Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Dougie Truman |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Graham Boylan Casimir Knight Ian Dean |
Website | http://www.cagewarriors.com |
Many big MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Gegard Mousasi, Antônio Silva, Jeff Monson, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred and Neil Seery, Dennis Siver.[1] CW are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East.[2]
The promotion is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the few featured promotions on UFC’s digital streaming service UFC Fight Pass. It is currently being presented by UFC presenter Layla Anna-Lee and analyst Dan Hardy, with commentators Josh Palmer and Brad Wharton.[3]
History
Cage Warriors was founded by Dougie Truman in 2001; the first event titled 'Armageddon', took place on July 27, 2002, and saw notable fighters like Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins claim victories.[4]
Irishman Graham Boylan assumed control of Cage Warriors in 2010 and expanded the promotion’s reach to mainland Europe and Asia, staging shows in England, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Bahrain.[5] The Cage Warriors head office is located in London.[6][7]
Following Cage Warriors 74 in November 2014 the promotion went into hiatus, with Boylan announcing his resignation as CEO in February 2015.
But in June 2015 Boylan announced on The MMA Hour he had acquired the promotion and would be bringing it back to prominence again.[8]
The promotion has since secured a digital broadcasting deal with the UFC to have its shows shown live across the world on UFC Fight Pass,[9] and has also brokered television broadcast deals with major broadcasters across Europe and Asia.
Cage Warriors 114 marked the first time a mixed martial arts event in the United Kingdom was officially approved by the government.[10]
Broadcast deals
Cage Warriors Events is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the few featured promotions on UFC’s digital streaming service UFC Fight Pass.[11][12]
Country | Broadcaster |
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United Kingdom & Ireland | BT Sport |
FreeSports | |
Worldwide | UFC FightPass |
Balkans | Sport Klub |
Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland | Eleven Sports Network |
Bulgaria | Max Sport |
Eurasia (including Ukraine) | Setanta Sports Eurasia |
India | DSports |
Indonesia & Timor Leste | Mola TV |
Myanmar | Canal+ |
Nordic | Viasat |
Spain | Gol |
Sub-saharan Africa | StarTimes |
Thailand | PPTV |
Turkey | S Sport |
Vietnam | K+ |
Rules
Cage Warriors bouts are conducted in conjunction with local athletic commissions, using the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Cage Warriors bouts are officiated by top European officials, including British referees Marc Goddard and Rich Mitchell, and judged by world-experienced officials including Ben Cartlidge, David Lethaby and Mark Collett.
Events
Scheduled events
# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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140 | Cage Warriors 122 | March 20, 2021 | York Hall | London, England |
139 | Cage Warriors 121 | March 19, 2021 | York Hall | London, England |
138 | Cage Warriors 120 | March 18, 2021 | York Hall | London, England |
Past events
# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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137 | Cage Warriors 119 | December 12, 2020 | York Hall | London, England |
136 | Cage Warriors 118 | December 11, 2020 | York Hall | London, England |
135 | Cage Warriors 117 | December 10, 2020 | York Hall | London, England |
134 | Cage Warriors 116 | September 26, 2020 | BEC Arena | Manchester, England |
133 | Cage Warriors 115 | September 25, 2020 | BEC Arena | Manchester, England |
132 | Cage Warriors 114 | September 24, 2020 | BEC Arena | Manchester, England |
131 | Cage Warriors 113 | March 20, 2020 | BEC Arena | Manchester, England |
130 | Cage Warriors 112 | March 7, 2020 | BEC Arena | Manchester, England |
129 | Cage Warriors 111 | November 22, 2019 | Indigo at the O2 | London, England |
128 | Cage Warriors 110 | November 9, 2019 | Neptune Stadium | Cork, Ireland |
127 | Cage Warriors 109 | October 26, 2019 | Resorts World Arena | Birmingham, England |
126 | Cage Warriors 108 | October 12, 2019 | Viola Arena | Cardiff, Wales |
125 | Cage Warriors 107 | September 28, 2019 | Exhibition Centre | Liverpool, England |
124 | Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 | September 6, 2019 | BT Sport Studios | London, England |
123 | Cage Warriors 106 | June 29, 2019 | Hammersmith Apollo | London, England |
