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Bellator 267: LIMA & VS. MVP 2 ADDS CO-MAIN EVENT FOR RETURN TO LONDON

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LONDINUM, UK – A women’s featherweight fight will serve as the co-main event for BELLATOR MMA 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 on Friday, October 1 when No. 5 praeferebantur Leah McCourt (5-1) occurrit Jessica Borga (3-3) at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London.

The bout will sit atop the card alongside a must-see rematch between No. 1 praeferebantur Douglas "Phenom" Lima (32-9) et non. 2 praeferebantur Michael “Venom” Page (19-1) where the stylish striker from London will look to avenge the lone blemish on his record in front of his home crowd.

BELLATOR MMA 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 principalis card actio erit calcitrare off at 9 p.m. BST/4 p.m. ATQUE, dum praevia card incipit at 5:30 p.m. BST/12:30 p.m. ATQUE. BELLATOR fans spectet eventus vivere in SHOWTIME (US), BBC iPlayer (UK), necnon et Virgin Mediae duae et Virgin Mediae (Hibernia).

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased online from axs.com/uk atque BELLATOR.com.

Currently riding a four-fight win streak, Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt returns to action following a stunning come-from-behind victory against Janay Harding during her last outing at Bellator 259 in May. Now sitting at No. 5 in BELLATOR’s featherweight rankings, a win at the expense of her opponent on Oct. 1 will go a long way in moving “The Curse” one step closer to a BELLATOR world title shot against incumbent champion, Cris Cyborg.

Making her third appearance for BELLATOR, Jessica Borga will be competing for the second time in 2021. Novissime, “The Black Widow” went 15 minutes with former title challenger Talita Nogueira, following up an impressive submission triumph over Amber Leibrock in her promotional debut.

Additional bouts have been added to the fight card, which can be found below.

Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events
Liberum. Aug. 20 // Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov //Sanford Pentagoni // Sioux Falls, SD
Sat. Septem. 18 // Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero //SUFFODIO Centre // San Jose, QUALIS
Liberum. Oct. 1 // Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 //SSE Arena, Wembley // London, England
Sat. Oct. 16 // Bellator 268: Lux Gravis Orbis Terrarum Praefectus Urbi Semifinals // Footprint Center // Phoenix, THE
Sat. Oct. 23 // Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson // VTB Arena // Moscow, Russia

BELLATOR MMA 267 Lima vs. MVP 2 MainCard:
SHOWTIME (US) / BBC iPlayer (UK) / Virgin Media Duo & Virgin Media Sport (HIBERNIA)
Friday, October 1 - 9 p.m. BST/4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Welterweight Main Event: #1-Lima Douglas (32-9) vs. #2-Michael Page (19-1)
Featherweight Bout: #5-Leah McCourt (5-1) vs. Jessica Borga (3-3)
Featherweight Bout: Robertus Whiteford (16-4))vs. Andreas Fisher (18-8-1)
Lightweight Bout: Ivonis Landu (16-8) vs. Tim Wilde (13-4)
Lux Heavyweight Bout: Lucas Trainer (4-0) vs. Yannick Lucky (9-5)

Praevium Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | Showtime Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV (US)
BBC iPlayer (UK) | Virgin Media Duo & Virgin Media Sport (HIBERNIA)
5:30 p.m. BST/12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT

Welterweight Bout: Ludovicus Long (18-6) vs. Uros Jurisic (11-1)
Lightweight Bout: Kane Mousah (13-3) vs. Davy Gallon (18-7-2)
flyweight bout: Lucia Bertaud (3-2) vs. Elina Kallionidou (7-4)
Lightweight Bout: Carolus Leary (17-11-1) vs. Hughes Gavin (10-2)
Featherweight Bout: Fabacary Diatta (7-0)vs. Nathan Rose (7-3)
Strawweight Bout: Chiara Penco (5-3) vs. Katherina Dalisda (5-2)
Bantamweight Bout: Khurshed Kakhorov (7-0) vs. Mike Ekundayo (8-1)
Welterweight Bout: Jack Grant (17-7) vs. Nathan Jones (13-10)

*Card subiectum ad mutationem

Placere visitabo Bellator.com pro additional notitia.

NEF SELLS-iterum in Bangor sicut LOCORUM Pugnatores luceant in custodia

Bangor, Maine (August 6, 2017) -Nulla fuit similis domus Saturday nocte C.J *. Ewer, Ryan Sanders et Fred Lear de Young's MMA in Bangor.

Pugnans ante ballroom soldos iactus iactus est ex praetorio suo, tres pugnatores super card in "NEF XXX" murmure in Bangorensi "omnia missae infigo victorias apud Cross Insurance Center.

