Elite British welterweights headline Cage Warriors 205 in Glasgow. Justin Burlinson makes his first title defence in enemy territory in opposition to Sean Clancy Jr.
the comeback King Justin Burlinson
Defending champion Justin Burlinson gained the welterweight title in model nearly precisely a yr in the past in opposition to James Sheehan over in Dublin. Now this weekend his first championship defence additionally is available in a foeβs area. Again in 2021 the Englishman suffered defeat on DWCS by way of first spherical KO in opposition to Yohan Lainesse. When he took that chance Burlinson was solely 6-0 and really inexperienced in his profession.
The Englishman bounced again with a win, nevertheless suffered one other loss when he fought for the Cage Warriors 170lbs belt for the primary time again in 2022 in opposition to Rhys McKee. Unbeaten since then and nonetheless with a 100% end price Burlinson entertains every time he steps contained in the cage and overcame adversity in his title combat with Sheehan to assert the belt in dramatic trend.
Burlinson stepped into the highlight of the UFC for a second time on the again finish of 2025 when he traveled to Doha for the primary ever UFC Qatar occasion in a hope to get a late name up. Sadly, the shot by no means got here so Burlinson will return to Cage Warriors this weekend to doubtlessly earn his shot in additional violent trend.
Sean Clancy Jr Destined for UFC Gold?
At solely 23 years of age and combating out of Paisley, Scotland Sean Clancy Jr is among the hottest prospects within the sport and this Saturday he makes an attempt to ignite the ferocious hype even additional. At 8-0 with a 100% end price alike the English champion Clancy Jr is a menace in all areas. Speedy palms together with an aggressive floor sport is a recipe for championship materials.
The Scotsman had been on the fringes of welterweight gold for fairly a while and again in December he gained the interim belt with an distinctive efficiency. On the again finish of 2025 Burlinson was unable to compete so the interim title combat was made for Clancy Jr in opposition to skilled Dutchman Melvin van Suijdam. Victory got here with a candy second spherical KO with a wonderful proper and left hook mixture.
Many consider this combat shouldn’t be just for the unified Cage Warriors Welterweight title but in addition a ticket into the large present, the UFC.
Who do you suppose will get their hand raised and doubtlessly earns a UFC contract?
