路易斯頓, 緬因 (十二月 16, 2015) - 新英格蘭戰鬥 (NEF), 美國的頭號地區拼促銷, 將舉行下一次活動, “NEF 21: 神仙” 上 星期六, 二月 6, 2016 在安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店在路易斯頓, 緬因. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. 今天早些時候，, NEF announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the “NEF 21” 拼卡. 邁克爾· “小鬍子” 漢森 (3-2) 已經簽署，以滿足 Zach “The Torch” Elkins (0-1) 在185磅重的戰鬥.

Hansen is the head coach and founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, 緬因. He won a state championship as a heavyweight wrestler for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) 在 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. 在早期的 2015, Hansen returned to the cage as a member of the NEF MMA roster. 他把一起記錄 2-1 in his first year back, including a win over the “2014 年度戰鬥機” Crowsneck布廷 (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, 佛羅里達, Elkins appeared previously for the fight promotion headlining the amateur portion of the “第十三NEF” 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.”

新英格蘭戰鬥’ 下一個事件, “NEF 21: 神仙,” 發生星期六, 二月 6, 2016 在安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店在路易斯頓, 緬因. 門票 “NEF 21” 開始只是 $25 而在銷售現在www.TheColisee.com 或致電在Colisée酒店票房 207.783.2009 X 525. 有關事件，並拼牌更新的詳細信息, 請訪問推廣的網站 www.NewEnglandFights.com. 此外, 你可以在觀看視頻NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, 按照他們的Twitter @nefights並加入官方Facebook集團“新英格蘭戰鬥。”