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Cage Warriors
Company typePrivate
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FounderDougie Truman
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Graham Boylan
Casimir Knight
Ian Dean
Websitehttp://www.cagewarriors.com

Cage Warriors is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002.

Many big MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Gegard Mousasi, Bigfoot Silva, Jeff Monson, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred and Neil Seery, Dennis Siver.[1] CW are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East.[2]

The promotion is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the few featured promotions on UFC’s digital streaming service UFC Fight Pass. It is currently being presented by UFC presenter Layla Anna-Lee and analyst Dan Hardy, with commentators Josh Palmer and Brad Wharton.[3]

History

Cage Warriors was founded by Dougie Truman in 2001; the first event titled 'Armageddon', took place on July 27, 2002, and saw notable fighters like Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins claim victories.[4]

Irishman Graham Boylan assumed control of Cage Warriors in 2010 and expanded the promotion’s reach to mainland Europe and Asia, staging shows in England, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Bahrain.[5] The Cage Warriors head office is located in London.[6][7]

Following Cage Warriors 74 in November 2014 the promotion went into hiatus, with Boylan announcing his resignation as CEO in February 2015.

But in June 2015 Boylan announced on The MMA Hour he had acquired the promotion and would be bringing it back to prominence again.[8]

The promotion has since secured a digital broadcasting deal with the UFC to have its shows shown live across the world on UFC Fight Pass,[9] and has also brokered television broadcast deals with major broadcasters across Europe and Asia.

Cage Warriors 114 marked the first time a mixed martial arts event in the United Kingdom was officially approved by the government.[10]

Broadcast deals

Cage Warriors Events is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the few featured promotions on UFC’s digital streaming service UFC Fight Pass.[11][12]

Country Broadcaster
United Kingdom & Ireland BT Sport
FreeSports
Worldwide UFC FightPass
Balkans Sport Klub
Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland Eleven Sports Network
Bulgaria Max Sport
Eurasia (including Ukraine) Setanta Sports Eurasia
India DSports
Indonesia & Timor Leste Mola TV
Myanmar Canal+
Nordic Viasat
Spain Gol
Sub-saharan Africa StarTimes
Thailand PPTV
Turkey S Sport
Vietnam K+

Rules

Cage Warriors bouts are conducted in conjunction with local athletic commissions, using the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Cage Warriors bouts are officiated by top European officials, including British referees Marc Goddard and Rich Mitchell, and judged by world-experienced officials including Ben Cartlidge, David Lethaby and Mark Collett.

Events

Scheduled events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
140 Cage Warriors 122 March 20, 2021 York Hall London, England
139 Cage Warriors 121 March 19, 2021 York Hall London, England
138 Cage Warriors 120 March 18, 2021 York Hall London, England

