NEF MMA HOSTS WEIGH-INS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AT 2 PM EST FROM THE FUSION LOUNGE IN LEWISTON, MAINE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (February 6, 2014) – The weigh-ins for New England Fights Mixed Martial Arts' (NEF MMA) next event, “NEF XII,” will take place Friday, February 7 at 2 p.m. EST at the Fusion Lounge of the Ramada Conference Center located at 490 Pleasant Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240. “NEF XII” will take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee located at 190 Birch Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240, on Saturday, February 8th with doors opening at 6 p.m. for an hour-long meet-and-greet with former Featherweight World Champion and current UFC star Mike Brown.  The first fight is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

All of the participants for Saturday night’s event will be on hand at the weigh-in tomorrow, including headliners Marcus Davis and Ryan Sanders, as well as Middleweight Champion Jesse Peterson, John Raio, Bruce Boyington, Jesse Erickson, Jarod Lawton and many others. The weigh-in is open to both the public and media free of charge.

The full fight card for “NEF XII” is listed below (card subject to change):

PROFESSIONAL

170 Marcus Davis 22-10 (Team Irish) vs Ryan Sanders 5-4 (Young’s MMA)

185*Title Jesse Peterson 7-4 (c) (CMBJJ/SSSF) vs Mike Zichelle 6-3 (Team Triumph)

170 Jarod Lawton 3-1 (New England United) vs John Ortolani 7-8 (Team Triumph)

155 Jesse Erickson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Tollison Lewis 0-0 (Balanced Ground MMA)

170 Ryan Cowette 1-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Dave Claroni 0-1 (Olympia Health and Fitness Ctr)

148 Bruce Boyington 5-6 (Young’s MMA) vs John Raio 1-4 (First Class MMA/Choi's)

AMATEUR

285 Kevin Smith 2-1 (Young’s MMA) vs Devon Newell 0-0 (Sipayik Boxing Club)

200 Brandon Gibbs 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Crowsneck Boutin 3-6 (Choi's)

185 Dan Connaughton 2-0 (Defensive Edge) vs Mike Vangelist 1-0 (AMMA)

155 Jeremy Tyler 3-1 (Team Irish) vs Corey Hinkley 2-1 (CMBJJ)

155 Jarrod Tyler 1-1 (Team Irish) vs Wayne Ahlquist 3-5 (Lakes Regional Vale Tudo)

145 Caleb Costello 1-2 (Team Irish) vs Matt Denning 2-3 (CMBJJ)

145 Charlie Stambach 2-0 (Team Irish) vs Carl Langston 0-2 (Balanced Ground MMA)

145 Aaron Lacey 2-0 (Young's MMA) vs Joshua Greenlaw 0-0 (Independent)

135 Ryan Daley 0-1 (Team Irish) vs John Crafts 0-0 (New England United)

125 Trevor Hebert 1-2 (First Class MMA) vs Dustin Veinott 0-2 (CMBJJ)

125 Stephen Desjardins 2-3 (Team Irish) vs Jason Bell 0-1 (New England United)

120 Dan Thayer 0-0 (Choi's) vs Jason Carpenter 0-0 (Independent)

“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.