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Welterweight title challengers make weight ahead of main event battle for the Cage Warriors world title at the Indigo at The O2 on Saturday night

Welterweight title challengers make weight ahead of main event battle for the Cage Warriors world title at the Indigo at The O2 on Saturday night. Key information, final card and timings listed for CW80.

The Cage Warriors 80 weigh-ins took place on Friday afternoon in London ahead of Saturday night’s event at Indigo at The O2.

The welterweight world title fight between Matt Inman and Karl Amoussou was confirmed as official, with both men successfully weighing in within the 170lb welterweight championship limit.

Unfortunately the fight card has suffered two enforced changes, with the postponement of two bouts from the event.

The originally-scheduled bout between bantamweights Vaughan Lee and Nathaniel Wood could be rescheduled for Cage Warriors 81 in Dublin on March 4 providing Wood receives medical clearance for the contest.

The bout between Håkon Foss and Martyn Harris also been rescheduled to CW81 after Harris was taken ill in the lead-up to the contest.

The scheduled welterweight bout between Brad Wheeler and Warren Kee will now go ahead as a catchweight contest after Kee came in at 174.4lbs, 3.4lbs over the non-title limit of 171lbs. The contest will go ahead after it was decided that an agreed percentage of Kee’s purse would go to Wheeler.

Everybody else on the card made weight for their respective contests, with the main card set to be televised live across Europe and Asia on BT Sport, Viaplay, Setanta Eurasia and ELEVEN, as well as being streamed worldwide on UFC Fight Pass.

The preliminary card will be streamed exclusively live, for free, globally (except in Scandinavia) via The Sport Bible’s Facebook page. Scandinavian fans can watch the prelims live via Viaplay.

Isi kadị
Broadcast live on BT Sport, Setanta Eurasia, Viasat, ELEVEN and streamed worldwide on UFC Fight Pass
Matt Inman (169.2) vs Karl Amoussou (169)
Brad Wheeler (169.8) vs Warren Kee (174.4)
Martin Stapleton (149.7) vs Anthony Dizy (149.1)
Tim Wilde (156) vs Alexander Jacobsen (153.5)
Craig White (170.8) vs Thomas Robertsen (169.6)

Mbido kadị
Streamed live on The Sport Bible’s Facebook page for free.
Arvydas Juska (185.6) vs Djati Melan (183.9)
Aiden Lee (145.6) vs Fabien Gallinaro (145)
Thomas Terdjman (147.6) vs Decky McAleenan (149.7)

KEY TIMINGS

5:00pm: Ụzọ na-emeghe
7:00pm: Preliminary card starts, available to watch for free on The Sport Bible Facebook page.
8:15pm: Fan meet and greet with UFC stars & Paddy Pimblett DJ set
9.00pm: Main card starts
10:30pm approx: CW title fight starts
11:00pm approx: Event finish

There are a very limited number of Cage Warriors 80 tickets still available na axs.com from just £20.

For the latest news and updates from Cage Warriors please visit CageWarriors.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook na Instagram.

www.CageWarriors.com

CAGE WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP is Europe’s leading and longest-running mixed martial arts promotion. An Irish-owned brand with offices in the UK & Ireland, CWFC is the sport’s fastest-growing organisation, having staged 80 events in 12 countries across three different continents since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of biggest stars of MMA’s past, present and future.

KARL AMOUSSOU AND MATT INMAN GIVE JOINT INTERVIEW TO CAGE WARRIORS AHEAD OF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE SHOWDOWN AT CW 80

Cage Warriors welterweight stars talk respect, motivation and their joint aim to reach the UFC in this revealing head-to-head chat with Cage Warriors ahead of their main event title fight at Cage Warriors 80 in London on February 18.

Limited tickets for Cage Warriors 80 are available via the AXS website, priced from just £20. Included in the ticket price is a free meet and greet with UFC stars including Dan Hardy.

WHAT DOES WINNING THAT BELT MEAN TO YOU?

Karl Amoussou: That belt is my entry ticket to the UFC. I am bringing it back to France.

Matt Inman: This belt is my path, I’ve been with Cage Warriors a long time. This is my eighth fight with the promotion and I feel like I’ve been on this path along time. Adịla m njikere.

Karl Amoussou: So am I.