Ewer vicit Mike "Mustache" Hansen per obsequium 1:46 primi circum ad capiendam vacantem NEF pro title. Lear exposuit NEF amateur bantamweight belt, dum Sanders manum in Nova Anglia pro leve scaena in triumpho non titulo constringebat.

Fuit secundus continuos August sellout in urbe regina, instituisse coepit "NEF munera Dana Alba": Lookin’ Ad proelium "ultima aestate".

Post duram dimicationem multum iter Jay Elias conciliavit, NEF pro leve champion Sanders, No praeferebantur. 1 negotientur in terra,, servavit commentarios suos breves et dulces, dum exclamans memoratum Ultimam Pugnans Championship (UFC) praeses.

"Tu tulit malum guy ultimo anno"," Cicero dixit ". "Age me nunc."

Sanders (15-8) non facilem iter contra Ellis, veteranus plus 80 pro daret. Elias Sanders maximam pugnae potestatem in se habuit sed vulnerabilem in triangulo se reliquit 2:34 primi circuitu.

Ewer Hansen missum simili timeret.

"Magnum est affectum vincere ante turbam domesticam","Ewer dixit". "Dum sicut laboraverunt" (in disciplina castra), Non putabam me aliquid posse prohibere."

Repens finis vastavit Hansen spem capiendi titulum primum in suo 13-anno mixtis artibus militaribus curriculo..

"Hoc fuit longe optima disciplina castra me semper habuit. Nos iustus questus foverentur,"Hansen dixit. "Ego quoque multum plus dare", et certus sum C.J. multum plus dare. Sed heus, facere potuimus iterum ".

Lear illustravit amateur pars card auctoritate secunda circum knockout Walt Shea.

Tantum campana Shea ab impetu Lear in fine capituli aperti servavit. Lear proficit cum calce ad caput per medium rotundum. Post paene obfirmatis in bracchio qui pugnam finire potuit, Lear cruentatus antea invicto Shea ferit serie.

Finis inevitabilis apparuit cum Shea Lear's auxilium suum invenire inter gyrum angulum inveniret, alius interrupit impetus metam only 14 secundis post.

Motus Lear laudavit raeda, Chris Young of Young's MMA, antequam cingulum circum alvo magistri.

"Multus of populus hic circum nomen suum novimus, sed hominem non noverunt,"Lear dixit". "primus guy est in gymnasio mane et ultimus nocte exeundi". Hic est causa, omnes hic sumus. Ipse est causa felix sumus. Causa est nonnullorum nostrum in carcere non sunt."

In primis duabus proeliis Jos Jones’ amateur MMA vitae, Jones suos adversarios uno ferrum knockout in summa 24 seconds. Carlton Charles unum horologii pauciores ricinum cepit ut Jones in conclusione attonitus tolleret ad tangulam toutatam athletae collegiati prioris stellae..

Charles, producto programmatis Universitatis Cenomannensis eu ad NEF caveam suam initialem ambulationem capiens, conversus ad tabulas Jones (2-1) in FRAGMENTUM middleweight. Jones iterum profectus est in primis sistendum cum par looping ictus, sed eos placide Carolus ante portum unum ex suis emisit et ad mat?.

"Ego iustus amo competition"," Carolus dixit ". "In facie sic in eu campo non tangis."

Cum resumptis pedibus, Carolus adiuvit Jones contra caveam et duas dextras manus ad maxillas exposuit. Iones omiserunt unum genu et absorpsit acutum relictum in capite. Id referendarius persuasit ut gradum in pugna prohiberet, sententiam reliquit Jones et MMA I Classis castra visibiliter movet.

Charles erat’ lusus pugna secunda secundae pugnae in tempore hebdomadis. Antea primum circum TKO in pugilatu amateur anulum tradidit. Jones suam primam cladem passus est quia transitus ex basketball, quem munere suo in Europa lusit postquam in Universitate Bangorensi Husson.

Unus vultus in Tuesday scriptor officialis ponderis in suggessit IRCA inter Rogerum Ewer (251 libras) et Dustin Freeman (220) ut sit amet sto-up, slug-it-e heavyweight negotium. Instead, versa est in casu et libra showcase rectum in wheelhouse Ewer. frater maior C.J, dum debut in NEF exagonum at 44 annorum, cudit per totum commodum et meruit per TKO percutit acrem 2:31 secundae stantiae.

Nate Boucher emendavit to 2-0 Ieremias Barkac cum primo circum sistendum, qui caveam faceret debut. Barkac in praedura bantamweight lucratus est in primis cum verberare verberare, sed Boucherius callide assecutus est pressionibus cruribus et inclusit in triangulo suffocat.

