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Portland, Maine (December 17, 2021) – New England Fights (NEF) returns with its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event, “NEF 46: Decade of Dominance,” on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Aura in Portland, Maine. The event will commemorate NEF’s ten-year anniversary. The leading regional promotion launched on February 11, 2012. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the fight card. Former NEF Amateur Featherweight Champion and undefeated professional Caleb Hall (4-0) is scheduled to face New York’s Jerome Mickle (3-10) at a fight weight of 155-pounds.
Caleb Hall hasn't lost in the NEF hexagon in going on seven years. Hall started competing in NEF as a teenager in 2012. He has grown into one of the most storied athletes in the promotion’s history. Dating back to his amateur days, he is riding a seven-fight win streak. Caleb has a perfect 4-0 record as a professional. Since turning pro, he’s stopped all four of his opponents by choke submission in the first round.
Hall hails from Dixfield, Maine where he attended Dirigo High School. During high school, he was a two-time Maine State Wrestling Champion. Caleb now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where he trains at Syndicate MMA. His homecoming to Portland on February 12th will be his first bout back in Maine in almost three-years.