Current season, competition or edition: 2024 in Cage Warriors | |
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| Sport | Mixed martial arts promotion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Dougie Truman |
| Owner(s) | Graham Boylan Ian Dean |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Official website | http://www.cagewarriors.com |
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, Antônio Silva, Jeff Monson, Martin Kampmann, Dan Hardy, Joe Duffy, Cathal Pendred, Neil Seery, and 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 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.[3]
- ^ "The 70 former Cage Warriors fighters who ended up in the UFC". The42.ie. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ Bower, Mick (2012-05-25). "MMA's Arab Spring: How Cage Warriors Are Taking Over The Middle East". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ @CageWarriors (26 September 2017). ".@MMABrad48 and @JoshPalmerMMA..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.