Vincere aut amittere,, Bangor's Angela Young denuntiavit eius pugnam cum Jessica "The Black Widow" Borga ultimam pugnam vitae suae fore.. Stipendium (6-3) deleri spem omnem Hollywood ending cum decretorio TKO at 2:16 foramen rotundum. Iuvenes (2-3), uxor Chris, numquam minus spatii in aliquo priori vincit aut damna.

In mutua NEF et MMA debut, Zach Faulkner suam turbam domum suam delectavit cum secunda circa victoriam de David Hart via nudam agminis suffocationem. Et non pervenerunt usque ad finem 1:42.

Jesse Hutchinsonus etiam triumphans debut in amateur ordinibus fruebatur. Antonius Lapointe constitit at 2:43 primi undique in welterweight proelio.

NEF etiam denuntiavit promotionem proximam artium mixtarum-martialium eventum, “NEF 31: Portus Vetus,” videbunt societatem facere exspectati debut in Portland, Maine ad novam, statu-of-the arte visneti Aura. Eventus venturus est ad locum Friday, November 3, 2017. Tesseras ibit venditionis hoc Mercurii, August 9 at www.auramaine.com.

About New England Pugnat

New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.

PUGNA CARD sonitus in Bangor REFERTUS MAGNUM FLABELLUM FAVORITES

PRIMUS DE LIBERO: Bangor, Maine (July 21, 2017) - Pugnat New England (NEF) redit ad Cross Insurance Center on Saturday nox, August 5, 2017 pugna artes promovendum, ad res bellicas, mixtum scriptor, “NEF 30: Murmure in Bangor.” Superius hodie, Plenus NEF renuntio eventu pugna card.

In consectetur vesperi, Bangorensis proprium CJ Ewer (2-0) Occurram Mike Hansen (5-5) de Rumford, Cenomannia in quinque-rotundis certaminibus novum NEF MMA Pro Middleweight Champion coronaturus. Ewer membrum gymnasii localis Young's MMA est dum Hansen repraesentat Berserkers MMA in regione civitatis Fluminis Vallis. Ewer had a highlight-reel knockout super Ruben Redman (0-1) in ultimo praedura palaestrae ad Crucem – prorsus uno anno ad diem occurret Hansen.

Co-mainus eventus vesperi videbit teammate Ewer's Young's, Prospectus invictus Bangoriensis Aaron Lascius (4-0) ut supra veteranus Bellator Bryan Goldsby (17-16). Goldsby ostendet provocationem Lacey maxime idoneam ad diem. Lacey nihil fuit brevi “Improbe” – eius cognomen – quia pro obumbratio. Tres ex quatuor adversariis primo circumtulit. Solus Ioannes Santos (3-5) superesse poterat tres in ultima aestate in Bangor rounds plenum Lacey. Lacey vicit qui pugna per consilium scissura in praeruptam, rursus et egrediebatur, “pugna noctis” perficientur.

Circumductio pro card erit alius lapis angularis Young, “The” Ryan Sanders (14-8), quis in occursum Romae, New York veteran Jay Ellis (14-68) in pugna a welterweight. Sanders regnans est NEF MMA Pro leve Champion, devictis Jon Lemke (6-8) in hastiludio ultima ultimo Aprilis ad titulum petendi. IRCA cum Ellis erit res non titulus. Sanders equitat ad quattuor-pugnandum series quae incepit uno anno ante diem ad Crucem.

Headlining amateur pars pugnae card erit NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Title pugna. Fred Lear (5-2) de Bangorensi pugnaturus cum Jefferson, Maine scriptor Walt Shea (2-0) vacanti CXXXV libra pilae. Lear et Shea aemulationem competitive erunt quae in amateurs ordinibus proximis annis inter castra Lear's MMA et Sheae turmae primae Classis MMA in Brunswick innituntur., Maine.

Aperiens nox pugna mulierum erit inter Angela Young (2-2), uxor de MMA conditoris et raeda caput Chris Young, et Florida's Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium (5-2). FRAGMENTUM expectatur esse excitando unum. Iuvenes, a Regular Registered Nutrix apud Orientales Cenomannia Medical Center (EMMC), pluribus induit “pugna noctis” actus qui audientes in furorem miserunt. Borga tertium iter faciet ad Cenomanniam in anno praeterito ut certatim in NEF cavea.

plenum “NEF 30” pugna card (subject to change):

PROFESSIONAL MMA

185*TITULUS C.J. Ewer 2-0 (Young scriptor MMA) Mike vs Hansen 5-5 (Nani MMA)

