Cage Warriors returns to the English capital for a stacked autumn occasion within the Indigo on the O2. Cage Warriors 196 goes down this weekend with two vacant title fights and the return of an icon of the organisation.
The Epidemic Returns at Cage Warriors 196
After his puzzling exit from the UFC, Jordan Vucenic returns to the very firm he made his title in. Nevertheless, this time he hunts up a weight class at 155lbs. Beforehand within the organisation Vucenic secured the featherweight title beating Frenchman Morgan Charriere by break up choice. Now the person from Corby has his eyes on a second Cage Warriors belt. In his temporary UFC tenure he suffered two defeats however the break up nonetheless appears harsh given his first defeat got here at brief discover. Following that he suffered a submission loss to Chris Duncan, the Scotsman himself is now 5-1 within the UFC on the cusp of a rating at 155lbs.
Throughout the cage within the Indigo might be a younger hungry Norwegian aiming to take the chance of a lifetime. Torpal Merjoev shocked the European MMA scene when he submitted extremely touted English prospect Teddy Stringer in June. Each kids went into the struggle 5-0 nevertheless it was Stringer that was favoured to get the nod. After the upset it was clear to see ‘Rambo’ may properly be a future title contender. If victorious over a legend like Vucenic at Cage Warriors 196 it is going to be very exhausting to disclaim the 21 12 months previous hailing from Norway.
The Cage Warriors light-weight title has turn into extremely intriguing since March this 12 months when dominant champion George Hardwick misplaced his belt to alternative opponent Samuel Silva. After that Silva obtained a Dana White Contenders Sequence shot leaving Cage Warriors the possibility to place up an interim belt. Once more a alternative opponent got here up on high as Finnish prospect Omar Tugarev picks dup the belt in June. Silva went on DWCS in September however suffered a brutal loss leaving the unification bout to be made again in Cage Warriors. Nevertheless, one remaining stumbling block got here up as Silva was compelled to withdraw from the scheduled bout at Cage Warriors 197 as a consequence of damage.
