Our own Nick Baldwin interviewed former UFC Light Featherweight Matt Bessette & fellow MMA Fighter, Jordan Johnson; Bessette will fight at CES 55 on Fri the 29th of March, featuring Jeremiah Wells vs Vinicius de Jesus, Matt Bessette vs TIm Dooling, and William Knight - among others. 1st: Matt Bessette ready for 'homecoming' at CES 55: Bessette, who will be fighting on the Main Card at CES 55 at this weekends event, last faced Steven Peterson on July 6, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale, where he lost the fight via split decision, bringing him to a 22-9-1 record. Bessette is expected to face Featherweight Tim 'The Jaguar' Dooling, who has a 7-4-0 record, this weekend. Bessette discusses his upcoming bout against Tim Dooling at CES 55 on Friday in Hartford, Connecticut, fighting in his hometown for the first time, why he is returning to CES instead of signing with PFL or ONE Championship, his reaction to his UFC release, whether he wants to get back to the Octagon before hanging up his gloves for good, and more. ------------------------------------- 2nd: Former UFC Light Heavyweight and Middleweight, Jordan Johnson, explains, why he left the UFC for PFL: Nick also interviewed Jordan Johnson who last faced Adam Yandiev on Sep 15, '18 at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik, where he won the fight via a Submission (arm-triangle choke), bringing him to a 10-0 UFC record. As Johnson didn't agree with the financial terms of UFC's contract extension offer after the fight with Adam Milstead, he became a free agent after the fight with Yandiev. Johnson discusses signing with PFL and being involved in its tournament this year, returning to 205 pounds, why he didn't re-sign with the UFC, why he chose PFL over other promotions, what it will be like possibly fighting twice in one night, and more. --------------------------------------------------------- As always, if you enjoyed our show, "heart" us here on SC, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on one of our other BE Presents Channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoX81d3fNHrcUckyQdRzLQ iTunes & Apple TV: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents/id984162015?mt=2&i=1000421882228 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwiapk6tgtm6qmvqn4yqvivru74 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Bloody-Elbow-Presents-30639274 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqndaPTUojkELm?si=oGGPZ4kESkWZigLNnEg1ug Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents?refid=stp blubrry: https://www.blubrry.com/mma_nation/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/ OverCast: https://overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents Player FM: https://player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents ... whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. Of course, you can also "REC" and comment on the show at www.bloodyelbow.com. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels. *Intro/Outro music has been provided by Oxbow, starring Eugene S. Robinson: http://www.theoxbow.com/