Cage Warriors#Events
{{Short description|Mixed martial arts promotion company}}
{{Redirect|CWFC}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Cage Warriors
| current_season = 2025 in Cage Warriors
| logo = MNyG2Uy8.jpg
| sport = Mixed martial arts promotion|
| owner = Graham Boylan
Ian Dean
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2001||}}
| founder = Dougie Truman
| headquarters = London, England
| website = http://www.cagewarriors.com
}}
Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002.
Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Paddy Pimblett, Gegard Mousasi, Tom Aspinall, Antônio Silva, Ian Machado Garry, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred, Neil Seery, and Dennis Siver.{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/the-70-former-cage-warriors-fighters-who-ended-up-in-the-ufc-2701827-Apr2016/ |title=The 70 former Cage Warriors fighters who ended up in the UFC |website=The42.ie |date=2016-04-08 |access-date=2016-04-14}} CW are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East.{{cite web |last=Bower |first=Mick |url=http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/mmas-arab-spring-how-cage-warriors-are-taking-over-the-middle-east/ |title=MMA's Arab Spring: How Cage Warriors Are Taking Over The Middle East |publisher=Sabotage Times |date=2012-05-25 |access-date=2014-02-10 |archive-date=2012-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829011239/http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/mmas-arab-spring-how-cage-warriors-are-taking-over-the-middle-east/ |url-status=usurped }}
The promotion is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the featured promotions on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s digital streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. It is currently being presented by UFC & BT Sport analyst Dan Hardy, with commentators Josh Palmer and Brad Wharton.{{cite tweet|number=912644505672744960|user=CageWarriors|title=.@MMABrad48 and @JoshPalmerMMA...|date=26 September 2017}}
History
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) was founded by Dougie Truman in 2001; the first event, titled 'Armageddon', took place on July 27, 2002, and saw notable fighters such as Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins claim victories.{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/CWFC-1-Armaggeddon-1078 |title=CWFC 1 - Armageddon |publisher=Sherdog.com |date=2002-07-27 |access-date=2014-02-10}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/cage-warriors-events-to-be-streamed-live-on-ufc-fight-pass |title=Cage Warriors Events to be Streamed Live on UFC Fight Pass |website=MMAWeekly.com |date=2016-04-17 |access-date=2016-05-04}} The Cage Warriors head office is located in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/11/8017991/cage-warriors-ceo-graham-boylan-steps-down-mma-news |title=Cage Warriors CEO resigns, promotion's future uncertain |publisher=Bloodyelbow.com |date=2015-02-11 |access-date=2015-07-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/6/29/8862797/graham-boylan-acquires-cage-warriors-brand-eyes-potential-rebrand-and |title=Graham Boylan acquires Cage Warriors brand, eyes potential rebrand and two shows in 2015 |date=29 June 2015 |publisher=Mmafighting.com |access-date=2015-07-01}}
Following Cage Warriors 74 in November 2014 the promotion went into hiatus, with Boylan announcing his resignation as CEO in February 2015.
However, in June 2015, Boylan announced on The MMA Hour he had acquired the promotion and would be bringing it back to prominence again.{{Cite web|url=http://cagewarriors.com/former-cage-warriors-ceo-graham-boylan-acquires-the-cwfc-brand/|title=Former Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan acquires the CWFC brand - Cage Warriors|website=cagewarriors.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-date=2017-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201816/http://cagewarriors.com/former-cage-warriors-ceo-graham-boylan-acquires-the-cwfc-brand/|url-status=dead}}
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,{{Cite news|url=http://cagewarriors.com/partners/broadcast-partners/|title=Broadcast Partners - Cage Warriors|work=Cage Warriors|access-date=2017-10-05|language=en-GB|archive-date=2017-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151930/http://cagewarriors.com/partners/broadcast-partners/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/09/cage-warriors-makes-history-with-first-government-recognized-mma-shows-in-u-k|title=Cage Warriors makes history with first government-recognized MMA shows in U.K.|author=Simon Head|date=September 10, 2020|work=MMAjunkie.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://cagewarriors.com/partners/broadcast-partners/|title=Broadcast Partners|website=Cage Warriors|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://cagewarriors.com/cw112-manchester-full-card-and-how-to-watch/|title=CW112: Manchester - full card and how to watch|last=Staff|first=Cage Warriors|date=2020-03-02|website=Cage Warriors|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=2020-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304101233/https://cagewarriors.com/cw112-manchester-full-card-and-how-to-watch/|url-status=dead}}
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scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster |
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rowspan="2" align="center" |United Kingdom & Ireland |
FreeSports |
align="center" |Worldwide |
align="center" |Balkans |
align="center" |Belgium, Italy & Luxembourg |
align="center" |Bulgaria |
align="center" |Eurasia (including Ukraine) |
align=center|India |
align=center|Indonesia & Timor Leste
|Mola TV |
align="center" |Myanmar |
align="center" |The Netherlands |
align="center" |Nordic |
align="center" |Spain
|Eurosport{{Refn|group=Note|Eurosport 2: Fourteen matches{{Cite web |title=Calendario UFC 2022: fechas, horarios, dónde y cómo ver por televisión y online todas las peleas |url=http://eurosport.es/artes-marciales-mixtas/ufc/2022/_sto8708591/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |language=es}}}} |
align="center" |Sub-saharan Africa |
align="center" |Thailand |
align="center" |Turkey
|S Sport |
align=center|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.
