The Mayer of New York City: Mikaela Mayer Dethrones Sandy Ryan Xander Zayas & Bruce Carrington prevail in co-feature bouts CLICK HERE for Photos (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) NEW YORK CITY (Sept. 27, 2024) — Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) is once again a world champion. The former unified junior lightweight queen defeated bitter rival Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) via majority decision […]
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PFL EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIPS LYON ON SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER TO BE HEADLINED BY ABDOUL ABDOURAGUIMOV RETURNING TO ACTION AGAINST LAUREANO STAROPOLI PFL Europe Championships Lyon at the LDLC Arena on 14 December will be headlined by France’s Abdoul Abdouraguimov as he faces off against Argentina’s Laureano Staropoli in a Welterweight main event The evening will […]
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BOOTS AND BAM HEADLINE PHILLY BLOCKBUSTER ON NOV. 9 Ennis and Rodriguez defend World titles at Wells Fargo Center Raymond ‘Savage’ Ford will return to action up at Super-Featherweight when he takes on Orlando Gonzalez at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday November 9, live worldwide on DAZN – with Ford leading the undercard […]
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Tripleheader includes Junior Middleweights Xander Zayas vs. Damian Sosa and Featherweights Bruce Carrington vs. Sulaiman Segawa ESPN+ Available on ESPN.com and ESPN App on Mobile and Connected TV Devices New York, NY (September 27th, 2024)– Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Ryan vs. Mayer will be presented live this Friday, September 27, at 10:30 p.m. ET/ […]
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UFC Fight Night 243 Official Weigh-In Video & Betting Odds 3 p.m. ET: Main Card | 12 p.m. ET: Undercard Subscribe to ESPN+ UFC action is in Paris this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis, live from Accor Arena on Saturday, Sept. 28, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main […]
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This section is for Real Combat Media MMA content for CES MMA, which is an MMA Promotion based out of Providence, Rhode Island founded by boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr.
FORMER CES MMA World Featherweight Champion Matt Bessette recaptured the title for a second time last night in the main event of CES MMA 60 on UFC FIGHT PASS from Twin River Casino Hotel in Rhode Island. Bessette defeated Charles Cheeks III via third-round knockout for his second consecutive win. The victory comes […]
CES MMA 58 Vinicius De Jesus vs. Chris Lozano CES MMA Welterweight World Championship Sept. 7, 2019 ● Connecticut Convention Center ● Hartford, CT Vinicius De Jesus stops Chris Lozano to Retain CES MMA welterweight title “CES MMA 58” OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND STILL CHAMP: Vinicius De Jesus (R) (pictures by Will Paul / […]
CES MMA 58 Vinicius De Jesus vs. Chris Lozano CES MMA Welterweight World Championship Sept. 7, 2019 ● CT Convention Center ● Hartford, CT CES MMA Will Vinicius De Jesus be next? This Saturday “CES MMA 58” STREAMING LIVE AND EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM THE CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER IN […]
CES MMA 58 Vinicius De Jesus vs. Chris Lozano CES MMA Welterweight World Championship Sept. 7, 2019 ● CT Convention Center ● Hartford, CT CES MMA Welterweight World Champion Vinicius “The Brazilian Bad Boy” De Jesus Makes First Title Defense at CES 58 Sept. 7 at the CT Convention Center in Hartford […]
CES MMA 57 Greg Rebello vs. Kevin Haley CES MMA Heavyweight World Championship July 26, 2019 ● Twin River Casino Hotel ● Lincoln, RI Greg Rebello defends CES MMA heavyweight title with devastating punch in opening round “CES MMA 57” OFFICIAL RESULTS & PICTURSES FROM TWIN RIVER CASINO […]
CES MMA 57 Greg Rebello vs. Kevin Haley CES MMA Heavyweight World Championship July 26, 2019 ● Twin River Casino Hotel ● Lincoln, RI Greg “Ribz” Rebello to make first defense of CES MMA Heavyweight World Title on July 26 CES MMA 57 at Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln, […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul JEREMIAH WELLS MAKES his Philadelphia homecoming Friday night at the 2300 Arena when he battles Jason Norwood of New Jersey for the vacant CES MMA World Welterweight Title. Wells is making his third promotion with CES MMA as the promotion debuts in Philadelphia with “CES MMA 52,” live on AXS […]
