[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag], one of the best rising talents to come out of France, will get his first shot at a significant title when he returns to action at Cage Warriors 113 in London.
Current 145-pound champion Mads Burnell originally was set to compete in London. But with the Dane unable to fight, Cage Warriors officials have booked top contender Charriere (15-7-1) in an interim featherweight title bout at the Indigo at The O2 on March 20. His opponent is still to be announced.
Charriere has impressed with a string of eye-catching performances, but none garnered more attention than his knockout of former featherweight champion Dean Trueman at Cage Warriors 109.
The votes are in!@Morgan_Chapa's finish over Dean Trueman at CW109 is your 2019 KO/ TKO of the Year.
The French fans came out in force for this one! 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/yiw8Ngz25G
— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) December 16, 2019
That victory won him the fan-voted Cage Warriors “Knockout of the Year” award with 96.1 percent of the 41,000 votes cast, and cemented his position as the top contender in Cage Warriors’ featherweight division. Now the 24-year-old will challenge for gold in London.
Charriere’s addition to the London event gives the top of the fight card a distinctly French flavor with fellow countryman and Cage Warriors flyweight champion Samir Faiddine set to make the first defense of his title against Luke Shanks in the main event.
The card, which will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass, also features Liverpudlian fan favorite Paddy Pimblett, undefeated Welsh lightweight contender Mason Jones and rising Irish prospect Ian Garry.
Confirmed fights for Cage Warriors 113 include:
MAIN CARD
- Champ Samir Faiddine vs. Luke Shanks – for flyweight title
- Morgan Charriere vs. TBC – for vacant interim featherweight title
- Donovan Desmae vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Danilo Belluardo vs. Mason Jones
- Ian Garry vs. TBC
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Steve Aimable vs. Perry Goodwin
- Davide Baneschi vs. Cory Tait
- Hakon Foss vs. Nathan Jones
- Emrah Sonmez vs. Aidan Stephen
- Kingsley Crawford vs. Lewis Monarch
- Matthew Bonner vs. Jamie Richardson
- Conor Hignett vs. Darren O’Gorman
- Jack Collins vs. Joshua Onwordi