List of events
=Scheduled events=
id="Scheduled events" class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%; "
! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Location |
align=center|205
|{{dts|2025|July|12}} |London, England |
align=center|204
|{{dts|2025|June|28}} |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|203
|{{dts|2025|June|27}} |
=Past events=
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scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Location |
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align=center|202
|{{dts|2025|May|31}} |PalaPellicone |Rome, Italy |
align=center|201
|{{dts|2025|April|26}} |Shelbourne Hall |Dublin, Ireland |
align=center|200
|{{dts|2025|April|19}} |Glasgow, Scotland |
align=center|199
|{{dts|2025|March|21}} |London, England |
align=center|198
|{{dts|2025|March|15}} |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|197
|{{dts|2025|March|14}} |
align=center|196
|{{dts|2025|March|7}} |PalaPellicone |Rome, Italy |
align=center|195
|{{dts|2024|December|13}} |Sycuan Casino Resort |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|194
|{{dts|2024|November|23}} |Newcastle, England |
align=center|193
|{{dts|2024|November|15}} |London, England |
align=center|192
|{{dts|2024|November|2}} |PalaPellicone |Rome, Italy |
align=center|191
|{{dts|2024|September|21}} |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|190
|{{dts|2024|September|20}} |
align=center|189
|{{dts|2024|September|7}} |Glasgow, Scotland |
align=center|188
|{{dts|2024|July|25}} |BEC Arena |Manchester, England |
align=center|187
|{{dts|2024|July|20}} |London, England |
align=center|186
|{{dts|2024|June|7}} |Sycuan Casino Resort |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|185
|May 25, 2024 |Newcastle, England |
align=center|184
|April 20, 2024 |Glasgow, Scotland |
align=center|183
|April 6, 2024 |Shelbourne Hall |Dublin, Ireland |
align=center|182
|March 30, 2024 |London, England |
align=center|181
|March 16, 2024 |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|180
|March 15, 2024 |
align=center|179
|February 23, 2024 |rowspan=2|Sycuan Casino Resort |rowspan=2|San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|178
|Cage Warriors 165 |December 15, 2023 |
align=center|177
|Cage Warriors 164 |November 25, 2023 |Newcastle, England |
align=center|176
|Cage Warriors 163 |November 11, 2023 |London, England |
align=center|175
|Cage Warriors 162 |October 28, 2023 |Fiera Roma |Rome, Italy |
align=center|174
|Cage Warriors 161 |October 14, 2023 |Shelbourne Hall |Dublin, Ireland |
align=center|173
|Cage Warriors 160 |September 29, 2023 |BEC Arena |Manchester, England |
align=center|172
|Cage Warriors 159 |September 8, 2023 |Sycuan Casino Resort |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|171
|Cage Warriors 158 |July 29, 2023 |Fiera Roma |Rome, Italy |
align=center|170
|Cage Warriors 157 |July 21, 2023 |London, England |
align=center|169
|Cage Warriors 156 |July 1, 2023 |Vale Sports Arena |Cardiff, Wales |
align=center|168
|Cage Warriors 155 |June 2, 2023 |Sycuan Casino Resort |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|167
|Cage Warriors 154 |May 6, 2023 |Fiera Roma |Rome, Italy |
align=center|166
|Cage Warriors 153 |April 29, 2023 |Dublin, Ireland |
align=center|165
|Cage Warriors 152 |April 15, 2023 |BEC Arena |Manchester, England |
align=center|164
|Cage Warriors 151 |March 24, 2023 |BT Sport Studio |rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center|163
|Cage Warriors 150 |March 17, 2023 |
align=center|162
|Cage Warriors 149 |March 3, 2023 |Sycuan Casino Resort |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|161
|Cage Warriors 148 |December 31, 2022 |rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center|160
|Cage Warriors 147 |November 20, 2022 |BT Sport Studio |
align=center|159
|Cage Warriors 146 |November 12, 2022 |BEC Arena |Manchester, England |
align=center|158
|Cage Warriors 145 |November 4, 2022 |London, England |
align=center|157
|Cage Warriors 144 |October 7, 2022 |Fiera Roma |Rome, Italy |
align=center|156
|Cage Warriors 143 |September 23, 2022 |Humphrey's Concert by The Bay |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|155
|Cage Warriors 142 |August 13, 2022 |Ebbw Vale Sports Centre |Ebbw Vale, Wales |
align=center|154
|Cage Warriors 141 |July 22, 2022 |London, England |
align=center|153
|Cage Warriors 140 |June 25, 2022 |Belfast, Northern Ireland |
align=center|152
|Cage Warriors 139 |June 10, 2022 |Humphrey's Concert by The Bay |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|151
|Cage Warriors 138 |May 28, 2022 |rowspan=2|Charter Hall |rowspan=2|Colchester, England |
align=center|150
|Cage Warriors 137 |May 27, 2022 |
align=center|149
|Cage Warriors 136 |April 2, 2022 |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|148
|Cage Warriors 135 |April 1, 2022 |
align=center|147
|Cage Warriors 134 |March 18, 2022 |London, England |
align=center|146
|Cage Warriors 133 |March 4, 2022 |Del Mar Arena |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|145
|Cage Warriors 132 |December 11, 2021 |rowspan=2|York Hall |rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center|144
|Cage Warriors 131 |December 10, 2021 |
align=center|143
|Cage Warriors 130 |October 17, 2021 |Humphrey's Concert on the Bay |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|142
|Cage Warriors 129 |October 2, 2021 |rowspan=3|York Hall |rowspan=3|London, England |
align=center|141
|Cage Warriors 128 |October 1, 2021 |
align=center|140
|Cage Warriors 127 |September 30, 2021 |
align=center|139
|Cage Warriors 126 |August 1, 2021 |Humphrey's Concert by the Bay |San Diego, California, U.S. |
align=center|138
|Cage Warriors 125 |June 26, 2021 |rowspan=9|York Hall |rowspan=9|London, England |
align=center|137
|Cage Warriors 124 |June 25, 2021 |
align=center|136
|Cage Warriors 123 |June 24, 2021 |
align=center|135
|Cage Warriors 122 |March 20, 2021 |
align=center|134
|Cage Warriors 121 |March 19, 2021 |
align=center|133
|Cage Warriors 120 |March 18, 2021 |
align=center|132
|Cage Warriors 119 |December 12, 2020 |
align=center|131
|Cage Warriors 118 |December 11, 2020 |
align=center|130
|Cage Warriors 117 |December 10, 2020 |
align=center|129
|Cage Warriors 116 |September 26, 2020 |rowspan=3|BEC Arena |rowspan=3|Manchester, England |
align=center|128
|Cage Warriors 115 |September 25, 2020 |
align=center|127
|Cage Warriors 114 |September 24, 2020 |
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| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 119 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|August|8}} | Cardiff, Wales |
bgcolor=#D3D3D3
| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 118 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|July|25}} | Neptune Stadium | Cork, Ireland |
bgcolor=#D3D3D3
| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 117 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|June|20}} | London, England |
bgcolor=#D3D3D3
| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 116 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|June|13}} | Cardiff, Wales |
bgcolor=#D3D3D3
| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 115 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|May|16}} | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
bgcolor=#D3D3D3
| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 114 (cancelled) | {{dts|2020|April|18}} | Birmingham, England |
align=center|126
|Cage Warriors 113 |March 20, 2020 |rowspan=2|BEC Arena |rowspan=2|Manchester, England |
align=center|125
|Cage Warriors 112 |March 7, 2020 |
align=center|124
|Cage Warriors 111 |November 22, 2019 |London, England |
align=center|123
|Cage Warriors 110 |November 9, 2019 |Neptune Stadium |Cork, Ireland |
align=center|122
|Cage Warriors 109 |October 26, 2019 |Birmingham, England |
align=center|121
|Cage Warriors 108 |October 12, 2019 |Cardiff, Wales |
