Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – has recently been bolstering its upcoming slate of November fight cards with a plethora of mouth-watering bouts. In addition to a pair of previously announced title fights, further intriguing contests have been confirmed for events taking place in London and Manchester.
CW 196: London
Scott vs Lupoli
In a bout that will be pivotal to the future of the flyweight division, former title challenger Jawany Scott returns to face surging Italian contender Michelangelo Lupoli. Scott most recently saw action in July, fighting to a nail-biting split decision loss with Shaj Haque, despite almost finishing the champion in the dying moments of the fight.
Lupoli (9-4) rides a three-fight winning streak into the contest, most recently defeating former bantamweight title challenger Dylan Hazan in May.
A win for either man will likely move them to the top of the pecking order when it comes to 2026 title challengers.
Vucenic’s Return
Also confirmed for CW 196 is the return of a Cage Warriors legend. Former featherweight champion and ‘King of the indigo’ Jordan Vucenic (13-4) will once again strap on the Famous Yellow Gloves in the venue he made his fortress.
‘The Epidemic’ will face Torpal ‘Rambo’ Merjoev, Norway’s undefeated up-and-comer who shocked the world when he defeated CW mainstay Teddy Stringer on his debut.
CW 198: Manchester
Bungard vs Patrizi
Bad blood will finally be settled in Manchester as ‘The Bad Guy’ Chris Bungard (20-10) takes on Simone ‘The White Shark’ Patrizi (7-4). The pair were originally scheduled to meet at CW 193 in September, before the bout was cancelled on the scales.
In the week’s since, both Scotland’s Bungard and Italy’s Patrizi have exchanged words via social media, with CW officials confirming they they’ll get their chance to settle the score at CW 198.
Cruz vs Brown
Speaking of which, Omeil Brown (11-3) will be hoping that a third consecutive victory since dropping down from welterweight will be enough to put him in the 155lbs title conversation. The hard-hitting, ever-evolving scrapper has now won 5 in a row dating back to 2023, and has been knocking on the door of a title opportunity since his $50,000 PrizeFighter tournament win in 2024.
Lucas ‘Favela’ Cruz played the role of heartbreaker in his Cage Warriors debut earlier this year, besting crowd favourite Adam Cullen at the culmination of a crazy brawl in Manchester. Cruz survived being dropped to submit Cullen in a sure-fire contender for ‘Fight of the Year’, and is back to play spoiler once more against CW mainstay Brown.
In addition to the above, Cage Warriors have previously confirmed a lightweight title unification bout pitting interim title holder Omar Tugarev against divisional kingpin Samuel Silva at CW Unplugged, and a bout for the vacant featherweight world title between Solomon Simon and Nik Bagley at CW London.
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Stay tuned to CW social media and CageWarriors.com for further fight announcements in the coming days and weeks.