122 | Cage Warriors 105 | May 31, 2019 | Charter Hall | Colchester, England |
121 | Cage Warriors 104 | April 27, 2019 | Ice Arena Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
120 | Cage Warriors 103 | March 9, 2019 | K.B. Hallen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
119 | Cage Warriors 102 | March 2, 2019 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
118 | Cage Warriors 101 | February 16, 2019 | Exhibition Centre | Liverpool, England |
117 | Cage Warriors 100 | December 8, 2018 | Ice Arena Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
116 | Cage Warriors 99 | November 17, 2018 | Charter Hall | Colchester, England |
115 | Cage Warriors 98 | October 20, 2018 | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England |
114 | Cage Warriors 97 | September 29, 2018 | Ice Arena Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
113 | Cage Warriors 96 | September 1, 2018 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
112 | Cage Warriors 95 | July 21, 2018 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
111 | Cage Warriors 94 | June 16, 2018 | Lotto Arena | Antwerp, Belgium |
110 | Cage Warriors: Cage Warriors Academy Wales | May 12, 2018 | Ebbw Vale Sports Centre | Ebbw Vale, Wales |
109 | Cage Warriors 93 | April 28, 2018 | Lisebergshallen | Gothenburg, Sweden |
108 | Cage Warriors 92 | March 24, 2018 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
107 | Cage Warriors 91 | March 3, 2018 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
106 | Cage Warriors 90 | February 24, 2018 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
105 | Cage Warriors: The Academy South East | November 25, 2017 | Charter Hall | Colchester, England |
104 | Cage Warriors 89 | November 25, 2017 | Lotto Arena | Antwerp, Belgium |
103 | Cage Warriors 88 | October 28, 2017 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
102 | Cage Warriors 87 | October 14, 2017 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
101 | Cage Warriors 86 | September 16, 2017 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
100 | Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 2 | September 2, 2017 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
99 | Cage Warriors 85 | June 24, 2017 | O2 Academy Bournemouth | Bournemouth, England |
98 | Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 1 | June 17, 2017 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
97 | Cage Warriors 84 | June 2, 2017 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
96 | Cage Warriors 83 | May 6, 2017 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
95 | Cage Warriors 82 | April 1, 2017 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
94 | Cage Warriors: The Academy Wales | March 4, 2017 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
93 | Cage Warriors 81 | March 4, 2017 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland |
92 | Cage Warriors: 80 | February 18, 2017 | O2 Indigo | London, England |
91 | Cage Warriors Unplugged | November 12, 2016 | BT Studio | London, England |
90 | Cage Warriors: 79 | October 15, 2016 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
89 | Cage Warriors: 78 | September 10, 2016 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
88 | Cage Warriors: 77 | July 8, 2016 | Camden Centre | London, England |
87 | Cage Warriors: 76 | June 4, 2016 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
86 | Cage Warriors 75 | April 15, 2016 | Camden Centre | London, England |
85 | Cage Warriors 74 | November 15, 2014 | Copper Box Arena | London, England |
84 | Cage Warriors 73 | November 1, 2014 | Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle, England |
83 | Cage Warriors: 72 | September 13, 2014 | Newport Centre | Newport, Wales |
82 | Cage Warriors: 71 | August 22, 2014 | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
81 | Cage Warriors: 70 | August 16, 2014 | The Helix | Dublin, Ireland |
80 | Cage Warriors: 69 | June 7, 2014 | The Forum | London, England |
79 | Cage Warriors: 68 | May 3, 2014 | Echo Arena | Liverpool, England |
78 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 11 | April 18, 2014 | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
77 | Cage Warriors: 67 | April 12, 2014 | The LC | Swansea, Wales |
76 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 10 | March 28, 2014 | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
75 | Cage Warriors: 66 | March 22, 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena | Ballerup, Denmark |
74 | Cage Warriors: 65 | March 1, 2014 | Dublin, Ireland | |
73 | Cage Warriors: 64 | February 15, 2014 | London, England | |
