Cage Warriors have stacked the deck with a 24-fight lineup across two days in Manchester, with the interim lightweight title topping the bill on Saturday night’s big event, Cage Warriors 198. Before that, a welterweight bout between Evaldo Santos and Anthony Orozco headlines Cage Warriors 197: Unplugged on Friday night.
Cage Warriors officials have officially confirmed the fight cards for both events, with each show featuring provisional 12-fight lineups in Manchester.
Cage Warriors 197: Unplugged
Undefeated American welterweight Orozco will look to build on his 8-0 career record on Friday night when he headlines against globetrotting Brazilian Santos, who comes into the bout with a 17-7 record that includes 14 finishes.
Joining them on the “Unplugged” fight card is a cracking matchup at featherweight, as American Damon Wilson takes on England’s Aiden Lee.
Cage Warriors 197: Unplugged – Fight Card
MAIN CARD
- Welterweight: Evaldo Santos vs Anthony Orozco
- Featherweight: Damon Wilson vs Aiden Lee
- Welterweight: Michael Dubois vs Giacomo Michelis
- Light Heavyweight: Riku Urholin vs Nell Ariano
- Featherweight: Elton Armindo vs Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo
- Bantamweight: Richard Kallos vs Damiano Scogna
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Welterweight: Pedro Henrique Dias vs Manuel Del Valle
- Featherweight: Hossein Mousavi vs Jake McHugh
- Middleweight: Jordan O’Neill vs Mitchell Goode
- Lightweight: Marc-Philippe Ngatchou vs Yusuf Nazokatov
- Flyweight: Katharina Rychkova vs Eimear Darcy
- Flyweight: Reggie Hingston vs Jordan Molinari
Cage Warriors 198: Manchester
Topping the bill on Saturday night is a battle for the interim 155-pound title, as Omiel Brown takes on defending champion Omar Tugarev, who captured the interim crown with a third-round TKO finish of James Power at Cage Warriors 191.
The undefeated Finn will put his belt, and his unblemished record, on the line against Brown, who heads into the bout riding a five-fight win streak that includes two knockouts and two submission finishes.
The Renegade MMA product moved down to lightweight from welterweight at the start of the year and finished Samuel Blasco via TKO at Cage Warriors 185, then submitted Edgar Escarrega via first-round bulldog choke at Cage Warriors 191 to set up his title clash with Tugarev.
Also on the card for Saturday night, Scottish veteran Chris Bungard returns to take on Italy’s Simone Patrizi, while UK MMA veteran Tim “The Experiment” Wilde takes on Oscar Ownsworth. Next Generation MMA prospect Fran Breen is also set for action, as he takes on Ayoub Nacer in a battle of rival 4-1 flyweights.
Cage Warriors 198: Manchester – Fight Card
MAIN CARD
- Interim Lightweight Title: Omiel Brown vs Omar Tugarev (c)
- Lightweight: Simone Patrizi vs Chris Bungard
- Lightweight: Oscar Ownsworth vs Tim Wilde
- Bantamweight: Joab Souza vs Jack Humphries
- Lightweight: Wellington Lopes vs Shay Ingram
- Flyweight: Ayoub Nacer vs Fran Breen
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Lightweight: TBC vs Chris Price
- Flyweight: Enrico Di Gangi vs Jack McCloughlin
- Lightweight: Roman David vs Christian Soda
- Featherweight: Davide Manente vs Oliver Tero
- Flyweight: Matthew Friel vs Ryan Hewitt
- Welterweight: Theo Pino vs Chris Morris