Past events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
137 Cage Warriors 119 December 12, 2020 York Hall London, England
136 Cage Warriors 118 December 11, 2020 York Hall London, England
135 Cage Warriors 117 December 10, 2020 York Hall London, England
134 Cage Warriors 116 September 26, 2020 BEC Arena Manchester, England
133 Cage Warriors 115 September 25, 2020 BEC Arena Manchester, England
132 Cage Warriors 114 September 24, 2020 BEC Arena Manchester, England
131 Cage Warriors 113 March 20, 2020 BEC Arena Manchester, England
130 Cage Warriors 112 March 7, 2020 BEC Arena Manchester, England
129 Cage Warriors 111 November 22, 2019 Indigo at the O2 London, England
128 Cage Warriors 110 November 9, 2019 Neptune Stadium Cork, Ireland
127 Cage Warriors 109 October 26, 2019 Resorts World Arena Birmingham, England
126 Cage Warriors 108 October 12, 2019 Viola Arena Cardiff, Wales
125 Cage Warriors 107 September 28, 2019 Exhibition Centre Liverpool, England
124 Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 September 6, 2019 BT Sport Studios London, England
123 Cage Warriors 106 June 29, 2019 Hammersmith Apollo London, England
122 Cage Warriors 105 May 31, 2019 Charter Hall Colchester, England
121 Cage Warriors 104 April 27, 2019 Ice Arena Wales Cardiff, Wales
120 Cage Warriors 103 March 9, 2019 K.B. Hallen Copenhagen, Denmark
119 Cage Warriors 102 March 2, 2019 O2 Indigo London, England
118 Cage Warriors 101 February 16, 2019 Exhibition Centre Liverpool, England
117 Cage Warriors 100 December 8, 2018 Ice Arena Wales Cardiff, Wales
116 Cage Warriors 99 November 17, 2018 Charter Hall Colchester, England
115 Cage Warriors 98 October 20, 2018 Genting Arena Birmingham, England
114 Cage Warriors 97 September 29, 2018 Ice Arena Wales Cardiff, Wales
113 Cage Warriors 96 September 1, 2018 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
112 Cage Warriors 95 July 21, 2018 O2 Indigo London, England
111 Cage Warriors 94 June 16, 2018 Lotto Arena Antwerp, Belgium
110 Cage Warriors: Cage Warriors Academy Wales May 12, 2018 Ebbw Vale Sports Centre Ebbw Vale, Wales
109 Cage Warriors 93 April 28, 2018 Lisebergshallen Gothenburg, Sweden
108 Cage Warriors 92 March 24, 2018 O2 Indigo London, England
107 Cage Warriors 91 March 3, 2018 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
106 Cage Warriors 90 February 24, 2018 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
105 Cage Warriors: The Academy South East November 25, 2017 Charter Hall Colchester, England
104 Cage Warriors 89 November 25, 2017 Lotto Arena Antwerp, Belgium
103 Cage Warriors 88 October 28, 2017 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
102 Cage Warriors 87 October 14, 2017 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
101 Cage Warriors 86 September 16, 2017 O2 Indigo London, England
100 Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 2 September 2, 2017 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
99 Cage Warriors 85 June 24, 2017 O2 Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth, England
98 Cage Warriors: The Academy North West 1 June 17, 2017 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
97 Cage Warriors 84 June 2, 2017 O2 Indigo London, England
96 Cage Warriors 83 May 6, 2017 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
95 Cage Warriors 82 April 1, 2017 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
94 Cage Warriors: The Academy Wales March 4, 2017 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
93 Cage Warriors 81 March 4, 2017 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
92 Cage Warriors: 80 February 18, 2017 O2 Indigo London, England
91 Cage Warriors Unplugged November 12, 2016 BT Studio London, England
90 Cage Warriors: 79 October 15, 2016 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
89 Cage Warriors: 78 September 10, 2016 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
88 Cage Warriors: 77 July 8, 2016 Camden Centre London, England
87 Cage Warriors: 76 June 4, 2016 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
86 Cage Warriors 75 April 15, 2016 Camden Centre London, England
85 Cage Warriors 74 November 15, 2014 Copper Box Arena London, England
84 Cage Warriors 73 November 1, 2014 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, England
83 Cage Warriors: 72 September 13, 2014 Newport Centre Newport, Wales
82 Cage Warriors: 71 August 22, 2014 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
81 Cage Warriors: 70 August 16, 2014 The Helix Dublin, Ireland
80 Cage Warriors: 69 June 7, 2014 The Forum London, England
79 Cage Warriors: 68 May 3, 2014 Echo Arena Liverpool, England
78 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 11 April 18, 2014 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
77 Cage Warriors: 67 April 12, 2014 The LC Swansea, Wales
76 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 10 March 28, 2014 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
75 Cage Warriors: 66 March 22, 2014 Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup, Denmark
74 Cage Warriors: 65 March 1, 2014 Dublin, Ireland
