NEF MMA HOSTS WEIGH-INS FRIDAY, MAY 9 AT 2 PM EST FROM THE FUSION LOUNGE IN LEWISTON, MAINE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (May 8, 2014) – The weigh-ins for New England Fights Mixed Martial Arts' (NEF MMA) next event, “NEF XIII,” will take place Friday, May 9 at 2 p.m. EST at the Fusion Lounge of the Ramada Conference Center located at 490 Pleasant Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240. “NEF XIII” will take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee located at 190 Birch Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240, on Saturday, May 10 with doors opening at 6 p.m.  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 Gil de Freitas and Ryan Sanders, as well as John Raio, Jon Lemke, Jesse Erickson, the Tyler Brothers and many others. The weigh-in is open to both the public and media free of charge.

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

PROFESSIONAL

170*TITLE Gil de Freitas (c) 15-5 (Team Link) vs Ryan Sanders 6-4 (Young's MMA)

155 Jon Lemke 3-1 (Team Irish) vs Devin Powell 2-1 (The Shop/Port City BJJ)

155 Jesse Erickson 2-2 (CMBJJ) vs John Daniels 2-2 (Rock City MMA)

145 John Raio 2-4 (First Class MMA/Choi's) vs Amos Collins 1-4 (Serra BJJ Myrtle Beach)

140 Rodrigo Ranieri de Faria 0-0 (Balanced Ground) vs Jay Jay Torres 0-0 (The Drum Factory)140 Rodrigo de Faria 0-0 (BGMMA) vs Jay Jay Torres 0-0 (Drum Factory)140 Rodrigo de Faria 0-0 (BGMMA) vs Jay Jay Torres 0-0 (Drum Factory)140 Rodrigo de Faria 0-0 (BGMMA) vs Jay Jay Torres 0-0 (Drum Factory)

AMATEUR

190 Crowsneck Boutin 4-6 (Choi's) vs Dan Connaughton 2-1 (Defensive Edge MMA)

185 Buck Pineau 7-2 (Choi’s) vs Zach Elkins 11-5 (First Coast Full Contact/Team Riot)

165 Mike Robinson 1-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Chad Jordan 0-0 (AMMA)

155 Jarrod Tyler 1-1 (Team Irish) vs Jason LaChance 0-0 (MMA Athletix)

155 Jeremy Tyler 4-1 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang 2-1 (CMBJJ)

145 Dom Cofone 4-3 (Balanced Ground) vs Aaron Lacey 3-1 (Young’s MMA)

145 Phil Exner 0-0 (Wes Littlefield's Hardcore Gym) vs Mike Crespo 0-0 (MMA Athletix)

135 Carl Langston 1-3 (Balanced Ground) vs Sheldon Bang 0-0 (CMBJJ)

125 Norman Fox 2-0 (MMA Athletix) vs Mike Brown 2-1 (North Shore Muay Thai Academy)

125 Dustin Veinott 0-3 (CMBJJ) vs Dan Thayer 0-1 (Choi's)

 “NEF XIII,” is scheduled to take place this Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with a bell time of7:00 pm.  In the main event of the evening, “The" Ryan Sanders (6-4) will rematch Maine State MMA Welterweight Champion Gil de Freitas (15-5) nearly two years after de Freitas defeated Sanders for the inaugural title.  Tickets for "NEF XIII" start at just $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.com or by calling The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 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.