In the main event, home country hero Jack Shore remained unbeaten and raised the bantamweight title for Wales. In a near flawless performance, Shore shut down Mike Ekundayo’s takedown attempts and dominated the fight both on the feet and on the mat, securing a devastating TKO in the third round. It was total control for Shore in his most impressive performance to date, on a night that’ll go down in Welsh fighting history.

It was a perfect time to announce Cage Warriors’ return to Cardiff for CW104, which will take place on April 27th back at the Viola arena with Wales’ newly crowned champion on the bill.

In the co-main, the coveted Cage Warriors featherweight title that launched the careers of fighters such as Conor McGregor found a new home. Dean Trueman lifted the belt after a hard-fought battle with Aiden Lee that had the crowd on it’s feet. Lee threatened early on with numerous submission attempts, but the relentless grit and determination we’ve come to expect from Trueman won through and he struck his way to a third-round TKO.

Welshman Aaron Khalid brought home another win for the home crowd with a submission over Håkon Foss, and Nicolas Dalby weathered an early grappling onslaught by Phil Mulpeter to finish the Irishman with strikes. After the fight, Dalby had one thing on his mind – the welterweight belt currently held by Ross Houston, who was in attendance at the Viola Arena alongside current and former CW champs Brett Johns, Nathaniel Wood, Jack Marshman and Paddy Pimblett.

Scotland’s Scott Malone opened up the Main Card with a seamless first-round submission over home favourite Josh Reed, climbing ever further toward the coveted bantamweight title now held by Jack Shore.

Every fight on the pro prelims also ended within the distance, with 4 out of the 5 in the very first round, making CW100’s undercard one of the most explosive in their 16-year history. Alex Lohoré picked up yet another knockout win over a high ranked opponent in Tim Barnett, and Rhys McKee made his CW debut in style with a stunning TKO over Jefferson George. Aiden Stephen and Brett Hassett both impressed with high-level submission finishes.

Perhaps the most impressive of the prelims was Jai Herbert’s huge win over Joe McColgan, dispatching the Irishman just two minutes into the first round with a furious barrage of strikes. As he stated in his post-fight interview, “the division’s on notice now.”

Before the mammoth pro card, the night began with the Cage Warriors Academy Grand Prix finals, when 7 amateur winners were crowned the top in their divisions. Highlights included first-round finishes for Ismar Blagoje, Oban Elliot and Nathan Fletcher.

The full CW100 results are below:

Main Card

• Jack Shore def. Mike Ekundayo via TKO (Round 3)
• Dean Trueman def. Aiden Lee via TKO (Round 3)
• Aaron Khalid def. Håkon Foss via submission (Round 2)
• Nicolas Dalby def. Phil Mulpeter via TKO (Round 3)
• Scott Malone def. Josh Reed via submission (Round 1)

Pro Prelims

• Alex Lohoré def. Tim Barnett via TKO (Round 1)
• Rhys McKee def. Jefferson George via TKO (Round 1)
• Aiden Stephen def. Kris Edwards via submission (Round 2)
• Jai Herbert def. Joe McColgan via TKO (Round 1)
• Brett Hassett def. Michael Corston via submission (Round 1)

CWA Grand Prix finals

• Ismar Blagoje def. Dawid Piotrowicz via submission (Round 1)
• Christian Duncan def. Rafal Nauberg via a submission (Round 2)
• Oban Elliot def. Danny Dixon by submission (Round 1)
• Danny Williams def. Jordan Peake via unanimous decision
• Chris Sterling def. Liam Molly via unanimous decision
• Nathan Fletcher def. Jack Eglin via submission (Round 1)
• Muhidin Abubakar def. Ciaran Muholland via unanimous decision

Amateur Card

• Jack Tucker def. Kieren Bennett via TKO (Round 2)
• Sean Scrivens def. Joe Macefield via unanimous decision

Next up for Cage Warriors is their much-anticipated return to Liverpool for CW101 on February 16th.

Webb came into the bout on a run of three consecutive rear-naked choke submission victories, but he showcased striking power against a noted knockout artist as he stunned Jason Radcliffe with a left hook that upset the Londoner’s equilibrium and forced him to the canvas.

Webb moved in to finish the fight and referee Rich Mitchell called a halt to the action at the 1:26 mark as Webb positioned himself for a possible run at the middleweight title in 2019.

In the night’s co-main event, “Capcom” Cory Tait made a winning return to Cage Warriors with a crushing body-shot TKO of Gavin Kelly in their bantamweight contest.

