UFC vet Sean Soriano meets Jacob Bohn at CES MMA 44 in May

CES MMA’s May event continues to grow with the addition of a fight featuring a UFC veteran in his home state.

Sean Soriano (9-5), a Rhode Island native, will take on Jacob Bohn (5-3) in a featherweight bout at CES MMA 44. Promotion officials announced the new booking today.

CES MMA 44 takes place May 12 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., with a main card on AXS TV. In the main event, Matt Bessette puts his featherweight title on the line against Jeremy Spoon.

Soriano will be looking to get back on track after a rough skid. The 27-year-old started his career 9-0 and was signed by the UFC. But there, he suffered three straight losses to Tatsuya Kawajiri, Chas Skelly and Charles Rosa and found himself bounced from the promotion after only a year.

He rebounded at Legacy FC 48 with a knockout of Josh Quayhagen in November 2015, but in 2016 he had back-to-back losses to Thomas Webb at Legacy FC 52 and fellow UFC vet Levan Makashvili at CES MMA 38 this past September. Those setbacks gave him losses in five of his past six after the 9-0 start.

Bohn won’t have to travel too far to make his CES MMA debut. The New Yorker also will be looking for a return to the win column after a loss to Alex Morgan this past October. Before that, he had won five of six fights with the only loss coming to current UFC fighter Shane Burgos under the CFFC banner.

With the addition, the CES MMA 44 card now includes:

• Champ Matt Bessette vs. Jeremy Spoon – for featherweight title
• Jon Manley vs. Emmanuel Walo
• Jacob Bohn vs. Sean Soriano

For more on CES MMA 44, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.