Fight cards confirmed for Cage Warriors' Manchester double-header

Cage Warriors return to their familiar Manchester stop at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre (BEC Arena) for a double-header of fight night action on Friday, November 21, and Saturday, November 22.

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

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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

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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.