Tait’s last appearance in Cage Warriors came back in 2014 and the man known for his spectacular strikes went back to basics for his attention-grabbing finish, as he landed a perfectly-placed body shot to secure a first-round TKO finish.

Danish featherweight Mads Burnell was cracked hard by a powerful uppercut from Lukasz Rajewski early in their bout, but the submission ace showed great powers of recovery before taking over and finishing his opponent via rear-naked choke submission.

“Mr. Bag and Tag” Nathan Jones battled all the way to the scorecards with Cage Warriors veteran Brad Wheeler in their welterweight contest as he ran out a unanimous decision victory.

And in the opening bout of the night “Young Gun” Jamie Richardson survived a heel-hook attempt from Phil Wells before turning the tables and finishing his opponent with elbows for an impressive first-round TKO win.

The full card results are below:

MAIN CARD

• Jason Radcliffe vs James Webb (middleweight) via TKO (punch) after 1:26 of Round 1
• Cory Tait defeats Gavin Kelly via TKO (body shot) after 2:40 of Round 1
• Mads Burnell defeated Lukasz Rajewski via submission (rear-naked choke) after 3:23 of Round 1
• Nathan Jones defeated Brad Wheeler via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Jamie Richardson defeated Phil Wells via TKO (elbows) after 4:40 of Round 1

PRO PRELIMS

• Mehdi “Iron” Ben Lakhdhar defeated Craig Edwards via TKO (knees and punches) after 3:02 of Round 1
• Steve Aimable defeated Josh Abraham via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-26)

AMATEUR PRELIMS

• Eric Veyrier defeated Steve Riformato via TKO (punches) after 0:43 of Round 1 (Veyrier wins vacant Cage Warriors Academy South East Middleweight Title)
• Eduardo Gonzalez-Ayala defeated Gabriele Varesano via submission (armbar) after 1:26 of Round 1
• Chey Veal defeated Mik Pereira via submission (armbar) after 2:54 of Round 2
• Emanuele Palumbo defeated Kim Bravie via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (Palumbo wins vacant Cage Warriors Academy South East Lightweight Title)
• Ian Garry defeated Guolaugar Einarsson via TKO (punches) after 2:37 of Round 1

Nathan Greyson’s spectacular knockout win to win the belt at CW92 sent shockwaves through the European flyweight ranks and positioned him as one of the most dangerous men in Europe at 125lbs. Greyson has knocked out his last three opponents and is confident he can do the same to this Saturday’s challenger.

“Line them all up. I’m knocking them down like bowling pins,” says Greyson. “Bring them all. I’m here for world domination, nothing less.”

Meeting Greyson under the Cage Warriors lights is Irish prospect Blaine O’Driscoll, who returns to the cage after a first-round submission victory over Aaron Robinson in May. O’Driscoll is trained by head coach John Kavanagh at SBG Ireland (home of former two-weight Cage Warriors champion Conor McGregor), making his Cage Warriors debut with a record of 6-2 and finishes in his last three wins.

Other big names stepping up to fight this weekend include Mads Burnell, who makes his CW debut after a 3-fight run with the UFC. He faces Polish lightweight Lukasz Rajewski on the CW99 main card.

Appearances from South-East England names Steve Aimable, Craig Edwards and James Webb will ensure that the home fans have plenty to shout about at the Charter Hall.

Main Card (order TBC)

• Nathan Greyson vs Blaine O’Driscoll (Flyweight Title Fight)
• Mads Burnell vs  Lukasz Rajewski (Featherweight)
• Gavin Kelly vs Cory Tait (Bantamweight)
• James Webb vs Jason Radcliffe (Middleweight)
• Nathan Jones vs Brad Wheeler (Welterweight)

Pro Prelims (order TBC)

• Phil Wells vs Jamie Richardson (Welterweight)
• Steve Aimable vs Josh Abraham (Featherweight)
• Craig Edwards vs Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar (Lightweight)

Amateur Card

• Eric Veyrier vs Steve Riformato (Amateur Middleweight Title Fight)
• Kim Bravie vs PK Zadeh (Amateur Lightweight Title Fight)
• Jack Bartlett vs Jason Russell (Featherweight)
• Eduardo Gonzalez vs Ethan Barry (Welterweight)
• Chey Veal vs Mik Pereira (Flyweight)

Tickets for CW99 are very limited but still available.

Among the announcements, the promotion have confirmed that undefeated Welsh star Jack Shore (9-0-0) will be fighting for the Cage Warriors bantamweight title.

