Cage Warriors lightweight contenders Nathan Jones and Joe McColgan had hoped to emerge victorious from their respective fights at Cage Warriors 113 and earn themselves a shot at the lightweight title. Now the pair will face off with the vacant title up for grabs. Wales’ Jones (8-0) was set to face Danilo Belluardo, while Northern Ireland’s McColgan (6-2-1) was scheduled to take on Rafael Macedo, but after both opponents withdrew from the event through injury, Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan matched the two contenders head to head, with the promotion’s vacant 155-pound title on the line. McColgan has lost just once in his last six fights for the promotion – to new UFC signing and former 155-pound champ Jai Herbert – with two first-round submission finishes sandwiching a draw with Mehdi Ben Lakhdar that was awarded Cage Warriors’ 2019 Fight of the Year. Jones, meanwhile, is undefeated and heads into the event after picking up notable wins against Belgian contender Donovan Desmae and Finnish veteran Aleksi Mantykivi. The pair now will face off for the coveted title, which has been held by the likes of Conor McGregor, Stevie Ray, Chris Fishgold and Herbert, who all subsequently went on to sign for the UFC.
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