Cage Warriors

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.

Cage Warriors
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 in Cage Warriors
SportMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
FounderDougie Truman
Owner(s)Graham Boylan
Ian Dean
HeadquartersLondon, England
Official websitehttp://www.cagewarriors.com

Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Paddy Pimblett, Gegard Mousasi, Antônio Silva, Jeff Monson, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred, Neil Seery, and 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 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.[3]

History

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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.[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.

However, 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

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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]

CountryBroadcaster
United Kingdom & IrelandBT Sport
FreeSports
WorldwideUFC FightPass
BalkansSport Klub
Belgium, Italy & LuxembourgEleven Sports Network
BulgariaMax Sport
Eurasia (including Ukraine)Setanta Sports Eurasia
IndiaEuro Sport
Indonesia & Timor LesteMola TV
MyanmarCanal+
The NetherlandsEurosport
NordicViasat
SpainEurosport[Note 1]
Sub-saharan AfricaStarTimes
ThailandTrueVisions
TurkeyS Sport
VietnamK+

Rules

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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

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Scheduled events

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#EventDateVenueLocation
192Cage Warriors 174July 20, 2024Indigo At The O2London, England
191Cage Warriors 173June 7, 2024Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California

Past events

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#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
190Cage Warriors 172May 25, 2024Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
189Cage Warriors 171April 20, 2024Braehead ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
188Cage Warriors 170April 6, 2024RDS ArenaDublin, Ireland
187Cage Warriors 169March 30, 2024O2 IndigoLondon, England
186Cage Warriors 168March 16, 2024BEC ArenaManchester, England
185Cage Warriors 167March 15, 2024
184Cage Warriors 166February 23, 2024Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California
183Cage Warriors 165December 15, 2023
182Cage Warriors 164November 25, 2023Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
181Cage Warriors 163November 11, 2023O2 IndigoLondon, England
180Cage Warriors 162October 28, 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
179Cage Warriors 161October 14, 2023RDS ArenaDublin, Ireland
178Cage Warriors 160September 29, 2023BEC ArenaManchester, England
177Cage Warriors 159September 8, 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California
176Cage Warriors 158July 29, 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
175Cage Warriors 157July 21, 2023O2 IndigoLondon, England
174Cage Warriors 156July 1, 2023Vale Sports ArenaCardiff, Wales
173Cage Warriors 155June 2, 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California
172Cage Warriors 154May 6, 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
171Cage Warriors 153April 29, 20233ArenaDublin, Ireland
170Cage Warriors 152April 15, 2023BEC ArenaManchester, England
169Cage Warriors 151March 24, 2023BT Sports StudioLondon, England
168Cage Warriors 150March 17, 2023O2 IndigoLondon, England
167Cage Warriors 149March 3, 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California
166Cage Warriors 148December 31, 2022O2 IndigoLondon, England
165Cage Warriors 147November 20, 2022BT Sport StudioLondon, England
164Cage Warriors 146November 12, 2022BEC ArenaManchester, England
163Cage Warriors 145November 4, 2022O2 IndigoLondon, England
162Cage Warriors 144October 7, 2022Fiera RomaRome, Italy
161Cage Warriors 143September 23, 2022Humphrey's by The BaySan Diego, California
160Cage Warriors 142August 13, 2022Ebbw Vale Sports CentreEbbw Vale, Wales
159Cage Warriors 141July 22, 2022O2 ArenaLondon, England
158Cage Warriors 140June 25, 2022SSE ArenaBelfast, Northern Ireland
157Cage Warriors 139June 10, 2022Humphreys By The BaySan Diego, California
156Cage Warriors 138May 28, 2022Charter HallColchester, England
155Cage Warriors 137May 27, 2022Charter HallColchester, England
154Cage Warriors 136April 2, 2022BEC ArenaManchester, England
153Cage Warriors 135April 1, 2022BEC ArenaManchester, England
152Cage Warriors 134March 18, 2022O2 ArenaLondon, England
151Cage Warriors 133March 4, 2022Del Mar ArenaSan Diego, California
150Cage Warriors 132December 11, 2021York HallLondon, England
149Cage Warriors 131December 10, 2021York HallLondon, England
148Cage Warriors 130October 17, 2021Humphrey's on the BaySan Diego, California
147Cage Warriors 129October 2, 2021York HallLondon, England
146Cage Warriors 128October 1, 2021York HallLondon, England
145Cage Warriors 127September 30, 2021York HallLondon, England
144Cage Warriors 126August 1, 2021Humphreys by the BaySan Diego, California
143Cage Warriors 125June 26, 2021York HallLondon, England
142Cage Warriors 124June 25, 2021York HallLondon, England
141Cage Warriors 123June 24, 2021York HallLondon, England