“I can’t thank the Welsh fans enough for the support they’ve shown me throughout my career, and now its time to finally bring the title home for them,” says Shore. “Cage Warriors in Cardiff was an unforgettable night and CW100 will top it. I’ll make sure of that.”

Another of Europe’s most talked-about young prospects is Paddy Pimblett (14-3-0), who will also appear at CW100. Pimblett has provided Cage Warriors fans with some of the craziest memories in the promotions 16-year history, and is ready to step up for their biggest night yet.

“Cage Warriors 100 is a historic night for European MMA and so they need the Baddy there,” said Pimblett. “The Welsh fans always show love so I can’t wait to put on a show for them. Like everyone already knows, I’m never in a boring fight.”

Also confirmed for the CW100 card is the return of UFC veteran and former Cage Warriors champ Nicolas Dalby (15-3-1), Northern Irish lightweight Joe McColgan (4-1-0) and a pair of Welsh fan favourites in the shape of Josh Reed (7-2-0) and Kris Edwards (12-10-0).

The night will also feature a title fight between the finalists of Cage Warriors’ featherweight title tournament, to be decided at CW98 this month. That’s at least two title fights confirmed for December 8th!

“I’m going to have to turn my phone off, because every fighter on the roster is calling me up wanting a piece of CW100,” said Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan. “I can promise fans a night like no other for this one. This event is for everyone who’s followed us on the Cage Warriors journey until now.”

Many more big names are still to be announced. Tickets for CW100 are on sale HERE, with a very limited run of early birds at 20% off. Joint tickets to both CW100 and Polaris 8 (which takes place on Sunday 8th) are also available at a discounted price.

Merseyside is now hailed for its fighting brawn. In recent years it has been propelled by names such as UFC title challenger Darren Till, Cage Warriors’ fan favourite Paddy Pimblett, boxing star Tony Bellew and once Cage Warriors champion and UFC newcomer Molly McCann. With notable names like that being produced on a somewhat regular basis, it is clear to see why there is a certain buzz in the fighting world around the talent that has recently emerged from the area.

On September 1st at Cage Warriors 96 in Liverpool, nestled well within the undercard, a certain fresh-faced flyweight had an excited Scouse crowd on their feet with a violent and fast-paced first-round finish.

Liam Gittins, originally fighting out of the coastal town of Southport, has recently taken the plunge into the Cage Warriors professional circuit. A standout in the amateur and regional leagues under the Cage Warriors Academy North West banner where he cemented his reputation by winning the Cage Warriors Academy North West flyweight strap, he has had the advantage of encountering high-level matchups even before his professional debut back in April 2018.

Cage Warriors Academy North West is at the forefront of sculpting talented young fighters from the area into future professional calibre mixed martial artists ready for the bigger leagues of the main Cage Warriors promotion. Prior to going pro, Gittins touched gloves with highly regarded competition such as John Hughes, Belfast’s Ciaran Mulholland and Welshman Ben Milnes to name a few, earning him a wealth of experience in the early stages of his journey in the sport to gather himself an impressive 11-2 amateur record. This has paid dividends as he sports a professional record of 3-0, all of his wins by knockout and boasts a seven-win streak in total. Not bad for a flyweight eh?

In his initial pro fight against Iain Postlethwaite at Almighty Fighting Championship 8 in April, Liam made a serious statement. He put a stamp on his pro career by taking the centre of the cage from the bell and putting together some fluid combinations. Postlethwaite ended up on his back and Gittins took full advantage by working in the guard, getting off some effective and consistent ground strikes, also avoiding an armbar attempt in the process. The last 20 seconds seen Postlethwaite against the cage with an unrelenting Liam throwing a barrage of shin and leather until the referee waved away the contest.

No one can deny, a young homegrown flyweight fighter that can put together three consecutive first-round knockouts is a great investment for a professional MMA promotion. Cage Warriors have taken that opportunity and added Liam to their flyweight roster – another example of how the Cage Warriors Academy is a tremendously savvy idea.

Liam’s debut under the bright lights of Cage Warriors came at Cage Warriors 96 in Liverpool on September 1st. In front of a passionate home crowd at the Liverpool Echo Arena, his stage was set. His opponent: technical Spaniard Kevin Cordero Lopez. Coming into the CW96 clash, Cordero Lopez was on a five-fight win streak at the professional level. He no doubt held the edge over Gittins in the experience department, fighting on the professional circuits over a year longer.