73 Cage Warriors: 64 February 15, 2014 London, England
72 Cage Warriors: 63 December 31, 2013 Dublin, Ireland
71 Cage Warriors: 61 December 14, 2013 Amman, Jordan
70 Cage Warriors: 62 December 7, 2013 Newcastle, England
69 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 9 October 25, 2013 Amman, Jordan
68 Cage Warriors: 60 October 5, 2013 London, England
67 Cage Warriors: 59 September 14, 2013 Cardiff, Wales
66 Cage Warriors: 58 August 24, 2013 Grozny, Chechnya
65 Cage Warriors: 57 July 20, 2013 Liverpool, England
64 Cage Warriors: 56 July 6, 2013 London, England
63 Cage Warriors: 55 June 1, 2013 Dublin, Ireland
62 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 8 May 11, 2013 Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
61 Cage Warriors: 54 May 4, 2013 Cardiff, Wales
60 Cage Warriors: 53 April 13, 2013 Glasgow, Scotland
59 Cage Warriors: 52 March 9, 2013 London, England
58 Cage Warriors: 51 December 31, 2012 The Helix Dublin, Ireland
57 Cage Warriors: 50 December 8, 2012 Kelvin Hall Glasgow, Scotland
56 Cage Warriors: 49 October 27, 2012 St David's Hall Cardiff, Wales
55 Cage Warriors Fight Night 7 September 1, 2012 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
54 Cage Warriors: 48 July 21, 2012 The Forum London, England
53 Cage Warriors: 47 June 2, 2012 The Helix Dublin, Ireland
52 Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 May 24, 2012 Khalifa Sports City Isa Town, Bahrain
51 Cage Warriors Fight Night 5 April 12, 2012 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
50 Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 March 16, 2012 DWTC Dubai, United Arab Emirates
49 Cage Warriors: 46 February 23, 2012 Stereo Plaza Kiev, Ukraine
48 Cage Warriors: 45 February 18, 2012 The Forum London, England
47 Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 February 11, 2012 Al Habtoor Beirut, Lebanon
46 Cage Warriors: 44 October 1, 2011 The Forum London, England
45 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2 September 8, 2011 The New Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan
44 Cage Warriors: 43 July 9, 2011 The Forum London, England
43 Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1 June 16, 2011 Le Royal Hotel (Amman) Amman, Jordan
42 Cage Warriors: 42 May 28, 2011 Neptune Stadium Cork, Ireland
41 Cage Warriors: 41 April 24, 2011 The Forum London, England
40 Cage Warriors: 40 February 26, 2011 The Forum London, England
39 Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising November 27, 2010 Cork, Ireland
38 Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns October 1, 2010 London, England
37 Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight May 22, 2010 Birmingham, England
36 Cage Warriors 36: USA Destruction January 30, 2009 Orlando, United States
35 Cage Warriors: USA Unleashed August 23, 2008 Orlando, United States
34 Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 July 12, 2008 Nottingham, England
33 Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 April 19, 2008 Nottingham, England
32 Cage Warriors: USA Battle Royale March 29, 2008 Kissimmee, United States
31 Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5 December 8, 2007 Nottingham, England
30 Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 4 October 14, 2007 Nottingham, England
29 Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 3 July 21, 2007 Nottingham, England
28 Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 2 April 28, 2007 Nottingham, England
27 CWFC: Enter The Rough House December 9, 2006 Nottingham, England
26 CWFC: Showdown 2 November 19, 2006 Sheffield, England
25 CWFC: Showdown September 16, 2006 Sheffield, England
24 CWFC: Strike Force 6 May 27, 2006 Coventry, England
23 CWFC: Quest 6 April 8, 2006 Sheffield, England
22 CWFC: Strike Force 5 March 25, 2006 Coventry, England
21 CWFC: Enter the Wolfslair March 5, 2006 Liverpool, England
20 CWFC: Quest 5 February 19, 2006 Sheffield, England
19 CWFC: Quest 4 December 11, 2005 Sheffield, England
18 CWFC: Strike Force 4 November 26, 2005 Coventry, England
17 CWFC: Strike Force 3 October 1, 2005 Coventry, England
16 CWFC: Quest 3 September 17, 2005 Sheffield, England
15 CWFC: Quest 2 July 29, 2005 Sheffield, England
14 CWFC: Strike Force 2 July 16, 2005 Coventry, England
13 CWFC: Strike Force May 21, 2005 Coventry, England
12 CWFC: Ultimate Force April 30, 2005 Sheffield, England
11 CWFC: Quest 1 April 8, 2005 Sheffield, England
10 Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas December 18, 2004 Sheffield, England
9 Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force September 18, 2004 Sheffield, England
8 Cage Warriors 7: Showdown May 9, 2004 Barnsley, England
7 Cage Warriors 6: Elimination March 7, 2004 Barnsley, England
6 CWFC 5: Cage Warriors 5 November 2, 2003 South Shields, England
5 CWFC 4: UK vs. France July 27, 2003 Portsmouth, England
4 CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3 March 16, 2003 Southampton, England
3 CWFC: Gangwarily December 8, 2002 Southampton, England
2 CWFC 2: Fists of Fury November 30, 2002 London, England
1 CWFC 1: Armageddon July 27, 2002 London, England