140Cage Warriors 122March 20, 2021York HallLondon, England
139Cage Warriors 121March 19, 2021York HallLondon, England
138Cage Warriors 120March 18, 2021York HallLondon, England
137Cage Warriors 119December 12, 2020York HallLondon, England
136Cage Warriors 118December 11, 2020York HallLondon, England
135Cage Warriors 117December 10, 2020York HallLondon, England
134Cage Warriors 116September 26, 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
133Cage Warriors 115September 25, 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
132Cage Warriors 114September 24, 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
131Cage Warriors 113March 20, 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
130Cage Warriors 112March 7, 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
129Cage Warriors 111November 22, 2019O2 IndigoLondon, England
128Cage Warriors 110November 9, 2019Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
127Cage Warriors 109October 26, 2019Resorts World ArenaBirmingham, England
126Cage Warriors 108October 12, 2019Viola ArenaCardiff, Wales
125Cage Warriors 107September 28, 2019Exhibition CentreLiverpool, England
124Cage Warriors Unplugged 2September 6, 2019BT Sport StudiosLondon, England
123Cage Warriors 106June 29, 2019Hammersmith ApolloLondon, England
122Cage Warriors 105May 31, 2019Charter HallColchester, England
121Cage Warriors 104April 27, 2019Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
120Cage Warriors 103March 9, 2019K.B. HallenCopenhagen, Denmark
119Cage Warriors 102March 2, 2019O2 IndigoLondon, England
118Cage Warriors 101February 16, 2019Exhibition CentreLiverpool, England
117Cage Warriors 100December 8, 2018Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
116Cage Warriors 99November 17, 2018Charter HallColchester, England
115Cage Warriors 98October 20, 2018Genting ArenaBirmingham, England
114Cage Warriors 97September 29, 2018Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
113Cage Warriors 96September 1, 2018Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
112Cage Warriors 95July 21, 2018O2 IndigoLondon, England
111Cage Warriors 94June 16, 2018Lotto ArenaAntwerp, Belgium
110Cage Warriors: Cage Warriors Academy WalesMay 12, 2018Ebbw Vale Sports CentreEbbw Vale, Wales
109Cage Warriors 93April 28, 2018LisebergshallenGothenburg, Sweden
108Cage Warriors 92March 24, 2018O2 IndigoLondon, England
107Cage Warriors 91March 3, 2018Newport CentreNewport, Wales
106Cage Warriors 90February 24, 2018Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
105Cage Warriors: The Academy South EastNovember 25, 2017Charter HallColchester, England
104Cage Warriors 89November 25, 2017Lotto ArenaAntwerp, Belgium
103Cage Warriors 88October 28, 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
102Cage Warriors 87October 14, 2017Newport CentreNewport, Wales
101Cage Warriors 86September 16, 2017O2 IndigoLondon, England
100Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 2September 2, 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
99Cage Warriors 85June 24, 2017O2 Academy BournemouthBournemouth, England
98Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 1June 17, 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
97Cage Warriors 84June 2, 2017O2 IndigoLondon, England
96Cage Warriors 83May 6, 2017Newport CentreNewport, Wales
95Cage Warriors 82April 1, 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
94Cage Warriors: The Academy WalesMarch 4, 2017Newport CentreNewport, Wales
93Cage Warriors 81March 4, 20173ArenaDublin, Ireland
92Cage Warriors: 80February 18, 2017O2 IndigoLondon, England
91Cage Warriors UnpluggedNovember 12, 2016BT StudioLondon, England
90Cage Warriors: 79October 15, 2016Newport CentreNewport, Wales
89Cage Warriors: 78September 10, 2016Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
88Cage Warriors: 77July 8, 2016Camden CentreLondon, England
87Cage Warriors: 76June 4, 2016Newport CentreNewport, Wales
86Cage Warriors 75April 15, 2016Camden CentreLondon, England
85Cage Warriors 74November 15, 2014Copper Box ArenaLondon, England
84Cage Warriors 73November 1, 2014Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England
83Cage Warriors: 72September 13, 2014Newport CentreNewport, Wales
82Cage Warriors: 71August 22, 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
81Cage Warriors: 70August 16, 2014The HelixDublin, Ireland
80Cage Warriors: 69June 7, 2014The ForumLondon, England
79Cage Warriors: 68May 3, 2014Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
78Cage Warriors: Fight Night 11April 18, 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
77Cage Warriors: 67April 12, 2014The LCSwansea, Wales
76Cage Warriors: Fight Night 10March 28, 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
75Cage Warriors: 66March 22, 2014Ballerup Super ArenaBallerup, Denmark
74Cage Warriors: 65March 1, 2014The HelixDublin, Ireland
73Cage Warriors: 64February 15, 2014The ForumLondon, England
72Cage Warriors: 63December 31, 2013The HelixDublin, Ireland
71Cage Warriors: 61December 14, 2013King Hussein Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
70Cage Warriors: 62December 7, 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England
69Cage Warriors: Fight Night 9October 25, 2013King Hussein Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
