Press Release – Glasgow, Scotland (April 12, 2013) – TOMORROW’S Cage Warriors 53 headliners Jim Alers and Joni Salovaara are both on weight for their CWFC featherweight title bout at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.
The pair came in under the 145lbs limit at this afternoon’s weigh-ins, as they prepare to clash in a bid to succeed Conor McGregor as the next champion of the Cage Warriors featherweight division.
All other main-card fighters also hit the mark after stepping on to the scales, with only Jean N’Doye failing to make the contracted weight for his Facebook prelim against Richie Edgeworth.
N’Doye, aiming to make the cut to bantamweight for the first time, could only go as far as 137.2lbs and therefore surrenders 25 percent of his purse to Edgeworth.
Press Release – Glasgow, Scotland (April 12, 2013) – TOMORROW’S Cage Warriors 53 headliners Jim Alers and Joni Salovaara are both on weight for their CWFC featherweight title bout at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.
The pair came in under the 145lbs limit at this afternoon’s weigh-ins, as they prepare to clash in a bid to succeed Conor McGregor as the next champion of the Cage Warriors featherweight division.
All other main-card fighters also hit the mark after stepping on to the scales, with only Jean N’Doye failing to make the contracted weight for his Facebook prelim against Richie Edgeworth.
N’Doye, aiming to make the cut to bantamweight for the first time, could only go as far as 137.2lbs and therefore surrenders 25 percent of his purse to Edgeworth.
MAIN CARD
Joni Salovaara (144.6lbs) v Jim Alers (144.4lbs) – vacant CWFC featherweight title bout
Sally Krumdiack (114.8lbs) v Joanne Calderwood (115.9lbs) – strawweight
Chris Scott (185lbs) v Mats Nilsson (184.8lbs) – middleweight
Jason Cooledge (155.7lbs) v Jason Ball (156lbs) – lightweight
Paul Marin (125.5lbs) v Neil Seery (125.1lbs) – flyweight
James Pennington (135.4lbs) v James Doolan (135.5lbs) – bantamweight
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Richie Edgeworth (136lbs) v Jean N’Doye (137.2lbs)* – bantamweight
Joe Laurence (125.4lbs) v Mark Connor (125.9lbs) – flyweight
*Fighter missed contracted weight, surrendering 25 percent of his purse to his opponent
Press Release – London, England (April 4, 2013) – THE card for Cage Warriors 54 is taking shape following today’s addition of another two bouts. Cage Warriors 54, which will be headlined by a CWFC middleweight title bout between home favourite John Phillips and defending champion Jesse Taylor, is set for the Motorpoint Arena in […]
Press Release – London, England (April 4, 2013) – THE card for Cage Warriors 54 is taking shape following today’s addition of another two bouts.
Cage Warriors 54, which will be headlined by a CWFC middleweight title bout between home favourite John Phillips and defending champion Jesse Taylor, is set for the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday, May 4.
The bill for Cage Warriors’ second visit to Wales will now also feature a 160lbs catchweight bout between Mark Glover and Lewis Long, as well as clash of flyweights Kris Edwards (pictured) and Karl Harrison.
Glover (6-1-1 MMA, 0-0 CWFC) returns to action for the first time since featuring on season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter last year.
The 24-year-old Liverpool native, who’ll be making his CWFC debut, has taken five of his six wins by submission, with the only loss on his record coming via decision at the hands of fellow former TUF contestant Michael Pastou.
“I’m made up to be getting the opportunity to showcase my skills on Europe’s top show,” said Glover. “I’m looking forward to making a big impact on my Cage Warriors debut, before moving up the rankings and challenging for the prestigious CWFC belt.”
Long (6-2 MMA, 0-1 CWFC) will be keen to return to winning ways following a loss to Paul Redmond on his CWFC debut at Cage Warriors 49 in Cardiff back in October.
The 23-year-old Welshman said: “I’m excited to be fighting in front of the Welsh crowd again, especially at a fantastic venue like the Motorpoint Arena. I can’t wait to bounce back from my last performance and I’m expecting a stand-up war with Mark that the fans will really enjoy.”
Meanwhile, fellow Welshman Kris Edwards (8-4 MMA, 2-1 CWFC) will also be looking to get back on track after he too tasted defeat at Cage Warriors 49.