align=center|120
|Cage Warriors 107 |September 28, 2019 |Liverpool, England |
align=center| 119
|Cage Warriors: Unplugged 2 |September 6, 2019 |BT Sport Studio |rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center| 118
|Cage Warriors 106 |June 29, 2019 |
align=center| 117
|Cage Warriors 105 |May 31, 2019 |Colchester Charter Hall |Colchester, England |
align=center| 116
|Cage Warriors 104 |April 27, 2019 |Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 115
|Cage Warriors 103 |March 9, 2019 |Copenhagen, Denmark |
align=center| 114
|Cage Warriors 102 |March 2, 2019 |London, England |
align=center| 113
|Cage Warriors 101 |February 16, 2019 |Liverpool, England |
align=center| 112
|Cage Warriors 100 |December 8, 2018 |Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 111
|Cage Warriors 99 |November 17, 2018 |Colchester Charter Hall |Colchester, England |
align=center| 110
|Cage Warriors 98 |October 20, 2018 |Birmingham, England |
align=center| 109
|Cage Warriors 97 |September 29, 2018 |Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 108
|Cage Warriors 96 |September 1, 2018 |Liverpool, England |
align=center| 107
|Cage Warriors 95 |July 21, 2018 |London, England |
align=center| 106
|Cage Warriors 94 |June 16, 2018 |Antwerp, Belgium |
align=center| 105
|Cage Warriors 93 |April 28, 2018 |Gothenburg, Sweden |
align=center| 104
|Cage Warriors 92 |March 24, 2018 |London, England |
align=center| 103
|Cage Warriors 91 |March 3, 2018 |Newport, Wales |
align=center| 102
|Cage Warriors 90 |February 24, 2018 |Liverpool, England |
align=center| 101
|Cage Warriors 89 |November 25, 2017 |Antwerp, Belgium |
align=center| 100
|Cage Warriors 88 |October 28, 2017 |Liverpool, England |
align=center| 99
|Cage Warriors 87 |October 14, 2017 |Newport, Wales |
align=center| 98
|Cage Warriors 86 |September 16, 2017 |London, England |
align=center| 97
|Cage Warriors 85 |June 24, 2017 |Bournemouth, England |
align=center| 96
|Cage Warriors 84 |June 2, 2017 |London, England |
Align=center|95
|Cage Warriors 83 |May 6, 2017 |Newport, Wales |
Align=center|94
|Cage Warriors 82 |April 1, 2017 |Liverpool, England |
Align=center|93
|Cage Warriors 81 |March 4, 2017 |Dublin, Ireland |
Align=center|92
|Cage Warriors 80 |February 18, 2017 |rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center|91
|Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 |November 12, 2016 |BT Sport Studio |
align=center|90
| Cage Warriors 79 | {{dts|2016|October|15}} | Newport, Wales |
align=center|89
|Cage Warriors 78 |September 10, 2016 |Liverpool, England |
align=center|88
| Cage Warriors 77 | {{dts|2016|July|8}} | Camden Centre | London, England |
align=center|87
| Cage Warriors 76 | {{dts|2016|June|4}} | Newport, Wales |
align=center|86
| Cage Warriors 75 | {{dts|2016|April|15}} | Camden Centre | rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center|85
| Cage Warriors 74 | {{dts|2014|November|15}} |
align=center| 84
| Cage Warriors 73 | {{dts|2014|November|1}} | Newcastle, England |
align=center| 83
| Cage Warriors 72 | {{dts|2014|September|13}} | Newport, Wales |
align=center| 82
| Cage Warriors 71 | {{dts|2014|August|22}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 81
| Cage Warriors 70 | {{dts|2014|August|16}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 80
| Cage Warriors 69 | {{dts|2014|June|7}} | London, England |
align=center| 79
| Cage Warriors 68 | {{dts|2014|May|3}} | Liverpool, England |
align=center| 78
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 11 | {{dts|2014|April|18}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 77
| Cage Warriors 67 | {{dts|2014|April|12}} | The LC | Swansea, Wales |
align=center| 76
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 10 | {{dts|2014|March|28}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 75
| Cage Warriors 66 | {{dts|2014|March|22}} | Ballerup, Denmark |
align=center| 74
| Cage Warriors 65 | {{dts|2014|March|1}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 73
| Cage Warriors 64 | {{dts|2014|February|15}} | London, England |
align=center| 72
| Cage Warriors 63 | {{dts|2013|December|31}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 71
| Cage Warriors 61 | {{dts|2013|December|14}} | Al-Hussein Youth Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 70
| Cage Warriors 62 | {{dts|2013|December|7}} | Newcastle, England |
align=center| 69
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 9 | {{dts|2013|October|25}} | Al-Hussein Youth Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 68
| Cage Warriors 60 | {{dts|2013|October|5}} | London, England |
align=center| 67
| Cage Warriors 59 | {{dts|2013|September|14}} | Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 66
| Cage Warriors 58 | {{dts|2013|August|24}} | Olympisk Arena | Grozny, Russia |
align=center| 65
| Cage Warriors 57 | {{dts|2013|July|20}} | Liverpool, England |
align=center| 64
| Cage Warriors 56 | {{dts|2013|July|6}} | London, England |
align=center| 63
| Cage Warriors 55 | {{dts|2013|June|1}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 62
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 8 | {{dts|2013|May|11}} | Mirbeh Sports Hall | Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
align=center| 61
| Cage Warriors 54 | {{dts|2013|May|4}} | Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 60
| Cage Warriors 53 | {{dts|2013|April|13}} | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena | Glasgow, Scotland |
align=center| 59
| Cage Warriors 52 | {{dts|2013|March|9}} | London, England |
align=center| 58
| {{dts|2012|December|31}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 57
| {{dts|2012|December|8}} | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena | Glasgow, Scotland |
align=center| 56
| {{dts|2012|October|27}} | Cardiff, Wales |
align=center| 55
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 7 | {{dts|2012|September|1}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 54
| {{dts|2012|July|21}} | London, England |
align=center| 53
| {{dts|2012|June|2}} | Dublin, Ireland |
align=center| 52
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 6 | {{dts|2012|May|24}} | Isa Town, Bahrain |
align=center| 51
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 5 | {{dts|2012|April|12}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 50
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 4 | {{dts|2012|March|16}} | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
align=center| 49
| {{dts|2012|February|23}} | Kyiv, Ukraine |
align=center| 48
| {{dts|2012|February|18}} | London, England |
align=center| 47
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 3 | {{dts|2012|February|11}} | Al Habtoor Grand Hotel and Convention Center | Beirut, Lebanon |
align=center| 46
| {{dts|2011|October|1}} | London, England |
align=center| 45
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2 | {{dts|2011|September|8}} | Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 44
| {{dts|2011|July|9}} | London, England |
align=center| 43
| Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1 | {{dts|2011|June|16}} | Amman, Jordan |
align=center| 42
| {{dts|2011|May|28}} | Neptune Stadium | Cork, Ireland |
align=center| 41
| {{dts|2011|April|24}} | rowspan=2|O2 Forum Kentish Town | rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center| 40
| {{dts|2011|February|26}} |
align=center| 39
| {{dts|2010|November|27}} | Neptune Stadium | Cork, Ireland |
align=center| 38
| {{dts|2010|October|1}} | London, England |
align=center| 37
| {{dts|2010|May|22}} | Birmingham, England |
align=center| 36
| {{dts|2009|January|30}} | rowspan=2|Addition Financial Arena | rowspan=2|Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
align=center| 35
| {{dts|2008|August|23}} |
align=center| 34
| {{dts|2008|July|12}} | rowspan=2|Harvey Haddon Sports Centre | rowspan=2|Nottingham, England |