170 Ryan Sanders 14-8 (Young scriptor MMA) vs Jay Ellis 14-68 (Team Knockout)

145 Aaron Lascius 4-0 (Young scriptor MMA) vs Bryan Goldsby 17-16 (Jorge Gurgel)

AMATEUR MMA

135*TITULUS Fred Lear 5-2 (Young scriptor MMA) nobis Walt Shea 2-0 (Prima classis MMA)

265 Rogerus Ewer 0-0 (Young scriptor MMA) nobis Dustin Freeman 0-0 (Independens)

185 Iosephus Jones 2-0 (Prima classis MMA) vs Carlton Charles 0-0 (Carolus Genus Pugnans/Ignis&Athletics ferrum)

170 Antonius Lapointe 0-1 (Titan Athletics) vs Jesse Hutchinson 0-0 (CMBJJ)

160 Zacharias Faulkner 0-0 (Titan Athletics) vs David Hart 0-0 (Kenney MMA)

145 Robbie Kiah 1-0 (Young scriptor MMA) Robert H . vs. Norris III (Independens)

135 Nate Boucher 1-0 (CMBJJ) Jeremias Barkac . vs 0-0 (Independens)

135 Angela Young 2-2 (Young scriptor MMA) Jessica Borga . vs 5-3 (Pugiles MMA)

"NEF 30: Murmure in Bangorensi "tenendum erit apud Cross Insurance Centre in Bangorensi", Maine sabbatorum, August 5, 2017. Tesseras sunt in sale iamwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eos sequi Twitter @nefights et iungere officialem Facebook group "New England Pugnat."

About New England Pugnat

New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.

WOMEN’S FIGHT AT RUMBLE IN BANGOR WILL PROVIDE THE FIREWORKS

PRIMUS DE LIBERO: Bangor, Maine (July 3, 2017) - Pugnat New England (NEF) redit ad Cross Insurance Center on Saturday nox, August 5, 2017 pugna artes promovendum, ad res bellicas, mixtum scriptor, “NEF 30: Murmure in Bangor.” Superius hodie, NEF announced the addition of a female amateur bantamweight bout to the fight card. Angela Young (2-2) Occurram Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium (5-3) Et pugna ad pondus librarum CXXXV-.

If there is anyone who knows about putting on exciting fights, it is Angela Young. The wife of Young’s MMA founder Chris Young, a matre, and a full-time nurse, she has brought the heat in all four of her previous contests for NEF, earning several “De proelium Nocte” honors. Young had the crowd on the edge of its seat for her thrilling encounter with Christine Brothwell earlier this yeara fight she won via unanimous decision. She has never backed down, even when on the losing end of a slugfest like the one she had with Kylie O’Hearn on Cape Cod last year, and it has made her one of the most popular fighters with the NEF audience. Based on their styles, Young predicts yet another strike-fest full of fireworks when she meets Borga on August 5th.

I’m beyond excited for the match up with Borga for NEF in Bangor,” dixit Young. “I respect her as a fighter and even more so for traveling to Maine once again take a fight. Neither one of us are afraid to stand and bang, making this a fight people aren’t going to want to miss.

Jessica Borga of Florida will make the trip north to compete in Maine for the third time in less than a year. She made her NEF debut last September and quickly became a favorite of Pine Tree State fight fans. Last November, Borga put on a dominant performance in Lewiston, winning a unanimous decision over black belt Brianne Genschel. She has captured multiple regional titles in the southeast portion of the country. Borga looks forward to returning to fight in front of her Maine fans once again.

I can’t wait to be back at NEF for 2017,exclaimed Borga when reached for comment. “I’ve been waiting to come back and show what I’ve learned. I appreciate Angela Young stepping up to put on a show for everyone. I’ll be ready and can’t wait to show my improvements.

"NEF 30: Murmure in Bangorensi "tenendum erit apud Cross Insurance Centre in Bangorensi", Maine sabbatorum, August 5, 2017. Tesseras sunt in sale iam www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eos sequi Twitter @nefights et iungere officialem Facebook group "New England Pugnat."

About New England Pugnat

New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.

FIRST WOMEN’S MMA TITLE FIGHT IN MAINE AT NEF 28

 

Lewiston, Maine (March 17, 2017) – New England Pugnat (NEF) sistit proximum mixtum-Martial-artes eventu “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE” on Saturday, Aprilis 29, 2017 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Superius hodie, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s title fight to the card. Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium (5-2) returns to take on ScaryKerri Kenneson (4-1) to crown a new NEF MMA Amateur Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

 

The bout is historic in that it will not only determine the first NEF women’s champion, but the fight will represent the first female MMA title matchup ever held on Maine soil.

