Day: April 22, 2021

Glory, and history, on the line-bantamweight contenders at CES 62

  Orlando, FL (Thursday, April 22, 2021) – All fighters who reach the top in mixed martial arts travel their own unique path, though there are certain milestones and benchmarks that can help them get there a little faster than expected.While success is still an inexact science, it’s impossible to deny the connection between winning the CES MMA Bantamweight World Title and reaching MMA’s biggest stage. All three fighters who’ve worn that belt since its inception in 2016 – Andre Soukhamthath, Andre Ewell, and Tony Gravely – have gone on to compete for the UFC.Is it luck? A strange coincidence? Hardly. As the leader in high-quality MMA in the northeast (and beyond) CES has become synonymous with putting the best fighters in the most important bouts, Read more [...]

Trainer Rocky Gonzalez declares undefeated lightweight Jamaine Ortiz ready to step up vs. Joseph Adorno

WORCESTER, Mass. (April 22, 2021) – Rocky Gonzalez, the head trainer for undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) is confident that, despite the obvious risk, his boxer is ready for unbeaten Joseph “Blessed Hands” Adorno (14-0-1, 12 KOs) this Saturday night (Apr. 24) at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. The 8-round Adorno vs. Ortiz fight, streaming live on ESPN+, will be part of the Top Rank card headlined (on ESPN) by WBO World featherweight champion Emanuel Navarette (32-1, 24 KOs) defending his title against challenger Christopher Diaz (26-2, 16 KOs). The 24-year-old Ortiz, fighting out of Worcester, Massachusetts, was a decorated amateur boxer who is the reigning WBC USNBC (U.S.) Silver lightweight champion, Read more [...]