align=center| 33
| {{dts|2008|April|19}} |
align=center| 32
| {{dts|2008|March|29}} | Kissimmee Civic Centre | Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
align=center| 31
| {{dts|2007|December|8}} | rowspan=2|Harvey Haddon Sports Center | rowspan=2|Nottingham, England |
align=center| 30
| {{dts|2007|October|14}} |
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| align=center| — | Cage Warriors 29 (cancelled) | {{dts|2007|September|8}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
align=center| 29
| {{dts|2007|July|21}} | rowspan=3|Harvey Haddon Sports Center | rowspan=3|Nottingham, England |
align=center| 28
| {{dts|2007|April|28}} |
align=center| 27
| {{dts|2006|December|9}} |
align=center| 26
| {{dts|2006|November|19}} | rowspan=2|Octagon Centre | rowspan=2|Sheffield, England |
align=center| 25
| {{dts|2006|September|16}} |
align=center| 24
| {{dts|2006|May|27}} | Skydome Arena | Coventry, England |
align=center| 23
| {{dts|2006|April|8}} | Octagon Centre | Sheffield, England |
align=center| 22
| {{dts|2006|March|25}} | Skydome Arena | Coventry, England |
align=center| 21
| {{dts|2006|March|5}} | Liverpool Olympia | Liverpool, England |
align=center| 20
| {{dts|2006|February|19}} | rowspan=2|Sheffield Octagon | rowspan=2|Sheffield, England |
align=center| 19
| {{dts|2005|December|11}} |
align=center| 18
| {{dts|2005|November|26}} | rowspan=2|Skydome Arena | rowspan=2|Coventry, England |
align=center| 17
| {{dts|2005|October|1}} |
align=center| 16
| {{dts|2005|September|17}} | rowspan=2|Octagon Centre | rowspan=2|Sheffield, England |
align=center| 15
| {{dts|2005|July|29}} |
align=center| 14
| {{dts|2005|July|16}} | rowspan=2|Skydome Arena | rowspan=2|Coventry, England |
align=center| 13
| {{dts|2005|May|21}} |
align=center| 12
| {{dts|2005|April|30}} | rowspan=4|Octagon Center | rowspan=4|Sheffield, England |
align=center| 11
| {{dts|2005|April|8}} |
align=center| 10
| {{dts|2004|December|18}} |
align=center| 9
| {{dts|2004|September|18}} |
align=center| 8
| {{dts|2004|May|9}} | rowspan=2|Barnsley Metrodome | rowspan=2|Barnsley, England |
align=center| 7
| {{dts|2004|March|7}} |
align=center| 6
| {{dts|2003|November|2}} | Temple Leisure Center | South Shields, England |
align=center| 5
| {{dts|2003|July|27}} | Portsmouth, England |
align=center| 4
| {{dts|2003|March|16}} | Ikon Club | rowspan=2|Southampton, England |
align=center| 3
| {{dts|2002|December|8}} | Gang Warily Recreation Centre |
align=center| 2
| {{dts|2002|November|30}} | Fusion Leisure Centre | rowspan=2|London, England |
align=center| 1
| {{dts|2002|July|27}} |
=Event locations=
The following cities have hosted a total of 202 CW events as of Cage Warriors 189
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
England (total: 124)
- London (54)
- York Hall (15)
- Indigo at The O2 (16)
- O2 Forum Kentish Town (12)
- BT Sport Studio (4)
- Camden Centre (2)
- The O2 Arena (2)
- Copper Box Arena (1)
- Fusion Leisure Centre (1)
- Hammersmith Apollo (1)
- Manchester (17)
- Sheffield (11)
- Liverpool (10)
- Nottingham (7)
- Coventry (6)
- Newcastle (5)
- Colchester (4)
- Birmingham (3)
- Barnsley (2)
- Southampton (2)
- Bournemouth (1)
- Portsmouth (1)
- South Shields (1)
Wales (total: 16)
United States (total: 15)
- San Diego, California (12)
- Orlando, Florida (2)
- Kissimmee, Florida (1)
Ireland (total: 14)
Jordan (total: 9)
- Amman (9)
Italy (total: 7)
- Rome (7)
Scotland (total: 5)
- Glasgow (5)
Belgium (total: 2)
- Antwerp (2)
Denmark (total: 2)
- Ballerup (1)
- Copenhagen (1)
United Arab Emirates (total: 2)
- Al Fujairah (1)
- Dubai (1)
Bahrain (total: 1)
- Isa Town (1)
Lebanon (total: 1)
- Beirut (1)
Northern Ireland (total: 1)
- Belfast (1)
Russia (total: 1)
- Grozny (1)
Sweden (total: 1)
- Gothenburg (1)
Ukraine (total: 1)
- Kyiv (1)
}}
Current champions
class="wikitable"
!Division !Weight limit !Champion !Since !Defenses |
Light Heavyweight
|205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |{{flagicon|ENG}} James Webb |Nov 15, 2024 |1 |
Middleweight
|185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |{{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Bellandi |Nov 25, 2023 |2 |
Welterweight
|170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Burlinson |Apr 26, 2025 |0 |
Lightweight
|155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |{{flagicon|BRA}} Samuel Silva |Mar 21, 2025 |0 |
Featherweight
|145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) |{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Hardwick |May 25, 2024 |2 |
Bantamweight
|135 lb (61 kg; 9.9 st) |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Gittins |Nov 25, 2023 |2 |
Flyweight
|125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) |{{Flagicon|BAN}} Shajidul Haque |Dec 31, 2022 |1 |
Cage Warriors title history
=Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship (defunct)=
::Weight limit: Unlimited
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Antônio Silva}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 17}} |align=center | Nov 26, 2005 |align=center|? days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Tadas Rimkevicius at Cage Warriors 21 on Mar 25, 2006}}}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|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: {{convert|265|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Thomas |align=center | Cage Warriors 1 |align=center | July 27, 2002 |align=center |354 days | 1. def. Phil Holmes at Cage Warriors 2 on Nov 30, 2002 |
2
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Georgia}} Tengiz Tedoradze}} |align=center | Cage Warriors 3 |align=center | Jul 16, 2003 |align=center |521 days | 1. def. Andy Ryan at Cage Warriors 7 on May 9, 2004 |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Monson |align=center | Cage Warriors 9 |align=center | Dec 18, 2004 |align=center|? days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Tengiz Tedoradze at Cage Warriors 11 on Apr 30, 2005}}}} {{small|2. def. Marc Emmanuel at Cage Warriors 17 on Nov 26, 2005}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Monson vacated the title when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hayes |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors: Fight Night 4}} |align=center | Mar 16, 2012 |align=center |78 days | |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} D.J. Linderman |align=center | Cage Warriors: 47 |align=center | Jun 2, 2012 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Linderman vacated the title when he left the promotion. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Cerilli |align=center | Cage Warriors 89 |align=center | Nov 25, 2017 |align=center |332 days | 1. def. Karl Moore at Cage Warriors 92 on Mar 24, 2018 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Cerilli vacated the title on October 23, 2018, when he signed with ONE Championship. |
=Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|205|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Bisping |align=center | Cage Warriors 11 |align=center | Apr 30, 2005 |align=center|? days | 1. def. Miika Mehmet at Cage Warriors 13 on Jul 16, 2005 2. def. Jakob Løvstad at Cage Warriors 16 on Oct 1, 2005 3. def. Ross Pointon at Cage Warriors 17 on Nov 26, 2005 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bisping vacated the title after he would be a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 3. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRL}} Karl Moore |align=center | Cage Warriors 81 |align=center | Mar 4, 2017 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Moore vacated the title when he signed with Bellator MMA. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Modestas Bukauskas |align=center | Cage Warriors 106 |align=center | Jun 29, 2019 |align=center |202 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Riccardo Nosiglia at Cage Warriors 111 on Nov 22, 2019}}}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bukauskas vacated the title on January 17, 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