Current champions

Division Weight limit Champion Since Defenses Next fight
Heavyweight 265 lb Vacant
Light Heavyweight 205 lb Vacant
Middleweight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) England Nathias Frederick November 22, 2019 (CW111) 1
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Vacant
Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Netherlands Agy Sardari December 12, 2020 (CW119) 0
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) France Morgan Charriere December 12, 2020 (CW119) 0
Bantamweight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.9 st) England Jack Cartwright September 6, 2019 (CW Unplugged 2) 2
Flyweight 125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) England Jake Hadley December 10, 2020 (CW117) 0
Women's Bantamweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st) Vacant –
Women's Flyweight 125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st) Vacant –

Cage Warriors Title history

Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: Unlimited
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Brazil Antonio Silva
def. Ruben Villareal 		CWFC: Strike Force 4
Coventry, United Kingdom 		March 26, 2005

1. def. Tadas Rimkevicius at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on March 25, 2006

Silva vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for K-1. Cage Warriors later disbanded the Super Heavyweight division.

Cage Warriors Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Australia Steve Thomas
def. Jarrod Speed 		CWFC 1: Armageddon
London, United Kingdom 		July 27, 2002

1. def. Phil Holmes at CWFC 2: Fists of Fury on November 30, 2002

2 Georgia (country) Tengiz Tedoradze CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3
Southampton, United Kingdom 		July 16, 2005

1. def. Andy Ryan at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004

3 United States Jeff Monson Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas
Sheffield, United Kingdom 		December 18, 2004

1. def. Tengiz Tedoradze at CWFC: Ultimate Force on April 30, 2005
2. def. Marc Emmanuel at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005

Monson vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
4 United States Mike Hayes
def. Andreas Kraniotakes 		Cage Warriors Fight Night 4
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 		March 16, 2012
5 United States D.J. Linderman Cage Warriors: 47
Dublin, Ireland 		June 2, 2012
Linderman vacated the title when he left the promotion.
6 Italy Mauro Cerilli
def. Nills van Noord 		Cage Warriors 89
Antwerp, Belgium 		November 25, 2017

1. def. Karl Moore at Cage Warriors 92 on March 24, 2018

Cerilli vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for ONE Championship.

Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 England Michael Bisping
def. Dave Radford 		CWFC: Ultimate Force
Sheffield, United Kingdom 		April 30, 2005

1. def. Miika Mehmet at CWFC: Strike Force 2 on July 16, 2005
2. def. Jakob Lovstad at CWFC: Strike Force 3 on October 1, 2005
3. def. Ross Pointon at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005

Bisping vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
2 Republic of Ireland Karl Moore
def. Josh Clark 		Cage Warriors 81
Dublin, Ireland 		March 4, 2017
Moore vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Bellator.
3 Lithuania Modestas Bukauskas
def. Marthin Hamlet Nielsen 		Cage Warriors 106
London, England 		June 29, 2019 1. def. Riccardo Nosiglia at Cage Warriors 111 on November 22, 2019
Bukauskas vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.

Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 England Matt Ewin
def. Ross Pettifer 		CWFC 4: UK vs. France
Portsmouth, United Kingdom 		July 27, 2003

1. def. Greg Bouchelaghem at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on Sep 5, 2004
2. No contest vs. Damien Riccio at CWFC: Strike Force on May 21, 2005

2 Denmark Martin Kampmann CWFC: Strike Force 2
Coventry, United Kingdom 		July 16, 2005

1. def. Damien Riccio at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on February 11, 2005

Kampmann vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
3 Netherlands Gegard Mousasi
def. Greg Bouchelaghem 		CWFC: Enter The Rough House
Nottingham, United Kingdom 		December 9, 2006
Mousasi vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for M-1 Global.
4 Republic of Ireland Chris Fields
def. Pavel Kusch 		Cage Warriors Fight Night 5
Amman, Jordan 		September 1, 2012
5 United States Jesse Taylor Cage Warriors: 51
Dublin, Ireland 		December 31, 2012

1. def. John Phillips at Cage Warriors 54 on May 4, 2013

Taylor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the World Series of Fighting.
6 Sweden Jack Hermansson
def. Norman Paraisy 		CWFC 69: Super Saturday
London, United Kingdom 		July 7, 2014

