Lewis Long will headline Cage Warriors 87 next month in a welterweight contest against Roberto Soldic. The event takes place October 14 from the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales and will serve as a homecoming for Lewis. The Welsh fighter is 15-4 in his career, but holds an 8-1 record over the past four years. […]
Lewis Long will headline Cage Warriors 87 next month in a welterweight contest against Roberto Soldic. The event takes place October 14 from the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales and will serve as a homecoming for Lewis. The Welsh fighter is 15-4 in his career, but holds an 8-1 record over the past four years. […]
The Promotion’s lightweight champion Chris Fishgold has been forced out of his Cage Warriors 82 title fight with Jani Salmi due to injury. Fishgold were scheduled to square off in Cage Warriors 82’s co-main event on April 1 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. As of the time of writing, the promotion is yet to […]
The Promotion’s lightweight champion Chris Fishgold has been forced out of his Cage Warriors 82 title fight with Jani Salmi due to injury. Fishgold were scheduled to square off in Cage Warriors 82’s co-main event on April 1 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. As of the time of writing, the promotion is yet to […]
The folks at UFC Fight Pass have worked tirelessly to put together an extensive library of MMA action.
Starting Friday night, though, live fights will take over the digital service.
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The folks at UFC Fight Pass have worked tirelessly to put together an extensive library of MMA action.
Starting Friday night, though, live fights will take over the digital service.
Beginning with Titan FC 41 this evening, a total of five live fight cards are planned through Sunday night. The Titan FC card includes Carina Damm vs. Kalindra Faria for the female bantamweight title, along with Andre Harrison defending his featherweight belt vs. Alexandre Bezzara.
GLORY 33 joins Titan FC 41 on the service tonight with a title fight, while Cage Warriors 78, Pancrase 280 and the Eddie Bravo Invitational 8 follows. Cage Warriors and Pancrase are set for Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning, while EBI 8 goes down Sunday night.
Middleweight champion Simon Marcus defends his title against Jason Wilnis in the main event of GLORY, while lightweight champion Chris Fishgold puts his belt on the line against Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors.
There will also be UFC 203 prelims Saturday evening on UFC Fight Pass.
Conor McGregor was catapulted to fame and fortune when he signed for the UFC in 2013, but this was far from an overnight success story, as he’d spent years learning his craft on the regional circuit before earning his big break. At the age of 19, McGregor dared to be different, walking away from a
Conor McGregor was catapulted to fame and fortune when he signed for the UFC in 2013, but this was far from an overnight success story, as he’d spent years learning his craft on the regional circuit before earning his big break.
At the age of 19, McGregor dared to be different, walking away from a steady job as a plumber to pursue his dream of becoming a mixed martial arts star, informing his shocked parents that he’d be a millionaire by the time he was 25.
It seemed like a one-in-a-million shot, but though it took him a year longer than he’d anticipated, ‘The Notorious’ did indeed become a millionaire – multiple times over in fact – while becoming not only the UFC’s featherweight champion, but also the biggest star in the sport.
In this article we’ll offer you a chance to go right back to the beginning of this modern day rags-to-riches story and witness history being made, from his pro-debut in his own hometown back in 2008, right the way through to his final fight in the Cage Warriors promotion at the end of 2012 that would lead to him signing for the UFC.
As Cage Warriors, one of the top MMA promotions in Europe, returns today after an extended hiatus, they will do so with more eyes than ever on them.
It was announced early Friday morning that Cage Warriors has been picked up by UFC Fight Pass, beginning with an event that begins today at 4 p.m. ET with Jack Hermansson defending his middleweight title against Alan Carlos.
Below is the complete press release:
UFC FIGHT PASS announced today a multi-year agreement with Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC), further bolstering the digital-streaming service’s live event and on-demand programming.
The UK-based promotion is now the ninth live-event offering on UFC FIGHT PASS, joining promotions BRACE MMA, Eddie Bravo Invitational, GLORY SuperFight Series, Invicta FC, Pancrase, SHOOTO Brazil, Titan FC and Victory FC.
Originally debuting in 2002, CWFC has been home to some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. Among the athletes to compete under its banner are current UFC® featherweight champion Conor McGregor, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Michael Bisping, Gegard Mousasi and Dan Hardy.
“We are thrilled to add Cage Warriors to UFC FIGHT PASS’ ever-growing combat sports library,” UFC Senior Vice President and UFC FIGHT PASS General Manager Eric Winter said. “Cage Warriors has long been a staple of European and Middle Eastern MMA and now adds a new layer to UFC FIGHT PASS’ incredible lineup.”
