Cage Warriors Head back to Rome, Italy for the action-packed Cage Warriors 154 card broadcast live from Fiera Roma. The main event will take place in Rome Dylan Hazan against Kyle Loughran for the Cage Warriors bantamweight championship.
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Vacant Bantamweight Championship – Hazan vs. Loughran
The Cage Warriors are back in Rome for the first time since October, but while the heavyweight championship will once again be within reach, Michelle Martinoni It will not compete. The former champion vacated the belt to fight for the 125-pound title with the possibility of adding another championship to his collection at a date to be determined. Instead, it will be another local favorite in Hazan putting his undefeated record on the line against Ireland’s Loughrand with Cage Warriors’ gold on the line.
Hazan fought and won the final Cage Warriors Rome event when he defeated compatriot Jefferson Devils Using the first round of ground and pound. Hazan impressed at 135 and 125 pounds, but he should have his hands full for Loughran, the latest in a long line of great Irish prospects to come out of the Cage Warriors. Like Hazan, Loughran has also never lost in his pro career and picked up a win in his last round when he finished Luke Shanks within two rounds. The match with Hazan can depend on which fighter can better maintain a five-round pace. Both are hold ends, especially when the fight comes to the mat, so there should be little margin for error for both corners.
Co-Main Event – Stewart vs. Aliu
The second fight from the summit features a comeback Darren Stewart. The powerful middleweight will be fighting the Cage Warriors for the third time since he was cut by the UFC after 14 fights. The British knockout artist actually fought one of those fights under the Cage Warriors banner while it still technically counted as a UFC match. He came off the roughest stretch of his career, having knocked out five of his last seven, although he was able to knock out Schneider with a first-round knockout. William Cadena New Year’s Eve 2022.
Heavyweight Stewart will battle Italian protégé Aliu, who unsuccessfully challenged for a UFC contract in the final season of the show Dana White Rivalry Series. The Italian is due back after eight months and could find a way to battle against Stewart, who has been surrendered or controlled in eight of his nine defeats. Aliu Rivals Series Defeat also progresses somewhat positively, eg Bruno Ferrera He went to the knockout Gregory Rodriguez in the UFC’s return to Brazil earlier this year.
The rest of the card
Carlo Pedersoli JrAnother local favourite, action is also slated against Janis Bashar At a price of 170 pounds. Pedersoli Jr. has amassed a three-way winning streak since coming to the Cage Warriors from Bellator, and owns wins over fellow UFC alumni such as Bradley Scott and former Cage Warriors Champion and current UFC mainstay Nicholas Dalby. Meanwhile, Bashar is looking to extend his winning streak to seven.
Gerardo FannyMeanwhile, he will take over Tanio Pagliariccio in the flyweight division previously on the main card. Of the thirty fighters who stepped on the scale, only Fanny needed an extra two-hour window to gain weight, though he eventually made it. Armil Shavery The key card will open against Simon Patrizi very lite. Both fighters make their Cage Warriors debut.
The prequels will feature a group of hungry youngsters looking to make a name for themselves in Cage Warriors. One fighter to watch will surely be the Italian 3-0 Edward Chiazza. Jumping between 155 and 145 pounds, Caiazza will return to the featherweight division in his promotional debut against a 2-0 Finnish prospect Marco Sarasjärvi. Another name to watch it would be Paris Adiguzil Outside the boxing team in France. “The Problem” likewise has three first rounds in three wins and likewise makes his Cage Warriors debut against the Italian 2-0 Luca Burando.
Cage Warriors 154: Rome results
key card
Caolan Loughran vs. Dylan Hazan – for the vacant Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship
Darren Stewart vs. Leon Aliu
Giannis Bashar vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr
Gerard Fanny vs. Tanio Pagliariccio
Armil Shavery vs. Simon Patrizi
The initial card
Milton Cabral vs. Zia’s servant
Alessandro Giordano vs. Enrico Digangi
Juan Araste vs. Francesco Mazzio
Michelangelo Lupoli vs. Sam Creasy
Marco Sarasgarvi vs. Edward Chiazza
Daniel Carlson vs. Dario Bellandi
Andrey Tishchenko vs. Yoga Prabowo
Isabella Walchuck vs. Jasmine Favero
Paris Adiguzil vs. Luca Borandu
Gianluca Ancora vs. Cornelius “RJ” Aritonang