CWFC 73: INMAN vs. LONG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The card is now set for Cage Warriors 73 at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on Saturday, November 1, with the addition of a welterweight bout between Lew Long and Matt Inman; featherweight contest between Paddy Pimblett and Stephen Martin also booked; Kyle Redfearn replaces the injured Chris Scott against Leeroy Barnes; CWFC 73 tickets available from £35 (plus booking) fee via CageWarriors.com.   (London, United Kingdom | Tuesday, October 7, 2014) - The card is now set for Cage Warriors 73, which will take place on Saturday, November 1, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England. Officials have today confirmed an intriguing welterweight contest for the main card of CWFC’s twelfth event of the year, with Matt Inman and Lew Long scheduled to lock horns. Inman (13-6) returns to action for the first time since May, when he saw a four-fight win streak snapped by Mauro Chimento at Cage Warriors 68 in Liverpool. Prior to that loss, Inman had climbed towards the summit of CWFC’s welterweight division with a run of victories that included a first-round submission of title challenger Mohsen Bahari. The 28-year-old Englishman, who fights out of the SBG camp in Manchester, has taken all but one of his thirteen professional wins inside the distance, with an equal number of submission and (T)KO finishes on his ledger. “I’m really looking forward to being back in the cage, especially in Newcastle where I’ve fought several times before,” said Inman, who graduated with a law diploma earlier this year. “I’ve been working extremely hard and I’ve made a lot of improvements since my last fight. I’ll look like a completely different fighter on November 1 in Newcastle.” Having made a successful CWFC welterweight debut against Steve Dinsdale at CWFC 72 last month, Welshman Long (8-3) will be looking to put consecutive wins together for the first time since joining the Cage Warriors roster in 2012. A judo and kickboxing black belt, the former lightweight holds other notable victories over Diego Vital and former Ultimate Fighter contestant Mark Glover. Long, 25, said: “I can’t wait for this fight. I’m looking forward to getting another win, which will be my third on Cage Warriors, against a good opponent in Matt Inman.” Meanwhile, a featherweight contest between Paddy Pimblett and Stephen Martin has also been added to the bill for CWFC 73, while Kyle Redfearn has stepped in to face Leeroy Barnes in a middleweight bout following the withdrawal of Chris Scott due to injury. Cage Warriors 73 will be headlined by the CWFC lightweight world title meeting of defending champion Stevie Ray and challenger Curt Warburton. Check out the finalised fight card below… Cage Warriors 73 Stevie Ray vs. Curt Warburton Juan Manuel Suarez vs. Jimmy Wallhead Alex Enlund vs. Nad Narimani Moktar Benkaci vs. Ronnie Mann Shaj Haque vs. Damien Rooney Matt Inman vs. Lew Long Brett Caswell vs. Marcin Lasota Liam James vs. Dean Trueman Leeroy Barnes vs. Kyle Redfearn Stephen Martin vs. Paddy Pimblett Mark Connor vs. Ian Malone Ellis Hampson vs. Lewis Monarch Irene Cabello vs. Vanessa Reinsch Michael Abbott vs. Paul Gregson Priced from £35 plus booking fee, tickets for CWFC 73 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Saturday, November 1, are currently available to purchase. Click HERE to get yours.   For the latest Cage Warriors Fighting Championship news and updates, keep track of us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. View past CWFC action, free and on-demand, online via Cage Warriors TV.

www.CageWarriors.com CAGE WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP is Europe's leading and longest-running mixed martial arts promotion. An Irish-owned brand with offices in the UK, Ireland and Jordan, CWFC is the sport's fastest-growing organisation, having staged 80 events in 12 countries across three different continents since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of biggest stars of MMA's past, present and future, Cage Warriors' broadcast footprint spans 140 million homes worldwide via a network of partners that includes Channel 4, FOX Sports, ESPN, Viasat and Setanta Sports.

CWFC 64: Fight card update

London, England (January 30, 2014) - The addition of the meeting of Matt Inman and Gregor Weibel is one of several updates to the bill for Cage Warriors 64, which takes place at The Forum in Kentish Town, London, on Saturday, February 15.

The exciting welterweight contest is one of four bouts that officials have today announced for the card for CWFC’s opening event of 2014, while injuries have also led to two enforced changes.

Click HERE for the full press release.

Update: Cage Warriors 61

London, United Kingdom (November 22, 2013) - Several bouts have today been confirmed for Cage Warriors 61, which is set to take place in Baghdad on Saturday, December 14.

The historic event, CWFC’s 13th of the year, will see Iraq become the eighth country to host Cage Warriors Fighting Championship in 2013.

CWFC 61 is to be headlined by a welterweight contest between Matt Inman (12-5) and Bruno Carvalho (15-7), two fighters who have had contrasting recent fortunes.

Click HERE for the full press release...

Cage Warriors 52: Inman v Mason, Fishgold v O'Keeffe

London, England (January 22, 2013) - MATT INMAN and Chris Fishgold will make their CWFC debuts in London on March 9 following the addition of another two bouts to the card for Cage Warriors 52.

