Cage Warriors 113 lands third title fight as Jones, McColgan face off for vacant lightweight belt

Cage Warriors lightweight contenders Nathan Jones and Joe McColgan had hoped to emerge victorious from their respective fights at Cage Warriors 113 and earn themselves a shot at the lightweight title. Now the pair will face off with the vacant title up for grabs.

Wales’ Jones (8-0) was set to face Danilo Belluardo, while Northern Ireland’s McColgan (6-2-1) was scheduled to take on Rafael Macedo, but after both opponents withdrew from the event through injury, Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan matched the two contenders head to head, with the promotion’s vacant 155-pound title on the line.

McColgan has lost just once in his last six fights for the promotion – to new UFC signing and former 155-pound champ Jai Herbert – with two first-round submission finishes sandwiching a draw with Mehdi Ben Lakhdar that was awarded Cage Warriors’ 2019 Fight of the Year.

Jones, meanwhile, is undefeated and heads into the event after picking up notable wins against Belgian contender Donovan Desmae and Finnish veteran Aleksi Mantykivi.

The pair now will face off for the coveted title, which has been held by the likes of Conor McGregor, Stevie Ray, Chris Fishgold and Herbert, who all subsequently went on to sign for the UFC.

The event is all set to continue in its original form, with paying fans set to be admitted to the Indigo at The O2 on fight night. MMA Junkie reached out to Boylan for an official update, with the Cage Warriors president saying their promotion’s approach is “business as usual until we hear otherwise from the venue.”

Confirmed fights for Cage Warriors 113 include:

MAIN CARD

Darko Banovic vs. Morgan Charriere – for vacant interim featherweight title
Nathan Jones vs. Joe McColgan – for vacant lightweight title
Champ Samir Faiddine vs Luke Shanks – for flyweight title
Decky Dalton vs. Paddy Pimblett

PRELIMINARY CARD

Steve Aimable vs. Perry Goodwin
David Bear vs. Nathan Jones
Emrah Sonmez vs. Aidan Stephen
Cory Tait vs TBA
Kingsley Crawford vs. Lewis Monarch
Kris Edwards vs. James Hendin
Matthew Bonner vs. Jamie Richardson
Coner Hignett vs. Darren O’Gorman
Adam Amarasinghe vs. Jake Bond
Jack Collins vs. Joshua Onwordi