1. def. Deyan Topalski at Cage Warriors 71 on August 22, 2014
2. def. Alan Carlos at Cage Warriors 75 on April 15, 2016

Hermansson vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
7 Wales Jack Marshman
def. Christopher Jacquelin 		Cage Warriors 77
London, United Kingdom 		July 8, 2016
Marshman vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
8 Poland Oskar Piechota
def. Jason Radcliffe 		Cage Warriors 85
Bournemouth, United Kingdom 		June 24, 2017
Piechota vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
9 England Lee Chadwick
def. Victor Cheng 		Cage Warriors 88
Liverpool, United Kingdom 		October 28, 2017
Chadwick was stripped of the title when he failed to make weight for his Cage Warriors: 96 title defense.
10 Germany Jonas Billstein
def. Mick Stanton 		Cage Warriors 96
Liverpool, United Kingdom 		September 1, 2018
Billstein was stripped of the title when he chose to fight outside the Cage Warriors banner.
11 England James Webb
def. Thomas Robertson 		Cage Warriors 102
London, United Kingdom 		March 2, 2019 1. Majority draw vs. Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019
Current England Nathias Frederick Cage Warriors 111
London, United Kingdom 		November 22, 2019 1. def. Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 118 on December 11, 2020

Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
Formerly known as two weight divisions: Welterweight (175 lb (79.4 kg)) and Light Welterweight (165 lb (74.8 kg))
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Poland Adrian Degorski
def. Paul Jenkins 		CWFC 4: UK vs. France
Portsmouth, United Kingdom 		July 27, 2003
2 England Abdul Mohamed P&G 1: Pride & Glory
Cardiff, United Kingdom 		February 1, 2004

1. def. Paul Jenkins at Cage Warriors 6: Elimination on February 11, 2004
2. drew with Paul Daley at Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas on December 18, 2004

Mohamed vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Cage Rage Championships.
3 England Dan Hardy
def. Matt Thorpe 		CWFC: Strike Force 4
Coventry, United Kingdom 		November 26, 2005

1. def. Diego Gonzalez at Cage Warriors 6: Elimination on March 25, 2006

4 United States Forrest Petz FF: Fight Fest 2
Canton, OH, United States 		April 14, 2006
Petz vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
5 England Dan Hardy
def. Alexandre Izidro [fn 1] 		CWFC: Enter The Rough House
Nottingham, United Kingdom 		December 9, 2006

1. def. Willy Ni at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 2 on April 28, 2007
2. def. Manuel Garcia at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5 on December 8, 2007

Hardy vacated the Cage Warriors Light Welterweight Championship when he won the Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship. Cage Warriors later chose to disband the Light Welterweight division.
6 England Dan Hardy
def. Chad Reiner 		Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6
Nottingham, United Kingdom 		April 19, 2008
Hardy vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
7 Germany Pascal Krauss
def. John Quinn 		Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight
Birmingham, United Kingdom 		May 22, 2010
Krauss vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
8 France Gael Grimaud
def. Arini Isaksson 		Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2
Amman, Jordan 		September 8, 2011

1. def. Jesse Taylor at Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 on May 24, 2012

9 Republic of Ireland Cathal Pendred
 Cage Warriors: 52
London, United Kingdom 		March 9, 2013

1. def. Che Mills at Cage Warriors: 55 on June 1, 2013

Pendred vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
10 Denmark Nicolas Dalby
def. Sergei Churilov 		Cage Warriors: 66
Ballerup, Denmark 		March 22, 2014

1. def. Mohsen Bahari at Cage Warriors 74 on November 15, 2014

Dalby vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
11 France Karl Amoussou
def. Matt Inman 		Cage Warriors 80
London, United Kingdom 		February 18, 2017
Amoussou vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Brave Combat Federation.
12 Italy Stefano Paterno
def. Mehrdad Janzemini 		Cage Warriors 95
London, United Kingdom 		July 28, 2018
13 Scotland Ross Houston
 Cage Warriors 98
Birmingham, United Kingdom 		October 20, 2018 1. No Contest vs. Nicolas Dalby at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019
- Denmark Nicolas Dalby
def. Alex Lohore for interim title 		Cage Warriors 103
Copenhagen, Denmark 		March 9, 2019 1. No Contest vs. Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019
Dalby vacated the interim title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.
Houston vacated the title to sign for Bellator
14 Wales Mason Jones
def. Adam Proctor 		Cage Warriors 116
Manchester, England 		September 26, 2020
Mason Jones vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.

Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 England Paul Sutherland
def. Ozzy Haluk 		CWFC 4: UK vs. France
Portsmouth, United Kingdom 		July 27, 2003
Sutherland vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Cage Rage Championships.
2 Brazil Alexandre Izidro
def. Jani Lax 		CWFC: Strike Force 3
Coventry, United Kingdom 		October 1, 2005

1. def. Thomas Hytten at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005
2. def. Mario Stapel at CWFC: Strike Force 6 on May 27, 2006
3. def. Franco de Leonardis at CWFC: Showdown on September 16, 2006

Izidro vacated the title when he left the promotion.
3 Denmark Kenneth Rosfort
def. Greg Loughran 		Cage Warriors 37: Right to Fight
Birmingham, United Kingdom 		May 22, 2010
4 United States Matt Veach Cage Warriors 38: Young Guns
London, United Kingdom 		October 1, 2010
Veach vacated the title when he left the promotion.
5 Switzerland Ivan Musardo
def. Joseph Duffy 		Cage Warriors: 44
London, United Kingdom 		October 1, 2011
Musardo vacated the title when he left the promotion.
6 Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor
def. Ivan Buchinger 		Cage Warriors: 51
Dublin, Ireland 		December 31, 2012
McGregor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
7 Scotland Stevie Ray
def. Sean Carter 		Cage Warriors: 60
London, United Kingdom 		October 5, 2013
8 Slovakia Ivan Buchinger
 Cage Warriors: 63
Dublin, Ireland 		December 31, 2013
Buchinger vacated the title when he left the promotion for M-1 Global.
9 Scotland Stevie Ray (2)
def. Curt Warburton 		Cage Warriors: 69
London, United Kingdom 		June 7, 2014

1. def. Curt Warburton at Cage Warriors 73 on November 1, 2014

Ray vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
10 England Chris Fishgold
def. Adam Boussif 		Cage Warriors 77
London, United Kingdom 		July 8, 2016

1. def. Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors 78 on September 10, 2016
2. def. Nic Herron-Webb at Cage Warriors Unplugged on November 12, 2016
3. def. Alexander Jacobsen at Cage Warriors 88 on October 28, 2017

Fishgold vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
11 Denmark Søren Bak
def. Paddy Pimblett 		Cage Warriors: 96
Liverpool, United Kingdom 		September 1, 2018
Bak vacated the title when he moved down to featherweight.
12 England Jai Herbert
def. Jack Grant 		Cage Warriors: 106
London, England 		June 29, 2019 1. def. Cain Carrizosa at Cage Warriors 109 on October 26, 2019
Herbert vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
13 Wales Mason Jones
def. Joe McColgan 		Cage Warriors: 113
Manchester, England 		March 20, 2020
Mason Jones vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for UFC.
14 Netherlands Agy Sardari
def. Jack Grant 		Cage Warriors: 119
London, England 		December 12, 2020

Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh
def. Chin Weakasingh 		CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3
Southampton, United Kingdom 		March 16, 2003

1. def. David McLaughlin at CWFC 4: UK vs. France on July 27, 2003

McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Bantamweight division.
2 France Emmanuel Fernandez
def. James Lutman 		Cage Warriors 6: Elimination
Barnsley, United Kingdom 		March 7, 2004

1. def. Ian Butlin at Cage Warriors 7: Showdown on May 9, 2004

3 England Danny Batten
 CWFC: Strike Force
Coventry, United Kingdom 		May 21, 2005

1. def. Tom Niinimaki at CWFC: Strike Force 2 on July 16, 2005
2. def. Augusto Frota at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005

Batten vacated the title when he left the promotion.
4 Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor
def. Dave Hill 		Cage Warriors: 47
Dublin, Ireland 		June 2, 2012
McGregor vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
5 United States Jim Alers
def. Joni Salovaara 		Cage Warriors: 53
Glasgow, United Kingdom 		April 13, 2013

1. def. Martin Svensson at Cage Warriors: 59 on September 14, 2013
2. def. Graham Turner at Cage Warriors: 63 on December 31, 2013

