Cagewarriors 8 Update

"Brutal Force"

September 18, 2004

Octagon Centre

Sheffield, England

A Special Thanks goes out to the good folks over at Cagewarriors.com and specifically to Mr. Ian Dean for

keeping us all updated on the UK MMA scene and for the following article: 

Dougie Truman, owner & promoter of the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships, is pleased to announce

today that actor & director Lyndsay Honey aka “Ben Dover” will be the celebrity guest MC (master of

ceremonies) at Cagewarriors 8: Brutal Force, on September 18th in the Steel city of Sheffield. 

Lyndsay, more noted for his work in the adult content industry, will be teaming up with old play mate, the

stunning Hayley Finch, presenter of Men & Motors TV & page 3 models, alongside one of the industries

rising young stars Jenna Sweeney, who is also a page 3 model & was recently featured by “The Sport”

newspaper on the run-up to her birthday. 

A top card with some great domestic and international matches are featured at Brutal Force, with the U.S.

star and UFC 44 veteran Gerald Strebendt flying over to tussle with the dangerous Irishman Dave Roche

for the vacant CWFC lightweight title.  For a more in-depth look at the card, check out the update page

at http://www.cagewarriors.com/page.asp?ID=375. 

The other announcements made by CWFC promoter and owner Mr. Dougie Truman see yet another

innovative move, as CWFC 8 Brutal Force will not only see a brand new 32ft. titanium cage debuted,

but once again the CWFC is breaking the mould by being the first UK MMA promotion to have a

professional under 61.2 Kilo/135lbs Bantamweight Division. This is an official weight division as

sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (the organization which first helped legitimize the sport

of MMA back in the late 90’s and created the rules for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the USA.

So to coincide with this announcement, CWFC 8: Brutal Force will also see a clash for the new CWFC

Bantamweight title.  As the former Featherweight Champion Paul McVeigh (3-2-0), he comes back to the

CWFC after a year’s absence to fight Chin Weerasinghe (3-6-1) the man he beat for the Featherweight Title

in March 2003.

In their first fight McVeigh got a decision win over Weerasinghe, who knocked down McVeigh within the

opening 30 seconds of the bout and showed superior stand-up throughout. However Weerasinghe was slowly

outworked on the floor by the superior groundwork of the young Irish prodigy who is trained by the Irish BJJ

purple belt John Kavanagh.   

McVeigh who in his short career has fought some top UK names and even took on the vastly experienced

UFC veteran Leigh Remedios in June 03, in only his 4th professional fight.  Despite losing to a rear naked

choke in a closely fought contest, McVeigh bounced back in style by submitting Neil McLeod in an epic 3

round war to claim the Extreme Brawl Title.  McVeigh then stopped long time UK veteran Dave McLaughlin

inside a round to defend his CWFC Featherweight Title in July 03.   

Paul McVeigh is exciting likable character who has evolved from being just a submission specialist to a fully

crossed trained athlete.  Many UK Pundits already believe that McVeigh can make it to the very top of the

MMA ladder.  McVeigh was even touted to face the Japanese Shooto champion Ryota Matsune in a fight

which unfortunately fell through.

McVeigh is excited by this announcement and will no doubt want to claim another title to his collection to

show why he’s one of the UK Scene’s top fighters. However, Weerasinghe is out for revenge and he snapped

up the chance to take on McVeigh at Bantamweight, after spending years fighting guys 5-10 kg’s (11-22 lbs.) heavier than him.  This fight has already created a buzz amongst UK fans and the CWFC hopes

capitalize on this by expanding this exciting weight class in future events.  There are even rumors that a

tournament may take place in the future to decide the CWFC number 1 contender who will have the first

crack at the inaugural Bantamweight champion. 

Tickets for this great event are priced at £25 Standard ticket and £300 for a VIP Ringside Table.  For

details, call our ticket hotline on 07881 552525.  There is also a special offer of 50 free previous Cagewarriors

video’s to give away per advanced ticket purchase. (Only one video per credit card order.) Finally as part of

Cagewarriors continued commitment to fighters, all pre booked tickets by credit card will qualify for a £2.50

per ticket bonus to be given to the fighter of your choice. 

So stayed turned to http://www.cagewarriors.com for more news and fight features; including Play by Play

results of major UK events. And watch out as The Cagewarriors Fighting Championship “The Ultimate Full

Contact Combat Sport” hits Sheffield with “Brutal Force” this September 18th. 

Current Card

Main Event

Vacant CWFC Lightweight Title

Gerald "The Finishing Machine" Strebendt (8-5-0) vs. Dave "The Big Bad Wolf" Roach (2-0-0) 

Title Fights

CWFC Heavyweight Championship

Champ Tengiz Tedoradze (10-2-0) vs. Craig Amer (5-1-0) 

CWFC Welterweight Championship

Champ Abdul Mohamed (4-1-0) vs. Paul "Semtex" Daley (3-2-0) 

Vacant CWFC Bantamweight Championship

Paul McVeigh (3-2-0) vs. Chin Weerasinghe (3-6-1)

Undercard

Welterweight Bout

Paul “Hands of Stone” Jenkins vs. Lee Doski

Lightweight Bout

- From Ian Dean and Cagewarrirors.com with a little editing from us (color, some highlights, line-up form,

  etc...)

Card / Date subject to change

(8/6/04)