4
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Modestas Bukauskas {{small|(2)}}}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 148}} |align=center | Dec 31, 2022 |align=center |25 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bukauskas vacated the title on January 25, 2023, when he stepped on short notice against Tyson Pedro at UFC 284. |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Clamp |align=center | Cage Warriors 168 |align=center | Mar 16, 2024 |align=center |244 days | |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} James Webb |align=center | Cage Warriors 180 |align=center | Nov 15, 2024 |align=center |{{age in days|2024|11|15|show unit=full}} | {{small|1. def. John Allan at Cage Warriors 188 on Apr 26, 2025}} |
=Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|185|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Ewin |align=center | Cage Warriors 4 |align=center | Jul 27, 2003 |align=center |1075 days | {{small|1. def. Greg Bouchelaghem at Cage Warriors 7 on Sep 5, 2004}} {{small|NC. vs. Damien Riccio at Cage Warriors 12 on May 21, 2005}} |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Martin Kampmann |align=center | Cage Warriors 13 |align=center | Jul 16, 2005 |align=center |? days | 1. def. Damien Riccio at Cage Warriors 17 on Nov 26, 2005 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Kampmann vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gegard Mousasi |align=center | Cage Warriors 26 |align=center | Dec 9, 2006 |align=center |? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Mousasi vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for M-1 Global. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|Ireland}} Chris Fields |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors: Fight Night 5}} |align=center | Sep 1, 2012 |align=center |174 days | |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Taylor |align=center | Cage Warriors 51 |align=center | Dec 31, 2012 |align=center |? days | {{small|1. def. John Phillips at Cage Warriors 54 on May 4, 2013}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Taylor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the World Series of Fighting. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|Norway}} Jack Hermansson |align=center | Cage Warriors 69 |align=center | Jul 7, 2014 |align=center |694 days | {{small|1. def. Deyan Topalski at Cage Warriors 71 on Aug 22, 2014}} {{small|2. def. Alan Carlos at Cage Warriors 75 on Apr 15, 2016}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Hermansson vacated the title on May 31, 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
7
|align=left |{{flagicon|Wales}} Jack Marshman |align=center | Cage Warriors 77 |align=center | Jul 8, 2016 |align=center |90 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Marshman vacated the title on October 6, 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
8
|align=left |{{flagicon|Poland}} Oskar Piechota |align=center | Cage Warriors 85 |align=center | Jun 24, 2017 |align=center |54 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Piechota vacated the title on August 14, 2017, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
9
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Chadwick |align=center | Cage Warriors 88 |align=center | Oct 28, 2017 |align=center |307 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Chadwick was stripped of the title on August 31, 2018, after failing to make weight for his title defense against Jonas Billstein at Cage Warriors 96. As a results, the organization promoted Jonas Billstein vs. Mick Stanton for the vacant title instead. |
10
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} Jonas Billstein |align=center | Cage Warriors 96 |align=center | Sep 1, 2018 |align=center |? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Billstein was stripped of the title when he chose to fight outside the Cage Warriors banner. |
11
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} James Webb |align=center | Cage Warriors 102 |align=center | Mar 2, 2019 |align=center |119 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. draw with Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 106 on Jun 29, 2019}}}} |
12
|align=left |{{flagicon|SKN}} Nathias Frederick |align=center | Cage Warriors 111 |align=center | Nov 22, 2019 |align=center |580 days | {{small|1. def. Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 118 on Dec 11, 2020}} |
13
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Bonner |align=center | Cage Warriors 123 |align=center | Jun 24, 2021 |align=center |169 days | |
14
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Djati Mélan |align=center | Cage Warriors 131 |align=center | Dec 10, 2021 |align=center |113 days | |
15
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Christian Leroy Duncan}} |align=center | Cage Warriors 136 |align=center | Apr 2, 2022 |align=center |273 days | {{small|1. def. Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on Nov 12, 2022}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Duncan vacated the title on December 31, 2022, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
16
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mick Stanton |align=center | Cage Warriors 151 |align=center | Mar 24, 2023 |align=center |246 days | {{small|1. def. James Webb at Cage Warriors 157 on July 21, 2023}} |
17
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Bellandi |align=center | Cage Warriors 164 |align=center | Nov 25, 2023 |align=center |{{age in days|2023|11|25|show unit=full}} | {{small|1. def. Robin Roos at Cage Warriors 175 on Jul 25, 2024}} {{small|2. def. Naglis Kanišauskas at Cage Warriors 183 on Mar 8, 2025}} |
=Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|170|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Degorski |align=center | Cage Warriors 4 |align=center | Jul 27, 2003 |align=center |? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"| Degorski vacated the title when he signed with Pride & Glory Championship. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|AFG|2004}} Abdul Mohamed |align=center | Cage Warriors 6 |align=center | Mar 7, 2004 |align=center |? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"| Mohamed vacated the title when he signed with Cage Rage Championships. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Dan Hardy |align=center | Cahe Warriors 17 |align=center | Nov 26, 2005 |align=center |? days | 1. def. Diego Gonzalez at Cage Warriors 21 on Mar 25, 2006 2. def. Danny Rushton at Cage Warriors 24 on Sep 16, 2006 3. def. Alexandre Izidro at Cage Warriors 26 on Dec 9, 2006 4. def. Willy Ni at Cage Warriors 27 on Apr 28, 2007 5. def. Manuel Garcia at Cage Warriors 31 on Dec 8, 2007 6. def. Chad Reiner at Cage Warriors 33 on Apr 19, 2008 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Hardy vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Krauss |align=center | Cage Warriors 37 |align=center | May 22, 2010 |align=center |83 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Krauss vacated the title on August 13, 2010, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|France}} Gael Grimaud |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2}} |align=center | Sep 8, 2011 |align=center |549 days | {{small|1. def. Jesse Taylor at Cage Warriors: Fight Night 6 on May 24, 2012}} |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Cathal Pendred |align=center | Cage Warriors 52 |align=center | Mar 9, 2013 |align=center |381 days | 1. def. Che Mills at Cage Warriors 55 on Jun 1, 2013 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Pendred vacated the title on March 25, 2014, when he to joined The Ultimate Fighter 19. |