Alers vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
6 England Alex Enlund
def. Nad Narimani 		Cage Warriors: 73
Newcastle, United Kingdom 		November 1, 2014
Enlund vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
7 England Paddy Pimblett
def. Johnny Frachey 		Cage Warriors 78
Liverpool, United Kingdom 		September 10, 2016

1. def. Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors Unplugged on November 12, 2016

8 England Nad Narimani
 Cage Warriors 82
Liverpool, United Kingdom 		April 1, 2017
Narimani vacated the title in July 2018 when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
9 England Dean Trueman
def. Aidan Lee 		Cage Warriors 100
Cardiff, United Kingdom 		December 8, 2018
- Denmark Søren Bak
def. Morgan Charrière for interim title 		Cage Warriors 103
Copenhagen, Denmark 		March 9, 2019
Bak vacated the interim title as he was no longer willing to cut the weight necessary to make the featherweight limit.
10 Denmark Mads Burnell
def. Dean Trueman 		Cage Warriors 106
London, England 		June 29, 2019
Mads Burnell vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for Bellator.
11 France Morgan Charriere
def. Perry Andre Goodwin 		Cage Warriors: 119
London, England 		December 12, 2020

Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh
def. Chin Weakasingh 		Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force
Sheffield, United Kingdom 		September 18, 2004

1. def. Phil Harris at CWFC: Strike Force 4 on November 26, 2005
2. def. Neil McLeod at CWFC: Strike Force 6 on May 27, 2006
3. def. Anderson Pereira at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 4 on October 14, 2007
4. def. Steve McCombe at Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 on July 12, 2008
5. def. Andreas Bernhard at Cage Warriors: 40 on February 26, 2011

McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division.
2 Wales Brett Johns
def. Jordan Desborough 		Cage Warriors: 59
Cardiff, United Kingdom 		September 14, 2013
Johns was stripped of the title when he failed to make weight for his Cage Warriors: 67 title defense.
3 FinlandToni Tauru
def. Cory Tait 		Cage Warriors: 72
Newport, United Kingdom 		September 13, 2014
Tauru vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the ONE Championship.
4 England Nathaniel Wood
def. Mario Kovacevic 		Cage Warriors 84
London, United Kingdom 		June 2, 2017

1. def. Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 86 on September 16, 2017
2. def. Luca Iovine at Cage Warriors 92 on March 24, 2018

Wood vacated the title in June 2018 when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
5 Wales Jack Shore
def. Mike Ekundayo 		Cage Warriors 100
Cardiff, United Kingdom 		December 8, 2018 1. def. Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 104 on April 27, 2019
Shore vacated the title in when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
Current England Jack Cartwright
def. Marko Kovacevic 		Cage Warriors Unplugged 2
London, United Kingdom 		September 6, 2019

1. def. Manuel Bilic at Cage Warriors 112 on March 7, 2020
2. def. Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 115 on September 25, 2020

Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 Republic of Ireland Neil Seery
def. Mikael Silander 		Cage Warriors: 55
Dublin, Ireland 		June 1, 2013
Seery vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
2 England Nathan Greyson
def. Sam Creasey 		Cage Warriors 92
London, England 		March 24, 2018
Greyson was stripped of the title due to being unable to make weight for his title defence at CW99.
3 France Samir Faiddine
def. Sam Creasey 		Cage Warriors 106
London, England 		June 29, 2019
4 England Luke Shanks Cage Warriors 114
Manchester, England 		September 24, 2020
Current England Jake Hadley Cage Warriors 117
London, England 		December 10, 2020

Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 England Rosi Sexton
def. Dina van den Hooven 		CWFC: Strike Force 4
Coventry, United Kingdom 		November 26, 2005
Sexton vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for Bellator.
2 Sweden Pannie Kianzad
def. Eeva Siiskonen 		Cage Warriors 74
London, United Kingdom 		November 15, 2014
Kianzad vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for Invicta FC.

Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1 EnglandMolly McCann
def. Bryony Tyrell 		Cage Warriors 90
Liverpool, England 		February 24, 2018
McCann vacated the title when she left Cage Warriors for the UFC.

Notable competitors

Footnotes

  1. ^ For the inaugural Light Welterweight title. It was considered and recognised as an interim title

References

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