NEF MMA ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF NEF XII WEIGH-INS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (February 7, 2014) – New England Fights Mixed Martial Arts (NEF MMA) weigh-ins have been completed from the Fusion Lounge of the Lewiston Ramada Conference Center in preparation for NEF MMA’s “NEF XII” event at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.  "NEF XII" will take place onSaturday, February 8, 2014 with doors opening to the public at 6 pmand first fight at 7 pm.

The weigh-in results for “NEF XII” are listed below (card subject to change):

PROFESSIONAL

CATCH Marcus Davis (171.5) vs Ryan Sanders (169.1)

185*Title Jesse Peterson (184.4) vs Mike Zichelle (182.3)

170 Jarod Lawton (170.1) vs John Ortolani (170.7)

155 Jesse Erickson (155.2) vs Tollison Lewis (155.4)

170 Ryan Cowette (170.6) vs Dave Claroni (173.6)

CATCH Bruce Boyington (149.8) vs John Raio (149.7)

AMATEUR

285 Kevin Smith (265.3) vs Devon Newell (281.4)

200 Brandon Gibbs (200.7) vs Crowsneck Boutin (194.2)

185 Dan Connaughton (183.6) vs Mike Vangelist (185.3)

155 Jeremy Tyler (155.3) vs Corey Hinkley (153.1)

145 Caleb Costello (145.2) vs Matt Denning  (147.3)

145 Charlie Stambach (145.5) vs Carl Langston (144.7)

145 Aaron Lacey (145.9) vs Joshua Greenlaw (144.0)

135 Ryan Daley (133.2) vs John Crafts (135.5)

CATCH Stephen Desjardins (133.2) vs Dustin Veinott (128.2)

150 Trevor Hebert (144.7) vs Alex Clark (150)

120 Dan Thayer (120.8) vs Jason Carpenter (120.4)

“NEF XII,” is scheduled to take place this Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with a bell time of 7:00 pm.  In the main event, Maine MMA legend Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis (22-10) faces his former student “THE” Ryan Sanders (5-4) in a much-anticipated welterweight contest.  In addition, Maine State MMA Middleweight Champion Jesse Peterson (7-4) will return to action for the first time in nearly a year to defend his title against “Ruthless” Mike Zichelle (6-3).  Tickets for "NEF XII" start at just $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.com or by calling The Colisee box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com.  In addition, you can watch NEF MMA videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

About New England Fights

New England Fights Mixed Martial Arts (“NEF MMA”) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotions company. NEF MMA’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF MMA’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.