Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002.

Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Paddy Pimblett, Gegard Mousasi, Tom Aspinall, Antônio Silva, Ian Machado Garry, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred, Neil Seery, and Dennis Siver. CW are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East.

The promotion is watched globally via a host of television partners such as BT Sport, FreeSports and Viasat, and is one of the featured promotions on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s digital streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. It is currently being presented by UFC & BT Sport analyst Dan Hardy, with commentators Josh Palmer and Brad Wharton.

History

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) was founded by Dougie Truman in 2001; the first event, titled 'Armageddon', took place on 27 July 2002, and saw notable fighters such as Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins claim victories.

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. The Cage Warriors head office is located in London.

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

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

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, 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.

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.

CountryBroadcaster
United Kingdom and IrelandBT Sport
FreeSports
WorldwideUFC FightPass
BalkansSport Klub
Belgium, Italy & LuxembourgEleven Sports Network
BulgariaMax Sport
Eurasia (including Ukraine)Setanta Sports Eurasia
IndiaEuro Sport
Indonesia & Timor LesteMola TV
MyanmarCanal+
The NetherlandsEurosport
NordicViasat
SpainEurosport
Sub-saharan AfricaStarTimes
ThailandTrueVisions
TurkeyS Sport
VietnamK+

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.

List of events

Scheduled events

#EventDateVenueLocation
212Cage Warriors 1996 December 2025Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
211Cage Warriors 19822 November 2025BEC ArenaManchester, England
210Cage Warriors 19721 November 2025

