CES announced Monday night that Dinis Paiva (11-7 MMA, 11-7 CES)) will fight Tony Gravely (14-5 MMA, 0-0 CES) for the bantamweight title. The bout will headline CES 53.
Paiva
Paiva had a four-fight winning streak snapped in June when he was submitted by UFC Fight Night 137‘s Andre Ewell for the CES bantamweight strap. Ewell has since vacated the title in order to fight former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao this Saturday.
“Sweet Bread” Paiva holds wins over Kevin Barberena, Branden Seyler Sr.