68Cage Warriors: 60October 5, 2013The ForumLondon, England
67Cage Warriors: 59September 14, 2013Motorpoint ArenaCardiff, Wales
66Cage Warriors: 58August 24, 2013Olympisk ArenaGrozny, Chechnya
65Cage Warriors: 57July 20, 2013Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
64Cage Warriors: 56July 6, 2013The ForumLondon, England
63Cage Warriors: 55June 1, 2013The HelixDublin, Ireland
62Cage Warriors: Fight Night 8May 11, 2013Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
61Cage Warriors: 54May 4, 2013Motorpoint ArenaCardiff, Wales
60Cage Warriors: 53April 13, 2013Kelvin Hall Sports ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
59Cage Warriors: 52March 9, 2013The ForumLondon, England
58Cage Warriors: 51December 31, 2012The HelixDublin, Ireland
57Cage Warriors: 50December 8, 2012Kelvin HallGlasgow, Scotland
56Cage Warriors: 49October 27, 2012St David's HallCardiff, Wales
55Cage Warriors Fight Night 7September 1, 2012Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
54Cage Warriors: 48July 21, 2012The ForumLondon, England
53Cage Warriors: 47June 2, 2012The HelixDublin, Ireland
52Cage Warriors Fight Night 6May 24, 2012Khalifa Sports CityIsa Town, Bahrain
51Cage Warriors Fight Night 5April 12, 2012Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
50Cage Warriors Fight Night 4March 16, 2012Dubai World Trade CentreDubai, United Arab Emirates
49Cage Warriors: 46February 23, 2012Stereo PlazaKyiv, Ukraine
48Cage Warriors: 45February 18, 2012The ForumLondon, England
47Cage Warriors Fight Night 3February 11, 2012Al HabtoorBeirut, Lebanon
46Cage Warriors: 44October 1, 2011The ForumLondon, England
45Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2September 8, 2011The New Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
44Cage Warriors: 43July 9, 2011The ForumLondon, England
43Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1June 16, 2011Le Royal Hotel (Amman)Amman, Jordan
42Cage Warriors: 42May 28, 2011Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
41Cage Warriors: 41April 24, 2011The ForumLondon, England
40Cage Warriors: 40February 26, 2011The ForumLondon, England
39Cage Warriors 39: The UprisingNovember 27, 2010Cork, Ireland
38Cage Warriors 38: Young GunsOctober 1, 2010London, England
37Cage Warriors 37: Right to FightMay 22, 2010Birmingham, England
36Cage Warriors 36: USA DestructionJanuary 30, 2009Orlando, United States
35Cage Warriors: USA UnleashedAugust 23, 2008Orlando, United States
34Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7July 12, 2008Harvey Haddon Sports CentreNottingham, England
33Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6April 19, 2008Harvey Haddon Sports CentreNottingham, England
32Cage Warriors: USA Battle RoyaleMarch 29, 2008Kissimmee Civic CentreKissimmee, United States
31Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5December 8, 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
30Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 4October 14, 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
29Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 3July 21, 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
28Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 2April 28, 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
27CWFC: Enter The Rough HouseDecember 9, 2006Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
26CWFC: Showdown 2November 19, 2006Octagon CentreSheffield, England
25CWFC: ShowdownSeptember 16, 2006Octagon CentreSheffield, England
24CWFC: Strike Force 6May 27, 2006Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
23CWFC: Quest 6April 8, 2006Octagon CentreSheffield, England
22CWFC: Strike Force 5March 25, 2006Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
21CWFC: Enter the WolfslairMarch 5, 2006Liverpool OlympiaLiverpool, England
20CWFC: Quest 5February 19, 2006Sheffield OctagonSheffield, England
19CWFC: Quest 4December 11, 2005Octagon CentreSheffield, England
18CWFC: Strike Force 4November 26, 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
17CWFC: Strike Force 3October 1, 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
16CWFC: Quest 3September 17, 2005Octagon CentreSheffield, England
15CWFC: Quest 2July 29, 2005Octagon CentreSheffield, England
14CWFC: Strike Force 2July 16, 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
13CWFC: Strike ForceMay 21, 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
12CWFC: Ultimate ForceApril 30, 2005Octagon CenterSheffield, England
11CWFC: Quest 1April 8, 2005Octagon CenterSheffield, England
10Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme XmasDecember 18, 2004Octagon CentreSheffield, England
9Cage Warriors 8: Brutal ForceSeptember 18, 2004Octagon CentreSheffield, England
8Cage Warriors 7: ShowdownMay 9, 2004Barnsley MetrodomeBarnsley, England
7Cage Warriors 6: EliminationMarch 7, 2004Barnsley MetrodomeBarnsley, England
6CWFC 5: Cage Warriors 5November 2, 2003Temple Leisure CenterSouth Shields, England
5CWFC 4: UK vs. FranceJuly 27, 2003Portsmouth, England
4CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3March 16, 2003Southampton, England
3CWFC: GangwarilyDecember 8, 2002Southampton, England
2CWFC 2: Fists of FuryNovember 30, 2002London, England
1CWFC 1: ArmageddonJuly 27, 2002London, England

