Cage Warriors 67 - Fight Card Updates

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Johns vs. Brum for Bantamweight Title at Cage Warriors 67


Cage Warriors Fighting Championship bantamweight title-holder Brett Johns (pictured) is set to put his belt on the line in his native Wales. Johns (9-0) will take on James Brum on Saturday, April 12, 2014, when the promotion travels to Swansea for the first time for CWFC 67. The highly-anticipated meeting of Johns and Brum will headline the bill at The LC, having originally been scheduled for CWFC 62 in Newcastle this past December, until an injury forced the champion to withdraw.

Undefeated Johns climbed to the summit of the CWFC bantamweight division at Cage Warriors 59 last September in Cardiff, when he overcame both David Haggstrom and Jordan Desborough in the same evening to win the promotion's four-man 135lbs title tournament. A judo black belt, Johns debuted for Cage Warriors in October 2012 as a featherweight, when he impressively overcame Sam Gilbert by unanimous decision. His next CWFC win came via second-round TKO at the expense of James MacAlister at Cage Warriors 54 in May of last year.

"I'm really thankful to Cage Warriors to giving me the chance to defend my belt in my hometown," said Johns. "I'm training harder than ever and I'll do whatever it takes to keep the gold around my waist.

"Thanks to James Brum for accepting the fight. He's been one of the best fighters in Britain for years and it will be good to throw down with him."

Brum (14-2) competes for the CWFC bantamweight title on the back of putting together a 7-0 streak under the Cage Warriors banner since making his debut for the promotion in February 2012. A 26-year-old native of Portsmouth, England, Brum hasn't tasted defeat since facing current UFC star Erik Perez back in September 2011. Brum was named CWFC Fighter of the Year for 2012, courtesy of victories over Leandro Gontijo, Thomas Back, James Saville and Moktar Benkaci, before continuing his winning streak in 2013 against Olivier Pastor, Ruslan Abiltarov and - most recently, at December's Cage Warriors 61 in Amman - Marat Pekov.

Brum said: "I've been training with the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world at Team Alpha Male in preparation for this fight, and I've told the boys that I'll be bringing my new shiny gold belt with me when I return to California.

"In Swansea on April 12 I'll be delivering a first taste of defeat to Brett Johns in his own backyard, before walking out as the new Cage Warriors Fighting Championship bantamweight champion."

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McDonough vs. Haque Added to Cage Warriors 67 Next Month


Martin McDonough will make his flyweight debut in his native Wales at Cage Warriors 67 next month. The event, set to be hosted by The LC in Swansea, takes place on Saturday, April 12, and will be headlined by a CWFC bantamweight title bout between James Brum and defending champion Brett Johns.

McDonough (11-4), who went 3-0 under the CWFC banner as a bantamweight, will face Shaj Haque (4-1) in his first bout in the 125lbs division, with Haque looking to rebound from his first career loss at the hands of Paul Marin last October. Also added to the CWFC 67 bill is a lightweight tussle between Sean Carter (8-1) and Wesley Murch (13-7), along with seven other bouts.


Check out the updated CWFC 67 card below:

Brett Johns (c) vs. James Brum - CWFC bantamweight title bout
Sean Carter vs. Wesley Murch
Shaj Haque vs. Martin McDonough
Piotr Ptasinski vs. Charlie Watts
Gemma Hewitt vs. Agnieszka Niedzwiedz
Rikki Fortuna vs. Mario Saeed
Kris Edwards vs. Phil Raeburn
Toby Meech vs. Paul Rogers
Simas Norkus vs. Stu Tyrie
Monica Gaitan vs. Kate Jackson