DO YOU FEEL ANY PRESSURE GOING INTO THIS FIGHT?

MY: The only pressure I feel is the pressure I put upon myself to put in the best performance I can.

KA: Pressure is always present during a fight, I know I’m going to have the best version of Matt Inman facing me and he’s going to be ready for the best version of Karl Amoussou. No problem with the pressure, I’ll deal with it.

IS THIS A CAREER-DEFINING FIGHT FOR YOU?

KA: Yes this is definitely a career-defining fight. Now I have to be in the UFC. I belong in the UFC, I should be in the UFC already and after this fight I will definitely be there, enweghị mgbagha ọ bụla.

MY: Without a doubt, this is the biggest fight of my career against the highest-profile opponent.

ARE YOU EXCITED TO BE HEADLINING AT INDIGO AT THE O2?

MY: I’m excited to be headlining at Indigo at The O2. I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity and I’m just extremely excited to get in there.

KA: I’m very excited to be fighting at The O2 and headline the show, 10 years after my first fight with Cage Warriors. It’s proof of big improvements and I’m going to show where the improvements are now.

DESCRIBE YOUR OPPONENT IN THREE WORDS

KA: Well-dressed, tough and well-rounded.

MY: Powerful, aggressive and experienced.

DOES YOUR OPPONENT DESERVE TO BE FIGHTING IN THE UFC ALREADY? AND IF SO, WHY?

MY: I think this is a fight where both of us should have been fighting in the UFC a long time ago, there’s no question of that. This is a fight that could be on any main card, on any UFC event.

KA: Just like Matt I think exactly the same. We both have our place in the UFC and after this fight there is only going to be space for one but we definitely both deserve to be there.

THERE’S NOT MUCH ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THE PAIR OF YOU. DOES THAT MAKE THE FIGHT ANY HARDER TO GET UP FOR IF YOU DON’T HATE THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU?

KA: There is no need for me to have any animosity against an opponent, I think it’s a waste of energy. I know what my goal is, I’m pretty sure Matt knows what his goal is and I think we have the same. We are both going to do our job and, on my part, I know exactly what I’m going to do. So there’s no need for animosity.

MY: I never require animosity when facing an opponent. My focus is on performing the best I can and that would be the same whatever way I felt about my opponent and that’s what I guarantee I’ll do come fight night.

N'ikpeazụ, HOW WILL THE FIGHT END?

MY: I’m not going to make predictions for how this fight will end. I’m expecting a tough fight and a real challenge, but I’m ready to come out the winner.

KA: I’m going to make a prediction. This fight is going to end either by KO or submission. I’ll be ready for five rounds and I’ll be ready for a submission or a KO in every single round, so be ready for it, kwa.

For the latest news and updates from Cage Warriors please visit CageWarriors.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook na Instagram.

www.CageWarriors.com

CAGE WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP is Europe’s leading and longest-running mixed martial arts promotion. An Irish-owned brand with offices in the UK & Ireland, CWFC is the sport’s fastest-growing organisation, having staged 80 events in 12 countries across three different continents since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of biggest stars of MMA’s past, present and future.

MARTIN ‘.50CAL’ STAPLETON FOCUSED ON A FINISH AT CAGE WARRIORS 80 IN LONDON

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Thursday, February 16th, 2017

SBG Manchester fighter ready to make a statement at Indigo at The O2 on Saturday

With designs on world titles and a future shot in the UFC, Martin Stapleton says he’s ready to make a statement at Cage Warriors 80 nke a izu ụka.

Stapleton (18-4) was a coveted free-agent who fielded multiple contract offers from around the world, but it was ultimately Cage Warriors that made the most sense to him as he looks to rise all the way to the top.

I had a lot of offers, and some really lucrative offers, kwa,"Ka o kwuru.

But when I weighed it all up, Cage Warriors was the best route for me.

That’s because of the amount of guys that have come through, been a Cage Warriors world champion, gone on to the UFC and now they’re now kicking arse. And there’s a couple of guys who have won UFC world titles through that route.

“And with the fights being shown on BT Sport and UFC Fight Pass, it gives me the best platform to get into the UFC.

“They were all massive factors in signing with Cage Warriors rather than one of the other organisations.”

Stapleton will take on Anthony Dizy in a 150lb catchweight at Indigo at The O2 on Saturday night at Cage Warriors 80 as he sets his sights on world championship glory later in the year.

