CES 68 on May 6 in Fargo to Feature Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Tyler Vogel as Headliner

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15-time #UFC vet @TonyRoccoMartin takes on @tvogel47 in the headlining bout of our #Fargo debut May 6, LIVE on @UFCFightPass

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CES MMA has snatched up a noteworthy free agent, who will headline its first jaunt to North Dakota in May.

Ultimate Fighting Championship vet Anthony Rocco Martin parted ways with the promotion at the beginning of January 2021 after ending his contract. He has since signed with CES, and he will make his company debut at CES 68 on May 6. Sherdog was informed of this news from a promotional official on Thursday morning. Martin (17-6) will take on Tyler Vogel (8-5) in the middleweight division as the main event of this fight card in Fargo, N.D.

Martin last competed in June 2020, where he fell short to Neil Magny on the scorecards at UFC 250. While alternating decision wins in his last four, a defeat to Demian Maia in 2019 ended a four-fight win streak that saw the fighter once known as Tony Martin in the top 15 at 170 pounds. After not re-signing with the UFC, Martin fell on hard times, getting arrested towards the end of 2021 for an incident involving battery and lewd conduct where he allegedly punched a security guard after urinating in public. It is unclear the result of that matter, but it did not prohibit him from taking a professional MMA contest this May.

Vogel has not fought in the sport in 2019, when he competed as a heavyweight – although he weighed in at 206.2 pounds, just a whisker above the light heavyweight limit while his opponent hit the scale at 212.4 pounds. Across three sports of MMA, boxing and bare-knuckle boxing, Vogel has lost eight consecutive bouts, including his last three by knockout. “The Outlaw” competed among the ranks of BKFC in 2020, losing to Jake Bostwick and Dakota Cochrane in successive appearances. All but one of Vogel’s career wins have come by knockout.