When Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – returns to Manchester on Saturday, September 21st, one of the promotion’s biggest stars will find himself in the main event spotlight for the very first time.
Tickets for Cage Warriors 178 are available here!
Next Generation’s Luke Riley will take centre stage in CW 178’s main event, after a delay with his visa nixed a planned appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series scheduled for this month.
The furious featherweight will lace up the Famous Yellow Gloves once again as he takes on Brazil’s Alexandre ‘Ja Rule’ Junior over three, five-minute rounds.
The Widnes man, still just 25 years of age, has competed exclusively on Cage Warriors since making his professional debut in October 2021.
Three years later the striking prodigy has amassed a perfect 9-0 record, with six (T)KOs.
He last saw action in March of this year, outpointing American contender John De Jesus in Manchester.
Prior to that, he emerged victorious in Cage Warriors’ 2023 Fight of the Year, a back-and-forth barn-burner against Alexander Loof.
Riley draws Brazilian LFA veteran Alexandre ‘Ja Rule’ dos Santos Junior for his his first Cage Warriors main event.
The promotional newcomer is a solid all-rounder, victorious in three of his last four.
Cage Warriors 178 also features Ieuan Davies taking on Brazil’s Amaury Junior, while former featherweight champion Dean Trueman returns to face local man Gav Hughes.
The card will also feature the highly anticipated debuts of amateur sensations Shay Ingram and Cage Warriors Academy champion Marc Philippe Ngatchou, as the pair go head to head in a lightweight contest.
Tickets for CW 178 are available here. The event airs live on UFC Fight Pass and International Broadcast Partners.