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Cagewarriors "Strike Force" Cagewarriors Announce Nine UK vs. France Bouts for Their Cagewarriors “Strike Force” Card on May 21st in Coventry England
May 21, 2005 Coventry Skydome Coventry, England
Special Thanks go out to Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com for the following information:
The biggest Cagewarriors event yet is due to touch down at the superb Coventry Skydome on the 21st of May, with a UK vs. France theme and will be UK’s biggest MMA event yet (held by a UK based promotion).
The Cagewarriors Fighting Championships have once again raised the bar with a nine bout card which promises to be a night filled with epic MMA action. Cagewarriors have been able to defy common UK MMA convention by using their vast network to not only secure this amazing venue in the Midlands, but have also created links with corporate clients which has resulted in the sale of all 68 V.I.P tables as well as all the V.I.P seats. This venture has already created a lot of local interest and with standard tickets for this event starting at just £10 through the Skydome's box office, we are confident they will be snapped up quickly too.
Over the last few months, the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships owner Mr. Dougie Truman in association with his French contacts have been in negotiations to deliver a top class night of Mixed Martial Arts action and are now in the position to confirm nine fights which features the usual Cagewarriors mix of up-and-coming UK stars along with some bigger names as they are pitted against French adversaries in this UK vs. France series. Will this UK squad be able to avenge the defeat the UK team suffered in 2003 at Cagewarriors 4? Or will the French alliance come out on top again?
Highlights of this stunning card include a local hero in the main event as “The Coventry Destroyer” Barrington Patterson (3-3-0) takes on the (8-1-0) submission grappler Kassim Annan in what should be an intriguing style vs. style match-up. This fight is doubly important as it will be Barrington’s retirement fight as this veteran of the UK K-1 Circuit and the Dutch “Its Showtime” organization bids an end to his MMA career in his native Coventry in what will be his first MMA rules fight in the UK.
This monumental occasion will also see two CWFC title matches as the Cagewarriors favourite Matt Ewin (13-5-1) will defend his Cagewarriors Middleweight Title against the controversial Frenchman Damien Riccio (6-5-0) in a rematch of their Cage Rage 8 clash. Riccio ended Ewin’s win streak that night with a KO inside two rounds. However, Ewin is undefeated in the CWFC and has saved some of his best performances for inside the CWFC octagon. In his last CWFC appearance at Cagewarriors 7, Ewin survived three torrid rounds to defeat the talented French grappler Gregory Bouchelaghem in round four of one of the greatest fights in Cagewarriors (and even in UK MMA) history. Can Ewin avenge his previous defeat or will Riccio improve on his impressive run of form which started after he defeated Robin Gracie in a challenge match in France back in 2003.
The night’s other Title bout features the unbeaten French submission specialist Emmanuel Fernandez (5-0-0) as he defends his CWFC Featherweight Title against the experienced UK veteran Danny Batten (5-5-2). Fernandez, a De La Riva Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt has won his previous four CWFC fights in the first round via triangle choke and is also famous for guiding the French team to victory in the first UK vs. France series back in 2003 at Cagewarriors 4. His opponent Danny Batten has been inactive since he took the Cage Rage World Lightweight Champion Jean Silva the distance back in 2003. However, Batten has fought on all the major domestic shows and has even fought in Japan twice. He is also a respected and experienced grappler who has been training intensively as of late and insiders have suggested he is in his best condition yet and will be more confident and stronger at featherweight.
The other major attraction at Cagewarriors Strike Force is a battle of the behemoths as Antonio Silva Junior, (1-0-0) the 120kg sensation from the Wolfslair Gym in Widnes takes on the 130kg Frenchman Marc Emmanuel (2-2-0). Emmanuel has previous experience in top events such as 2H2H and Its Showtime in Holland. Whilst Silva has made a huge impact since his arrival on UK soil when he defeated former CWFC Heavyweight Champion Tengiz Tedoradze in under 90 seconds in March. Silva will be looking to show why his team believe he is destined to go to the very top and will be a future World Champion with another devastating display on the 21st May.
The line for this spectacular
event as follows: (Line-up not in fight order and is subject to change)
Cagewarriors Middleweight Title Fight Matt Ewin (Champion) vs. Damien Riccio
Cagewarriors Featherweight
Title Fight
Light-Heavyweight Cage
Kickboxing
Lightweight
Welterweight Saturday 21st May 2005 Coventry Skydome Arena Croft Road Coventry
CV1 3AZ VIP Tables – All £1000 and £350 tables are sold out. (68 Tables sold altogether) VIP Ticket - £30 (Sold Out) Standard Ticket - £20, £15, £10 – still available Family Ticket - £30 based on 2 Adults and 2 Children together Ticket hotline 0276 630 693
Doors Open 5pm – Fights stars
6.30pm
contact the Cagewarriors team at either dougie@cagewarriors.com or at iandean@cagewarriors.com. And stay logged on to Cagewarriors.com for all the latest updates as the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships present “Strike Force – UK vs. France” on Saturday 21st May 2005 at the Coventry Skydome.
PRESS RELEASE BY: Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com with a little editing from us (color, etc...) The Cagewarriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) brand is one of the UK’s leading professional mixed martial arts events and was established in the summer of 2002, by Dougie Truman and was run under his “Shield Promotions” banner. The CWFC has now expanded to include a total of 3 branded events, which now includes a Northern Franchise run by respected Northern promoter Paul Murphy and Cagewarriors Quest, which is the CWFC’s Semi-Pro division.
As well as running MMA events the CWFC also has its own website at http://www.cagewarriors.com which contains information about the CWFC, merchandise, ticket details, DVD’s and also boasts an in-depth UK and World MMA news website and forum.
For more information on the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships (or to report errors and omissions) please
e-mail the CWFC News/Media
Manager Ian Dean at
iandean@cagewarriors.com.
Subject to change
(4/27/05)
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