I want that featherweight belt,"Ka o kwuru.

I can fight at 145, 155 and even go up as high as 170. But right now, I’ve got my sights on that 145lb title. That’s the biggest fight, and I want big fights.

I’ve got 100% belief in myself. I know I’m battle tested. I know I’m ready to go in there with anyone.

You can put me in with anyone in the world right now and I’ll hold my own. Right now I’d beat 95% nke ha, and in a couple of years I’ll be at the point where I’ll beat 100% of them.”

And speaking about this weekend’s fight in London, Stapleton said his focus is on one thingclaiming a decisive stoppage win.

I never expect anything in my opponents, o kwuru.

I go in there with a clear mind, ready for anything that happens in the cage. I don’t watch my opponents’ fights either. I know his name. All I have to do is train my arse off, get in the cage and do it.

I wanna get in there and finish this guy. From the minute the bell goes to the 15th minute of the fight I’ll be trying to finish him.

Limited tickets for Cage Warriors 80 are available via the AXS website, priced from just £20. Included in the ticket price is a free meet and greet with UFC stars including Dan Hardy.

For the latest news and updates from Cage Warriors please visit CageWarriors.com and follow us onTwitter, Facebook na Instagram.

www.CageWarriors.com

CAGE WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP is Europe’s leading and longest-running mixed martial arts promotion. An Irish-owned brand with offices in the UK & Ireland, CWFC is the sport’s fastest-growing organisation, having staged 80 events in 12 countries across three different continents since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of biggest stars of MMA’s past, present and future.

ISI NKE FEATHERWEIGHT DANIEL WEICHEL NA-ANA PAUL REDMOND NA 'BELLATOR 169: EZE MO VS. ISHII'

 

**Tiketi na-ere taa**

Santa Monica, Calif (October 14, 2016) - Bellator MMA agbakwunyela ọgụ ọhụrụ na mmemme mpụta mbụ ya na Ireland, ịhụ mbụ featherweight aha-challengerDaniel Weichel (37-9) were Dublin n'onwe ya Paul Redmond (11-6) na "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," nke sitere na 3Arena ọgbara ọhụrụ na Dec. 16.

 

"Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," a ga-enwe isi site na pitting ọgụ dị arọ “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) megide Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). Ireland ga-enwekwa otu n'ime atụmanya ya kachasị mma na kaadị ahụ, dị ka mpako nke Strabane, James Gallagher (4-0) na-alaghachi n'ụlọ megide onye iro a ka ga-akpọsa.

Tiketi maka "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii" malite na 35 € wee gaa na ere TAA naBellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie na 3 Arena Box Office. Enwere ike ịhụ mmemme ahụ n'efu na SPIKE na 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT. A ga-ekwupụta ịgba mbọ kaadị isi na nke mbido n'izu ndị na-abịa.

 

Na mgbakwunye na kaadị zuru ezu nke ihe omume Bellator, Ndị nwe tiketi ga-enwetakwa kaadị ọgụ zuru oke site na nkwalite nka ọgụ agwakọta nke Europe, BAMMA. "BAMMA 27" ga-abụ isiokwu site na bantamweight aha ọgụ pitting Tom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 NC) megide Alan Philpott (16-8), yana ọgụ aha featherweight na-egosi ndị asọmpi Bellator mbụ bụ Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) megide Martin Stapleton(18-4).

Onye mmeri n'ime itoolu ikpeazụ ya 10 nsọtụ, akpa azụ 2012, Weichel dị ka ọ na-akụda nzọụkwụ ya n'okpuru nduzi nke Bellator MMA. "The Weasel" ga-abanye n'ọnụ ụlọ maka oge 47 dị ka ọkachamara, ọrụ afọ 14 merela ka o nwee mmeri 37 ugboro, gụnyere M-1 Global Lightweight Championship. Weichel emechaala 26 nke ya 37 ndị metụtara ọrụ ya, na nsonye 21 site n'ụzọ nke nrubeisi, na-eme ya ka ọ bụrụ otu n'ime ihe atụ featherweight na ala. Kemgbe ịbanye na nkwalite ndị Scott Coker na-edu na 2014, Ọkachamara nrubeisi nke German anakọtara mmeri na isii n'ime asọmpi asaa ya, gụnyere mmeri ndị na-esochi anya n'ihe ndị na-amasị ya Georgi Karakhanyan na ọtụtụ na-adịbeghị anya Emmanuel Sanchez. Onye dị afọ 31 na-adịgide adịgide nwere olile anya ịmalite isi mmeri o meriri Sanchez nke a kpọtụrụ aha na mbụ. "Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Bekee,"ka ọ na-akwado iwere Paul Redmond nke Ireland n'ime 3Arena na Dec. 16.

