Author Archive: CES MMA
Rosa switches gears with new opponent on tap
CES photo by Kelly MacDonald UNBEATEN FEATHERWEIGHT CHARLES Rosa, left, of Peabody, Mass., will now face skilled wrestler Jake Constant on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 on the main card of “CES MMA XXV” live from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., on […]
Pollard hopes to strike gold at CES MMA XXV
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 […]
CES MMA champ Font makes UFC debut Saturday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (July 3rd, 2014) – When Rob Font received a phone call one morning from his head trainer, Mark DellaGrotte, asking if he happened to be sitting down at the moment, Font wasn’t sure what to expect. “I figured it was either […]
Cool, calm Paiva approaches 10th career bout
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 25th, 2014) — If you were taken aback when you first heard Dinis Paiva was fighting for the 10th time under the guidance of CES MMA Friday night at Twin River Casino, you weren’t alone. Even Paiva himself can’t believe it. “It’s been […]
Rebello, Johnson face career-defining bout
PROVIDENCE NATIVE GREG Rebello will return to the cage Friday, June 27th, 2014, when he faces Bellator vet Aaron Johnson on the undercard of “CES MMA XXIV” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. Rebello also has two Bellator fights under […]
Felix, Lane battle for vacant CES MMA title
LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER LUIS Felix of Providence, R.I., faces another tall task Friday, June 27th, 2014 when he battles former Ultimate Fighter star Julian Lane for the vacant CES MMA title in the main event of “CES MMA XXIV” at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, […]
CES champ Font inks deal with UFC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 27th, 2014) – The hottest fighter in the northeast and the most promising regional prospect in the featherweight division is taking his talent to new heights. Rob Font, a Tampa native now living in Boston, Mass., and training […]
Soukhamthath seeks redemption next Friday
Bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath of Woonsocket, R.I., will look to avenge his loss from January when he returns to the cage Friday, April 25th, 2014 at Twin River Casino on the undercard of “CES MMA XXIII.” (CES photo by Ian Travis Barnard) PROVIDENCE, […]
Font, Foster waging historic battle
LINCOLN, R.I. (Aug. 7th, 2013) — Rob Font has the utmost respect for his opponent in Friday night’s title bout at Twin River Casino, not to mention a unique description of his worthy adversary. “He’s like the black Chuck Liddell,” Font said of Chris Foster, whom […]
Chatman, Falowo promise excitement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (July 24th, 2013) — You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the sport of boxing as soft-spoken as middleweight prospectThomas Falowo. Not this week. As Falowo (10-1, 7 KOs) prepares for his showdown against Jersey City’s […]
