It was an historic moment on Saturday when the first ever sanctioned mixed martial arts event in the state of Maine was held at the Stevens Avenue Armory in Portland.
According to reports, more than 2,000 people attended the event headlined with a win by Ryan Scheiding of Manchester, N.H., over Colby Brown. Scheiding, who fights for Team Burgess, won by submission in the first round.
The bigger story, however, is that now MMA is sanctioned in Maine. That makes two New England states that have sanctioned the popular sport over the past two years. Massachusetts gave MMA the nod just over a year ago.
This is significant because it means more opportunity for New Hampshire fighters, and they are already taking advantage. The second event in Maine, GFL 11, is scheduled for Friday in Portland and there are six fighters out of New Hapshire on the card. They are Trevor Stone, John English, John Healey, Jason Libby, Ken Kersch and Kevin Haley.
The next event in New Hampshire isn't until July 15 and there are only seven more events planned for this calendar year.
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