Cage Warriors 114: Nathias Frederick defends 185 title vs. Andreas Michailidis

The middleweight title will be on the line when Cage Warriors returns to Birmingham, England, in April.

Nathias Frederick (8-2-1) will put his 185-pound title on the line for the first time when he meets challenger Andreas Michailidis (12-3) at Cage Warriors 114, the promotion announced Monday.

Cage Warriors 114 takes place April 18 at Arena Birmingham in England. The event streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Frederick challenged James Webb for the title in June 2019 in his debut with the promotion, but had to settle for a majority draw and Webb retained the belt. But they rematched in November at Cage Warriors 111, and Frederick put Webb away with a TKO with one second left in the fourth round to win the title. The victory put Frederick’s unbeaten streak at nine fights.

Michailidis, from Greece, will be making his Cage Warriors debut. He has three straight wins and victories in seven of his past eight fights. In 2019, the 31-year-old had first-round knockout wins over Marcel Fortuna at Titan FC 54 and Arymarcel Santos at a Global Legion FC event. He has 11 of his 12 career wins by finish.

The Cage Warriors 114 lineup includes:

• Champ Nathias Frederick vs. Andreas Michailidis – for middleweight title
• Jack Grant vs. Mehdi Ben Lakhdar
• Alexander Jacobsen vs. Dean Trueman
• Jake Hadley vs. Shaj Haque
• Aaron Khalid vs. John Robinson