Current champions

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DivisionWeight limitChampionSinceDefensesNext fight
Light Heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Andrew "The Vice" ClampMarch 16, 2024 (CW168)0
Middleweight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Dario BellandiNovember 25, 2023 (CW164)0
Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) James SheehanApril 6, 2024 (CW170)0
Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) George HardwickJuly 22, 2022 (CW141)2
Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) Harry HardwickMay 25, 2024 (CW172)0
Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg; 9.9 st) Liam GittinsNovember 25, 2023 (CW164)1
Flyweight125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) Shajidul HaqueDecember 31, 2022 (CW148)1

Cage Warriors title history

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Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship (defunct)

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Weight limit: Unlimited
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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

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Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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 TedoradzeCWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3
Southampton, United Kingdom
July 16, 2003

1. def. Andy Ryan at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004

3 Jeff MonsonCage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas
Sheffield, United Kingdom
December 18, 2004

1. def. Tengiz Tedoradze at CWFC: Ultimate Force on April 30, 2005
2. def. Marc Emmanuel at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 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. LindermanCage 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

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Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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
2. def. Jakob Løvstad at CWFC: Strike Force 3 on October 1, 2005
3. def. Ross Pointon at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 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, 20191. def. Riccardo Nosiglia at Cage Warriors 111 on November 22, 2019
Bukauskas vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.
4 Modestas Bukauskas (2)
def. Chuck Campbell
Cage Warriors 148
London, England
December 31, 2022
Bukauskas vacated the title again when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.
5 Andrew "The Vice" Clamp
def. Matthew Byfield
Cage Warriors 168
Manchester, England
March 16, 2024

Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship

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Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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
NC. vs. Damien Riccio at CWFC: Strike Force on May 21, 2005

2 Martin KampmannCWFC: 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 TaylorCage 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
2. def. Alan Carlos at Cage Warriors 75 on April 15, 2016