The fight was basically a carbon copy of Gittins’s other professional fights – a good old throw-down that seen wicked combinations and wild exchanges from the offset. However, it gave Liam a chance to show his durability and tenacity. This one wasn’t to have as much one-way traffic and seen Gittins get clipped 30 seconds in whilst trying to close the distance. Undeterred, he pushed forward and slammed Lopez to the mat with a well-timed, yet slightly rushed takedown. After a close scramble from an improvised choke, Gittins got back to his feet and kept the pressure going.

One fundamental strength Gittins possesses is the natural ability to stay in his opponents pocket (by all means where he wants it). Through lateral movement and intelligent cage control, he is able to make the cage feel very small. This attribute is tried and tested in his career up to now and seems to consistently overwhelm the opponent into making mistakes. Heavy hands, durability and forward pressure seem to be the winning concoction for “The Nightmare”, where time to find space and reset is a luxury when you’re across the cage from him.

After a looping right hand connects to Lopez’s chin with around one minute to tick in the first round, Lopez shows that split second look of blankness on his face. Naturally, Gittins unloads with a high paced onslaught of punches, step-in elbows and body shots until veteran referee, Mark Goddard decides he needs to step in and save Lopez from any further damage.

As the Liverpudlian crowd celebrates, a certain feeling of excitement buzzed around the Echo. Not simply an excitement felt after a home team fighter gets the “W”, but that feeling of primitive attachment when a fighter captures the love and support from their city.

As Gittins is developing, he is cementing himself as one of Merseyside’s own. Young, talented and game, the potential he has in his favour is something special. The fan base he has accrued in such a short space of time speaks volumes, and no doubt this will pay dividends in his future in the sport. At this present moment, Gittins is an attractive commodity in the world of professional MMA and should he keep keepin’ on, a prosperous future is on the horizon.

– Brad Dalrymple

Follow me on Twitter @Brad_MMA

The main event sees a bantamweight title fight between ZKJ’s Ciaran Breslin and Fight Academy Ireland’s Glenn McVeigh for the Cage Warriors Academy Ireland bantamweight Title.

Also on this card, local fighter Ciaran Mulholland takes on Francis Breen of England. However, make no mistake, the rest of the card also has a multitude of talent going head to head. I will give you a little bit of background on a few of the guys that will be competing below.

The results will be updated as they happen below and on the @MMAMotion Twitter account.

Full Card:

• Glenn McVeigh def. Ciaran Breslin via. Unanimous Decision
• Nathan Fletcher def. Caolan Loughran via Unanimous Decision
• Ciaran Mulholland def. Francis Breen via Submission (RNC) – Round 1
• Paddy Wilkinson def. Nate Enright via KO (Punches) – Round 2
• Emil Piatek def. Aaron Devlin via TKO (GNP) – Round 3
• Ervins Linmeiers def. Dan Holohan via KO – Round 1
• Stephen O’Neil def. Graham Sheehan via KO – Round 3
• Stephen O’Driscoll def. Karl Dixon via TKO (GNP) – Round 2
• Patrick McNally def. Jamie Bissett via Submission (Armbar) -Round 1
• Ruari Lavery def. Gary Lavery via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1
• Oran Hutton def. Joe Jordan via Unanimous Decision
• Gers Harris def. Daryl Whyte via submission (armbar) – Round 2
• Mickey Byrne def. Taylor Quinn via Unanimous decision

The Academy develops young, talented fighters through the ranks of amateur, and then feeds them into the main Cage Warriors promotion. Highly touted UK and Irish talents such as Cory McKenna and Cage Warriors’ new signing Liam Gittins and all have worked their way up in the development program.

The main event sees a bantamweight title fight between ZKJ’s Ciaran Breslin and Fight Academy Ireland’s Glenn McVeigh. Also on this card as well we also see two very important Cage Warriors Academy bouts as local fighter Ciaran Mulholland takes on Francis Breen of England.

However, make no mistake, the rest of the card also has a multitude of talent going head to head. I will give you a little bit of background on a few of the guys that will be competing below.

Ciaran Breslin (5-6 Amateur)

Zanshin Karate Jutsu’s and Belfast native Ciaran Breslin is tactical Karate fighter, with three of his victories coming via decision, one via TKO and one via submission (both in the 3rd round). Coming out of the 2018 IMMAF Championships with two victories and one defeat, his confidence will be high after proving his skills at the highest amateur level.

