same intensity to maim, kill or disable until compelled to mercy by the referee. Then we will have a bond that cannot be understood, nor shared, by anyone who has never been there.”

NEF se vrne v banko Colisée Androscoggin Bank v Lewistonu, Maine na Junij 18, 2016 s “NEF 24: OBLJUBLJENA DEŽELA.” Vstopnice za NEF 24 se začnejo šele ob $25 in so v prodaji zdaj www.TheColisee.com ali s klicem blagajni Colisée na 207.783.2009 x 525.

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