Past events

#EventDateVenueLocation
209Cage Warriors 19615 November 2025Indigo at The O2London, England
208Cage Warriors 1954 October 2025PalaPelliconeRome, Italy
207Cage Warriors 19427 September 2025Shelbourne HallDublin, Ireland
206Cage Warriors 19313 September 2025Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
205Cage Warriors 19212 July 2025Indigo at The O2London, England
204Cage Warriors 19128 June 2025BEC ArenaManchester, England
203Cage Warriors 19027 June 2025
202Cage Warriors 18931 May 2025PalaPelliconeRome, Italy
201Cage Warriors 18826 April 2025Shelbourne HallDublin, Ireland
200Cage Warriors 18719 April 2025Braehead ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
199Cage Warriors 18621 March 2025Indigo at The O2London, England
198Cage Warriors 18515 March 2025BEC ArenaManchester, England
197Cage Warriors 18414 March 2025
196Cage Warriors 1837 March 2025PalaPelliconeRome, Italy
195Cage Warriors 18213 December 2024Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
194Cage Warriors 18123 November 2024Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
193Cage Warriors 18015 November 2024Indigo at The O2London, England
192Cage Warriors 1792 November 2024PalaPelliconeRome, Italy
191Cage Warriors 17821 September 2024BEC ArenaManchester, England
190Cage Warriors 17720 September 2024
189Cage Warriors 1767 September 2024Braehead ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
188Cage Warriors 17525 July 2024BEC ArenaManchester, England
187Cage Warriors 17420 July 2024Indigo at The O2London, England
186Cage Warriors 1737 June 2024Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
185Cage Warriors 17225 May 2024Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
184Cage Warriors 17120 April 2024Braehead ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
183Cage Warriors 1706 April 2024Shelbourne HallDublin, Ireland
182Cage Warriors 16930 March 2024Indigo at the O2London, England
181Cage Warriors 16816 March 2024BEC ArenaManchester, England
180Cage Warriors 16715 March 2024
179Cage Warriors 16623 February 2024Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
178Cage Warriors 16515 December 2023
177Cage Warriors 16425 November 2023Vertu Motors ArenaNewcastle, England
176Cage Warriors 16311 November 2023Indigo at The O2London, England
175Cage Warriors 16228 October 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
174Cage Warriors 16114 October 2023Shelbourne HallDublin, Ireland
173Cage Warriors 16029 September 2023BEC ArenaManchester, England
172Cage Warriors 1598 September 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
171Cage Warriors 15829 July 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
170Cage Warriors 15721 July 2023Indigo at The O2London, England
169Cage Warriors 1561 July 2023Vale Sports ArenaCardiff, Wales
168Cage Warriors 1552 June 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
167Cage Warriors 1546 May 2023Fiera RomaRome, Italy
166Cage Warriors 15329 April 20233ArenaDublin, Ireland
165Cage Warriors 15215 April 2023BEC ArenaManchester, England
164Cage Warriors 15124 March 2023BT Sport StudioLondon, England
163Cage Warriors 15017 March 2023Indigo at The O2
162Cage Warriors 1493 March 2023Sycuan Casino ResortSan Diego, California, US
161Cage Warriors 14831 December 2022Indigo at The O2London, England
160Cage Warriors 14720 November 2022BT Sport Studio
159Cage Warriors 14612 November 2022BEC ArenaManchester, England
158Cage Warriors 1454 November 2022Indigo at The O2London, England
157Cage Warriors 1447 October 2022Fiera RomaRome, Italy
156Cage Warriors 14323 September 2022Humphrey's Concert by The BaySan Diego, California, US
155Cage Warriors 14213 August 2022Ebbw Vale Sports CentreEbbw Vale, Wales
154Cage Warriors 14122 July 2022The O2 ArenaLondon, England
153Cage Warriors 14025 June 2022SSE ArenaBelfast, Northern Ireland
152Cage Warriors 13910 June 2022Humphrey's Concert by The BaySan Diego, California, US
151Cage Warriors 13828 May 2022Charter HallColchester, England
150Cage Warriors 13727 May 2022
149Cage Warriors 1362 April 2022BEC ArenaManchester, England
148Cage Warriors 1351 April 2022
147Cage Warriors 13418 March 2022The O2 ArenaLondon, England
146Cage Warriors 1334 March 2022Del March ArenaSan Diego, California, US
145Cage Warriors 13211 December 2021York HallLondon, England
144Cage Warriors 13110 December 2021
143Cage Warriors 13017 October 2021Humphrey's Concert on the BaySan Diego, California, US
142Cage Warriors 1292 October 2021York HallLondon, England
141Cage Warriors 1281 October 2021
140Cage Warriors 12730 September 2021
139Cage Warriors 1261 August 2021Humphrey's Concert by the BaySan Diego, California, US
138Cage Warriors 12526 June 2021York HallLondon, England
137Cage Warriors 12425 June 2021
136Cage Warriors 12324 June 2021
135Cage Warriors 12220 March 2021
134Cage Warriors 12119 March 2021
133Cage Warriors 12018 March 2021
132Cage Warriors 11912 December 2020
131Cage Warriors 11811 December 2020
130Cage Warriors 11710 December 2020
129Cage Warriors 11626 September 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
128Cage Warriors 11525 September 2020
127Cage Warriors 11424 September 2020
Cage Warriors 119 (cancelled)8 August 2020Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
Cage Warriors 118 (cancelled)25 July 2020Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
Cage Warriors 117 (cancelled)20 June 2020Indigo at The O2London, England
Cage Warriors 116 (cancelled)13 June 2020Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
Cage Warriors 115 (cancelled)16 May 2020SSE ArenaBelfast, Northern Ireland
Cage Warriors 114 (cancelled)18 April 2020Arena BirminghamBirmingham, England
126Cage Warriors 11320 March 2020BEC ArenaManchester, England
125Cage Warriors 1127 March 2020
124Cage Warriors 11122 November 2019Indigo at The O2London, England
123Cage Warriors 1109 November 2019Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
122Cage Warriors 10926 October 2019Resorts World ArenaBirmingham, England
121Cage Warriors 10812 October 2019Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
120Cage Warriors 10728 September 2019Exhibition Centre LiverpoolLiverpool, England
119Cage Warriors: Unplugged 26 September 2019BT Sport StudioLondon, England
118Cage Warriors 10629 June 2019Hammersmith Apollo
117Cage Warriors 10531 May 2019Colchester Charter HallColchester, England
116Cage Warriors 10427 April 2019Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
115Cage Warriors 1039 March 2019K.B. HallenCopenhagen, Denmark
114Cage Warriors 1022 March 2019Indigo at The O2London, England
113Cage Warriors 10116 February 2019Exhibition Centre LiverpoolLiverpool, England
112Cage Warriors 1008 December 2018Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
111Cage Warriors 9917 November 2018Colchester Charter HallColchester, England
110Cage Warriors 9820 October 2018Genting ArenaBirmingham, England
109Cage Warriors 9729 September 2018Ice Arena WalesCardiff, Wales
108Cage Warriors 961 September 2018Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
107Cage Warriors 9521 July 2018Indigo at The O2London, England
106Cage Warriors 9416 June 2018Lotto ArenaAntwerp, Belgium
105Cage Warriors 9328 April 2018LisebergshallenGothenburg, Sweden