CWFC will stream its first event on UFC FIGHT PASS on Friday, April 15 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The six-fight card will see Jack Hermansson defend the CWFC middleweight title against Alan Carlos. Sporting an 11-2 record, Hermansson holds a victory over UFC veteran Karlos Vemola. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Carlos is 12-8 as a professional and has won five of his last six outings.
“This is great news for all us European and Middle Eastern MMA fans,” said Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan. “I love this sport and UFC has been the primary driver of the explosion of MMA popularity around the world. By working together on UFC FIGHT PASS we are going to grow this sport together. To date, 70 CWFC fighters entered the UFC, including our two-division CWFC champ Conor McGregor. Who is the next Conor out there? Together, let’s go find out.”
UFC FIGHT PASS will begin the process of uploading Cage Warriors’ fight library later this year. Further details regarding available fights and events will be made in the coming months.
UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.
As Cage Warriors, one of the top MMA promotions in Europe, returns today after an extended hiatus, they will do so with more eyes than ever on them.
It was announced early Friday morning that Cage Warriors has been picked up by UFC Fight Pass, beginning with an event that begins today at 4 p.m. ET with Jack Hermansson defending his middleweight title against Alan Carlos.
Below is the complete press release:
UFC FIGHT PASS announced today a multi-year agreement with Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC), further bolstering the digital-streaming service’s live event and on-demand programming.
The UK-based promotion is now the ninth live-event offering on UFC FIGHT PASS, joining promotions BRACE MMA, Eddie Bravo Invitational, GLORY SuperFight Series, Invicta FC, Pancrase, SHOOTO Brazil, Titan FC and Victory FC.
Originally debuting in 2002, CWFC has been home to some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. Among the athletes to compete under its banner are current UFC® featherweight champion Conor McGregor, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Michael Bisping, Gegard Mousasi and Dan Hardy.
“We are thrilled to add Cage Warriors to UFC FIGHT PASS’ ever-growing combat sports library,” UFC Senior Vice President and UFC FIGHT PASS General Manager Eric Winter said. “Cage Warriors has long been a staple of European and Middle Eastern MMA and now adds a new layer to UFC FIGHT PASS’ incredible lineup.”
CWFC will stream its first event on UFC FIGHT PASS on Friday, April 15 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The six-fight card will see Jack Hermansson defend the CWFC middleweight title against Alan Carlos. Sporting an 11-2 record, Hermansson holds a victory over UFC veteran Karlos Vemola. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Carlos is 12-8 as a professional and has won five of his last six outings.
“This is great news for all us European and Middle Eastern MMA fans,” said Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan. “I love this sport and UFC has been the primary driver of the explosion of MMA popularity around the world. By working together on UFC FIGHT PASS we are going to grow this sport together. To date, 70 CWFC fighters entered the UFC, including our two-division CWFC champ Conor McGregor. Who is the next Conor out there? Together, let’s go find out.”
UFC FIGHT PASS will begin the process of uploading Cage Warriors’ fight library later this year. Further details regarding available fights and events will be made in the coming months.
UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.
On Saturday night at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 74 in London, Irish lightweight Joseph Duffy — the man responsible for giving Conor McGregorandNorman Parke their last defeats — scored a beautiful knockout of Julien Boussuge, just 36 seconds into the fight. Boussuge made the critical error of diving at Duffy’s legs, and Duffy timed him perfectly with a knee strike, straight into the face. Boussage went down like a dead man, Manhoef-style.
Cage Warriors also released footage of the Nathaniel Wood vs. Steve McCombe finish from Saturday’s event, in which McCombe verbally submitted after having his forearm snapped with a kick. That’s after the jump, if you’re morbidly curious.
On Saturday night at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 74 in London, Irish lightweight Joseph Duffy — the man responsible for giving Conor McGregorandNorman Parke their last defeats — scored a beautiful knockout of Julien Boussuge, just 36 seconds into the fight. Boussuge made the critical error of diving at Duffy’s legs, and Duffy timed him perfectly with a knee strike, straight into the face. Boussage went down like a dead man, Manhoef-style.
Cage Warriors also released footage of the Nathaniel Wood vs. Steve McCombe finish from Saturday’s event, in which McCombe verbally submitted after having his forearm snapped with a kick. That’s after the jump, if you’re morbidly curious.