72 | Cage Warriors: 63 | December 31, 2013 | Dublin, Ireland | |
71 | Cage Warriors: 61 | December 14, 2013 | Amman, Jordan | |
70 | Cage Warriors: 62 | December 7, 2013 | Newcastle, England | |
69 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 9 | October 25, 2013 | Amman, Jordan | |
68 | Cage Warriors: 60 | October 5, 2013 | London, England | |
67 | Cage Warriors: 59 | September 14, 2013 | Cardiff, Wales | |
66 | Cage Warriors: 58 | August 24, 2013 | Grozny, Chechnya | |
65 | Cage Warriors: 57 | July 20, 2013 | Liverpool, England | |
64 | Cage Warriors: 56 | July 6, 2013 | London, England | |
63 | Cage Warriors: 55 | June 1, 2013 | Dublin, Ireland | |
62 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 8 | May 11, 2013 | Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | |
61 | Cage Warriors: 54 | May 4, 2013 | Cardiff, Wales | |
60 | Cage Warriors: 53 | April 13, 2013 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
59 | Cage Warriors: 52 | March 9, 2013 | London, England | |
58 | Cage Warriors: 51 | December 31, 2012 | The Helix | Dublin, Ireland |
57 | Cage Warriors: 50 | December 8, 2012 | Kelvin Hall | Glasgow, Scotland |
56 | Cage Warriors: 49 | October 27, 2012 | St David's Hall | Cardiff, Wales |
55 | Cage Warriors Fight Night 7 | September 1, 2012 | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
54 | Cage Warriors: 48 | July 21, 2012 | The Forum | London, England |
53 | Cage Warriors: 47 | June 2, 2012 | The Helix | Dublin, Ireland |
52 | Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 | May 24, 2012 | Khalifa Sports City | Isa Town, Bahrain |
51 | Cage Warriors Fight Night 5 | April 12, 2012 | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
50 | Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 | March 16, 2012 | DWTC | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
49 | Cage Warriors: 46 | February 23, 2012 | Stereo Plaza | Kiev, Ukraine |
48 | Cage Warriors: 45 | February 18, 2012 | The Forum | London, England |
47 | Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 | February 11, 2012 | Al Habtoor | Beirut, Lebanon |
46 | Cage Warriors: 44 | October 1, 2011 | The Forum | London, England |
45 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2 | September 8, 2011 | The New Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
44 | Cage Warriors: 43 | July 9, 2011 | The Forum | London, England |
43 | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1 | June 16, 2011 | Le Royal Hotel (Amman) | Amman, Jordan |
42 | Cage Warriors: 42 | May 28, 2011 | Neptune Stadium | Cork, Ireland |
41 | Cage Warriors: 41 | April 24, 2011 | The Forum | London, England |
40 | Cage Warriors: 40 | February 26, 2011 | The Forum | London, England |
39 | Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising | November 27, 2010 | Cork, Ireland | |
38 | Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns | October 1, 2010 | London, England | |
37 | Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight | May 22, 2010 | Birmingham, England | |
36 | Cage Warriors 36: USA Destruction | January 30, 2009 | Orlando, United States | |
35 | Cage Warriors: USA Unleashed | August 23, 2008 | Orlando, United States | |
34 | Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 | July 12, 2008 | Nottingham, England | |
33 | Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 | April 19, 2008 | Nottingham, England | |
32 | Cage Warriors: USA Battle Royale | March 29, 2008 | Kissimmee, United States | |
31 | Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5 | December 8, 2007 | Nottingham, England | |
30 | Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 4 | October 14, 2007 | Nottingham, England | |
29 | Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 3 | July 21, 2007 | Nottingham, England | |
28 | Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 2 | April 28, 2007 | Nottingham, England | |
27 | CWFC: Enter The Rough House | December 9, 2006 | Nottingham, England | |
26 | CWFC: Showdown 2 | November 19, 2006 | Sheffield, England | |
25 | CWFC: Showdown | September 16, 2006 | Sheffield, England | |
24 | CWFC: Strike Force 6 | May 27, 2006 | Coventry, England | |
23 | CWFC: Quest 6 | April 8, 2006 | Sheffield, England | |
22 | CWFC: Strike Force 5 | March 25, 2006 | Coventry, England | |
21 | CWFC: Enter the Wolfslair | March 5, 2006 | Liverpool, England | |
20 | CWFC: Quest 5 | February 19, 2006 | Sheffield, England | |
19 | CWFC: Quest 4 | December 11, 2005 | Sheffield, England | |
18 | CWFC: Strike Force 4 | November 26, 2005 | Coventry, England | |
17 | CWFC: Strike Force 3 | October 1, 2005 | Coventry, England | |
