[NEF PRESS RELEASE]
Portland, Maine (November 29, 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 an amateur bout to the fight card. Former NEF Featherweight Title Challenger Brandon Maillet-Fevens (3-2) is scheduled to move up to Lightweight to face Emmett Huber (2-1) at a fight weight of 155 pounds.
Brandon “BAMF” Maillet-Fevens returned to the cage last August at “NEF 44: Back in Black” in Milford, New Hampshire. That night, Maillet-Fevens fought Nathaniel Grimard (4-1) for the then vacant NEF Featherweight Championship. Grimard stopped Maillet-Fevens via technical knockout (TKO) in the second round to win the belt. Prior to the title bout, Maillet-Fevens had won his last three fights in a row all by stoppage. This will be Maillet-Fevens first fight at lightweight since his MMA debut in 2018. Maillet-Fevens trains under Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (10-8) at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) in Lewiston, Maine.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to compete once again under the NEF banner and to be a part of this 10-year anniversary show,” Maillet-Fevens stated. “I'll be stepping-up a weight class against a game opponent, but I'm going to bring the fight to him, push the pace, and give these fans the excitement they're looking for. I've yet to need the judges in five fights and this one will be no different. I've had a frustrating couple of years and, unfortunately for my opponent, I'm taking it all out on him. It's going to be fireworks from the opening bell. I plan to beat him from pillar to post until he breaks and either taps or the ref pulls me off him.”