Day one of Cage Warriors: Double Trouble starts today in London, England, featuring a pair of title fights. Matthew Bonner will confront his first test as a Cage Warriors champion, but before that, a new lightweight champion will arise. Keep it right here at MMA Sucka for full Cage Warriors 131 results.
Matthew Bonner has emerged as an unlikely champion at middleweight when he submitted two-time champion Nathias Frederick in June. In today’s main event, he’ll face relatively-unknown Djati Melan (7-0) of Ireland. Born in Cote d’Ivoire and raised in Ireland, Melan hasn’t fought in two years. The Cage Warriors brass must know something about the talent of Melan to know Bonner vs. Melan makes for a worthy main event in their year-end finale.
Other European standouts on the card include Christian Duncan, Will Currie, and Adam Cullen.
Cage Warriors 131 Results
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass, 4pm EST / 1pm PST)
Djati Melan def. Matthew Bonner via Unanimous Decision (49-44, 49-44, 48-44) to become the new Cage Warriors Middleweight champion
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Justin Moore via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:24 of round 1
Will Currie def. Nikola Zlatev via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:19 of round 1
Madars Fleminas def. Oban Elliott via TKO (ground and pound) at 4:15 of round 2
Kingsley Crawford def. Liam Gittins via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, 1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST)
Tom Mearns def. Jean N’Doye via Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Luke Riley def. Yuki Angdembe via TKO (right hook and punches) at 3:19 of round 1
Samir Kadi def. Michael Tchamou via TKO (ground and pound) at 2:50 of round 2
Nik Bagley def. Scott Pedersen via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:53 of round 2
Adam Cullen def. Mikail Bayram via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:49 of round 1
*The lightweight title fight between George Hardwick vs. Mehdi ben Lakhdhar has been cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 test from Ben Lakhdhar.
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