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, 20191. Majority draw vs. Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019
12 Nathias FrederickCage Warriors 111
London, United Kingdom
November 22, 20191. def. Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 118 on December 11, 2020
13 Matthew BonnerCage Warriors 123
London, United Kingdom
June 24, 2021
14 Djati MélanCage Warriors 131
London, United Kingdom
December 10, 2021
15 Christian Leroy DuncanCage Warriors 136
Manchester, United Kingdom
April 2, 20221. def. Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on November 12, 2022
Duncan vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
16 Mick Stanton
def. Will Currie
Cage Warriors 151
London, England
March 24, 20231. def. James Webb at Cage Warriors 157 on July 21, 2023
17 Dario BellandiCage Warriors 164
Newxastle, England
November 25, 2023

Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship

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Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Adrian Degorski
def. Paul Jenkins
CWFC 4: UK vs. France
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
July 27, 2003
Degorski vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Pride & Glory Championship.
2 Abdul Mohamed
def. Paul Jenkins
CWFC 6: Elimination[14]
Cardiff, United Kingdom
March 7, 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 CWFC: Strike Force 5 on March 25, 2006

4 Forrest PetzFF: 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 (2)
def. Alexandre Izidro
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
2. def. Manuel Garcia at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5 on December 8, 2007
3. def. Chad Reiner at Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 on April 19, 2008

Hardy vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
6 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.
7 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

8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Stefano Paterno
def. Mehrdad Janzemini
Cage Warriors 95
London, United Kingdom
July 28, 2018
12 Ross Houston
Cage Warriors 98
Birmingham, United Kingdom
October 20, 2018NC. vs. interim champion 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, 2019NC. vs. linear champion Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019
Dalby vacated the interim title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC and Houston vacated the linear title to sign for Bellator
13 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.
14 Ian Garry
def. Jack Grant
Cage Warriors 125
London, England
June 26, 2021
Ian Garry vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.
15 Rhys McKee
def. Justin Burlinson
Cage Warriors 140
Belfast, Northern Ireland
June 25, 20221. def. interim champion Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153 on April 29, 2023
- Jim Wallhead
def. Mateusz
Figlak for interim title
Cage Warriors 146
Manchester, England
November 12, 2022
McKee vacated the title in when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
16 Giannis Bachar
def. Omiel Brown
Cage Warriors 163
London, England
November 11, 2023
Bachar vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors to join The Ultimate Fighter Season 32.
17 James Sheehan
def. Daniel Konrad
Cage Warriors 170
Dublin, Ireland
April 6, 2024

Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship

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Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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
2. def. Mario Stapel at CWFC: Strike Force 6 on May 27, 2006
3. def. Franco de Leonardis at CWFC: Showdown on September 16, 2006

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 VeachCage 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
2. def. Nic Herron-Webb at Cage Warriors Unplugged on November 12, 2016
3. def. Alexander Jacobsen at Cage Warriors 88 on October 28, 2017

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, 20191. 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, 20201. def. Donovan Desmae at Cage Warriors 121 on March 19, 2021
15 Joe McColganCage Warriors: 124
London, England
June 25, 2021
Joe McColgan vacated the title due to personal matters affecting his ability to train on Nov. 16, 2021.
16 George HardwickCage Warriors: 141
London, England
July 22, 2022
1. def. Chris Bungard at Cage Warriors 147 on November 20, 2022
2. def. Yann Liasse at Cage Warriors 152 on April 15, 2023

Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship

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Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Paul McVeigh
def. Chin Weakasingh
CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3
Southampton, United Kingdom
March 16, 20031. 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, 20041. def. Ian Butlin at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004
3 Danny BattenCWFC: Strike Force
Coventry, United Kingdom
May 21, 20051. def. Tom Niinimaki at CWFC: Strike Force 2 on July 16, 2005
2. def. Augusto Frota at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 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, 20131. def. Martin Svensson at Cage Warriors: 59 on September 14, 2013
2. def. Graham Turner at Cage Warriors: 63 on December 31, 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, 20161. def. Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors Unplugged on November 12, 2016
8 Nad NarimaniCage 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 Charrière
def. Perry Andre Goodwin
Cage Warriors: 119
London, England
December 12, 2020
12 Jordan VucenicCage Warriors: 122
London, England
March 20, 20211. def. James Hendin at Cage Warriors 134 on March 18, 2022
- Paul Hughes
def. Morgan Charrière for interim title
Cage Warriors 128
London, England
October 1, 2021
13 Paul HughesCage Warriors 145
London, England
November 4, 2022
Paul Hughes vacated the title on October 13th, 2023, citing a desire to compete as a lightweight.
14 Harry Hardwick
def. Orlando Wilson Prins
Cage Warriors 172
Newcastle, England
May 25, 2024

Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Paul McVeigh
def. Chin Weakasingh
Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force
Sheffield, United Kingdom
September 18, 20041. def. Phil Harris at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005
2. def. Neil McLeod at CWFC: Strike Force 6 on May 27, 2006
3. def. Anderson Pereira at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 4 on October 14, 2007
4. def. Steve McCombe at Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 on July 12, 2008
5. def. Andreas Bernhard at Cage Warriors: 40 on February 26, 2011
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, 20171. def. Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 86 on September 16, 2017
2. def. Luca Iovine at Cage Warriors 92 on March 24, 2018
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, 20181. def. Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 104 on April 27, 2019
Shore vacated the title in when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
6 Jack Cartwright
def. Marko Kovacevic
Cage Warriors Unplugged 2
London, United Kingdom
September 6, 20191. def. Manuel Bilic at Cage Warriors 112 on March 7, 2020
2. def. Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 115 on September 25, 2020
3. def. Sylwester Miller at Cage Warriors 121 on March 19, 2021
Cartwright vacated the title when he left the promotion.
7 Dominique Wooding
def. Nathan Fletcher
Cage Warriors 127
London, United Kingdom
September 30, 20211. def. Carlos Abreu at Cage Warriors 132 on December 11, 2021
8 Michele MartignoniCage Warriors 144
Rome, Italy
October 7, 2022
Martignoni vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division.
9 Caolan Loughran
def. Dylan Hazan
Cage Warriors 154
Rome, Italy
May 6, 2023
Loughran vacated the title in when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
10 Liam Gittins
def. Reece McEwan
Cage Warriors 164
Newxastle, England
November 25, 20231. def. Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 168 on March 16, 2024

Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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 ShanksCage Warriors 114
Manchester, England
September 24, 2020
5 Jake HadleyCage Warriors 117
London, England
December 10, 2020
Hadley vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors to compete on Dana White's Contender Series 43.
6 Sam Creasey
def. Luke Shanks
Cage Warriors 129
London, England
October 2, 20211. def. Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on August 13, 2022
7 Shajidul HaqueCage Warriors 148
London, England
December 31, 20221. def. Michele Martignoni at Cage Warriors 158 on July 29, 2023

Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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

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Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
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.

Records

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Most wins in title bouts

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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.

Title winsChampionWeight classVDNCL
8 Paul McVeighFeatherweight
Bantamweight
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
2
6 Dan HardyWelterweight6001
4 Alexandre IzidroWelterweight
Lightweight
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
Michael BispingLight Heavyweight4000
Chris FishgoldLightweight4000
Jack CartwrightBantamweight4000

Most consecutive title defenses

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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.

DefensesChampionWeight classSpan
5 Paul McVeighBantamweightSeptember 18, 2004 – ?
3 Michael BispingLight HeavyweightApril 30, 2005 – ?
Alexandre IzidroLightweightOctober 1, 2005 – ?
Chris FishgoldLightweightJuly 8, 2016 – ?
Jack CartwrightBantamweightSeptember 6, 2019 – ?

Multi-division champions

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Interim title
No.ChampionDivisionWonLostDefenses
1 Paul McVeighFeatherweightMarch 16, 2003
(CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3)
?
(Vacated)
1
BantamweightSeptember 18, 2004
(Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force)
?
(Vacated)
5
2 Conor McGregorLightweightDecember 31, 2012
(Cage Warriors: 51)
?
(Vacated)
0
FeatherweightJune 2, 2012
(Cage Warriors: 47)
?
(Vacated)
0

Simultaneous two division champions

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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.

No.ChampionDivisionSpanDefensesSimultaneous Reign
1 Conor McGregorLightweightDecember 31, 2012 – ?0?
Featherweight0

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Notes

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  1. ^ Eurosport 2: Fourteen matches[13]
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