Cage Warriors 51: Brum v Benkaci

London, England (December 14, 2012) - JAMES BRUM will aim for his fourth CWFC win of 2012 when he takes on Moktar Benkaci at Cage Warriors 51 on New Year’s Eve.

The pair will clash in a bantamweight bout on the December 31 card at The Helix in Dublin for Cage Warriors’ second visit to the Irish capital this year.

The event will be co-headlined by a pair of title bouts as Chris Fields defends his middleweight strap for the first time against Jesse Taylor, followed by the meeting of Conor McGregor and Ivan Buchinger for the vacant lightweight belt.

Brum (10-2), who trains alongside UFC flyweight Phil Harris at Portsmouth’s Gym 01, has made massive strides in the 135lbs division this year, rising to fourth in the European rankings courtesy of wins over Leandro Gontijo, Thomas Back and James Saville.

Benkaci (8-3), a highly-rated Frenchman with an impressive CV, moves down to bantamweight to face Brum having dropped a decision loss to top-ten European featherweight Joni Salovaara in October.

Tickets for Cage Warriors 51 are on sale HERE. With more bouts still to be announced, keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.

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McGregor v Buchinger

Fields v Taylor

Daly v Kankaanpaa

Sheil v Mason

James v Philpott

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Redmond v Roddy

Brum v Benkaci

Mulpeter v Quinn

Watts v Fadipe

Photo: James Brum (Dolly Clew/Cage Warriors)

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Cage Warriors 51: Fields v Taylor

London, England (December 11, 2012) - CHRIS FIELDS will make his first defence of the CWFC middleweight title in his hometown of Dublin on New Year's Eve.

Fields, who captured the vacant title courtesy of his win over Pavel Kusch in the final of this year's middleweight tournament, will put the belt on the line against Jesse Taylor at Cage Warriors 51 on December 31, as the organisation brings the curtain down on a hugely successful year with a 12th event.

Taylor (23-9), who fights out of Team Quest in California, is a UFC, Strikeforce and Dream veteran who holds notable victories over the likes of Tom Watson and Chris Camozzi.

The 28-year-old has returned to 185lbs since his welterweight loss to Gael Grimaud at CWFC Fight Night 6: Bahrain in May, embarking on a three-fight win streak to catapult himself into middleweight title contention.

Fields (10-4), dominated Kusch in September at CWFC Fight Night 7: Jordan, forcing a third-round referee stoppage to secure the title.

The 29-year-old Irishman also impressed back in February with a first-round TKO of Jack Mason at Cage Warriors 45 in London.

“Our middleweight tournament has made it a very busy year for the division and we’ve had to deal with a lot of injuries to our top contenders, but Jesse Taylor has put together some very impressive wins recently and will be a worthy challenger for the belt on New Year’s Eve,” said Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan.

Conor McGregor, a team-mate of Chris Fields at SBG Ireland and the reigning CWFC featherweight champion, will aim to make history in the co-main event at Cage Warriors 51 by also clinching the lightweight title at the expense of Ivan Buchinger.

Tickets for Cage Warriors 51 are on sale HERE. With more bouts still to be announced, keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.

MAIN CARD

McGregor v Buchinger

Fields v Taylor

Daly v Kankaanpaa

Sheil v Mason

James v Philpott

PRELIMINARY CARD

Redmond v Roddy

Mulpeter v Quinn

Watts v Fadipe

Photos: Chris Fields - Tommy Lakes; Jesse Taylor - Dolly Clew/Cage Warriors