With 17 fights under his belt as CES MMA’s most prolific fighter, Paiva gets long-awaited shot at world title Photo courtesy of Will Paul FORMER UFC VET Jon Manley of Massachusetts returns to CES MMA on Friday, June 15th, 2018 in a showdown against Philadelphia’s Jeremiah Wells at “CES MMA 50” at Twin River Casino. […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul REIGNING CES MMA Welterweight World Champion makes his second title defense on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at “CES MMA 49” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., when he faces Jason Norwood in one of two world title bouts on the televised main card on AXS TV Fights. The Ohio […]
CES MMA 46 Fan-favorite and UFC-vet ‘Doomsday’ Howard returns to Rhode Island to headline CES MMA 46 in October PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sept. 28th, 2017) — Four years removed from his last appearance with CES MMA, Boston’s John “Doomsday” Howard returns to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs next month when he headlines “CES MMA 46” […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS FEATHERWEIGHT contender Saul Almeida, above right, makes his 11th appearance with CES MMA on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., when he faces fellow Massachusetts native Pedro Gonzalez for the CES MMA Interim Featherweight Title on the main card of “CES MMA 45,” airing live on AXS […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul REIGNING CES MMA World Heavyweight Champion Ashley Gooch makes his first title defense Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., when he faces fan-favorite Juliano Coutinho in the five-round main event of “CES MMA 45,” airing live on AXS TV. Gooch earned the strap with a […]
Thursday, Nov. 10th, 2016 Photo courtesy of Will Paul RISING STAR NATE Andrews, left, puts his three-fight win streak on the line Wednesday, Nov. 23rd, 2016 at Twin River Casino when he faces 26-fight vet George Sheppard in the main event of “CES MMA 40” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The Providence, R.I., native […]
Photo courtesy of Kelly MacDonald MANNY BERMUDEZ OF Abington, Mass., above right, is one of several Cage Titans FC veterans featured on “CES MMA 39” on Friday, Nov. 4th, 2016 at Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Mass. CES MMA and Cage Titans joined forces to co-promote the event, which will be featured on AXS TV Fights beginning at […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Oct. 19th, 2016) — Not since the Mayflower has a landing in Plymouth, Mass., been this highly anticipated. CES MMA, in association with Cage Titans FC, makes its long-awaited debut in historic Plymouth on Friday, Nov. 4th, 2016 with “CES MMA 39,” live from Memorial Hall, located just a stone’s throw from Plymouth Rock. […]
UFC vets Soriano, Makashvili clash in Friday night’s CES MMA 38 AXS TV headliner at Foxwoods MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Sept. 20th, 2016) — CES MMA returns to AXS TV and Foxwoods Resort Casino on Friday, Sept. 23rd, 2016 as Ultimate Fighting Champions (UFC) vets Levan Makashvili and Sean Soriano square off at “CES MMA 38” at The Fox […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul REIGNING CES MMA Bantamweight Champion Andre Soukhamthath of Woonsocket, R.I., seen here in March celebrating his win over Kody Nordby, returns Friday, Aug. 12th, 2016 when he defends his title for the first time in a rematch against Cambridge, Mass., native Kin Moy in the main event of “CES MMA […]
FELIX, SANDERS HOPE TO SETTLE THE SCORE IN CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH AT CES MMA 36 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 31st, 2016) — Two weeks from now, Ryan Sanders will try to beat Luis Felix for the second time in six months, except there’ll be much more at stake in this highly anticipated rematch. The Bangor, Maine, native, who […]
CES MEDIA ALERT CES MMA returns to Foxwoods in four days with its 10th nationally televised event on AXS TV PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 28th, 2016) — CES MMA invades Foxwoods Resort Casino for the first time in more than two years Friday, April 1st, 2016 with “CES MMA 34,” airing live on AXS TV. The event, held […]
