Cage Warriors Fighting Championship will kick off it latest
event trilogy with an event on Thursday.
The Cage Warriors 120 main event will see the promotional debut of
Bellator MMA veteran Kent
Kauppinen (12-6). The 29-year old Englishman alternated defeats
and victories in his latest cage appearances, scoring a spectacular
KO at the expense of Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Alessio
Sakara and submitting Andy
Manzolo but also dropping a couple of decisions to Melvin
Manhoef and Will
Fleury. Kauppinen looked good on the scale Wednesday, as he
weighed at 185.4 pounds.
It will be up to Jamie
Richardson (9-6) to welcome Kauppinen in his first foray under
the CW banner. “Young Gun” is looking to get back on track after
losing his chance to capture the middleweight championship when
Nathias
Frederick put him out of his senses 18 seconds into the
third round at CW 118. Richardson had no issues in hitting the
scale at 184.9 pounds.
In the co-main event, James
Hendin (5-0) will take on Paul Hughes
(6-1) in a featherweight contest. Hendin will attempt to keep his
record unblemished after edging Kris
Edwards via unanimous decision in his latest appearance, while
Hughes looks to resettle himself after dropping a narrow decision
to Jordan
Vucenic at CW 119. Both fighters made the contracted weight as
Hendin weighed in at 144.6 pounds and Hughes at 145.7 pounds.
Cage Warriors 120 airs live on UFC Fight Pass on Thursday at 3:15
p.m. ET/12:15 p.m. PT.
Cage Warriors 120 Weigh-in Results:
Jamie
Richardson (184.9) vs. Kent
Kauppinen (185.4)
James
Hendin (144.6) vs. Paul Hughes
(145.7)
Christian
Leroy Duncan (186) vs. Will Currie
(185.6)
Kieran
Lister (155.6) vs. Declan
McAleenan (154.3)
Steven
Hooper (155) vs. Michal
Figlak (155.4)
Coner
Hignett (125.7) vs. Leigh
Mitchell (125.5)
Ben
Ellis (145.3) vs. Manny Akpan
(145.5)
Josh
Plant (169) vs. Mateusz
Figlak (170.5)
Scott
Pedersen (143.7) vs. Matthew
Elliott (145.8)