7
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolas Dalby |align=center | Cage Warriors 66 |align=center | Mar 22, 2014 |align=center |319 days | 1. def. Mohsen Bahari at Cage Warriors 74 on November 15, 2014 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Dalby vacated the title on February 4, 2015, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
8
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Karl Amoussou |align=center | Cage Warriors 80 |align=center | Feb 18, 2017 |align=center |390 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Amoussou vacated the title on March 15, 2018, when he signed with Brave Combat Federation. |
9
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Paternò |align=center | Cage Warriors 95 |align=center | Jul 28, 2018 |align=center |84 days | |
10
|align=left |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Houston |align=center | Cage Warriors 98 |align=center | Oct 20, 2018 |align=center |488 days | NC. vs. interim champion Nicolas Dalby at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019 |
–
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolas Dalby |align=center | Cage Warriors 103 |align=center | Mar 9, 2019 |align=center |– | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Dalby vacated the interim title on August 9, 2019, when he re-signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
align="center" colspan="6"|Houston vacated the title on February 20, 2020, when he signed with Bellator MMA. |
11
|align=left |{{flagicon|Wales}} Mason Jones |align=center | Cage Warriors 116 |align=center | Sep 26, 2020 |align=center |22 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Jones vacated the title on October 18, 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
12
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRL}} Ian Machado Garry |align=center | Cage Warriors 125 |align=center | Jun 26, 2021 |align=center |20 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Garry vacated the title on July 26, 2021, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
15
|align=left |{{flagicon|NIR}} Rhys McKee |align=center | Cage Warriors 140 |align=center | Jun 25, 2022 |align=center |385 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. interim champion Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153 on April 29, 2023}}}} |
–
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jim Wallhead |align=center | Cage Warriors 146 |align=center | Nov 12, 2022 |align=center |– | |
align="center" colspan="6"|McKee vacated the title on July 15, 2023, when he re-signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
16
|align=left |{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Bachar |align=center | Cage Warriors 163 |align=center | Nov 11, 2023 |align=center |119 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bachar vacated the title on March 9, 2024, when he joined The Ultimate Fighter 32. |
15
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} James Sheehan |align=center | Cage Warriors 170 |align=center | Apr 6, 2024 |align=center|385 days | |
16
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Burlinson |align=center | Cage Warriors 188 |align=center | Apr 26, 2025 |align=center|{{age in days|2025|4|26|show unit=full}} | |
=Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|155|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Sutherland |align=center | Cage Warriors 4 |align=center | Jul 27, 2003 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"| Sutherland vacated the title when he signed with Cage Rage Championships. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Alexandre Izidro |align=center | Cage Warriors 16 |align=center | Oct 1, 2005 |align=center|? days | 1. def. Thomas Hytten at Cage Warriors 17 on Nov 26, 2005 2. def. Mario Stapel at Cage Warriors 23 on May 27, 2006 3. def. Franco de Leonardis at Cage Warriors 24 on Sep 16, 2006 |
align="center" colspan="6"| Izidro vacated the title when he left the promotion. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Rosfort |align=center | Cage Warriors 37 |align=center | May 22, 2010 |align=center|132 days | |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Veach |align=center | Cage Warriors 38 |align=center | Oct 1, 2010 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Veach vacated the title when he left the promotion. |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Ivan Musardo |align=center | Cage Warriors 44 |align=center | Oct 1, 2011 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Musardo vacated the title when he left the promotion. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Conor McGregor |align=center | Cage Warriors 51 |align=center | Dec 31, 2012 |align=center|38 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|McGregor vacated the title on February 7, 2013, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
7
|align=left |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stevie Ray |align=center | Cage Warriors 60 |align=center | Oct 5, 2013 |align=center|87 days | |
8
|align=left |{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Ivan Buchinger |align=center | Cage Warriors 63 |align=center | Dec 31, 2013 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Buchinger vacated the title when he left the promotion for M-1 Global. |
9
|align=left |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stevie Ray {{small|(2)}} |align=center | Cage Warriors 69 |align=center | Jun 7, 2014 |align=center|296 days | 1. def. Curt Warburton at Cage Warriors 73 on Nov 1, 2014 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Ray vacated the title on March 30, 2015, when he stepped in to face Marcin Bandel at UFC Fight Night 64. |
10
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Fishgold |align=center | Cage Warriors 77 |align=center | Jul 8, 2016 |align=center|687 days | 1. def. Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors 78 on Sep 10, 2016 {{nowrap|2. def. Nic Herron-Webb at Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 on Nov 12, 2016}} 3. def. Alexander Jacobsen at Cage Warriors 88 on Oct 28, 2017 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Fishgold vacated the title on May 26, 2018, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
11
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Bak |align=center | Cage Warriors 96 |align=center | Sep 1, 2018 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bak vacated the title when he moved down to featherweight. |
12
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jai Herbert |align=center | Cage Warriors 106 |align=center | Jun 29, 2019 |align=center|212 days | 1. def. Cain Carrizosa at Cage Warriors 109 on Oct 26, 2019 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Herbert vacated the title on January 27, 2020, when he stepped in to face Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. |
13
|align=left |{{flagicon|Wales}} Mason Jones |align=center | Cage Warriors 113 |align=center | Mar 20, 2020 |align=center|219 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Jones vacated the title on October 19, 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
14
|align=left |{{flagicon|NED}} Agy Sardari |align=center | Cage Warriors 119 |align=center |Dec 12, 2020 |align=center|97 days | 1. def. Donovan Desmae at Cage Warriors 121 on Mar 19, 2021 |
15
|align=left |{{flagicon|NIR}} Joe McColgan |align=center | Cage Warriors 124 |align=center |Jun 25, 2021 |align=center|144 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Joe McColgan vacated the title on November 16, 2021, due to personal matters affecting his ability to train. |
16
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Hardwick}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 141}} |align=center |Jul 22, 2022 |align=center|973 days | {{small|1. def. Chris Bungard at Cage Warriors 147 on Nov 20, 2022 2. def. Yann Liasse at Cage Warriors 152 on Apr 15, 2023 3. def. Cristian Iorga at Cage Warriors 176 on Sep 7, 2024}} |
