History
Cage Warriors staged their first event on July 27, 2002, titled 'Armageddon', at which notable fighters like Jean Silva, Rosi Sexton, Matt Ewin and Paul Jenkins were victorious.
Irishman Graham Boylan assumed control of Cage Warriors in 2010 and has successfully set about returning the promotion to the forefront of MMA in the UK and Europe, as well as expanding internationally with shows in Ireland, Ukraine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Bahrain. Ian Dean is Cage Warriors' well-known matchmaker, while Pat Vickers was appointed Director of Talent Relations in July 2011. The Cage Warriors head office is located in Camden, north-west London.
On October 11, 2011, Cage Warriors announced that they will carry out mandatory blood testing on fighters before allowing them to compete at Cage Warriors events. British promotions can decide to do so at their own discretion as, unlike MMA promotions in the USA, there is no governing body for Mixed Martial Arts in the UK.
In December 2011, Cage Warriors signed a television broadcast deal with Sky Sports in the UK. The organisation also has international broadcast deals with the likes of Fight Network, ESPN International and FOX Sports.
On October 25 it was announced that, along with Ultimate Challenge MMA and BAMMA, that Cage Warriors have united with The Centre of Health and Human Performance in London to launched SAFE MMA, a nonprofit 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.
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