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Speculations rose as to who would be promoting the return fight for Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. Well, it seems that mystery has been solved. Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES), parent company to CES MMA is set to promote and be matchmaker for the comeback fight between two of the sports supers...
The UFC’s debut into these ‘Strikeforce Challengers’-esque cards was a fun one. Five fantastic fights took place in front of UFC boss Dana White. Whoever had the best performances of the night would get a UFC contract. Kurt Holobaugh, Boston Salmon earn UFC contracts following Contender Series 1 ...
Ashley “Gio” Gooch will be defending his Heavyweight Title at CES 45 in Rhode Island when he takes on Juliano “Banana” Coutinho. The bout was announced early Tuesday. Ashley Gooch vs. Juliano Coutinho Gooch (10-5) is a perfect 2-0 in the CES MMA cage. After a first round submission win over Josh ...
We have a pretty big weekend of mixed martial arts action ahead of us. On Saturday the UFC heads to Kansas City with an absolutely stacked, free card featuring Demetrious Johnson, Michelle Waterson, Rose Namajunas, and Ronaldo Souza, among others. Victory FC will also return this weekend, and the...
UFC-veteran Sean Soriano will return to his home state of Rhode Island on May 12 to take on Jacob “Jaugar” Bohn. Also on the card, heavy-handed Greg Rebello will meet Denver, Colorado’s Kevin Sears. Fighting out of Florida; Rhode Island’s own Sean Soriano (9-5) will return home for the first time...
UFC vet Jon Manley and former CES MMA World Welterweight Championship challenger Manny Walo will face off in 170-pound action at CES 44 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., LIVE on AXS TV Fights, with a potential title shot hanging in the balance. Manley (9-3) is a veteran of the UFC and The Ul...
“The Mangler” Matt Bessette has been given his next title defense, and it comes in the form of Oklahoma’s Jeremy Spoon. The featherweight title bout was announced on Friday. Matt Bessette vs. Jeremy Spoon Bessette (21-7) is an eight-fight veteran of the Bellator MMA cage, as well as a six-fight v...
Will “The Brown Bomber” Santiago (7-3) will meet CES welterweight champion Chris Curtis in the cage for the belt on March 31. For Santiago, a successful title challenge is just the next step towards his goal of reaching the UFC. That may seem like a lot of pressure, but it sounds little once you ...
CES 33 on March 11 was headlined by a vacant bantamweight title fight between Kody Nordby and Andre Soukhamthath. Things began heating up between the two prior to the fight, and there was indeed some bad blood that entered the cage with them. After four action packed rounds, Soukhamthath put Nord...
Jimy Hettes has had to pull out of his bout with Boston’s own Charles Rosa next Sunday due to an injury, in his place steps Augusto Mendes, who was set to fight for the Legacy FC bantamweight title next month against Ricardo Ramos. Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes faces Charles Rosa in Boston on Sunday...
CES MMA has added yet another fan-friendly fight to their 30th card, as ‘The Mangler” Matt Bessette will take on Canada’s own Lenny “Show Stealer” Wheeler. The promotion announced the bout on their Twitter account on Friday. Bessette (15-6) is a veteran of Bellator and is coming off a spectacular...
CES MMA has announced the main event for their 30th card, and it sees a rematch as Julian ‘Nitrane’ Lane takes on Luis ‘Rockstar’ Felix, the man he beat to earn his CES MMA lightweight title in 2014. The fight announcement was announced by CES MMA officials on Wednesday. Check out the official an...