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Cage Warriors Unlocked: Go behind the scenes ahead of Cage Warriors 114 in Manchester

Go behind the scenes inside the Cage Warriors bubble as the fighters prepare for action at Cage Warriors 114 in Manchester, England.

Thursday sees Cage Warriors hold the first leg of its three-night, three-event run at the BEC Arena, with a pair of flyweight fights at the top of the card.

France’s reigning Cage Warriors 125-pound champion [autotag]Samir Faiddine[/autotag] takes on English challenger [autotag]Luke Shanks[/autotag] in the main event, while undefeated [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag] takes on fellow contender [autotag]Shajidul Haque[/autotag] in the co-main event.

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The card also features a host of rising stars looking to make a statement and, during the unusual circumstances ahead of the fight, tempers started to fray.

Undefeated lightweights [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] and [autotag]Michal Figlak[/autotag] were involved in a heated exchange as their paths crossed at the fighter hotel, then the heat continued onto the stage at the official weigh-ins.

Check out the scenes inside the Cage Warriors bubble ahead of fight night in Manchester via the promotion’s fight week vlog, “Cage Warriors Unlocked,” via the video above.

Cage Warriors 114 takes place Thursday at the BEC Arena, Manchester. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

Cage Warriors 114 weigh-in results: All fighters make weight ahead of night 1 of ‘The Trilogy’

All 18 fighters successfully made weight ahead of night 1 of Cage Warriors’ “Trilogy” in Manchester.

All 18 fighters successfully made their contracted weights ahead of Cage Warriors 114 as the nine-fight card was made official for the first night of the U.K. promotion’s “Trilogy” in Manchester.

Headlining the card is a battle for the Cage Warriors flyweight title, as French champion [autotag]Samir Faiddine[/autotag] (123.4 pounds) puts his title on the line against England’s [autotag]Luke Shanks[/autotag] (125). Flyweights also feature in the night’s co-main attraction, as [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag] (125.9) takes on [autotag]Shajidul Haque[/autotag] (125.6).

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Cage Warriors 114 takes place Thursday at the BEC Arena in Manchester, England. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

The full Cage Warriors 114 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Champion Samir Faiddine (123.4) vs. Luke Shanks (125) – for flyweight title
  • Jake Hadley (125.9) vs. Shajidul Haque (125.6)
  • Mateusz Figlak (169.5) vs. Madars Fleminas (169.7)
  • Aaron Khalid (169.7) vs. Mick Stanton (170.5)
  • Adam Amarasinghe (124.8) vs. Coner Hignett (125.1)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 2:30 p.m. ET)

  • Alan Brykalski (153.6) vs. John Mitchell (155)
  • Matt Bonner (184.1) vs. George Smith (184.6)
  • Jack Maguire (134.8) vs. Ciaran Mulholland (134.9)
  • Oban Elliott (153.9) vs. Michal Figlak (155.8)

Video: Watch the best of Cage Warriors from 2019 in their end-of-year highlight reel

Recap a memorable year of action from European promotion Cage Warriors in their 2019 highlight film.

European promotion Cage Warriors has forged a well-earned reputation as one of the key regional promotions for fighters looking to launch their careers to the world stage.

The London-based organization has seen 93 of its fighters graduate to the UFC over the years, including former UFC champions Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and continues to produce UFC-ready talent, with former champions Jack Shore and Nathaniel Wood tipped for stardom on the big stage in the months and years ahead.

The promotion had a big year in 2019, holding 11 events in total, including an historic night at the iconic Hammersmith Apollo in London for “Cage Warriors 106: Night of Champions” and a return to the BT Sport studios for their “Cage Warriors: Unplugged 2” event that featured a one night tournament that crowned its new bantamweight champion, [autotag]Jack Cartwright[/autotag].

Cage Warriors bantamweight champion: Jack Cartwright

As well as bantamweight, the organization crowned new champions at flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, middleweight and light heavyweight, as [autotag]Samir Faiddine[/autotag], [autotag]Mads Burnell[/autotag], [autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag], [autotag]Nathias Frederick[/autotag] and [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] all captured championship gold in their respective weight classes.

And Scotland’s undefeated welterweight champion [autotag]Ross Houston[/autotag] held on to his 170-pound title after his epic back-and-forth war with interim champion [autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag] was ruled a no contest after the cage floor became flooded with blood from both men after one of the most punishing contests ever seen inside the Cage Warriors cage.

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It all added up to a spectacular year for Cage Warriors, who have already announced a packed schedule of events for 2020, including a return to London’s Indigo at The O2 on Mar. 20, just one day before the UFC packs the main O2 Arena the following night for UFC London.

Relive the best of Cage Warriors in 2019 via the video above.