CES 53 took a massive hit on Thursday. At the official weigh-ins for the event, promotion officials announced a new main event. Unfortunately, Dinis Paiva withdrew from his headlining bantamweight title fight. In his place, Kody Nordby bumps up from the co-main event slot to take on Tony Gravely for the vacant CES bantamweight title.
Kody Nordby Replaces Dinis Paiva
Nordby was originally scheduled to face Zachary Burnhans before the chaos of Thursday. The fight was the break to a long layoff for Nordby.