CES MMA MARCH 11TH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 4th, 2016) — The challenge of balancing a full-time job in a competitive, fast-paced field with a career as a professional cage fighter is nothing new to Joe Pingitore. In high school, Pingitore would work during the day for his father’s construction company and then train at night, […]
Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 2015 Photo courtesy of Will Paul HEAVYWEIGHT GREG REBELLO (right), seen here during his knockout win over Tyler King, returns to the cage Friday, Oct. 30th, 2015 on the televised main card of “CES MMA XXXI” at Twin River Casino when he faces Syracuse native Mike Mucitelli on AXS TV. The two […]
CES photo by Kelly MacDonald PROVIDENCE HEAVYWEIGHT GREG Rebello, right, seen here in a win over Chris Guillen in 2012, returns to face Tyler King of Massachusetts on Friday, June 12th, 2015 on the main card of “CES MMA XXIX” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. Two of the top heavyweights in the northeast, […]
CONNECTICUT FEATHERWEIGHT MATT Bessette, left, will make his CES MMA and AXS TV debut on Friday, June 12th, 2015 on the main card of “CES MMA XXIX” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. A veteran of 20 fights, Bessette has become a regional inspiration and one of the top fighters in his weight class […]
Thursday, May 14, 2015 CES XXIX ANNOUNCED CES MMA Releases Fight Card For June 12th CES MMA XXIX STACKED WITH EAST COAST HEAVY-HITTERS Before CES MMA Welterweight Champion Chuck “Cold Steel” O’Neil (15-6, 5 KO, 6 Submissions) attempts to defend his 170-pound crown against Dominique Steele(12-5) live on AXS TV on Friday, June 12th […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul BANTAMWEIGHT ANDRE SOUKHAMTHATH returns to the cage tomorrow night when he faces the dangerous Brian Kelleher on the main card of “CES MMA XXVIII” live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., on AXS TV. Soukhamthath is fighting for the first time since October after an illness forced him to […]
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 CES MEDIA ALERT CES MMA returns March 13th live on AXS TV from Twin River Casino LINCOLN, R.I. (Feb. 17th, 2015) — Fourteen-time Bellator vet and 2004 U.S. Judo Olympian Rick Hawn (19-4) makes his CES MMA debut against Derek Loffer (9-2) in the main event of “CES MMA XXVIII,” […]
Photo courtesy of Will Paul CES MMA WELTERWEIGHT champion Chuck O’Neil, bottom, of Bridgewater, Mass., seen here submitting Ricardo Funch in their 170-pound title fight in October, returns to the cage Friday, Jan. 30th, 2015 to defend his title against New Jersey veteran Manny Walo in the main event of “CES MMA XXVII” live from […]
Monday, September 19, 2014 Greetings! A Message from the President: Classic Entertainment & Sports CEO Jimmy Burchfield Sr. Good morning to all of my Friends and Family, First and foremost, I hope you all are having a great start to the Fall season. As the weather continues to change, we’re heating things up here at […]
CES photo by Ian Travis Barnard REIGNING NEW ENGLAND light heavyweight champion Rich Gingras (above) will defend his belt and fight for Joey McCreedy’s UBF Northeast light heavyweight title when he faces McCreedy in the eight-round main event of “Title For Title,” presented by CES Boxing Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at Twin River Casino in […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Aug. 6th, 2014 CES MEDIA ALERT WHO: All fighters and participants for “CES MMA XXV.” WHAT: Final weigh-in and press conference for “CES MMA XXV,” scheduled for Friday, Aug. 8th, 2014, at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., live on AXS TV. WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 7th, 2014, 5 p.m. WHERE: […]
CES photo by Kelly MacDonald CHIP MORAZA-POLLARD, the top-ranked middleweight in the northeast according to the Mass-MMA.com rankings, will face another tough test in a nationally-televised bout Friday, Aug. 8th, 2014 against Bombsquad vet Harley Beekman on the main card of “CES MMA XXV” live on AXS TV at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. […]
Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros RCM Women’s MMA Interview By Pattee Mak, RCM MMA Correspondent Medeiros To Fight After Injury On Friday, June 27, 2014 at Twin River Casino, Lincoln, Rhode Island, Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros (2-3-0, 1 ko) of Fall River, Massachusetts will meet in the cage Brigitte Narcise who will be making her […]