 

Mgbe ọ malitere ọrụ ọkachamara ya dị ka obere arọ, Redmond mere mgbanwe na nkewa featherweight na 2015 ma ga-eche ule siri ike ihu ozugbo megide otu n'ime Bellator MMA kacha mma na Weichel. Dublin dị afọ 29, Nwa amaala Ireland ga na-eme mpụta mbụ Bellator MMA ka emechara nke ya 2015 mkpọsa na-asọ mpi maka UFC. Redmond edekọla 11 ọrụ mmeri, gụnyere ngwucha itoolu gụnyere ịkụ ọkpọ ise. "Redser" ga-ele anya iji wulite mmeri ya kacha nso nso a na "BAMMA 26,"otu mkpebi imeri Chris Stringer. Na ngwụcha itoolu Redmond ọ bụla na-abịa na agba nke abụọ, anyị nwere ike ijide n'aka na ị ga-ahụ mgbalị kachasị amasị obodo iji mebie Weichel ma gbakwunye na mkpokọta ya dị egwu.

 

Emelitere "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Kaadị:

Isi ihe omume dị arọ: Muhammed "Eze knife" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)

Isi kaadị nku featherweight: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. TBA

Isi kaadị nku featherweight: Daniel Weichel (37-9) vs. Paul Redmond (11-6)

 

Emelitere “BAMMA 27” Isi Kaadị:

Bantamweight World aha agba: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)

Aha Featherweight Ụwa: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)

Isi kaadị nku featherweight: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)

BELLATOR MMA'S INTERNATIONAL ROADSHOW na-aga n'ihu na 3ARENA na DUBLIN., IRLAND FRIDAY, Dec. 16

 

EZE MO LAGHARỊTA N'ỤRỤ EGO iji zute SATOSHI ISHII N'EME MERE Mpụta nke BELLATOR MMA n'ime 'EMERALD ISLE'

NORTHERN IRELAND ONYE JAMES ‘THE STRABANIMAL’ GALLAGHER KWESỊRỊ Ịlaghachi n’omume.

Santa Monica, Calif (October 12, 2016) - Lelee Ireland na ndepụta mba Bellator MMA emebeghị emume na, ya na ọkwa ọkwa na akwadoro nkwalite Scott Coker maka ime n'ime obi ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri Dublin na Dec. 16.

 

"Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii" sitere na 3Arena ọgbara ọhụrụ, a ga-enwekwa isi site na pitting ọgụ dị arọ “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) megide Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). Ireland ga-enwekwa otu n'ime atụmanya ya kachasị mma na kaadị ahụ, dị ka mpako nke Strabane, James Gallagher (4-0) na-alaghachi n'ụlọ megide onye iro a ka ga-akpọsa.

Tiketi maka "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii" malite na 35 € wee gaa na ere na Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie na 3Arena Box Office on Friday, October 14, na a pụrụ iche presale na 12 & 13. Enwere ike ịhụ mmemme ahụ n'efu na SPIKE na 9 p.m. NA/8 p.m. CT. A ga-ekwupụta ịgba mbọ kaadị isi na nke mbido n'izu ndị na-abịa.

 

Na mgbakwunye, Nkwalite nka ịgba egwu ọgba aghara nke Europe BAMMA ga-ejide “BAMMA 27,” n'akụkụ "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii" na mbọ iji gosipụta ụfọdụ ndị na-eme egwuregwu MMA n'ụwa niile sitere na otu abụọ ahụ. "BAMMA 27" ga-abụ isiokwu site na bantamweight aha ọgụ pitting Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) megide Alan Philpott (16-8), nakwa dị ka featherweight aha ọgụ featuring Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) megide onye asọmpi MMA mbụ Bellator Martin Stapleton (18-4).