16 | CWFC: Quest 3 | September 17, 2005 | Sheffield, England | |
15 | CWFC: Quest 2 | July 29, 2005 | Sheffield, England | |
14 | CWFC: Strike Force 2 | July 16, 2005 | Coventry, England | |
13 | CWFC: Strike Force | May 21, 2005 | Coventry, England | |
12 | CWFC: Ultimate Force | April 30, 2005 | Sheffield, England | |
11 | CWFC: Quest 1 | April 8, 2005 | Sheffield, England | |
10 | Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas | December 18, 2004 | Sheffield, England | |
9 | Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force | September 18, 2004 | Sheffield, England | |
8 | Cage Warriors 7: Showdown | May 9, 2004 | Barnsley, England | |
7 | Cage Warriors 6: Elimination | March 7, 2004 | Barnsley, England | |
6 | CWFC 5: Cage Warriors 5 | November 2, 2003 | South Shields, England | |
5 | CWFC 4: UK vs. France | July 27, 2003 | Portsmouth, England | |
4 | CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3 | March 16, 2003 | Southampton, England | |
3 | CWFC: Gangwarily | December 8, 2002 | Southampton, England | |
2 | CWFC 2: Fists of Fury | November 30, 2002 | London, England | |
1 | CWFC 1: Armageddon | July 27, 2002 | London, England |
Current champions
Division | Weight limit | Champion | Since | Defenses | Next fight |
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Heavyweight | 265 lb | Vacant | |||
Light Heavyweight | 205 lb | Vacant | |||
Middleweight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | Nathias Frederick | November 22, 2019 (CW111) | 1 | |
Welterweight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | Vacant | |||
Lightweight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) | Agy Sardari | December 12, 2020 (CW119) | 0 | |
Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) | Morgan Charriere | December 12, 2020 (CW119) | 0 | |
Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.9 st) | Jack Cartwright | September 6, 2019 (CW Unplugged 2) | 2 | |
Flyweight | 125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) | Jake Hadley | December 10, 2020 (CW117) | 0 | |
Women's Bantamweight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) | Vacant | – | ||
Women's Flyweight | 125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) | Vacant | – |
Cage Warriors Title history
Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: Unlimited
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Antônio Silva def. Ruben Villareal |
CWFC: Strike Force 4 Coventry, United Kingdom |
March 26, 2005 |
1. def. Tadas Rimkevicius at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on March 25, 2006 |
Silva vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for K-1. Cage Warriors later disbanded the Super Heavyweight division. | ||||
Cage Warriors Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Steve Thomas def. Jarrod Speed |
CWFC 1: Armageddon London, United Kingdom |
July 27, 2002 |
1. def. Phil Holmes at CWFC 2: Fists of Fury on November 30, 2002 |
2 | Tengiz Tedoradze | CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3 Southampton, United Kingdom |
July 16, 2005 |
1. def. Andy Ryan at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004 |
3 | Jeff Monson | Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas Sheffield, United Kingdom |
December 18, 2004 |
1. def. Tengiz Tedoradze at CWFC: Ultimate Force on April 30, 2005 |
Monson vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
4 | Mike Hayes def. Andreas Kraniotakes |
Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
March 16, 2012 | |
5 | D.J. Linderman | Cage Warriors: 47 Dublin, Ireland |
June 2, 2012 | |
Linderman vacated the title when he left the promotion. | ||||
6 | Mauro Cerilli def. Nills van Noord |
Cage Warriors 89 Antwerp, Belgium |
November 25, 2017 |
1. def. Karl Moore at Cage Warriors 92 on March 24, 2018 |
Cerilli vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for ONE Championship. | ||||
Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Bisping def. Dave Radford |
CWFC: Ultimate Force Sheffield, United Kingdom |
April 30, 2005 |
1. def. Miika Mehmet at CWFC: Strike Force 2 on July 16, 2005 |
Bisping vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
2 | Karl Moore def. Josh Clark |
Cage Warriors 81 Dublin, Ireland |
March 4, 2017 | |
Moore vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Bellator. | ||||
3 | Modestas Bukauskas def. Marthin Hamlet Nielsen |
Cage Warriors 106 London, England |
June 29, 2019 | 1. def. Riccardo Nosiglia at Cage Warriors 111 on November 22, 2019 |
Bukauskas vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC. | ||||
Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship
- Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | Matt Ewin def. Ross Pettifer |
CWFC 4: UK vs. France Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
July 27, 2003 |
1. def. Greg Bouchelaghem at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on Sep 5, 2004 |
2 | Martin Kampmann | CWFC: Strike Force 2 Coventry, United Kingdom |
July 16, 2005 |
1. def. Damien Riccio at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on February 11, 2005 |
Kampmann vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
3 | Gegard Mousasi def. Greg Bouchelaghem |
CWFC: Enter The Rough House Nottingham, United Kingdom |
December 9, 2006 | |
Mousasi vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for M-1 Global. | ||||
4 | Chris Fields def. Pavel Kusch |
Cage Warriors Fight Night 5 Amman, Jordan |
September 1, 2012 | |
5 | Jesse Taylor | Cage Warriors: 51 Dublin, Ireland |
December 31, 2012 |
1. def. John Phillips at Cage Warriors 54 on May 4, 2013 |
Taylor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the World Series of Fighting. | ||||
6 | Jack Hermansson def. Norman Paraisy |
CWFC 69: Super Saturday London, United Kingdom |
July 7, 2014 |
1. def. Deyan Topalski at Cage Warriors 71 on August 22, 2014 |
Hermansson vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
7 | Jack Marshman def. Christopher Jacquelin |
Cage Warriors 77 London, United Kingdom |
July 8, 2016 | |
Marshman vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
8 | Oskar Piechota def. Jason Radcliffe |
Cage Warriors 85 Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
June 24, 2017 | |
Piechota vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
9 | Lee Chadwick def. Victor Cheng |
Cage Warriors 88 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
October 28, 2017 | |
Chadwick was stripped of the title when he failed to make weight for his Cage Warriors: 96 title defense. | ||||
10 | Jonas Billstein def. Mick Stanton |
Cage Warriors 96 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
September 1, 2018 | |
Billstein was stripped of the title when he chose to fight outside the Cage Warriors banner. | ||||
11 | James Webb def. Thomas Robertson |
Cage Warriors 102 London, United Kingdom |
March 2, 2019 | 1. Majority draw vs. Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019 |
Current | Nathias Frederick | Cage Warriors 111 London, United Kingdom |
November 22, 2019 | 1. def. Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 118 on December 11, 2020 |
Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship
- Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
- Formerly known as two weight divisions: Welterweight (175 lb (79.4 kg)) and Light Welterweight (165 lb (74.8 kg))
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adrian Degorski def. Paul Jenkins |
CWFC 4: UK vs. France Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
July 27, 2003 | |
2 | Abdul Mohamed | P&G 1: Pride & Glory Cardiff, United Kingdom |
February 1, 2004 |
1. def. Paul Jenkins at Cage Warriors 6: Elimination on February 11, 2004 |
Mohamed vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Cage Rage Championships. | ||||
3 | Dan Hardy def. Matt Thorpe |
CWFC: Strike Force 4 Coventry, United Kingdom |
November 26, 2005 |
1. def. Diego Gonzalez at Cage Warriors 6: Elimination on March 25, 2006 |
4 | Forrest Petz | FF: Fight Fest 2 Canton, OH, United States |
April 14, 2006 | |
Petz vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
5 | Dan Hardy def. Alexandre Izidro [fn 1] |
CWFC: Enter The Rough House Nottingham, United Kingdom |
December 9, 2006 |
1. def. Willy Ni at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 2 on April 28, 2007 |
Hardy vacated the Cage Warriors Light Welterweight Championship when he won the Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship. Cage Warriors later chose to disband the Light Welterweight division. | ||||
6 | Dan Hardy def. Chad Reiner |
Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 Nottingham, United Kingdom |
April 19, 2008 | |
Hardy vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
7 | Pascal Krauss def. John Quinn |
Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight Birmingham, United Kingdom |
May 22, 2010 | |
Krauss vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
8 | Gael Grimaud def. Arini Isaksson |
Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2 Amman, Jordan |
September 8, 2011 |
1. def. Jesse Taylor at Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 on May 24, 2012 |
9 | Cathal Pendred |
Cage Warriors: 52 London, United Kingdom |
March 9, 2013 |
1. def. Che Mills at Cage Warriors: 55 on June 1, 2013 |