 

Our women’s division has grown so much in the past couple of years,” ait dominus, et co-promotor NEF Nick DiSalvo. “It was time to add a title picture to the mix. This is the first of what we hope to be many female title fights between superior athletes in the NEF cage.

 

Jessica Borga, a Florida resident, will be making her third appearance in the NEF cage in less than a year. She dropped a hard-fought decision to Rachael Joyce (3-0) last September atNEF 25.Borga returned to Maine a few weeks later to win a decision over Brianne Genschel (0-1), delivering an impressive, dominant performance against the black belt. Borga trains out of Champions MMA in Lakeland, Florida and is currently on a three-fight win streak. She is the holder of two regional titles won in her home state, and she is looking to add a third belt to her collection on Aprilis 29.

 

I’m so honored and excited to be back in the NEF cage not only to fight for such a great promotion, but to fight for their first-ever women’s title against a great opponent,” said Borga. “I can’t wait to put on a show for everyone, and I promise I won’t disappoint!”

 

A native of Bow, New Hampshire, Kerri Kenneson trains with Team Link in Hooksett. She has won her last four in a row, including a victory over NEF veteran Kylie O’Hearn (1-2) ultima aestate. Kenneson’s sole loss came in her MMA debut two years ago this April. Coming off a win on a fight card last month in New York State, Kenneson is confident that she will defeat Borga and claim the NEF bantamweight title atNEF 28.

 

If I haven’t already done so, this fight will solidify that I am the best in the Northeast, and I’ll be coming for the rest,” Kenneson declared. “She’s all for show. She’s about to feel what I’m capable of and she’s not going to like it.

Nova Anglia Pugnat ad Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” on Saturday, Aprilis 29, 2017. Tesseras venales nunc sunt in Coliseorum archa officio 207-783-2009 x 525 et ad online www.TheColisee.com.

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook groupNew England Fights.

NEF 26 MMA CARD FEATURES WOMEN’S FIGHTS, TITLE FIGHTS, RETURNS, DEBUTS AND MORE

Lewiston, Maine (October 21, 2016) – New England Pugnat (NEF) sistit proximum mixtum-Martial-artes eventu, “NEF 26: REGNUM,” on Saturday, November 19 ad Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Superius hodie, NEF executives announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s grand finale for 2016.

 

In consectetur, “The” Ryan Sanders (10-8) Occurram Jon Lemke (5-6) in a professional lightweight bout. It will be Sandersfirst fight in Lewiston since November 2014. Much has been made of the fact that Sanders and Lemke are former teammates. The bout is considered adream matchby Maine fight fans, especially those from the Bangor-area familiar with the rivalry between Sanderscamp Young’s MMA and Lemke’s camp Team Irish.

 

The co-main event of the evening will feature an interestingcoach vs. raeda” bellum. “2.0 Shatterproof” Suspendisse Shorey (4-7), head of the Shatterproof Combat Club, is scheduled to face Ruthless MMA & Boxing founder Josh Parker (4-8) in a professional featherweight contest. Shorey is coming off a big win in Rhode Island earlier this fall, while Parker will be returning to the MMA cage after spending the last three years competing as a boxer.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card will be undefeated prospect Aaron “Improbe” Lacey (3-0) atque Taylor Trahan (6-6) in tenui labor bout. Lacey and Trahan both submitted their respective opponents atNEF 25” ultimum mensis. Many local followers of the sport feel that Lacey is just a handful of wins away from getting the call to the major league of the sport. Trahan will be looking to play the role of spoiler while also avenging the loss of his Team Link teammate John Santos (3-5) to Lacey in Bangor this past August.

 

The amateur portion of the card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Nick “The Guardian” Gulliver (3-0) atque Yorgan DeCastro (2-2). DeCastro stepped up to the plate to face Gulliver when no other heavyweight in the region would do so. Gulliver has been on a path of destruction, ripping through three opponents in a combined two minutes.

 

Two women’s fights are on tap forNEF 26.Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium (2-2) returns from Florida to meet Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Brianne Genschel (0-0). Genschel’s First Class MMA teammate “Hollywood” Hannah Sparrell (1-1) will also be in action against Fernanda Araujo (4-4-2).

 

Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s The Academy in Portland, Maine will send two new fighters to the cage atNEF 26.Chad Pierce (0-0) will debut against Shatterproof’s Lyman Curtis (0-0), dum Phil Chiasson (0-0) occurrit Rik Seymour (0-0) of 3Ronin Athletics. Both bouts will take place in the 155-pound lightweight division.