104Cage Warriors 9224 March 2018Indigo at The O2London, England
103Cage Warriors 913 March 2018Newport CentreNewport, Wales
102Cage Warriors 9024 February 2018Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
101Cage Warriors 8925 November 2017Lotto ArenaAntwerp, Belgium
100Cage Warriors 8828 October 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
99Cage Warriors 8714 October 2017Newport CentreNewport, Wales
98Cage Warriors 8616 September 2017Indigo at The O2London, England
97Cage Warriors 8524 June 2017O2 Academy BournemouthBournemouth, England
96Cage Warriors 842 June 2017Indigo at The O2London, England
95Cage Warriors 836 May 2017Newport CentreNewport, Wales
94Cage Warriors 821 April 2017Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
93Cage Warriors 814 March 20173ArenaDublin, Ireland
92Cage Warriors 8018 February 2017Indigo at The O2London, England
91Cage Warriors: Unplugged 112 November 2016BT Sport Studio
90Cage Warriors 7915 October 2016Newport CentreNewport, Wales
89Cage Warriors 7810 September 2016Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
88Cage Warriors 778 July 2016Camden CentreLondon, England
87Cage Warriors 764 June 2016Newport CentreNewport, Wales
86Cage Warriors 7515 April 2016Camden CentreLondon, England
85Cage Warriors 7415 November 2014Copper Box Arena
84Cage Warriors 731 November 2014Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England
83Cage Warriors 7213 September 2014Newport CentreNewport, Wales
82Cage Warriors 7122 August 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
81Cage Warriors 7016 August 2014The HelixDublin, Ireland
80Cage Warriors 697 June 2014O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
79Cage Warriors 683 May 2014Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
78Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1118 April 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
77Cage Warriors 6712 April 2014The LCSwansea, Wales
76Cage Warriors: Fight Night 1028 March 2014Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
75Cage Warriors 6622 March 2014Ballerup Super ArenaBallerup, Denmark
74Cage Warriors 651 March 2014The HelixDublin, Ireland
73Cage Warriors 6415 February 2014O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
72Cage Warriors 6331 December 2013The HelixDublin, Ireland
71Cage Warriors 6114 December 2013Al-Hussein Youth Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
70Cage Warriors 627 December 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England
69Cage Warriors: Fight Night 925 October 2013Al-Hussein Youth Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
68Cage Warriors 605 October 2013O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
67Cage Warriors 5914 September 2013Cardiff International ArenaCardiff, Wales
66Cage Warriors 5824 August 2013Olympisk ArenaGrozny, Russia
65Cage Warriors 5720 July 2013Echo ArenaLiverpool, England
64Cage Warriors 566 July 2013O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
63Cage Warriors 551 June 2013The HelixDublin, Ireland
62Cage Warriors: Fight Night 811 May 2013Mirbeh Sports HallAl Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
61Cage Warriors 544 May 2013Cardiff International ArenaCardiff, Wales
60Cage Warriors 5313 April 2013Kelvin Hall International Sports ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
59Cage Warriors 529 March 2013O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
58Cage Warriors 5131 December 2012The HelixDublin, Ireland
57Cage Warriors 508 December 2012Kelvin Hall International Sports ArenaGlasgow, Scotland
56Cage Warriors 4927 October 2012St David's HallCardiff, Wales
55Cage Warriors: Fight Night 71 September 2012Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
54Cage Warriors 4821 July 2012O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
53Cage Warriors 472 June 2012The HelixDublin, Ireland
52Cage Warriors: Fight Night 624 May 2012Khalifa Sports City StadiumIsa Town, Bahrain
51Cage Warriors: Fight Night 512 April 2012Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
50Cage Warriors: Fight Night 416 March 2012Dubai World Trade CentreDubai, United Arab Emirates
49Cage Warriors 4623 February 2012Stereo PlazaKyiv, Ukraine
48Cage Warriors 4518 February 2012O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
47Cage Warriors: Fight Night 311 February 2012Al Habtoor Grand Hotel and Convention CenterBeirut, Lebanon
46Cage Warriors 441 October 2011O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
45Cage Warriors: Fight Night 28 September 2011Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing ArenaAmman, Jordan
44Cage Warriors 439 July 2011O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
43Cage Warriors: Fight Night 116 June 2011Le Royal HotelAmman, Jordan
42Cage Warriors 4228 May 2011Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
41Cage Warriors 4124 April 2011O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
40Cage Warriors 4026 February 2011
39Cage Warriors 3927 November 2010Neptune StadiumCork, Ireland
38Cage Warriors 381 October 2010O2 Forum Kentish TownLondon, England
37Cage Warriors 3722 May 2010National Exhibition CentreBirmingham, England
36Cage Warriors 3630 January 2009Addition Financial ArenaOrlando, Florida, US
35Cage Warriors 3523 August 2008
34Cage Warriors 3412 July 2008Harvey Haddon Sports CentreNottingham, England
33Cage Warriors 3319 April 2008
32Cage Warriors 3229 March 2008Kissimmee Civic CentreKissimmee, Florida, US
31Cage Warriors 318 December 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
30Cage Warriors 3014 October 2007
Cage Warriors 29 (cancelled)8 September 2007—N/a—N/a
29Cage Warriors 2821 July 2007Harvey Haddon Sports CenterNottingham, England
28Cage Warriors 2728 April 2007
27Cage Warriors 269 December 2006
26Cage Warriors 2519 November 2006Octagon CentreSheffield, England
25Cage Warriors 2416 September 2006
24Cage Warriors 2327 May 2006Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
23Cage Warriors 228 April 2006Octagon CentreSheffield, England
22Cage Warriors 2125 March 2006Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
21Cage Warriors 205 March 2006Liverpool OlympiaLiverpool, England
20Cage Warriors 1919 February 2006Sheffield OctagonSheffield, England
19Cage Warriors 1811 December 2005
18Cage Warriors 1726 November 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
17Cage Warriors 161 October 2005
16Cage Warriors 1517 September 2005Octagon CentreSheffield, England
15Cage Warriors 1429 July 2005
14Cage Warriors 1316 July 2005Skydome ArenaCoventry, England
13Cage Warriors 1221 May 2005
12Cage Warriors 1130 April 2005Octagon CenterSheffield, England
11Cage Warriors 108 April 2005
10Cage Warriors 918 December 2004
9Cage Warriors 818 September 2004
8Cage Warriors 79 May 2004Barnsley MetrodomeBarnsley, England
7Cage Warriors 67 March 2004
6Cage Warriors 52 November 2003Temple Leisure CenterSouth Shields, England
5Cage Warriors 427 July 2003Portsmouth GuildhallPortsmouth, England
4Cage Warriors 316 March 2003Ikon ClubSouthampton, England
3Cage Warriors: Gangwarily8 December 2002Gang Warily Recreation Centre
2Cage Warriors 230 November 2002Fusion Leisure CentreLondon, England
1Cage Warriors 127 July 2002York Hall

