[NEF PRESS RELEASE]
Portland, Maine (June 27, 2022) – New England Fights (NEF) returns with its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event “NEF 48: Heatwave” on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Rink at Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine. The event will be NEF’s first outdoor event since “NEF 8” in 2013. Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the card. Matt “Ken Doll” Denning (6-14) is scheduled to face Brian Cosco (0-0) at a weight of 165 pounds.
The fight will be the fifth for Denning in just over two months – the most active period of his professional career. Denning lost to Jesse Erickson in the main event of “NEF 47” last month in Auburn, Maine. Over the course of the following three weeks, he would go on to take last-minute fights on an MMA card and a boxing event in Massachusetts and Maine, respectively. On June 17, Denning took yet another fight on an MMA card in Massachusetts and needed less than a minute to submit his opponent via guillotine choke. Now, in the fight with Cosco, he will look for the first back-to-back wins of his pro career since 2017.
“Cosco beat my friend, Garry Carr, and I said if I ever got the opportunity to fight him, I would do just that,” exclaimed Denning.
Brian Cosco will make his professional debut at “NEF 48” after an extensive amateur career dating back to 2011that saw him amass a record of 6-10. A native of Massachusetts, Cosco has made regular appearances on NEF cards in Maine since 2019. Most recently, he won a split decision over Tyler Kingsbury (0-1) last fall at “NEF 45” in Portland.
“I’m excited to be making my pro debut for NEF July 30th where I’ll be fighting Matt Denning,” said Cosco. “Matt’s a Bellator vet and definitely a real fighter. He slept his last opponent with a guillotine in a fight that he took on a day’s notice, but because he took the fight on short notice there wasn’t any real pressure on him. It’s almost like he was playing with house money. That won’t be the case in this fight. As an amateur, I fought four champions and a couple of other top-ranked guys. I feel like that experience will help me make a smooth transition into the pro ranks. As a grappler, the longer rounds will be beneficial to me.”
“NEF 48: Heatwave” takes place on July 30, 2022, at the Rink at Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine. Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.NewEnglandFights.com/Tickets/. The event will be the promotion’s first in the outdoors since 2013.
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