Omiel Brown became the undisputed lightweight champion with a dominant performance in his world title unification bout against Samuel Silva at Cage Warriors Manchester.
The knockout artist returned to his devastating best, dropping the Brazilian challenger multiple times before sealing the victory with an explosive finish.
Along with claiming undisputed status, Brown also walked away $5,000 richer after receiving the Performance of the Night bonus from CW President Graham Boylan, as well as two tickets to UFC London.
In the co-main event, Nathan Fletcher marked a successful return to Cage Warriors, blitzing through his opponent in just over a minute with a barrage of heavy ground-and-pound.
Ieuan Davies further established himself as a leading contender in the lightweight division with a statement victory, delivering a shutout performance against highly regarded prospect Michael Pagani.
Another dominant showing came from Adam Cullen, who repeatedly put Loibe Neto on his back and unleashed punishing elbows on the way to a unanimous decision victory.
Shay Ingram lived up to his billing of “the biggest prospect fight in Cage Warriors history,” producing a clinical three-round performance to defeat Torpal Merjoev.
Opening the main card, George Staines delivered a career-best display, moving to 9-0 as a professional with a composed and masterful win over previously undefeated Marcelo Marques.
On the featured prelims, Alexis Tsarmantidis battled through early adversity to turn the tide against Oliver Tero and secure another victory in the yellow gloves.
Elsewhere, Connor Wilson and Pietro Mochetti both earned impressive wins on the scorecards, continuing their climb up the ranks in their respective divisions.
The prelims got off to a blistering start as Joe Fields, Jack McLoughlin, and Chris Morris delivered a trio of early finishes that ignited the Manchester crowd and set the tone for a thrilling night of fights.
FIGHT RESULTS
MAIN CARD
Omiel Brown defeated Samuel Silva via TKO (punches) after 0:59 of round 3
Omiel Brown becomes the undisputed Cage Warriors lightweight World Champion
Nathan Fletcher defeated Thyago Silva via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 1:27 of round 1
Ieuan Davies defeated Michael Pagani via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds
Adam Cullen defeated Loibe Neto via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Shay Ingram defeated Torpal Merjoev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds
George Staines defeated Marcelo Marques via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after
3 rounds
PRELIMS
Alexis Tsarmantidis defeated Oliver Tero via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 1:15 of round 3
Connor Wilson defeated Kiru Singh Sahota via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Pietro Mochetti defeated Sam Kelly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Joe Fields defeated Iago Silva via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 1:08 of round 2
Jack McLoughlin defeated Ramon Costa via TKO (Elbows) after 2’54 of round 2
Sheldon Ryan defeated Nathanael Woods via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 rounds
Chris Morris defeated Mariusz Mikołajewski via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 4:11 of round 2
Alistair Fitzharris defeated Ryan Hewitt (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 rounds