17
|align=left |{{flagicon|BRA}} Samuel Silva |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 186}} |align=center |Mar 21, 2025 |align=center|{{age in days|2025|3|21|show unit=full}} | |
=Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|145|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|NIR}} Paul McVeigh |align=center | Cage Warriors 3 |align=center | Mar 16, 2003 |align=center|? days |{{small|1. def. David McLaughlin at Cage Warriors 4 on Jul 27, 2003}} |
align="center" colspan="6"| McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Bantamweight division. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Fernandez |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 6}} |align=center | Mar 7, 2004 |align=center|379 days | {{small|1. def. Ian Butlin at Cage Warriors 7 on May 9, 2004}} |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Batten |align=center | Cage Warriors 12 |align=center | May 21, 2005 |align=center|? days | {{small|1. def. Tom Niinimaki at Cage Warriors 13 on Jul 16, 2005 |
align="center" colspan="6"|Batten vacated the title when he left the promotion. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Conor McGregor |align=center | Cage Warriors 47 |align=center | Jun 2, 2012 |align=center|250 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|McGregor vacated the title on February 7, 2013, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Alers |align=center | Cage Warriors 53 |align=center | Apr 13, 2013 |align=center|318 days | {{small|1. def. Martin Svensson at Cage Warriors 59 on Sep 14, 2013 2. def. Graham Turner at Cage Warriors 63 on Dec 31, 2013}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Alers vacated the title on February 25, 2014, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Enlund |align=center | Cage Warriors 73 |align=center | Nov 1, 2014 |align=center|661 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Enlund vacated the title on August 23, 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
7
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Paddy Pimblett |align=center | Cage Warriors 78 |align=center | Sep 10, 2016 |align=center|203 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 on Nov 12, 2016}}}} |
8
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nad Narimani |align=center | Cage Warriors 82 |align=center | Apr 1, 2017 |align=center|345 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Narimani vacated the title on March 12, 2018, when he replacing injured Alex Reyes against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night 127. |
9
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Trueman |align=center | Cage Warriors 100 |align=center | Dec 8, 2018 |align=center|203 days | |
–
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Bak |align=center | Cage Warriors 103 |align=center | Mar 9, 2019 |align=center|– | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Bak vacated the interim title as he was no longer willing to cut the weight necessary to make the featherweight limit. |
10
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Burnell |align=center | Cage Warriors 106 |align=center | Jun 29, 2019 |align=center|402 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Burnell vacated the title on August 4, 2020, when he signed with Bellator MMA. |
11
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Morgan Charrière |align=center | Cage Warriors 119 |align=center |Dec 12, 2020 |align=center|98 days | |
12
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Vucenic |align=center | Cage Warriors 122 |align=center |Mar 20, 2021 |align=center|594 days | {{small|1. def. James Hendin at Cage Warriors 134 on Mar 18, 2022}} |
-
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Paul Hughes |align=center | Cage Warriors 128 |align=center | Oct 1, 2021 |align=center|– | |
13
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Paul Hughes |align=center | Cage Warriors 145 |align=center | Nov 4, 2022 |align=center|343 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Hughes vacated the title on October 13, 2023, citing a desire to compete as a lightweight. |
14
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Hardwick |align=center | Cage Warriors 172 |align=center | May 25, 2024 |align=center|{{age in days|2024|5|25|show unit=full}} | {{small|1. def. Keweny Lopes at Cage Warriors 181 on Nov 23, 2024}} {{small|2. def. Javier Garcia at Cage Warriors 186 on Mar 21, 2025}} |
=Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|135|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|NIR}} Paul McVeigh |align=center | Cage Warriors 8 |align=center | Sep 18, 2004 |align=center|? days | {{small|1. def. Phil Harris at Cage Warriors 17 on Nov 26, 2005 2. def. Neil McLeod at Cage Warriors 23 on May 27, 2006 {{nowrap|3. def. Anderson Pereira at Cage Warriors 30 on Oct 14, 2007}} 4. def. Steve McCombe at Cage Warriors 34 on Jul 12, 2008 5. def. Andreas Bernhard at Cage Warriors 40 on Feb 26, 2011}} |
align="center" colspan="6"| McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|WAL}} Brett Johns |align=center | Cage Warriors 59 |align=center | Sep 14, 2013 |align=center|209 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Johns was stripped of the title on April 11, 2014, after failing to make weight for his title defense against James Burm at Cage Warriors 67. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|Finland}} Toni Tauru |align=center | Cage Warriors 72 |align=center | Sep 13, 2014 |align=center|275 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Tauru vacated the title on June 15, 2015, when he signed with ONE Championship. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathaniel Wood |align=center | Cage Warriors 84 |align=center | Jun 2, 2017 |align=center|307 days | {{small|1. def. Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 86 on Sep 16, 2017 2. def. Luca Iovine at Cage Warriors 92 on Mar 24, 2018}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Wood vacated the title on April 5, 2018 when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|WAL}} Jack Shore |align=center | Cage Warriors 100 |align=center | Dec 8, 2018 |align=center|172 days | {{small|1. def. Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 104 on Apr 27, 2019}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Shore vacated the title on May 29, 2019, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cartwright |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors: Unplugged 2}} |align=center | Sep 6, 2019 |align=center|732 days | {{small|1. def. Manuel Bilic at Cage Warriors 112 on Mar 7, 2020 2. def. Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 115 on Sep 25, 2020 3. def. Sylwester Miller at Cage Warriors 121 on Mar 19, 2021}} |
align="center" colspan="6"|Cartwright vacated the title on September 7, 2021, when he has left the promotion after fighting out his contract. |
7
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dominique Wooding}} |align=center | Cage Warriors 127 |align=center | Sep 30, 2021 |align=center|372 days | {{small|1. def. Carlos Abreu at Cage Warriors 132 on Dec 11, 2021}} |
8
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Martignoni |align=center |Cage Warriors 144 |align=center |Oct 7, 2022 |align=center|151 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"| Martignoni vacated the title on March 7, 2023, when he to compete in the Flyweight division. |
9
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Caolan Loughran |align=center |Cage Warriors 154 |align=center |May 6, 2023 |align=center|14 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Loughran vacated the title on May 20, 2023, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
