Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
.jpg) |
|
| Private | |
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Dougie Truman |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
|
Key people
|
Graham Boylan (Owner/President) Casimir Knight (CEO) Ian Dean (Matchmaker) |
| Website | http://www.cagewarriors.com/ |
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Currently it has scheduled events in Chechnya, Baghdad and Beirut.
Many of the biggest stars in MMA have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner, including Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping. CWFC are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad, travelling throughout countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East. CWFC staged 26 events across 12 different countries in 2012 and 2013.
Cage Warriors was founded by Dougie Truman back in 2001, the first event titled 'Armageddon', at which notable fighters like Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins were victorious, was staged on July 27 of that year.
Irishman Graham Boylan assumed control of Cage Warriors in 2010 and has successfully set about returning the promotion to the forefront of MMA in Europe, as well as expanding internationally with shows in Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Bahrain. The Cage Warriors head office is located in London.
On October 25, 2012, it was announced that, along with Ultimate Challenge MMA and BAMMA, Cage Warriors have united with The Centre of Health and Human Performance in London to launch SAFE MMA, a non-profit organization established to improve the safety of MMA fighters in the U.K. Chief among the organization's plans is a centralized and confidential database for fighter medical records. SAFE MMA, which officially launches Jan. 1 2013, also will provide affordable, standardized blood and medical tests for all registered fighters, as well as advice from leading world experts in sports medicine, according to today's announcement.
...
Wikipedia