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CES MMA (Classic Entertainment & Sports) is a mixed martial arts promotional firm based out of Providence, Rhode Island founded by longtime boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. It promoted the first sanctioned professional mixed martial events in the state of Rhode Island on September 17, 2010, at Twin River Casino.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='First Blood' First Sancitoned MMA Event in Rhode Island )〕 Since its inception, CES MMA has promoted and developed the careers of several current and former Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) contenders, including John Howard, Chuck O'Neil, Tateki Matsuda, Charles Rosa, Alex Karalexis, Thomas Egan, Dominique Steele, Rob Font and Ricardo Funch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CES MMA Champ Rob Font Makes UFC Debut Saturday )〕 Other UFC vets to appear on CES MMA cards include David Loiseau and Drew Fickett. Several CES MMA alums have also made successful transitions to Bellator MMA, most notably Brennan Ward, who won his first three professional fights under the guidance of CES MMA before winning Bellator's middleweight tournament in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WesternMassMMA.com - Exciting MMA Contests, Media, News, Reviews, and Opinions: Brennan Ward Signs Multi-fight Contract With Bellator )〕 In October 2012, CES MMA promoted its first pay-per-view event at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, featuring the professional MMA debut of former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista, before signing a multi-year broadcast deal with AXS TV in September 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AXS TV announces multi-year broadcast deal with CES MMA )〕 ==Inaugural event== CES MMA held its first event September 17, 2010, at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, the state's first sanctioned professional mixed martial arts event. The card featured seven bouts, including the main event between Rhode Island native and former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Reality Fighting vet Mike Campbell and Magno Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts. Almeida won by rear naked choke submission at the 4:03 mark of the opening round.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ULTMMA )〕 Appropriately titled "First Blood," CES MMA's inaugural event also featured the debuts of eventual CES MMA fixtures Luis Felix, Pete Jeffrey and Saul Almeida. Also on the undercard, heavyweight Parker Porter defeated Lee Beane by first-round submission (rear naked choke) and Rhode Island vet Mat Santos won his farewell bout following a four-year layoff by defeating Stephen Stengel via kneebar submission in the opening round. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CES MMA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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