Edwards, who was overturned by Alan Philpott at bantamweight on his last outing, aims to maintain his status as one of Europe’s top performers in the flyweight division when he faces Englishman Karl Harrison.
Prior to his loss to Philpott, 23-year-old Edwards enhanced his reputation thanks to Cage Warriors victories over Janne Elonen-Kulmala and Brian Hyslop last year.
“I’m really happy to be back at 125lbs,” Edwards said. “I love fighting in Cardiff as the atmosphere is second to none. I was impressed by Karl in his last fight against Neil Seery, which I thought he had done enough to win. This should be an exciting match-up.”
Harrison (4-4 MMA, 0-1 CWFC), who’s ranked in the UK’s top ten, dropped a close decision defeat to top-three European flyweight Seery on his Cage Warriors debut last October.
The 31-year-old said: “Kris Edwards is a tough lad but I think this is a good fight for me style-wise as my boxing and wrestling game will be too strong for him. I can’t wait to fight on Cage Warriors again.”
More Cage Warriors 54 bouts will be announced in the coming days so keep track of CWFC on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.
Priced from just £25 (plus booking fee), tickets for Cage Warriors 54 are available HERE or by phoning 0044 29202 24488.
Press Release – London, England (March 22, 2013) – CATHAL PENDRED will make his first defence of the CWFC welterweight title on home turf this summer. The recently-crowned champion will put his belt on the line when he takes on Che Mills at Cage Warriors 55 on Saturday, June 1. Cage Warriors 55, which will […]
Press Release – London, England (March 22, 2013) – CATHAL PENDRED will make his first defence of the CWFC welterweight title on home turf this summer.
The recently-crowned champion will put his belt on the line when he takes on Che Mills at Cage Warriors 55 on Saturday, June 1.
Cage Warriors 55, which will also feature a four-man flyweight title tournament, is set to take place at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland.
Pendred (12-2-1) has remained unbeaten in his six bouts under the Cage Warriors banner since making his debut for the organisation back in November 2010.
The 25-year-old Irishman earned his title shot courtesy of wins over David Bielkheden and Bruno Carvalho last year, before dethroning previous CWFC welterweight champion Gael Grimaud with a unanimous decision victory earlier this month at Cage Warriors 52.
“Fighting in my own backyard in a venue full of crazy Irish fans against a guy who was in the UFC until very recently, I couldn’t have asked for a better way to defend my title for the first time,” said Pendred,
“I can guarantee that the calibre of my opponent and the atmosphere the Irish fans will create is going to bring out the best in me.”
Mills (15-5-0-2nc) has spent the last two years of his career with the UFC, where he clocked up a 2-1-0-1 record which included wins against Chris Cope and Duane Ludwig.
At UFC on Fuel TV 7 at London’s Wembley Arena last month, the 30-year-old Gloucester native was beaten by Matt Riddle by split decision, but the result was later overturned as a ‘no contest’ after Riddle failed a drug test.
Mills, who’ll be returning to CWFC action for the first time since defeating Jake Hecht at Cage Warriors 38, said: “I’m really excited about this opportunity. This fight will be a war, but I’m not leaving without the belt.”
Tickets for Cage Warriors 55 will go on sale soon, with more fights also to be announced. Keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest fight announcements, news and updates.
Press Release – London, England (March 21, 2013) – TWO bouts have been confirmed for the preliminary card at Cage Warriors 53 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, April 13. French star Jean N’Doye will make his bantamweight debut against Irishman Richie Edgeworth, while Scotland’s own Mark Connor will face England’s Joe Laurence in a flyweight […]
Press Release – London, England (March 21, 2013) – TWO bouts have been confirmed for the preliminary card at Cage Warriors 53 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, April 13.
French star Jean N’Doye will make his bantamweight debut against Irishman Richie Edgeworth, while Scotland’s own Mark Connor will face England’s Joe Laurence in a flyweight bout.
Glasgow plays host to Cage Warriors 53, which will be headlined by a CWFC featherweight title bout between Jim Alers and Joni Salovaara.
