Bangor, Maine (Janeiro 27, 2019) – Similar to his scheduled opponent in the February 1st main event of New England Fights’ “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” card at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, Bill “Jonesi” Jones is known as a hardworking entrepreneur that is focused on getting ahead in life.
As Jones himself recently stated bluntly: “I’m on a mission to get rich.”
Jones’ opponent for Friday night, undefeated hammer Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, is also known within the Penobscot County region where he resides as a sun-up to sun-down grinder that doesn’t stop until he crams 25-hours worth of work into a 24-hour day.
That is where their similarities end, contudo.
In the lead-in to their fight, Jones has been vocal in his predictions that he will finish Harvey quickly by knocking him out in the first round if the fight stays standing.
Harvey, por outro lado, has been relatively quiet before their five-round Featherweight Championship bout.
Jones was at it again recently when he joined Craig Allen onFight Night Picks to talk about his upcoming showdown with Harvey.
“I think Harvey likes to look good,” Jones stated. “I think he likes to protect his face and look pretty. Assim, I think when I start smashing on him, ele vai encobrir e escapar muito rápido. "
A única mancha no recorde de Harvey até hoje veio em novembro, quando ele lutou para empatar comThe Ultimate Fighter finalista Joe Giannetti em um show em Massachusetts. Muitos presentes sentiram que Harvey ganhou a luta.
Jones, Enquanto isso, viu a luta e não ficou impressionado com o desempenho de Harvey.
"[A luta de Harvey com] Giannetti era mais um jogo de abraços,”Jones disse a Allen. “Dois caras meio que se agarrando um ao outro por 15 minutos, nenhum dano feito. Vou atirar e atirar até que não haja mais balas para sair. Vai ser emocionante, Mal posso esperar. ”
Aos 40 anos, Jones sabe que a idade acaba levando a melhor sobre todos os atletas de esportes de combate e que, realisticamente, he’s looking at his final few fights. Fully aware of this, Jones is pleased to be finishing out his career back home with New England Fights.
“It’s good to bring it back home toward the end of my career,” Jones stated. “It will be nice to bang out Harvey here and maybe get that fight with Lacey, like they were talking about, and close it out with him. We’ll see where it goes.”
“It’s not about the money for me anymore—it’s not about the sponsors. It’s about the competition,” Jones concluded. “I want to go out there and kick some more ass. I make plenty of money doing my day job, so it is what it is—let’s go beat people up.”
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próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, "NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” will take place on Friday, Fevereiro 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine com hora do sino de 8 pm. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
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