10
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Gittins |align=center | Cage Warriors 164 |align=center | Nov 25, 2023 |align=center|{{age in days|2023|11|25|show unit=full}} | {{small|1. def. Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 168 on Mar 16, 2024 {{nowrap|NC. vs. Alessandro Giordano at Cage Warriors 183 on Mar 8, 2025}}}} |
=Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|125|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRE}} Neil Seery |align=center | Cage Warriors 55 |align=center | Jun 1, 2013 |align=center|257 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Seery vacated the title on February 13, 2014, when he replacing injured Ian McCall against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 37. |
2
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Greyson}} |align=center | Cage Warriors 92 |align=center | Mar 24, 2018 |align=center|235 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Greyson was stripped of the title on November 14, 2018, due to being unable to make weight for his title defence at Cage Warriors 99. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Samir Faiddine |align=center | Cage Warriors 106 |align=center | Jun 29, 2019 |align=center|453 days | |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Shanks |align=center | Cage Warriors 114 |align=center | Sep 24, 2020 |align=center|77 days | |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Hadley |align=center | Cage Warriors 117 |align=center | Dec 10, 2020 |align=center|194 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Hadley vacated the title on June 22, 2021, when he to compete at Dana White's Contender Series. |
6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Creasey |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 129}} |align=center | Oct 2, 2021 |align=center|455 days | {{small|1. def. Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on Aug 13, 2022}} |
7
|align=left |{{flagicon|BAN}} Shajidul Haque |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 148}} |align=center | Dec 31, 2022 |align=center|{{age in days|2022|12|31|show unit=full}} | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Michele Martignoni at Cage Warriors 158 on Jul 29, 2023}}}} |
=Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|135|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rosi Sexton |align=center | Cage Warriors 17 |align=center | Nov 26, 2005 |align=center|? days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Sexton vacated the title when she signed with BodogFight. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} Pannie Kianzad |align=center | Cage Warriors 74 |align=center | Nov 15, 2014 |align=center|129 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Kianzad vacated the title on March 24, 2015, when she signed with Invicta Fighting Championships. |
3
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kennedy Freeman}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 181}} |align=center | Nov 23, 2024 |align=center|20 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|Freeman vacated the title on December 13, 2024, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
=Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship=
::Weight limit: {{convert|125|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:100%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:16%;"|Event ! style=width:13%;"|Date ! style=width:9%;"|Reign ! style= width:49%;"|Defenses |
---|
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Molly McCann}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Cage Warriors 90}} |align=center | Feb 24, 2018 |align=center|38 days | |
align="center" colspan="6"|McCann vacated the title on April 3, 2018, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
Records
=Most wins in title bouts=
The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of less title bouts losses.
class="wikitable" |
Title wins
! Champion ! Weight class ! V ! D ! NC ! L |
---|
rowspan="1"|8
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Paul McVeigh | align=center| Featherweight | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 |
rowspan="1"|6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Dan Hardy | align=center| Welterweight | align=center| 6 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 1 |
rowspan="4"|4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Izidro | align=center| Welterweight | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 1 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Bisping
| align=center| Light Heavyweight | align=center| 4 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Fishgold
| align=center| Lightweight | align=center| 4 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cartwright
| align=center| Bantamweight | align=center| 4 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 |
=Most consecutive title defenses=
The following includes all Cage Warriors champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
class="wikitable" |
Defenses
! Champion ! Weight class ! Span |
---|
rowspan=1|5
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Paul McVeigh | align=center| Bantamweight | align=center| September 18, 2004 – ? |
rowspan=4|3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Bisping | align=center| Light Heavyweight | align=center| April 30, 2005 – ? |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Izidro
| align=center| Lightweight | align=center| October 1, 2005 – ? |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Fishgold
| align=center| Lightweight | align=center| July 8, 2016 – ? |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cartwright
| align=center| Bantamweight | align=center| September 6, 2019 – ? |
=Multi-division champions=
class="wikitable" |
style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|
|Interim title |
class="wikitable" |
No.
! Champion ! Division ! Won ! Lost ! Defenses |
---|
rowspan=2| 1
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NIR}} Paul McVeigh |align=center rowspan=1| Featherweight |align=center| March 16, 2003 |align=center| ? |align=center| 1 |
align=center rowspan=1| Bantamweight
|align=center| September 18, 2004 |align=center| ? |align=center| 5 |
rowspan=2| 2
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Conor McGregor |align=center rowspan=1| Lightweight |align=center| December 31, 2012 |align=center| ? |align=center| 0 |
align=center rowspan=2| Featherweight
|align=center| June 2, 2012 |align=center| ? |align=center| 0 |
= Simultaneous two division champions =
{{small | This table, different from the previous one, only counts the periods in which the fighter loaded the titles simultaneously and the defenses in that period of time.}}
class="wikitable" | |||||
No. | Champion | Division | Span | Defenses | Simultaneous Reign |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
rowspan=2| 1
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Conor McGregor |align=center rowspan=1| Lightweight |align=center rowspan=2| December 31, 2012 – ? |align=center| 0 |align=center rowspan=2| ? | |||||
align=center rowspan=2| Featherweight
|align=center| 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
Notes
{{Reflist|group=Note}}
External links
- [http://www.cagewarriors.com/ Official Cage Warriors website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084056/http://www.cagewarriorslive.com/ Official Cage Warriors live streaming website]
- [http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Cage-Warriors-Fighting-Championship-186 Cage Warriors event results on Sherdog]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Aa6FxNzlQ Cage Warriors 2011 promo]
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/themmaclinic/videos Official YouTube channel]
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