Pendred vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
10 | Nicolas Dalby def. Sergei Churilov |
Cage Warriors: 66 Ballerup, Denmark |
March 22, 2014 |
1. def. Mohsen Bahari at Cage Warriors 74 on November 15, 2014 |
Dalby vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
11 | Karl Amoussou def. Matt Inman |
Cage Warriors 80 London, United Kingdom |
February 18, 2017 | |
Amoussou vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Brave Combat Federation. | ||||
12 | Stefano Paterno def. Mehrdad Janzemini |
Cage Warriors 95 London, United Kingdom |
July 28, 2018 | |
13 | Ross Houston |
Cage Warriors 98 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
October 20, 2018 | 1. No Contest vs. Nicolas Dalby at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019 |
- | Nicolas Dalby def. Alex Lohore for interim title |
Cage Warriors 103 Copenhagen, Denmark |
March 9, 2019 | 1. No Contest vs. Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019 |
Dalby vacated the interim title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC. | ||||
Houston vacated the title to sign for Bellator | ||||
14 | Mason Jones def. Adam Proctor |
Cage Warriors 116 Manchester, England |
September 26, 2020 | |
Mason Jones vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC. |
Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship
- Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Sutherland def. Ozzy Haluk |
CWFC 4: UK vs. France Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
July 27, 2003 | |
Sutherland vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Cage Rage Championships. | ||||
2 | Alexandre Izidro def. Jani Lax |
CWFC: Strike Force 3 Coventry, United Kingdom |
October 1, 2005 |
1. def. Thomas Hytten at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005 |
Izidro vacated the title when he left the promotion. | ||||
3 | Kenneth Rosfort def. Greg Loughran |
Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight Birmingham, United Kingdom |
May 22, 2010 | |
4 | Matt Veach | Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns London, United Kingdom |
October 1, 2010 | |
Veach vacated the title when he left the promotion. | ||||
5 | Ivan Musardo def. Joseph Duffy |
Cage Warriors: 44 London, United Kingdom |
October 1, 2011 | |
Musardo vacated the title when he left the promotion. | ||||
6 | Conor McGregor def. Ivan Buchinger |
Cage Warriors: 51 Dublin, Ireland |
December 31, 2012 | |
McGregor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
7 | Stevie Ray def. Sean Carter |
Cage Warriors: 60 London, United Kingdom |
October 5, 2013 | |
8 | Ivan Buchinger |
Cage Warriors: 63 Dublin, Ireland |
December 31, 2013 | |
Buchinger vacated the title when he left the promotion for M-1 Global. | ||||
9 | Stevie Ray (2) def. Curt Warburton |
Cage Warriors: 69 London, United Kingdom |
June 7, 2014 |
1. def. Curt Warburton at Cage Warriors 73 on November 1, 2014 |
Ray vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
10 | Chris Fishgold def. Adam Boussif |
Cage Warriors 77 London, United Kingdom |
July 8, 2016 |
1. def. Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors 78 on September 10, 2016 |
Fishgold vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
11 | Søren Bak def. Paddy Pimblett |
Cage Warriors: 96 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
September 1, 2018 | |
Bak vacated the title when he moved down to featherweight. | ||||
12 | Jai Herbert def. Jack Grant |
Cage Warriors: 106 London, England |
June 29, 2019 | 1. def. Cain Carrizosa at Cage Warriors 109 on October 26, 2019 |
Herbert vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
13 | Mason Jones def. Joe McColgan |
Cage Warriors: 113 Manchester, England |
March 20, 2020 | |
Mason Jones vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC. | ||||
14 | Agy Sardari def. Jack Grant |
Cage Warriors: 119 London, England |
December 12, 2020 | |
Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship
- Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul McVeigh def. Chin Weakasingh |
CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3 Southampton, United Kingdom |
March 16, 2003 |
1. def. David McLaughlin at CWFC 4: UK vs. France on July 27, 2003 |
McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Bantamweight division. | ||||
2 | Emmanuel Fernandez def. James Lutman |
Cage Warriors 6: Elimination Barnsley, United Kingdom |
March 7, 2004 |
1. def. Ian Butlin at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004 |
3 | Danny Batten |
CWFC: Strike Force Coventry, United Kingdom |
May 21, 2005 |
1. def. Tom Niinimaki at CWFC: Strike Force 2 on July 16, 2005 |
