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Showing posts with label Dalton Rice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dalton Rice. Show all posts
April 28, 2023
Portland, Maine (April 25, 2023)
New England Fights newcomer Dalton Rice developed a reputation as a thinking man’s pitcher during his distinguished baseball career.
Now don’t get it twisted. Rice, encamped atop the rotation for two perennial powerhouse programs at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and the University of Southern Maine, could heave the ol’ horsehide harder than any average Joe in the general populace.
Still, the strapping right-hander was more likely to channel a crafty, wily sort such as Greg Maddux rather than a fireballer the likes of Nolan Ryan.
It’s a style that can either make you a legend of the game or pile up the career-derailing injuries in a hurry. Unfortunately for Rice, a native of Waterford, Maine, his was the latter experience.
Those maladies were the final straw of Rice’s career. He was unable to pass a physical examination with the Anaheim Angels just as he was on the cusp of getting at least a cup of coffee in the minor leagues.
“I went out (to Orem, Utah) to sign, and some things fell through from a physical standpoint,” Rice recalled. “It was kind of a mutual parting of ways. I was riddled with injuries through college. I could never really stay healthy with my arm after surgery.”
April 22, 2023
Portland, Maine (April 18, 2023) – New England Fights (NEF) returns to Aura in Portland, Maine on Saturday, May 13, 2023, with its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event “NEF 52: Zero Hour.” Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur middleweight bout to the card. Zach Danesh (1-1) is scheduled to meet Dalton Rice (0-0) at a fight weight of 185 pounds.
Zach Danesh holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and trains at Defensive Edge MMA in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He made his amateur MMA debut last fall on a fight card in Massachusetts and took a loss. Danesh rebounded and submitted Jon Assam (2-5) earlier this year at “NEF 51” in his second MMA bout. Danesh is the author of the published work The End of New York (Archway Publishing 2018) – a fictional tale of a young BJJ practitioner’s exploits in New York City.
“I love this art, and I’m ready to bleed for it,” stated Danesh when reached for comment.
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