Germany’s top heavyweight, Andreas Kraniotakes, continues to build his reputation as a man willing to step up on short notice. With just two and a half weeks to prepare, Kraniotakes has agreed to face Strikeforce and Bellator veteran Mike Hayes for the vacant heavyweight title of England’s Cage Warriors Fighting Championship. The bout will take place March 16 at […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
CWFC 46 Results: Kraniotakes taps Poberezhets, Sitenkov submits Seery
In a heavyweight headliner, Germany’s Andreas Kraniotakes (13-5) reigned supreme and made quick work of Ukrainian competitor Dmitry Poberezhets (10-5-1). Kraniotakes bloodied his opponent, forced him to the mat, and then tapped him out with a deep first-round rear-naked choke. The main-event fight was part of Cage Warriors 46, which took place today at Stereo […]
CWFC Fight Night 3 results: Mestre cruises to UD win
Finnish lightweight Juha-Pekka Vainikainen (19-5-1) downed his second-straight UFC veteran, earning a second-round TKO over Kyle Watson (13-8-1) at Saturday’s Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 event. Vainikainen avoided Watson’s grappling attack and used occasional standup flurries to control the action before a cut forced the end of the fight. The bout served as the featured matchup of the event, […]
UFC on FOX 3 adds Pascal Krauss vs. John Hathaway
A welterweight bout between John Hathaway (15-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and unbeaten Pascal Krauss (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the latest addition to the UFC on FOX 3 card. UFC officials today announced the fight. UFC on FOX 3 takes place May 5 at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The main card, including a […]
CWFC 46: Kraniotakes v Poberezhets
CAGE WARRIORS is pleased to announce another massive heavyweight bout for February, with Andreas ‘Big Daddy’ Kraniotakes (pictured) set to take on Dmitry Poberezhets at CWFC 46 in Kiev, Ukraine on February 23. Kraniotakes (12-5-0) will return to the cage for the first time since losing to UFC veteran Tim Sylvia in November. The 30-year-old […]
CWFC Fight Night 3: Donnelly v Mestre
CWFC Fight Night 3: Donnelly v Mestre FIGHT NIGHT 3 in Beirut next month will feature Cage Warriors debuts for John Donnelly and Domingos Mestre, with the pair set to clash in a welterweight bout in the Lebanese capital. Donnelly (7-4-0), of Team Ryano in Dublin, was scheduled to take on Warren Kee but the […]