Batten vacated the title when he left the promotion. | ||||
4 | Conor McGregor def. Dave Hill |
Cage Warriors: 47 Dublin, Ireland |
June 2, 2012 | |
McGregor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
5 | Jim Alers def. Joni Salovaara |
Cage Warriors: 53 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
April 13, 2013 |
1. def. Martin Svensson at Cage Warriors: 59 on September 14, 2013 |
Alers vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
6 | Alex Enlund def. Nad Narimani |
Cage Warriors: 73 Newcastle, United Kingdom |
November 1, 2014 | |
Enlund vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
7 | Paddy Pimblett def. Johnny Frachey |
Cage Warriors 78 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
September 10, 2016 |
1. def. Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors Unplugged on November 12, 2016 |
8 | Nad Narimani |
Cage Warriors 82 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
April 1, 2017 | |
Narimani vacated the title in July 2018 when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
9 | Dean Trueman def. Aidan Lee |
Cage Warriors 100 Cardiff, United Kingdom |
December 8, 2018 | |
- | Søren Bak def. Morgan Charrière for interim title |
Cage Warriors 103 Copenhagen, Denmark |
March 9, 2019 | |
Bak vacated the interim title as he was no longer willing to cut the weight necessary to make the featherweight limit. | ||||
10 | Mads Burnell def. Dean Trueman |
Cage Warriors 106 London, England |
June 29, 2019 | |
Mads Burnell vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Bellator. | ||||
11 | Morgan Charriere def. Perry Andre Goodwin |
Cage Warriors: 119 London, England |
December 12, 2020 | |
Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul McVeigh def. Chin Weakasingh |
Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force Sheffield, United Kingdom |
September 18, 2004 |
1. def. Phil Harris at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005 |
McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division. | ||||
2 | Brett Johns def. Jordan Desborough |
Cage Warriors: 59 Cardiff, United Kingdom |
September 14, 2013 | |
Johns was stripped of the title when he failed to make weight for his Cage Warriors: 67 title defense. | ||||
3 | Toni Tauru def. Cory Tait |
Cage Warriors: 72 Newport, United Kingdom |
September 13, 2014 | |
Tauru vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the ONE Championship. | ||||
4 | Nathaniel Wood def. Mario Kovacevic |
Cage Warriors 84 London, United Kingdom |
June 2, 2017 |
1. def. Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 86 on September 16, 2017 |
Wood vacated the title in June 2018 when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
5 | Jack Shore def. Mike Ekundayo |
Cage Warriors 100 Cardiff, United Kingdom |
December 8, 2018 | 1. def. Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 104 on April 27, 2019 |
Shore vacated the title in when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
Current | Jack Cartwright def. Marko Kovacevic |
Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 London, United Kingdom |
September 6, 2019 |
1. def. Manuel Bilic at Cage Warriors 112 on March 7, 2020 |
Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neil Seery def. Mikael Silander |
Cage Warriors: 55 Dublin, Ireland |
June 1, 2013 | |
Seery vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
2 | Nathan Greyson def. Sam Creasey |
Cage Warriors 92 London, England |
March 24, 2018 | |
Greyson was stripped of the title due to being unable to make weight for his title defence at CW99. | ||||
3 | Samir Faiddine def. Sam Creasey |
Cage Warriors 106 London, England |
June 29, 2019 | |
4 | Luke Shanks | Cage Warriors 114 Manchester, England |
September 24, 2020 | |
Current | Jake Hadley | Cage Warriors 117 London, England |
December 10, 2020 | |
Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosi Sexton def. Dina van den Hooven |
CWFC: Strike Force 4 Coventry, United Kingdom |
November 26, 2005 | |
Sexton vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for Bellator. | ||||
2 | Pannie Kianzad def. Eeva Siiskonen |
Cage Warriors 74 London, United Kingdom |
November 15, 2014 | |
Kianzad vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for Invicta FC. | ||||
Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Molly McCann def. Bryony Tyrell |
Cage Warriors 90 Liverpool, England |
February 24, 2018 | |
McCann vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for the UFC. | ||||
Notable competitors
Footnotes
- For the inaugural Light Welterweight title. It was considered and recognised as an interim title
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