With two of his six losses, coming via submission, one could guess that his vulnerability lies in the grappling department, while not completely incompetent, his losses have been against grappling heavy opponents. However, it is also clear that Ciaran Breslin has an exciting style and always comes to fight. Breslin had an extremely tough when he takes on highly touted prospect Glenn McVeigh, who is undefeated as a professional and also 5-3 as an amateur.

Glenn McVeigh (1-0 Pro, 5-3 Amateur)

Showing pits of heart with an impressive Guillotine victory against Brandon Myers to secure the Cage Legacy featherweight championship, McVeigh extended his win streak to an impressive 4 wins in a row. His ability to survive adversity was on full display as he survived an early rear-naked choke to eventually win by Guillotine.

Fighting out of a very good gym in Belfast’s Fight Academy Ireland, Glenn is a well-rounded fighter with multiple wins by decision and submission. McVeigh also possesses great striking attributes but he will go into his fight with Breslin’ as a big favourite. If he can get the job done he will add the Cage Warriors Academy belt to his collection. McVeigh has also shown

Ciaran Mulholland (7-6 Amateur)

Ciaran Mulholland is currently holding the Cage Warriors South East 125lb championship. He is a Rangy Grappler with a finish-first mentality – all seven victories coming inside the distance.

Mulholland, 22, has already had 13 amateur fights under his belt. Fighting the majority of his career at flyweight, he has also dipped his toe into the bantamweight weight class and has shown a vast repertoire of skills that would certainly fair well in the professional ranks.

Mulholland is a submission specialist and in the last 12 months has finished three of his wins by that very method. He defeated Jack Eglin via first round Armbar in order to secure his strap, a first-round armbar on Jack Temple, and a second round Guillotine choke against SBG prospect Dylan O’Donovan at the 2018 IMMAF Championships.

The semi-finals of the Cage Warriors Academy Grand Prix goes down on September 8th at the Devenish Complex, Finaghy Road North, Belfast. Follow along with us at @MMAMotion for all of the results and post-fight content.

CW96, Cage Warriors’ biggest Liverpool card of 2018, hits the Echo Arena on Saturday 1st September with two world titles at the top of a stacked card. In the main event, local hero and former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett will bid to become the organisation’s lightweight world champion when he takes on in-form Norwegian ‘The True Viking’ Søren Bak for the vacant 155lb title.

The four-fight main card also features the latest bout in the career of rising English lightweight Jack Grant, who will look to extend his winning streak to six with a victory over Aleksi Mäntykivi. And the main card will kick off with the return of former Cage Warriors welterweight champion Nicolas “Locomotivo” Dalby, who will take on undefeated Italian prospect Roberto ‘Minotauro’ Allegretti.

Results will be updated below and on the @MMAMotion Twitter page:

Main Card

• Søren Bak def. Paddy Pimblett via Unanimous Decision
• Jonas Billstein def. Mick Stanton via submission
• Jack Grant def. Aleksi Mäntykivi via KO (Round 1)
• Nicolas Dalby def. Roberto Allegretti via submission (Round 2)
• Tim Barnett vs. Matthew Bonner majority Draw

Preliminary Card

• Mahmod Faour def. Elliot Jenkins via TKO (Round 2)
• Sam Creasey def. Coner Hignett via TKO (Round 1)
• Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar def. Anthony O’Connor via KO (Round 2)
• Liam Gittins def. Kevin Cordero Lopez via KO (Round 1)

To add to the excitement, an underdog story for the ages has emerged in the Middleweight division, as Liverpudlian welterweight Mick Stanton moves up a weight class and steps in at 24 hours’ notice to challenge for the belt in his home city.

The CW96 main event will go ahead tomorrow night, as both Paddy Pimblett and Søren Bak successfully came in under the 155lb championship limit. Pimblett came in at a trim 154.3lbs for his lightweight title clash against ‘The True Viking’ Søren Bak, who also had no issues with the scale, weighing in at exactly the same weight as ‘The Baddy’.

Lee Chadwick came in over the 185lb championship weight for his title defence against German contender Jonas Billstein, and was stripped of his belt on the scale. The Middleweight title will now be contested between Billstein and Mick Stanton, who is moving up a weight class and stepping in at 24 hours’ notice to challenge for the newly-vacated belt.

The second lightweight bout on the main card between Jack Grant and Aleksi Mäntykivi also produced no weigh-in woes, as they tipped the scales at 154.8lbs and 155.8lbs respectively.

And the welterweight clash between UFC veteran Nicolas Dalby (170.4lbs) and Roberto Allegretti (170.5lbs) was also made official with their successful stints on the scale.

