Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish-owned

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(MMA) promotion company based in

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, 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. CW are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in

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and the

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. 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

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(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.

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. 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. The Cage Warriors head office is located in

. 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. 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, 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

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was officially approved by the government.

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.

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

Past events

Event locations

The following cities have hosted a total of 201 CW events as of Cage Warriors 188

Current champions

Cage Warriors title history

Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship (defunct)

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Cage Warriors Heavyweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship

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Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship

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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.

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.

Multi-division champions

Simultaneous two division champions

References

Notes

External links

Official Cage Warriors websiteOfficial Cage Warriors live streaming websiteCage Warriors event results on SherdogCage Warriors 2011 promoOfficial YouTube channel
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