William Knight’s eighth professional fight is in his sights.
Knight (6-1 MMA), a UFC development deal signee, will take on Rocky Edwards at CES MMA 60, the promotion announced Friday.
The event takes place Friday, Jan. 24 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The main card streams on UFC Fight Pass.
Coming off his first loss, Connecticut’s Knight will look to get back to his winning ways. Knight took a one-off with Cage Fury Fighting Championships in late November and suffered a first-round TKO loss to Tafon Nchukwi.
Prior to the defeat, Knight had won all six of his professional bouts by KO/TKO. At Dana White’s Contender Series in mid-August, Knight earned a UFC development deal as a result of his third-round ground-and-pound stoppage of Herdem Alacabek.
As for his opponent, Edwards (12-9-1 MMA) enters CES MMA 60 having won three out of his most recent five outings. In late November, Ohio’s Edwards submitted William Walker by first-round armbar at MMAX FC 6.
With the latest addition, the CES MMA 60 lineup now includes:
- Matt Bessette vs. Charles Cheeks III
- Greg Rebello (c) vs. TBA
- Johnny Lopez vs. Blaine Shutt
- Rocky Edwards vs. William Knight
- John Gotti III vs. Marcos Lloreda
- Giorgi Kudukashvili vs. Richie Santiago
- Delaney Owen vs. Marisa Messer-Belenchia
- Tom Evans vs. Zach Johnson
- Hilarie Rose vs. TBA
- Ashiek Ajim vs. TBA
- Eddie George vs. TBA
- Hugh McKenna vs. TBA