Event locations

The following cities have hosted a total of 209 CW events as of Cage Warriors 196

Wales (total: 16)

United States (total: 15)

Ireland (total: 15)

Jordan (total: 9)

Italy (total: 8)

Scotland (total: 5)

Belgium (total: 2)

Denmark (total: 2)

United Arab Emirates (total: 2)

Bahrain (total: 1)

Lebanon (total: 1)

Northern Ireland (total: 1)

Russia (total: 1)

Sweden (total: 1)

Ukraine (total: 1)

Current champions

DivisionWeight limitChampionSinceDefenses
Light Heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)England James Webb15 Nov 20241
Middleweight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)Republic of Ireland Paddy McCorry21 Feb 20260
Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)England Justin Burlinson26 Apr 20250
Scotland Sean Clancy Jr. (interim)6 Dec 20250
Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)Jamaica Omiel Brown14 Mar 20260
Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st)England Nik Bagley21 Feb 20260
Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg; 9.9 st)Brazil Weslley Maia20 Mar 20260
Flyweight125 lb (56 kg; 8.13 st)France Nicolas Leblond6 Dec 20250

Cage Warriors title history

Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Championship (defunct)

Weight limit: Unlimited

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Brazil Antônio Silva def. Ruben VillarealCage Warriors 17 Coventry, England26 Nov 2005? days1. def. Tadas Rimkevicius at Cage Warriors 21 on 25 Mar 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.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Australia Steve Thomas def. Jarrod SpeedCage Warriors 1 London, England27 Jul 2002354 days1. def. Phil Holmes at Cage Warriors 2 on 30 Nov 2002
2Georgia (country) Tengiz TedoradzeCage Warriors 3 Southampton, England16 Jul 2003521 days1. def. Andy Ryan at Cage Warriors 7 on 9 May 2004
3United States Jeff MonsonCage Warriors 9 Sheffield, England18 Dec 2004? days1. def. Tengiz Tedoradze at Cage Warriors 11 on 30 Apr 2005 2. def. Marc Emmanuel at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005
Monson vacated the title when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
4United States Mike Hayes def. Andreas KraniotakesCage Warriors: Fight Night 4 Dubai, UAE16 Mar 201278 days
5United States D.J. LindermanCage Warriors 47 Dublin, Ireland2 Jun 2012? days
Linderman vacated the title when he left the promotion.
6Italy Mauro Cerilli def. Nills van NoordCage Warriors 89 Antwerp, Belgium25 Nov 2017332 days1. def. Karl Moore at Cage Warriors 92 on 24 Mar 2018
Cerilli vacated the title on 23 October 2018, when he signed with ONE Championship.

Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 205 lb (93.0 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1England Michael Bisping def. Dave RadfordCage Warriors 11 Sheffield, England30 Apr 2005? days1. def. Miika Mehmet at Cage Warriors 13 on 16 Jul 2005 2. def. Jakob Løvstad at Cage Warriors 16 on 1 Oct 2005 3. def. Ross Pointon at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005
Bisping vacated the title after he would be a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 3.
2Republic of Ireland Karl Moore def. Josh ClarkCage Warriors 81 Dublin, Ireland4 Mar 2017? days
Moore vacated the title when he signed with Bellator MMA.
3Lithuania Modestas Bukauskas def. Marthin Hamlet NielsenCage Warriors 106 London, England29 Jun 2019202 days1. def. Riccardo Nosiglia at Cage Warriors 111 on 22 Nov 2019
Bukauskas vacated the title on 17 January 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
4Lithuania Modestas Bukauskas (2) def. Chuck CampbellCage Warriors 148 London, England31 Dec 202225 days
Bukauskas vacated the title on 25 January 2023, when he stepped on short notice against Tyson Pedro at UFC 284.
5England Andy Clamp def. Matthew ByfieldCage Warriors 168 Manchester, England16 Mar 2024244 days
6England James WebbCage Warriors 180 London, England15 Nov 2024519 days (incumbent)1. def. John Allan at Cage Warriors 188 on 26 Apr 2025

Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1England Matt Ewin def. Ross PettiferCage Warriors 4 Portsmouth, England27 Jul 20031075 days1. def. Greg Bouchelaghem at Cage Warriors 7 on 5 Sep 2004 NC. vs. Damien Riccio at Cage Warriors 12 on 21 May 2005
2Denmark Martin KampmannCage Warriors 13 Coventry, England16 Jul 2005? days1. def. Damien Riccio at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005
Kampmann vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.
3Netherlands Gegard Mousasi def. Greg BouchelaghemCage Warriors 26 Nottingham, England9 Dec 2006? days
Mousasi vacated the title when he signed with M-1 Global.
4Republic of Ireland Chris Fields def. Pavel KuschCage Warriors: Fight Night 5 Amman, Jordan1 Sep 2012174 days
5United States Jesse TaylorCage Warriors 51 Dublin, Ireland31 Dec 2012? days1. def. John Phillips at Cage Warriors 54 on 4 May 2013
Taylor vacated the title when he signed with the World Series of Fighting.
6Norway Jack Hermansson def. Norman ParaisyCage Warriors 69 London, England7 Jul 2014694 days1. def. Deyan Topalski at Cage Warriors 71 on 22 Aug 2014 2. def. Alan Carlos at Cage Warriors 75 on 15 Apr 2016
Hermansson vacated the title on 31 May 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7Wales Jack Marshman def. Christopher JacquelinCage Warriors 77 London, England8 Jul 201690 days
Marshman vacated the title on 6 Oct 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
8Poland Oskar Piechota def. Jason RadcliffeCage Warriors 85 Bournemouth, England24 Jun 201754 days
Piechota vacated the title on 14 August 2017, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
9England Lee Chadwick def. Victor ChengCage Warriors 88 Liverpool, England28 Oct 2017307 days
Chadwick was stripped of the title on 31 August 2018, after failing to make weight for his title defense against Jonas Billstein at Cage Warriors 96. As a results, the organization promoted Jonas Billstein vs. Mick Stanton for the vacant title instead.
10Germany Jonas Billstein def. Mick StantonCage Warriors 96 Liverpool, England1 Sep 2018? days
Billstein was stripped of the title when he chose to fight outside the Cage Warriors banner.
11England James Webb def. Thomas RobertsonCage Warriors 102 London, England2 Mar 2019119 days1. draw with Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 106 on 29 Jun 2019
12Saint Kitts and Nevis Nathias FrederickCage Warriors 111 London, England22 Nov 2019580 days1. def. Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 118 on 11 Dec 2020
13England Matthew BonnerCage Warriors 123 London, England24 Jun 2021169 days
14France Djati MélanCage Warriors 131 London, England10 Dec 2021113 days
15England Christian Leroy DuncanCage Warriors 136 Manchester, England2 Apr 2022273 days1. def. Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12 Nov 2022
Duncan vacated the title on 31 December 2022, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
16England Mick Stanton def. Will CurrieCage Warriors 151 London, England24 Mar 2023246 days1. def. James Webb at Cage Warriors 157 on 21 Jul 2023
17Italy Dario BellandiCage Warriors 164 Newcastle, England25 Nov 2023819 days1. def. Robin Roos at Cage Warriors 175 on 25 Jul 2024 2. def. Naglis Kanišauskas at Cage Warriors 183 on 8 Mar 2025
18Republic of Ireland Paddy McCorryCage Warriors 200 Dublin, Ireland21 Feb 202656 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Poland Adrian Degorski def. Paul JenkinsCage Warriors 4 Portsmouth, England27 Jul 2003? days
Degorski vacated the title when he signed with Pride & Glory Championship.
2Afghanistan Abdul Mohamed def. Paul JenkinsCage Warriors 6 Barnsley, England7 Mar 2004? days
Mohamed vacated the title when he signed with Cage Rage Championships.
3England Dan Hardy def. Matt ThorpeCahe Warriors 17 Coventry, England26 Nov 2005? days1. def. Diego Gonzalez at Cage Warriors 21 on 25 Mar 2006 2. def. Danny Rushton at Cage Warriors 24 on 16 Sep 2006 3. def. Alexandre Izidro at Cage Warriors 26 on 9 Dec 2006 4. def. Willy Ni at Cage Warriors 27 on 28 Apr 2007 5. def. Manuel Garcia at Cage Warriors 31 on 8 Dec 2007 6. def. Chad Reiner at Cage Warriors 33 on 19 Apr 2008
Hardy vacated the title when he left Cage Warriors for the UFC.
4Germany Pascal Krauss def. John QuinnCage Warriors 37 Birmingham, England22 May 201083 days
Krauss vacated the title on 13 August 2010, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
5France Gael Grimaud def. Arini IsakssonCage Warriors: Fight Night 2 Amman, Jordan8 Sep 2011549 days1. def. Jesse Taylor at Cage Warriors: Fight Night 6 on 24 May 2012
6Republic of Ireland Cathal PendredCage Warriors 52 London, England9 Mar 2013381 days1. def. Che Mills at Cage Warriors 55 on 1 Jun 2013
Pendred vacated the title on 25 March 2014, when he to joined The Ultimate Fighter 19.
7Denmark Nicolas Dalby def. Sergei ChurilovCage Warriors 66 Ballerup, Denmark22 Mar 2014319 days1. def. Mohsen Bahari at Cage Warriors 74 on 15 Nov 2014
Dalby vacated the title on 4 February 2015, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
8France Karl Amoussou def. Matt InmanCage Warriors 80 London, England18 Feb 2017390 days
Amoussou vacated the title on 15 March 2018, when he signed with Brave Combat Federation.
9Italy Stefano Paternò def. Mehrdad JanzeminiCage Warriors 95 London, England28 Jul 201884 days
10Scotland Ross HoustonCage Warriors 98 Birmingham, England20 Oct 2018488 daysNC. vs. interim champion Nicolas Dalby at Cage Warriors 106 on 29 Jun 2019
Denmark Nicolas Dalby def. Alex Lohoré for interim titleCage Warriors 103 Copenhagen, Denmark9 Mar 2019
Dalby vacated the interim title on 9 August 2019, when he re-signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Houston vacated the title on 20 February 2020, when he signed with Bellator MMA.
11Wales Mason Jones def. Adam ProctorCage Warriors 116 Manchester, England26 Sep 202022 days
Jones vacated the title on 18 October 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
12Republic of Ireland Ian Machado Garry def. Jack GrantCage Warriors 125 London, England26 Jun 202120 days