Cage Warriors’ new signing Tim Barnett hit 170lbs on the nose for his promotional debut against Matthew Bonner (170.2lbs), a fight which has been moved up to the CW96 main card, broadcast live from 9pm on BT Sport 1 and UFC Fight Pass tomorrow night. Elsewhere on the bill, Flyweight contenders Sam Creasey (125.9lbs) and Coner Hignett (125.7lbs) both looked in the shape of their lives ahead of their eagerly-anticipated matchup.

The CW96 Main Card (from 9pm) will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1 and UFC Fight Pass, with the pro prelims, streamed LIVE and FREE from 6:30pm via The Sport Bible Facebook page.

The last remaining tickets for Cage Warriors’ last and biggest Liverpool outing of 2018 are available here, or at the Echo Arena box office on the night.

Main Card

• Paddy Pimblett (154.3) vs Søren Bak (154.3) – Lightweight title bout
• Jonas Billstein (184.4) vs Mick Stanton (184) – Middleweight title bout
• Jack Grant (154.8) vs Aleksi Mäntykivi (155.8) – Lightweight bout
• Nicolas Dalby (170.4) vs Roberto Allegretti (170.5) – Welterweight bout
• Tim Barnett (170.2) vs Matthew Bonner (170) – Welterweight bout

Pro Preliminary Card

• Elliot Jenkins (155.1) vs Mahmod Faour (156) – Lightweight bout
• Coner Hignett (125.7) vs Sam Creasey (125.9) – Flyweight bout
• Anthony O’Connor (154.3) vs Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar (157.8) – Lightweight bout
• Liam Gittins (125.4) vs Kevin Cordero Lopez (125.6) – Flyweight bout

CW96, Cage Warriors’ biggest Liverpool card of 2018, hits the Echo Arena on Saturday 1st September with two world titles at the top of a stacked card.

In the main event, local hero and former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett will bid to become the organisation’s lightweight world champion when he takes on in-form Norwegian ‘The True Viking’ Søren Bak for the vacant 155lb title. Fellow Scouser and Cage Warriors middleweight world champion Lee ‘The Butcher’ Chadwick, will put his title on the line in the co-main event, as he defends his belt against German challenger Jonas Billstein.

The four-fight main card also features the latest bout in the career of rising English lightweight Jack Grant, who will look to extend his winning streak to six with a victory over Aleksi Mäntykivi. And the main card will kick off with the return of former Cage Warriors welterweight champion Nicolas “Locomotivo” Dalby, who will take on undefeated Italian prospect Roberto ‘Minotauro’ Allegretti.

The preliminary card features the Cage Warriors debut of welterweight Tim Barnett, as well a pivotal bout in the flyweight division between Sam Creasey and Coner Hignett. The night will also feature the semi-finals of the Cage Warriors Academy Grand Prix, as well as a trio of Cage Warriors Academy North West bouts.

In addition to our stacked 17-fight card, Cage Warriors 96 will also feature a special fan meet and greet session with UK MMA legend Dan Hardy, Liverpudlian UFC stars Molly McCann and Chris Fishgold and Cage Warriors ring girl Edith Labelle, which will take place at 8:30pm in the Echo Arena concourse area.

Main Card

• Paddy Pimblett vs Søren Bak (Lightweight title fight)
• Lee Chadwick vs Jonas Billstein (Middleweight title fight)
• Jack Grant vs Aleksi Mäntykivi (Lightweight)
• Nicolas Dalby vs Roberto Allegretti (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card

• Elliot Jenkins vs Mahmod Faour (Lightweight)
• Tim Barnett vs Matthew Bonner (Welterweight)
• Sam Creasey vs Coner Hignett (Flyweight)
• Anthony O’Connor vs Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar (Lightweight)
• Mick Stanton vs Mush Aslani (Welterweight)
• Liam Gittins vs Kevin Cordero Lopez (Flyweight)

Cage Warriors Academy Grand Prix Semi Finals

• Scott Harvey vs Liam Molloy (Featherweight)
• Constantine Blanita vs Danny Williams (Lightweight)
• Ivan Blanita vs Adam Cullen (Welterweight)
• Dawid Piotrowicz vs Carl Dilks (Light Heavyweight)
• Cage Warriors Academy NW bouts
• JJ Jones vs Liam Carrol
• Mike Thompson vs Sean Alpin
• Luke Bennett vs Sam Irving

Main Card (from 9pm) will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1 and UFC FightPass.

Pro Prelims will be LIVE and FREE via the Sport Bible Facebook page from 6:30pm.