Dalton Rice, the University of Southern Maine’s career leader in strikeouts, will make his mixed martial arts debut on May 13 at Aura in Portland.
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Former football star Jared Turcotte prepares for first career MMA fight
The former Lewiston and UMaine standout will battle Seth Godfrey at New England Fights’ “NEF 48: Heatwave” card at Thompson’s Point on July 30.
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Combat sports: Boxing, mixed martial arts still on hold in Maine
While fighters go out of state to compete, they hope the state will allow events by the end of summer.
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MMA: Rumford native Nate White likes where he is at — for the moment
Mountain Valley High School graduate prepares for amateur bout at New England Fights event at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night.
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Title bouts on the line as NEF returns to Colisee
Fight features three pro bouts and 13 amateur showdowns.
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Mixed martial arts: NEF returning to Lewiston in June
New England Fights back at Colisee after more than a year away, veteran Jesse Erickson is part of first fight announced.
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'Super' fights rock Androscoggin Bank Colisee
Catie Denning from Young’s MMA, left, punches Chelsea Elizabeth, of First Class MMA, right, in the nose during Saturday’s NEF amateur MMA bout at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Jesse Erickson used a choke hold to prevail, Bruce Boyington was relentless on the canvas and Kemran Lachinov brought home […]
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Boyington highlights New England Fights' 'Super Saturday'
Bruce Boyington knocks Russell Lamour Jr. against the ropes during a 160-pound boxing match in Lewiston in June 2017. Boyington returns to the MMA cage this weekend as one of the main events at New England Fights’ ‘Super Saturday’ event. It’s Super Bowl weekend, so perhaps it’s appropriate that one of Maine’s most recognizable mixed […]
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Selectmen discuss employee health insurance plans
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday continued their search for an affordable health insurance plan for four town employees. Debbie Bridges, a field sales representative for Maine Municipal Association, explained the health insurance trust options. The town is a member of MMA and paid for a health insurance plan through MMA’s trust three years ago, she […]
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NEF 29: Bezerra takes down Woods; Jones KOs Spires in 4 seconds
LEWISTON — There were many hard-fought matches, but the fiercest came at the end of the evening when Ray Wood and Alexandre Bezerra took it to the mat during New England Fights 29 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. Bezerra was as fast as a jackrabbit on takedowns and it began to wear […]