After parting ways with the UFC in January, Matt Bessette wanted to try something new — but then a former employer came calling with an opportunity he couldn’t resist.
Bessette meets Tim Dooling in his return to CES, a New England-based promotion, at CES 55 on Saturday night in Hartford, Connecticut. He fought seven times for CES, where he was the featherweight champion, before signing with the UFC in 2018. Bessette went 0-2 in the Octagon.
After that chapter of his career came to an end, Bessette wanted to fight for either PFL or ONE Championship — there is a lot of money up for grabs in PFL, and he has always wanted to fight in Japan.