 

"Mgbe ị na-eche maka obodo na-asọpụrụ, na-aghọta ma na-achọsi ike maka àgwà agwakọta ịgba egwu edinam, Ireland na-abata ozugbo,"Bellator Emmanuel President Scott Coker kwuru. "Enwere m obi ụtọ maka mmemme a, ya na 'King Mo' megidere Ishii na isi ihe omume, na enweghị m ike ichere ịnọ n'ime 3Arena mgbe 'The Strabanimal,' James Gallagher na-ewere ọnọdụ etiti, ọ ga-abụ ụlọ ara. Na na na-ekwu, Obi dị m ụtọ iweta omume a na Dublin n'akụkụ nkwalite dịka BAMMA na David Green, onye bụ ezigbo enyi kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ.”

 

BAMMA CEO David Green kwukwara: "Ọ ga-abụ ihe ngosi MMA kachasị na obi ike na Ireland n'afọ a, dị ka Fans na-enweta ohere ịbịaru nso na nkeonwe na MMA superstars site na nkwalite abụọ ahụ.

 

"King Mo" laghachiri n'ụlọ mkpọrọ nke ugboro abụọ n'ime 2016, na oge mbụ na oke arọ kemgbe mmeri Rizin Grand Prix heavyweight ya meriri. Onye meriri n'ime asaa n'ime ọgụ asatọ ikpeazụ ya, Mo na-achọ ohere izute onye mmeri nke Liam McGeary vesos Phil Davis na "Belator 163," naNov. 4, ma kama ịnọgide na-adịghị arụ ọrụ, onye 35 dị afọ ugbu a na-ele anya ịnwale onwe ya megide Ishii. Onye bụbu onye mmeri Strikeforce, Mo nwere echiche ya n'ịgbakwunye ọla edo Bellator na mantel ya.

 

Ishii bụ ụlọ ọrụ ike dị afọ 29 Judoka onye nwetara ọla edo na ụlọ ọrụ ahụ 2008 Egwuregwu Olympic na Beijing mgbe ọ merisịrị ihe kacha mma ụwa nwere inye na +100 n'arọ nkewa. Ugbu a lekwasịrị anya nke ọma na nka ịgba egwu agwakọta, Kpakpando Japanese agbaala asọmpi na obodo ya ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ naanị n'ime oge ọrụ ọkachamara 21 ya na-alụ, ọ ga-alụkwa ọgụ ụbọchị atọ tupu ya erute. Dec. 19 birthday mgbe o zutere Lawal na Dec. 16 na Ireland. Na ọkara nke mmeri ya na-abịa n'ihu akara akara ndị ikpe, ọ dị mma ịmara na mmeri anọ nke Ishii abịala n'aka ụfọdụ nnukwu egwuregwu a ga-enye dị ka. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Mirko Crop na Fedor Emelianenko.

 

Zuru oke site na ọgụ anọ ọkachamara mbụ ya, Gallagher dị afọ 19 bụ otu n'ime kpakpando na-egbuke egbuke na "Emerald Island" niile. E sitere na Straban dị nso na Northern Ireland, "The Strabanimal" si n'ụlọ pụọ mgbe ọ dị afọ 15 isonye na nkuzi John Kavanagh na Straight Blast Gym (SBG), ebe ọ na-azụ ọzụzụ ugbu a n'akụkụ ndị agha kacha mma na mba ahụ gụnyere Connor McGregor. N'ịbụ onye mere mpụta mbụ Bellator na London na July gara aga mgbe ọ meriri Mike Cutting na London, Gallagher ga-achọ ime ka ọ bụrụ ise kwụ ọtọ ịmalite ọrụ ya n'ihu igwe mmadụ na-agba ọsọ. Biko rụba ama: Gallagher ga-apụta na Bellator 164 na Tel Aviv Israel na Nov. 10, agaghịkwa na-asọ mpi na kaadị ahụ. A ga-akpọ onye ga-anọchi ya n'oge na-adịghị anya.

 

Emelitere "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Kaadị:

Isi ihe omume dị arọ: Muhammed "Eze knife" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)

Isi kaadị nku featherweight: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. TBA

 

Emelitere “BAMMA 27” Isi Kaadị:

Bantamweight World aha agba: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)

Aha Featherweight Ụwa: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)

Isi kaadị nku featherweight: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)