Garry vacated the title on 26 July 2021, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
15Northern Ireland Rhys McKee def. Justin BurlinsonCage Warriors 140 Belfast, Northern Ireland25 Jun 2022385 days1. def. interim champion Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153 on 29 April 2023
England Jim Wallhead def. Mateusz Figlak for interim titleCage Warriors 146 Manchester, England12 Nov 2022
McKee vacated the title on 15 July 2023, when he re-signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
16Greece Giannis Bachar def. Omiel BrownCage Warriors 163 London, England11 Nov 2023119 days
Bachar vacated the title on 9 March 2024, when he joined The Ultimate Fighter 32.
15Republic of Ireland James Sheehan def. Daniel KonradCage Warriors 170 Dublin, Ireland6 Apr 2024385 days
16England Justin BurlinsonCage Warriors 188 Dublin, Ireland26 Apr 2025357 days (incumbent)
Scotland Sean Clancy Jr. def. Melvin van Suijdam for interim titleCage Warriors 199 Newcastle, England6 Dec 2025133 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1England Paul Sutherland def. Ozzy HalukCage Warriors 4 Portsmouth, England27 Jul 2003? days
Sutherland vacated the title when he signed with Cage Rage Championships.
2Brazil Alexandre Izidro def. Jani LaxCage Warriors 16 Coventry, England1 Oct 2005? days1. def. Thomas Hytten at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005 2. def. Mario Stapel at Cage Warriors 23 on 27 May 2006 3. def. Franco de Leonardis at Cage Warriors 24 on 16 Sep 2006
Izidro vacated the title when he left the promotion.
3Denmark Kenneth Rosfort def. Greg LoughranCage Warriors 37 Birmingham, England22 May 2010132 days
4United States Matt VeachCage Warriors 38 London, England1 Oct 2010? days
Veach vacated the title when he left the promotion.
5Switzerland Ivan Musardo def. Joseph DuffyCage Warriors 44 London, England1 Oct 2011? days
Musardo vacated the title when he left the promotion.
6Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor def. Ivan BuchingerCage Warriors 51 Dublin, Ireland31 Dec 201238 days
McGregor vacated the title on 7 February 2013, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7Scotland Stevie Ray def. Sean CarterCage Warriors 60 London, England5 Oct 201387 days
8Slovakia Ivan BuchingerCage Warriors 63 Dublin, Ireland31 Dec 2013? days
Buchinger vacated the title when he signed with M-1 Global.
9Scotland Stevie Ray (2) def. Curt WarburtonCage Warriors 69 London, England7 Jun 2014296 days1. def. Curt Warburton at Cage Warriors 73 on 1 Nov 2014
Ray vacated the title on 30 March 2015, when he stepped in to face Marcin Bandel at UFC Fight Night 64.
10England Chris Fishgold def. Adam BoussifCage Warriors 77 London, England8 Jul 2016687 days1. def. Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors 78 on 10 Sep 2016 2. def. Nic Herron-Webb at Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 on 12 Nov 2016 3. def. Alexander Jacobsen at Cage Warriors 88 on 28 Oct 2017
Fishgold vacated the title on 26 May 2018, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
11Denmark Søren Bak def. Paddy PimblettCage Warriors 96 Liverpool, England1 Sep 2018? days
Bak vacated the title when he moved down to featherweight.
12England Jai Herbert def. Jack GrantCage Warriors 106 London, England29 Jun 2019212 days1. def. Cain Carrizosa at Cage Warriors 109 on 26 Oct 2019
Herbert vacated the title on 27 January 2020, when he stepped in to face Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.
13Wales Mason Jones def. Joe McColganCage Warriors 113 Manchester, England20 Mar 2020219 days
Jones vacated the title on 19 October 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
14Netherlands Agy Sardari def. Jack GrantCage Warriors 119 London, England12 Dec 202097 days1. def. Donovan Desmae at Cage Warriors 121 on 19 Mar 2021
15Northern Ireland Joe McColganCage Warriors 124 London, England25 Jun 2021144 days
Joe McColgan vacated the title on 16 November 2021, due to personal matters affecting his ability to train.
16England George Hardwick def. Kyle DriscollCage Warriors 141 London, England22 Jul 2022973 days1. def. Chris Bungard at Cage Warriors 147 on 20 Nov 2022 2. def. Yann Liasse at Cage Warriors 152 on 15 Apr 2023 3. def. Cristian Iorga at Cage Warriors 176 on 7 Sep 2024
17Brazil Samuel SilvaCage Warriors 186 London, England21 Mar 2025358 days
Finland Omar Tugarev def. James Power for interim titleCage Warriors 191 Manchester, England28 Jun 2025
Jamaica Omiel Brown def. interim champion Omar TugarevCage Warriors 198 Manchester, England22 Nov 2025
18Jamaica Omiel BrownCage Warriors 202 Manchester, England14 Mar 202635 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh def. Chin WeakasinghCage Warriors 3 Southampton, England16 Mar 2003? days1. def. David McLaughlin at Cage Warriors 4 on 27 Jul 2003
McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Bantamweight division.
2France Emmanuel Fernandez def. James LutmanCage Warriors 6 Barnsley, England7 Mar 2004379 days1. def. Ian Butlin at Cage Warriors 7 on 9 May 2004
3England Danny BattenCage Warriors 12 Coventry, England21 May 2005? days1. def. Tom Niinimaki at Cage Warriors 13 on 16 Jul 2005 2. def. Augusto Frota at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005
Batten vacated the title when he left the promotion.
4Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor def. Dave HillCage Warriors 47 Dublin, Ireland2 Jun 2012250 days
McGregor vacated the title on 7 February 2013, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
5United States Jim Alers def. Joni SalovaaraCage Warriors 53 Glasgow, Scotland13 Apr 2013318 days1. def. Martin Svensson at Cage Warriors 59 on 14 Sep 2013 2. def. Graham Turner at Cage Warriors 63 on 31 Dec 2013
Alers vacated the title on 25 February 2014, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6England Alex Enlund def. Nad NarimaniCage Warriors 73 Newcastle, England1 Nov 2014661 days
