Portland, Maine (Cuaj hlis 27, 2018) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “NEF 36: Sib ntaus sib tua rau cov kub,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 17 ntawm Aura hauv Portland, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur lightweight fight to the card. Mohammad Al Kinani (4-1) yog teem rau lub ntsej muag Jamie Sprague (0-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 155-phaus.
Mohammad Al Kinani will look to rebound from the first loss of his amateur career against Ramano Medina (5-0) last summer in New Hampshire. Ua ntej lub sijhawm ntawd, Al Kinani had won the first four fights of his career, the most recent three emphatically by first-round knockout. He is a perfect 2-0 nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb. Al Kinani is a member of Evolution Athletix, a team housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art training facility opened earlier this year just off Route 1 in Saco, Maine.
“Jamie is definitely dangerous, but I always go in there knowing my opponent is dangerous,” Al Kinani stated. “I’d like to think I am too. More than ever. I’m feeling extremely sharp and I know I can bring in all the heat to that cage. Sprague has been training for a long time under one of the best schools in the area and probably thinks I’m an easy win, but I have been training and putting in more work than ever with the best of the best to come back from a first recent loss. He will understand the pressure of being locked up in there with me. I’m ready to shock everyone November 17th.”
Despite his lack of cage competition experience, Jamie Sprague is no newcomer to the combat sports world. As Al Kinani indicated, Sprague has trained for some time in the martial arts. He holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a member of Nostos MMA based in Somersworth, New Hampshire under current UFC competitor, and former NEF Pro Lightweight Champion, Devin Powell (9-3).
“Mo’s a tough guy,” said Sprague, “no doubt about that. But with all due respect, Kuv xav ua nqe lus. I want his neck.”
NEF tus tom ntej mixed-martial-kev kawm cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 36: Sib ntaus sib tua rau cov kub,” yuav pom lub tuam txhab ua nws rov qab mus rau Aura hauv Portland, Maine. Qhov kev tshwm sim tau teem sijhawm los ua qhov chaw hnub Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 17, 2018 Nrog lub suab nrov ntawm 7 pm. Daim pib no yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no nyob www.auramaine.com.
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