Reigning CES MMA World Featherweight Champion Matt Bessette retained his title for the second time Friday night in the main event of “CES MMA 44” at Twin River Casino in a thrilling back-and-forth war on AXS TV Fights. Facing tough Texan Rey Trujillo (22-19), who replaced original challenger Jeremy Spoon on just two weeks’ notice, […]
Fan-favorite Soriano has eyes set on huge 2017
Like most fighters, Sean Soriano wants to take advantage of CES MMA’s sterling reputation as a gateway to the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), a path traveled by other regional standouts such as John Howard, Tateki Matsuda and countless others. The difference for the Providence, R.I., native, who now lives and trains in Boca Raton, is […]
CES MMA 44 on May 12 – Twin River Casino
Over the past 25 years, longtime boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. has been an advocate for women’s combat sports, opening the door for many female fighters to achieve their lifelong dream at a time when other promoters refused to take such risks. Add cage doors to that list. In recent months, CES MMA, which Burchfield […]
Gonzalez submits Dias in CES MMA 43 main event
EVERLY, Mass. (April 15th, 2017) – Pedro Gonzalez found himself in a familiar position Saturday at the North Shore Music Theatre, hands raised in victory, again ready to make his climb toward the top of the featherweight division. Now it’s up to the Gloucester, Mass., to assert himself among the elite in the northeast. Fighting […]
CES MMA 43 on April 15
Listed below are official weights of all the participants in “CES MMA 43,” scheduled for Saturday, April 15th, 2017 at 7 p.m. ET at the North Shore Music Theatre. Tickets for “CES MMA 43” are priced at $45.00, $55.00 and $100.00 (VIP) and are available online at www.cesmma.com, www.nsmt.org, or www.cagetix.com/ces or by phone at […]
Curtis stops Santiago – Results
Just when it appeared the CES MMA World Welterweight Title might change hands Friday night on AXS TV, the cool, calm Chris Curtis stemmed the tide to bring the belt back home to Cincinnati. The reigning champ Curtis (15-5, 6 KOs) stopped hard-charging challenger Wilfredo Santiago (7-4) of Lawrence, Mass., at 1 minute, 8 seconds […]
Balletto Jr. dominates on “CES MMA 42” preliminary card
Cranston, R.I., welterweight Gary Balletto Jr. stole the show on the preliminary card of “CES MMA 42” Friday night at Twin River Casino with a dominant win over pro debut Chris Torres of Syracuse. Balletto (3-1) overwhelmed Torres (0-1) from the opening bell, set the pace with a pair of thunderous slams to the canvas […]