Fight Card:
Jim Alers v Joni Salovaara
Joanne Calderwood v Sally Krumdiack
Mats Nilsson v Chris Scott
Jason Ball v Jason Cooledge
Paul Marin v Neil Seery
James Doolan v James Pennington
Richie Edgeworth v Jean N’Doye
Mark Connor v Joe Laurence
In either case, it looks like Riddle will be given plenty of opportunities to do just that in the Texas-based organization Legalize It Legacy Fighting Championships, which Riddle announced he had signed a multi-fight deal with over the weekend via Twitter:
You have to appreciate how Riddle, being the witty bastard that he is, managed to reference both his recent quotes about beating his kids and the State of Texas’ history with blood baths in one masterfully written tweet. That’s what he was doing, right?
And in other news, Riddle’s opponent at UFC on FUEL 7, Che Mills, has successfully landed on his feet as well…
(When Keepin’ it Real Goes Wrong: Breakdance Edition. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)
In either case, it looks like Riddle will be given plenty of opportunities to do just that in the Texas-based organization Legalize It Legacy Fighting Championships, which Riddle announced he had signed a multi-fight deal with over the weekend via Twitter:
You have to appreciate how Riddle, being the witty bastard that he is, managed to reference both his recent quotes about beating his kids and the State of Texas’ history with blood baths in one masterfully written tweet. That’s what he was doing, right?
And in other news, Riddle’s opponent at UFC on FUEL 7, Che Mills, has successfully landed on his feet as well.
Despite “giving up” in the third round of his fight with Riddle (White’s words, not ours), Mills has already signed a five-fight deal with UK-based promotion Cage Warriors, a promotion that has seen such names as Irish phenom Conor McGregor, Paul Daley, and TUF 6 runner-up Tommy Speer fight under its banner.
None of the details regarding Mills’ signing figures or debut opponent/date have been made available, but Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan had the following to say upon breaking the news (via MMAJunkie):
Che Mills is the best U.K. welterweight outside of the UFC at the moment, so I’m extremely happy that he has decided to come on board. A fighter of his caliber wouldn’t have been short of offers, but the fact that Che has opted to sign for Cage Warriors is proof that the guy is determined to return to the top. I have no doubt that he’ll get there too.
I’m a big fan of Che Mills. When the UFC recently released a bunch of guys, Che was the one I really wanted to bring in. He comes from a great camp and is always exciting to watch.
We will update you on the details of these two signings as soon as we are made aware.
The Cage Warriors Fighting Championships returned to action this past evening with the CWFC 52 event which went down live at the HMV Forum in North London, England. The main card was available around the world via live video stream at CageWarriors.com, while portion of the prelim card streamed live on the promotions Facebook page. […]
The Cage Warriors Fighting Championships returned to action this past evening with the CWFC 52 event which went down live at the HMV Forum in North London, England.
The main card was available around the world via live video stream at CageWarriors.com, while portion of the prelim card streamed live on the promotions Facebook page.
The main event saw the crowning of a new CWFC welterweight champion in Cathal Pendred who would go on to defeat former title holder Gael Grimaud by unanimous decision.
In the co-main event, Scottish featherweight Graham Turner would go on to finish French fighter Fouad Mesdari in the first round via TKO.
Check out the full ‘Quick Results’ for the Cage Warriors 52 event below:
Main Card
CWFC Welterweight title bout: Cathal Pendred def. Gael Grimaud via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Featherweight bout: Graham Turner def. Fouad Mesdari via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 3:05
Welterweight bout: Bruno Carvalho def. Steve Dinsdale via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 1:48
Welterweight bout: Jack Mason def. Matt Inman via TKO (Elbows and punches) – R2 @ 4:26
Catchweight (128-lbs) bout: Paul McVeigh def. Paul Marin via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Alan Philpott def. Liam James via TKO (Punches) – R3 @ 3:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Featherweight bout: Chris Fishgold def. Steve O’Keeffe via Submission (Guillotine choke) – R1 @ 1:34
Bantamweight bout: Martin McDonough def. Alex Enlund via Submission (Armbar) – R1 @ 3:13
Lightweight bout: Paul Redmond def. Alexei Roberts via TKO (Elbows and punches) – R2 @ 4:30
Lightweight bout: Brad Wheeler def. Merv Mulholland via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:46
Welterweight bout: Dan Hope def. Gary Kono via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28
Preliminary Card (Un-televised)
Flyweight bout: Ben Hajir def. Anthony Ferguson via Submission (Armbar) – R1 @ 1:42
Catchweight (160-lbs) bout: Richard Griffin def. Shah Hussain via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 4:40
Featherweight bout: Olly Battell def. Shaj Haque via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)
