Though he only got in one fight in 2019, featherweight Matt Bessette couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.
Having eight months off prior to picking up a unanimous decision victory over Tim Dooling at CES 55 last March, Bessette had the kind of comeback fight he always had wanted.
“It was everything I wanted in a fight,” Bessette told MMAWeekly.com. “I had an opponent (in Dooling) who would stand and fight me. We got some blood out of it. I was bleeding. He was bleeding. I dropped him a couple times. It was just an outstanding fight.
“The takeaway from that one is that even if I take some time off I can still come back pretty strong.”
In the nearly 10 months since the win over Dooling, Bessette been in the gym nearly non-stop, which he feels is essential to keep up with the younger generation of fighters.
“I’m older now, I’m 35, and a lot of the younger guys are getting better faster than I did,” said Bessette. “There’s more ways to learn. There’s more information out there. In order to stay ahead of the curve I have to constantly be a student, and I love that.
“I’ve had a lot of training since then and have honed in on certain things. I’m looking to impose my will on January 24 with some new stuff.”
On Friday in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Bessette (23-9) faces Charles Cheeks III (14-7) in the 145-pound championship main event of CES 60.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
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