Author name: NEF New England Fights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bangor, Maine (September 25, 2023) – New England Fights presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “NEF 55: Glory Days” on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.  Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional welterweight bout to the card.  Mark “Pockets” Jack (3-3) will take on Chris “Light Horse” Lee (1-0) …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bangor, Maine (September 21, 2023) – New England Fights presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “NEF 55: Glory Days” on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.  Earlier today, NEF announced the main event for the card.  Glory “The Fury” Watson (5-1) will meet Shawna “Bam Bam” Ormsby (2-4) at the strawweight limit of …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (July 6, 2023) If a mixed martial artist’s chops are measured by their willingness to shift gears in the middle of a training camp and take on an entirely different challenge, Joe Poirier is a New England Fights newcomer to watch. For the third time in as many bouts since …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (July 4, 2023) Having one fight fall through and then being chosen as a substitute opponent for someone else midway through a fight camp doesn’t bother Mike Jolicoeur. If anything, it fits right into his ‘have-knuckles, will-travel’ agenda. The Nashua, New Hampshire-based Jolicoeur has made four walks to the mixed …

JOLICOEUR ON FIGHT THIS SATURDAY IN PORTLAND: “I’M EXCITED. EXPECT FIREWORKS” Read More »

New England Fights’ first foray into historic, ceremonious Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, coincided with a rookie voyage into the mixed martial arts cage for Tyler Smythe. It was shorter than a guitar solo or violin interlude. Smythe slapped a rear naked choke on Clifford Redman in 47 seconds for the first of his seven …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (July 1, 2023) – New England Fights returns to Merrill Auditorium in Portland with its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event, “NEF 53: American Valor,” on Saturday, July 8, 2023.  Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur heavyweight bout to the card. Miles Emery (1-0) will meet Adolfo …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (June 29, 2023) Rumford and its surrounding communities make up one of the consummate mill towns that have given Maine so much flavor and financial clout over two centuries. The smoke and the distinct “smell of money” subsided elsewhere as technology and other factors exacted their toll from pulp and …

KILROY TRANSITIONS FROM THE WRESTLING MATS TO THE MMA CAGE Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (June 28, 2023) A primary motivational mantra in the life and career of “The” Ryan Sanders, one recently added to his sprawling canvas of skin art, is “evolve or die.” It’s advice he took to heart seven years ago in his professional mixed martial arts career and parlayed into 10 …

SANDERS ON NEF 53 FIGHT WITH ZEBIAN: “THE FACT THAT HE IS LEGITIMATE MAKES ME WANT TO BEAT HIS ASS” Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Portland, Maine (June 25, 2023) – New England Fights returns to Merrill Auditorium in Portland with its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event, “NEF 53: American Valor,” on Saturday, July 8, 2023.  Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional welterweight bout to the card.  Chris Lee (0-0) is scheduled to …

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