 

plenum “NEF 26” pugna card (Certamina ludis auctoritate et assensu mutatur Maine):

 

 

PERITUS

 

155 Ryan Sanders 10-8 (Young’s) Jon vs Lemke 5-6 (Team Irish)

 

145 Josh Parker 4-8 (Immitis) vs Derek Shorey 4-7 (Shatterproof)

 

145 Aaron Lascius 3-0 (Young’s) vs Taylor Trahan 6-6 (Team Link)

 

IMPERITUS

265*TITULUS Nick Gulliver 3-0 (Prima classis) vs Yorgan DeCastro 2-2 (SSSF)

265 Kevin Smith 3-2 (Young’s) vs Ras Hylton 2-0 (Prima classis)

 

210 Mike Swan 0-0 (Choi) vs Joe Krech 0-2 (Independens)

 

185 Nash Roy 2-2 (Young’s) vs Chris Smith 1-0 (Berserkers)

 

170 Darren Ducharme 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Tom Burgess 2-0 (Berserkers)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Independens) vs Angelo Rizitello 0-1 (Shatterproof)

 

155 Chad Pierce 0-0 (Academy) vs Lyman Curtis 0-0 (Shatterproof)

 

155 Phil Chiasson 0-0 (Academy) vs Rik Seymour 0-0 (3Ronin Athletics)

 

145 Alex Clark 3-1 (Young’s) vs Shawn Lunghi 1-0 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

145 Hannah Sparell 1-1 (Prima classis) vs Fernanda Araujo 4-4-2 (Defensivas Edge)

 

135 Brianne Genschel 0-0 (First Class/Foundry) Jessica Borga . vs 2-2 (Pugiles)

 

135 Fred Lear 3-2 (Young’s) vs Robby Fraser 1-1 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

Apertura campana sabbatorum, November 19 Ecce positus est 7 p.m. Tesseras satus procul $25 et sunt available at www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009, extensio 525.

 

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eos sequi Twitter @nefightset iungere officialem Facebook group "New England Pugnat."

 

THE BLACK WIDOW AND THE BLACK BELT; FIRST WOMEN’S FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 26

Lewiston, Maine (October 6, 2016) – New England Pugnat (NEF) sistit proximum mixtum-Martial-artes eventu, “NEF 26: REGNUM,” on Saturday, November 19 ad Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Superius hodie, NEF executives announced the addition of an amateur bantamweight women’s bout to the fight card. Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium (2-2) returns to Maine to take on Brianne Genschel (0-0) Et pugna ad pondus librarum CXXXV-.

 

Borga made her NEF cage debut last month against Rachael Joyce (2-0). She traveled more than 1500 miles from Lakeland, Florida for the fight. While Borga was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Joyce, she realizes that the most important part of her amateur career is gaining experience through taking tough fights.

 

I’m not slowing down anytime soon,” said Borga, “and love to take on any challenges and get better each fight. The more experience the better! So thankful for the girls that are stepping up to fight! I’m ready to put on an amazing show.

 

Brianne Genschel, while making her in-cage debut atNEF 26,is a longtime practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in which she holds a black belt. She is a BJJ instructor at The Foundry in Farmington, Maine. Genschel also trains with, and will represent, First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Sicut adversarius, she promises an exciting fight for the fans on November 19.

 

I’m really looking forward to stepping into the cage for my first fight with NEF, and especially against such an established opponent,” said Genschel. “I can’t wait to represent my teams- Foundry BJJ and First Class MMA. I have been training hard for this opportunity, and promise to put on a good show and leave it all in the cage!”

 

Apertura campana sabbatorum, November 19 Ecce positus est 7 p.m. Tesseras satus procul $25 et sunt available at www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009, extensio 525.

 

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eos sequi Twitter @nefights et iungere officialem Facebook group "New England Pugnat."

 

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VELADO CAPTURES GOLD, HALL RETAINS AT NEF 25

Lewiston, Maine (September 10, 2016) - Pugnat New England (NEF) held its most-recent event, “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINI” Nocte Saturni apud Colisée in Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston, Maine. The event featured both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts.

 

De pugilatu pars chartae, John Webster (9-7-1) victum Zenon Herrera (0-3) via unanimous decision on the eve of Webster’s 48th birthday. Webster’s last boxing victory came back in 2004, also in Lewiston, prior to his taking off a decade from active competition.

 

Also in the boxing ring, Casey Kramlich (5-0-1) remained undefeated as he stopped John Ortolani (0-1) in the fourth round via technical knockout. Similiter, Brandonus Montella (5-0) kept his pro record perfect with a second-round stoppage of Tollison Lewis (2-2).

