(OPENPRESS) November 25, 2005 -- Cagewarriors unleash their biggest show to-date on November 26th, when they present “Strike Force 4 - Night of Champions” at the Skydome Arena, Coventry. In keeping with previous Strike Force shows, thsi event will have a theme to it and will see all 9 CWFC Titles up-for-grabs in a ground breaking night for UK MMA.
Antonio Silva Junior (3-0-0) made his cage fighting debut at Cagewarriors Strike Force 1 on May 21st, and has quickly become one of the most talked about fighters in the UK MMA scene. His BJJ training combined with his brutal ground and pound and striking skills have seen him bully his 3 previous opponents into submission. Silva even captured the Cage Rage World Heavyweight Title when he made short work of the UFC veteran Rafal "Earthquake" Carino, in his 3rd MMA fight back in July.
However Silva faces a tougher test this time round against Ruben "Warpath" Villarreal, who not only has 8 (T)KO wins on his record, but is also known for being an aggressive attribute based powerhouse. This Native American warrior has fought numerous UFC veterans such as Andre “The Chief” Roberts, Bobby Hoffman, Dan Severn, Travis Wiuff and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez (as well as Pride FC veteran Dan Bobish) and will not be intimidated by Silva like some of his previous opponents. So will Silva add another title belt to his collection or will Villarreal become the 2nd American to win CWFC gold?
Also featuring on the card is the 3 time UFC veteran Jeff "The Snowman" Monson, as he defends his CWFC Heavyweight Title against the Frenchman Emmanuel Marc. Monson won the CWFC by ending the 11 fight win streak of the former Greco-Roman World Champion Tengiz Tedoradze last December. Monson will be looking to repeat that sublime performance when he makes his 2nd defence of his CWFC title against Emmanuel Marc. The Frenchman stunned the Skydome faithful back in May, when he knocked out local hero Barrington Patterson in the main event of Strike Force 1 in front of nearly 300 screaming fans.
There are also several top domestic clashes at Strike Force 4, which sees the undefeated British sensation Michael "The Count" Bisping (9-0-0) defending his light-Heavyweight Title against the UKMMAC Heavyweight Champion Ross "The Gladiator" Pointon.
Bisping is coming off a tremendous first round win over the highly regarded Jakob “Striking Viking” Lovstad, and will be looking to impress foreign talent scouts with another emphatic win in Coventry. However Pointon has impressed in training due to a brand new training camp and will look to end a disappointing 2005 on a high with a win over “The Count”.
The other all British title encounter promises to be an explosive affair. As Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy from the Rough House Gym in Nottingham battles the rangy 6ft 4in, KOTC UK veteran Matt “12 Gauge” Thorpe for the Vacant CWFC Welterweight Title. Both men are accomplished strikers whose fans have been engaging in an internet war of words since this bout was announced. Will Hardy's experience give him the edge or will the size difference come into play when they clash inside the cage.
Also featuring in this extraordinary event are Martin "Hitman" Kampmann (Denmark), Damien Riccio (France), the EVT GP winner Thomas Hytten (Team Frontline, Norway), the CWFC Featherweight Champion Danny Batten and the Brazilians Augusto Frota and CWFC Lightweight Champion Alexandre “Xandinho” Izidro.
The winners of the “Night of Champions” will walk away with the newly designed CWFC Title, which has been designed by the esteemed trophymaker Thomas Fattorini Ltd. (They are famous for designing the coveted Lonsdale belt, which is the British Boxing Title belt.) This will no doubt increase the tension at the superb Skydome Arena on November 26th, when these modern day warriors battle it out inside the 32ft CWFC Octagon in pursuit of gold and glory.
Betting lines on this exciting event are out on http://www.betonfighting.com/?affid=ufc7 and those who cannot make it to Coventry to see the action live can check out www.cagewarriors.com for a live Play by play and webcam view of the action, as the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships end an already successful year in style with a Night of Champions on November 26th at the Skydome Arena.
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