Enlund vacated the title on 23 August 2016, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7England Paddy Pimblett def. Johnny FracheyCage Warriors 78 Liverpool, England10 Sep 2016203 days1. def. Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors: Unplugged 1 on 12 Nov 2016
8England Nad NarimaniCage Warriors 82 Liverpool, England1 Apr 2017345 days
Narimani vacated the title on 12 March 2018, when he replacing injured Alex Reyes against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night 127.
9England Dean Trueman def. Aiden LeeCage Warriors 100 Cardiff, Wales8 Dec 2018203 days
Denmark Søren Bak def. Morgan Charrière for interim titleCage Warriors 103 Copenhagen, Denmark9 Mar 2019
Bak vacated the interim title as he was no longer willing to cut the weight necessary to make the featherweight limit.
10Denmark Mads BurnellCage Warriors 106 London, England29 Jun 2019402 days
Burnell vacated the title on 4 August 2020, when he signed with Bellator MMA.
11France Morgan Charrière def. Perry Andre GoodwinCage Warriors 119 London, England12 Dec 202098 days
12England Jordan VucenicCage Warriors 122 London, England20 Mar 2021594 days1. def. James Hendin at Cage Warriors 134 on 18 Mar 2022
-Republic of Ireland Paul Hughes def. Morgan Charrière for interim titleCage Warriors 128 London, England1 Oct 2021
13Republic of Ireland Paul HughesCage Warriors 145 London, England4 Nov 2022343 days
Hughes vacated the title on 13 October 2023, citing a desire to compete as a lightweight.
14England Harry Hardwick def. Orlando Wilson PrinsCage Warriors 172 Newcastle, England25 May 2024465 days1. def. Keweny Lopes at Cage Warriors 181 on 23 Nov 2024 2. def. Javier Garcia at Cage Warriors 186 on 21 Mar 2025
Hardwick vacated the title on 2 September 2025, when he stepped on short notice against Kauê Fernandes at UFC Fight Night 258.
15Republic of Ireland Solomon Simon def. Caique AraujoCage Warriors 196 London, England15 Nov 202598 days
16England Nik BagleyCage Warriors 200 Dublin, Ireland21 Feb 202656 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh def. Chin WeakasinghCage Warriors 8 Sheffield, England18 Sep 2004? days1. def. Phil Harris at Cage Warriors 17 on 26 Nov 2005 2. def. Neil McLeod at Cage Warriors 23 on 27 May 2006 3. def. Anderson Pereira at Cage Warriors 30 on 14 Oct 2007 4. def. Steve McCombe at Cage Warriors 34 on 12 Jul 2008 5. def. Andreas Bernhard at Cage Warriors 40 on 26 Feb 2011
McVeigh vacated the title to compete in the Flyweight division.
2Wales Brett Johns def. Jordan DesboroughCage Warriors 59 Cardiff, Wales14 Sep 2013209 days
Johns was stripped of the title on 11 April 2014, after failing to make weight for his title defense against James Burm at Cage Warriors 67.
3Finland Toni Tauru def. Cory TaitCage Warriors 72 Newport, Wales13 Sep 2014275 days
Tauru vacated the title on 15 June 2015, when he signed with ONE Championship.
4England Nathaniel Wood def. Mario KovacevicCage Warriors 84 London, England2 Jun 2017307 days1. def. Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 86 on 16 Sep 2017 2. def. Luca Iovine at Cage Warriors 92 on 24 Mar 2018
Wood vacated the title on 5 April 2018 when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
5Wales Jack Shore def. Mike EkundayoCage Warriors 100 Cardiff, Wales8 Dec 2018172 days1. def. Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 104 on 27 Apr 2019
Shore vacated the title on 29 May 2019, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6England Jack Cartwright def. Marko KovacevicCage Warriors: Unplugged 2 London, England6 Sep 2019732 days1. def. Manuel Bilic at Cage Warriors 112 on 7 Mar 2020 2. def. Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 115 on 25 Sep 2020 3. def. Sylwester Miller at Cage Warriors 121 on 19 Mar 2021
Cartwright vacated the title on 7 September 2021, when he has left the promotion after fighting out his contract.
7England Dominique Wooding def. Nathan FletcherCage Warriors 127 London, England30 Sep 2021372 days1. def. Carlos Abreu at Cage Warriors 132 on 11 Dec 2021
8Italy Michele MartignoniCage Warriors 144 Rome, Italy7 Oct 2022151 days
Martignoni vacated the title on 7 March 2023, when he to compete in the Flyweight division.
9Republic of Ireland Caolan Loughran def. Dylan HazanCage Warriors 154 Rome, Italy6 May 202314 days
Loughran vacated the title on 20 May 2023, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
10England Liam Gittins def. Reece McEwanCage Warriors 164 Newcastle, England25 Nov 2023678 days1. def. Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 168 on 16 Mar 2024 NC. vs. Alessandro Giordano at Cage Warriors 183 on 8 Mar 2025
Gittins vacated the title on 3 October 2025, when he signed with Professional Fighters League.
11Brazil Weslley Maia def. Ollie SarwaCage Warriors 203 London, England20 Mar 202629 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1Republic of Ireland Neil Seery def. Mikael SilanderCage Warriors 55 Dublin, Ireland1 Jun 2013257 days
Seery vacated the title on 13 February 2014, when he replacing injured Ian McCall against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 37.
2England Nathan Greyson def. Sam CreaseyCage Warriors 92 London, England24 Mar 2018235 days
Greyson was stripped of the title on 14 November 2018, due to being unable to make weight for his title defence at Cage Warriors 99.
3France Samir Faiddine def. Sam CreaseyCage Warriors 106 London, England29 Jun 2019453 days
4England Luke ShanksCage Warriors 114 Manchester, England24 Sep 202077 days
5England Jake HadleyCage Warriors 117 London, England10 Dec 2020194 days
Hadley vacated the title on 22 June 2021, when he to compete at Dana White's Contender Series.
6England Sam Creasey def. Luke ShanksCage Warriors 129 London, England2 Oct 2021455 days1. def. Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on 13 Aug 2022
7Bangladesh Shajidul HaqueCage Warriors 148 London, England31 Dec 20221071 days1. def. Michele Martignoni at Cage Warriors 158 on 29 Jul 2023 2. def. Jawany Scott at Cage Warriors 192 on 12 Jul 2025
8France Nicolas LeblondCage Warriors 199 Newcastle, England6 Dec 2025133 days (incumbent)

Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1England Rosi Sexton def. Dina van den HoovenCage Warriors 17 Coventry, England26 Nov 2005? days
Sexton vacated the title when she signed with BodogFight.
2Sweden Pannie Kianzad def. Eeva SiiskonenCage Warriors 74 London, England15 Nov 2014129 days
Kianzad vacated the title on 24 March 2015, when she signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.
3England Kennedy Freeman def. Mafalda CarmonaCage Warriors 181 Newcastle, England23 Nov 202420 days
Freeman vacated the title on 13 December 2024, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 125 lb (56.7 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign (total)Defenses
1England Molly McCann def. Bryony TyrellCage Warriors 90 Liverpool, England24 Feb 201838 days
McCann vacated the title on 3 April 2018, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Records

Most wins in title bouts

The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of less title bouts losses.

Title winsChampionWeight classVDNCL
8Northern Ireland Paul McVeighFeatherweight Bantamweight2 60 00 00 2
6England Dan HardyWelterweight6001
4Brazil Alexandre IzidroWelterweight Lightweight0 40 00 01 0
England Michael BispingLight Heavyweight4000
England Chris FishgoldLightweight4000
England Jack CartwrightBantamweight4000

Most consecutive title defences

The following includes all Cage Warriors champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defences are listed chronologically.

DefensesChampionWeight classSpan
5Northern Ireland Paul McVeighBantamweight18 September 2004 – ?
3England Michael BispingLight Heavyweight30 April 2005 – ?
Brazil Alexandre IzidroLightweight1 October 2005 – ?
England Chris FishgoldLightweight8 July 2016 – ?
England Jack CartwrightBantamweight6 September 2019 – ?

Multi-division champions

Interim title
No.ChampionDivisionWonLostDefenses
1Northern Ireland Paul McVeighFeatherweight16 March 2003 (CWFC 3: Cage Warriors 3)? (Vacated)1
Bantamweight18 September 2004 (Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force)? (Vacated)5
2Republic of Ireland Conor McGregorLightweight31 December 2012 (Cage Warriors: 51)? (Vacated)0
Featherweight2 June 2012 (Cage Warriors: 47)? (Vacated)0

Simultaneous two division champions

This table, different from the previous one, only counts the periods in which the fighter loaded the titles simultaneously and the defences in that period of time.

No.ChampionDivisionSpanDefensesSimultaneous reign
1Republic of Ireland Conor McGregorLightweight31 December 2012 – ?0?
Featherweight0

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