 

Rachael Joyce (2-0) won a unanimous decision over Jessica Borga (2-2) in a highly-anticipated women’s amateur bout. Rafael Velado (4-0) captured the amateur lightweight title with a first-round submission of Jimmy Jackson (3-3). Caleb Hall (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion Eandem Johnny (4-1) prima amissione pristinae eius fortunae uirtutisque, in a very close split decision on the judges’ scorecards.

 

Aaron Lascius (3-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a first-round submission of Trial Cory (0-1) on the professional MMA portion of the card. Mike Hansen (5-4) manibus Matth Andrikut (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, dum Jesse Erickson (8-5) submitted Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in the main event of the evening.

 

NEF also announced that it would co-promote its next event with Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES). The two largest fight promotions in New England will present a joint card titledSupremacy” on November 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.

 

Praecessi a Lewiston, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

Jesse Erickson def. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, undique 1

Mike Hansen def. Matt Andrikut via armbar, undique 1

Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, undique 1

Aaron Lascius def. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, undique 1

Walter Smith-Cotito def. Elias Leland via D’arce Choke, undique 2

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Caleb Hall (c) def. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 Title)

Rafael Velado def. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, undique 1 (155 Title)

Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, undique 1

Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision

Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision

 

PROFESSIONAL BOXING

Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, undique 4

Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, undique 2

John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision

 

NEF and CES present “REGNUM,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, on November 4, 2016 in Lewiston, Maine. Tesseras satus procul $25 et sunt available at www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009, extensio 525.

FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA, FINDING FIGHTS IS THE CHALLENGE FOR FEMALE MMA ATHLETES

 

PRIMUS DE LIBERO: Lewiston, Maine (September 4, 2016) – Rachael Joyce has her civil engineering degree from the University of Maine. Jessica Borga is a veterinary technician from Lakeland, Florida.

Read those one-line biographies of the two women and they probably do not fit whatever is your personal profile of a mixed-martial-artist. And perhaps that presumption, and maybe a lingering societal bias against female fighters, is the reason Joyce and Borga have struggled mightily to find opponents in their corners of the country.

Each woman will end what is almost a one-year hiatus from the cage when Joyce (1-0) welcomes Borga (2-1) to Maine in a bantamweight bout at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains.” New England Fights returns to its hub venue, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, on Saturday, September 10.

“I’ve had one fight, octobris,. I’ve found it really hard to find fights. It’s just tough. Maine doesn’t have the population density for it. It’s just hard to find that pool of fighters,"Joyce dixit. “Early in your career you want to build that experience close to home. It’s the best thing for your whole team, given the commitment that is involved.”

Joyce, who lives in the Penobscot County village of Veazie, splits her training time between Bangor, Portland and Boston.

The competitive grass is no greener for Borga, who is known to her fans as “The Black Widow” and is coached by Ross Kellin.

“My coach has scheduled fights for me that have fallen through. I was supposed to fight eight times this year, and this will be my first one.

Borga was beaten badly in her previous bout, a November 2015 clash against Caitlin Sammons for which she weighed in at 126.5 libras, just above the flyweight limit.

She said that women feel added pressure to make drastic weight cuts due to the lack of available fight opportunities, and in her case it was especially dangerous.

“I learned that I will never fight at 125 iterum,” Borga said “It was my own fault. I lost 25 libras in two weeks. I was sick in camp, and I fought sick.”

Before the episode was over, Borga was hospitalized twice with strep throat, a kidney infection and a bladder infection.

“I do believe (the weight cut) was part of it,” she said. “You’re putting that strain on your body and your mind. My mental game struggled with what I had to put myself through. I think it’s harder for women, also. I won’t ever do that again. I learned that it’s better to withdraw than to take a loss.”

Borga has experienced no such issues in this camp. She said her energy level is way up and that she can train harder for longer periods of time.

She also is eager to visit from the Sunshine State, an eagerness that isn’t lost on her opponent.

“When an opponent is flying up from Florida, that’s exciting,"Joyce dixit. “It shows that she’s really committed to it. It is hard to find opponents who are as committed as you are.”

Both women are BJJ blue belts. Joyce has trained in the discipline for more than two years.

It is an extension of her childhood, when she played three varsity sports in each year of high school. She joked that she strongly considered a fourth.

“I was always the girl who tried to convince my parents to let me play football,"Joyce dixit. “They would not hear any of it. I’m sure they’re thrilled that their 20-something-year-old daughter is now a fighter. Do Not, they’re supportive, but now it’s my decision.”

Joyce never tried individual sports before the combat realm, but she quickly developed into a fan of women’s MMA as it exploded in popularity at the UFC level.

“Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey were coming up, et tunc (UFC president) Dana White had his famous line that ‘there will never be women in UFC,"Joyce dixit. “I saw what they were doing and I said, ‘I can do that. I’m going to do that.’”

Now the women wait for a spike in female participation that has not appeared to follow the success of those international role models.

Joyce said she received invitations to fight in New Jersey earlier this year but that those, also, would have required an uncomfortable cut to a same-day weigh-in of 125 or even 115 libras.

So she retreated into a game of train-and-wait. Thanks to the like-minded, equally fight-challenged Borga, the wait is almost over.

“I’ve always loved MMA, always loved fighting. I guess I was known for that as a kid. Everybody who knows me always pushed me to get into this,” Borga said. “I tried eight years ago and found out right away that I was pregnant, so that put a stop to it. When my son turned five, Dixi:, ‘It’s now or never.’ I started training and developed really fast. My coaches said I had a knack for it.”

Quod campane in foramen September 10 Ecce positus est 7 p.m. The current docket for “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes four professional boxing matches, six pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. Tesseras satus procul $25 et sunt available at www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009, extensio 525.

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."

THREE WOMEN’S FIGHTS, TWO TITLE FIGHTS AND NEW FACES FIND A HOME ON NEF 25 CARD

 

Lewiston, Maine (August 19, 2016) Pugnat coluerunt Angliam (NEF) today announced the full fight card for the promotion’s next event, “NEF 25: HEROES & SCELERATI.” It is scheduled to take place onSaturday, September 10, 2016 in Lewiston. The dynamic card will feature professional boxing bouts, as well as both professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts (MMA) Ludicrum.

 

De pugilatu pars chartae, Brandonus Montella (4-0) Occurram Tollison Lewis (2-1) in circuitu quattuor Heavyweight levi certamine, while longtime Maine middleweight John “Rumble” Webster (8-7-1) returns on the eve of his 48th birthday to battle Rochi “K-Bar” Herrera (0-2). Rounding out the pro boxing portion of the card will be CaseyBuzzsawKramlich (4-0-1) atque Connor Barry (0-1) in a four-round bout.

 

The professional side of the MMA card will feature a total of three Bellator and one Invicta veterans. Jesse “Vikinga” Erickson (7-5) atque Jon Lemke(5-6) will rematch their previous bout won by Lemke at Bellator 93 in 2013. Bellator 144 competitor Walter Smith Cotito (3-4) returns to Maine after a three-year absence to meet Elias, “Periculum Muris” Lelandus (2-1), dum ValerieValociraptorAspaas (0-0) herself returns to Maine after three years to make her pro debut against Invicta 16 veteran SarahSwitchKick” Click (0-1).

 

The amateur MMA card will be headlined by two title fights. Rafael “Deez NutsVelado (3-0) suscipit, Jimmy Jackson (3-2) for the vacant amateur lightweight title. Amateur bantamweight champion Eandem Johnny (4-0) steps up in weight to challenge Caleb Hall (7-3) for Hall’s featherweight crown.

 

The amateur card will also feature two women’s bantamweight bouts with Brianne Genschell (0-0) atque Melissa Trahan (0-0) making their respective cage debut against one another, dum Jessica “Vidua Nigra” Stipendium(2-1) venturus est obviam Rachael Joyce (1-0).

 

plenum “NEF 25” pugna card (subject to change):

 

PROFESSIONAL BOXING

 

175 POUNDS: Brandon Montella vs. Tollison Lewis

160 POUNDS: John Webster vs. Zenon Herrera

155 POUNDS: Casey Kramlich vs. Connor Barry

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

205 POUNDS: Mike Hansen vs. Matth Andrikut

155 POUNDS: Jesse Erickson vs. Jon Lemke

145 POUNDS: Matt Denning vs. Taylor Trahan

135 POUNDS: Elias Leland vs. Walter Smith Cotito

125 POUNDS: Sarah Click vs. Valerie Aspaas

AMATEUR MMA

155 POUND*TITLE: Rafael Velado vs. Jimmy Jackson

145 POUND*TITLE: Caleb Hall (c) vs. Eandem Johnny

155 POUNDS: Caleb Swoveland vs. Franciscus Johanson

135 POUNDS: Walt Shea vs. Joel Downing

135 POUNDS: Brianne Genschell vs. Melissa Trahan

135 POUNDS: Jessica Borga vs. Rachael Joyce

 

Pugnat Angliae Next event, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINI,"Est on- Saturday, September 10, 2016 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisée Lewiston, Maine. Nullam at iustus satus $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut revocatis ad officium arca archa et Colisée 207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."