The event, booked to take place at the HMV Forum, will be headlined by a welterweight title bout between Cathal Pendred and defending champion Gael Grimaud.

Cage Warriors 52 will now also feature a welterweight bout between Inman and CWFC veteran Jack Mason, with Fishgold and Steve O’Keeffe set to collide at featherweight.

Inman (9-4), who signed an exclusive five-fight deal with Cage Warriors last week, is ranked as one of the UK’s top 20 welterweights and has taken eight of his nine wins by first-round stoppage.

Mason (22-11) will be appearing on a Cage Warriors card for the eighth time in his career and put together a 5-2 overall record last year, which included CWFC wins over Tommy Quinn and Florent Betorangal.

Meanwhile, Chris Fishgold will finally make his first appearance in the organisation after his highly-anticipated clash with Robert Whiteford at Cage Warriors 50 in Glasgow last month had to be cancelled when his opponent sustained an injury.

Fishgold (7-0), who fights out of Next Generation, is exclusively contracted to Cage Warriors. The unbeaten 20-year-old has taken six of his seven wins by submission.

O’Keeffe (6-2), a veteran of three CWFC bouts, holds notable wins over Artem Lobov and Jeremy Petley. The 26-year-old will be returning to action for the first time since seeing a six-fight win streak snapped by CWFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor at Cage Warriors 45 last February.

More Cage Warriors 52 bouts will be announced in the coming days. Keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.

Tickets for Cage Warriors 52, which takes place at London’s HMV Forum on March 9, are available to purchase HERE.

Cage Warriors 52: Inman v Mason, Fishgold v O'Keeffe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London, England (January 22, 2013) - MATT INMAN and Chris Fishgold will make their CWFC debuts in London on March 9 following the addition of another two bouts to the card for Cage Warriors 52.

The event, booked to take place at the HMV Forum, will be headlined by a welterweight title bout between Cathal Pendred and defending champion Gael Grimaud.

Cage Warriors 52 will now also feature a welterweight bout between Inman and CWFC veteran Jack Mason (pictured), with Fishgold and Steve O’Keeffe set to collide at featherweight.

Inman (9-4), who signed an exclusive five-fight deal with Cage Warriors last week, is ranked as one of the UK’s top 20 welterweights and has taken eight of his nine wins by first-round stoppage.

Mason (22-11) will be appearing on a Cage Warriors card for the eighth time in his career and put together a 5-2 overall record last year, which included CWFC wins over Tommy Quinn and Florent Betorangal.

Meanwhile, Chris Fishgold will finally make his first appearance in the organisation after his highly-anticipated clash with Robert Whiteford at Cage Warriors 50 in Glasgow last month had to be cancelled when his opponent sustained an injury.

Fishgold (7-0), who fights out of Next Generation, is exclusively contracted to Cage Warriors. The unbeaten 20-year-old has taken six of his seven wins by submission.

O’Keeffe (6-2), a veteran of three CWFC bouts, holds notable wins over Artem Lobov and Jeremy Petley. The 26-year-old will be returning to action for the first time since seeing a six-fight win streak snapped by CWFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor at Cage Warriors 45 last February.

More Cage Warriors 52 bouts will be announced in the coming days. Keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.

Tickets for Cage Warriors 52, which takes place at London’s HMV Forum on March 9, are available to purchase HERE.

Trio join CWFC roster

London, England (January 18, 2013) - TOMMY QUINN, Ryan Roddy and Matt Inman have been added to Cage Warriors Fighting Championship’s roster of fighters.

All three have signed five-fight deals to compete exclusively for Cage Warriors for the next 18 months.

Quinn (5-1), a 23-year-old Irish welterweight, fought twice for CWFC in 2012.

The Derry native rebounded from a loss to Jack Mason at Cage Warriors 47 to defeat Philip Mulpeter at Cage Warriors 51 in Dublin on December 31.

“It’s a great privilege to have signed with Cage Warriors,” said Quinn. “I always know I’m going to get good fights from Ian Dean and Graham Boylan.

“This also gives me security for my future because I know I’ll be well looked after, both as a fighter and a person. What more could I ask for?”

Roddy (5-1) also hails from Derry and made his CWFC debut on New Year’s Eve.

Despite suffering a second-round submission loss to Paul Redmond, the previously unbeaten 23-year-old lightweight impressed enough to secure a five-fight deal.

Roddy said: “I’m signed to the best show in Europe so I couldn’t be happier right now. This is a great opportunity for me and I want to thank Cage Warriors and my manager for this chance.”

Inman (9-4) has taken all nine of his wins by stoppage, eight of which have come inside the first round.

The 26-year-old Manchester welterweight will make his debut for the organisation on March 9 at Cage Warriors 52.

“I’m really happy with the contract,” said Inman. “It’s both exciting and daunting to think I’ll now be fighting on the biggest show in Europe.

“They’ve got a very deep welterweight division but I’m absolutely committed to taking this opportunity and performing well.”