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‘Fighting the Pandemic’: Recap the remarkable story of Cage Warriors 113 as COVID-19 hit the UK

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 14:26:01 +0000

The tickets had been sold, the fights had been booked and the fighters were ready. But Cage Warriors 113 was suddenly put under threat as the growing concern over the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK. The weekend was supposed to showcase MMA in London, with Cage Warriors set to host a sold-out event at the Indigo at The O2 on Friday, March 20, and the UFC ready to stage a packed card in the main arena at The O2 the following night. Travel restrictions put in place by the UK government forced the UFC to scrap their plans to move ahead with the Saturday night show. But Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan was determined that his show would go on. Related Paddy Pimblett eyes UFC call, praises safety measures after Cage Warriors 113 win Cage Warriors 113 results: Mason Jones takes lightweight belt behind closed doors in Manchester Coronavirus shutdown sees Cage Warriors 113 move from London to Manchester When the option to host the event behind closed doors in London was taken from him, Boylan picked up the phone and just minutes later secured the use of the BEC Arena in Manchester, and the promotion faced a race against time to move its entire operation, including fighters, staff, and equipment, from London to Manchester for a fight week like no other

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for March: A wild brawl ends with one punch

BAD MMA News — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:18:27 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from March 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Danaa Batgerel def.

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Cage Warriors champ Mason Jones ready for all comers: ‘I’ll break ‘em

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:48:16 +0000

Welshman Mason Jones blasted his way to the Cage Warriors lightweight title, then said that he was only just getting started on his run toward the top of the sport. Jones (9-0 MMA) finished Northern Ireland’s Joe McColgan in the co-main event of Cage Warriors 113 in Manchester on Friday night, and after his first-round knockout victory, he chatted backstage and boldly declared the best was still to come.

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David Bear hopes for UFC debut in France after Cage Warriors 113 win during coronavirus scramble

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:39:32 +0000

David Bear ’s Cage Warriors debut was surely a memorable one. One of France’s brightest prospects, Bear (9-1 MMA) took on former BAMMA and Cage Warriors welterweight title challenger Nathan Jones at Cage Warriors 113 this past Friday. He used his grappling to control the fight en route to a unanimous decision. There was plenty of uncertainty surrounding the event after most major organizations, including the UFC , were forced to cancel shows in response to the global coronavirus outbreak

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Paddy Pimblett eyes UFC call, praises safety measures after Cage Warriors 113 win

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:43:39 +0000

Paddy Pimblett returned to the cage after 18 months, picked up a win and hinted that his oft-mooted move to the UFC might finally materialize in the near future. Pimblett (15-3) defeated short-notice opponent Decky Dalton (11-5) by first-round TKO on Friday at Cage Warriors 113, and said he was just relieved to get back into the swing of things after so long away. “It’s been that long out the cage, it’s nearly 19 months now,” Pimblett told Cage Warriors’ Edith Labelle backstage at the BEC Arena in Manchester, England. “I just wanted to get back in. I wanted to get hit in the face and I wanted to hit him in the face, instead of just sparring in the gym, but it went perfect

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Cage Warriors 113 results: Bartosz Fabinski grinds out Darren Stewart after moving from UFC London

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:38:55 +0000

Although the UFC was forced to cancel Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 29 event in London due to the coronavirus pandemic, two of the athletes planned for the event were able to compete in Friday’s Cage Warriors 113 main event. Bartosz Fabinski defeated Darren Stewart by unanimous decision in the middleweight main event, which was allowed to proceed after UFC and Cage Warriors brass were able to work together and make the fight happen. The scores were 30-27, 30-26, 30-26. Fabinski was originally was supposed to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov under the UFC banner, while Stewart was matched up against Marvin Vettori. The switch in plans saw them fight each other in the headliner of Cage Warriors 113, which went down from BEC Arena in Manchester, England, and streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

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Cage Warriors 113 results: Mason Jones takes lightweight belt behind closed doors in Manchester

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:17:03 +0000

Unbeaten Welshman Mason Jones rose to the occasion on the biggest night of his career to capture the vacant Cage Warriors lightweight title at Cage Warriors 113 in Manchester. The event played out to a virtually empty BEC Arena, after being moved from the show’s original venue in London due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. But the lack of fan support in the stands certainly didn’t seem to affect the performances of the fighters, who served up a succession of entertaining fights throughout the card

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Cage Warriors CEO explains ‘very simple decision’ to host event amid coronavirus concerns

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:53:21 +0000

Friday’s Cage Warriors 113 event was going to go forward come hell or high water, according to company CEO Graham Boylan. Despite every other noteworthy MMA promotion closing up shop during the coronavirus pandemic (although the UFC tried its hardest to proceed ), Cage Warriors opted to stage the event, fighting through all type of obstacles along the way. One of those obstacles included shifting the entire event from London to Manchester, England, on less than a week’s notice. The event ultimately took place from BEC Arena and streamed on UFC Fight Pass. During the broadcast, Boylan explained why simply postponing the show like the overwhelming majority of global sporting events was a non-option in his eyes.

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Coner Hignett stages massive comeback, KOs Darren O’Gorman at Cage Warriors 113

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:53:21 +0000

Coner Hignett lived up to his nickname of “The Hand Grenade” at Cage Warriors 113 when he blew up for a brilliant win over Darren O’Gorman. Hignett (8-5) pulled off one of the best comebacks and knockouts of the year thus far when he stopped O’Gorman (6-5) in the third round of their flyweight matchup, which took place at BEC Arena in Manchester, England, and streamed on ESPN+. A series of precise and powerful right hands were the culprit behind Hignett’s comeback, which you can watch below (via Twitter ): Hignett’s comeback to win truly came from the brink of defeat. Aside from the finish, O’Gorman was in control of the action for almost the entirety of the contest, including a deep triangle choke that was in place for several minutes. Ultimately, Hignett endured the adversity before finding a home for his beautiful fight-ending series of punches. The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space

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Cage Warriors 113 live results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:59:34 +0000

With the rest of the MMA world on virtual shutdown, all eyes will be on Manchester, England, on Friday when U.K.-based promotion Cage Warriors moves ahead with its latest event. The behind-closed-doors Cage Warriors 113 was moved to Manchester’s BEC Arena earlier in the week due to the shutdown of the original venue, London’s Indigo at The O2. The promotion remained determined in its quest to keep the event alive and put on a show for MMA fans around the world. Understandably, the card is full of U.K. and Irish fighters, as well as a few European names who already had traveled to England prior to the coronavirus shutdown. It also features a first: a UFC fight in a non-UFC event

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