Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar (also known as Cage Warriors 163: London) is a mixed martial arts event to take place on November 11, 2023 at the Indigo At The O2 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Fight Card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Omiel Brown vs. Giannis Bachar 170 lbs Vacant Welterweight Championship
Darren Stewart vs. Edilson França 195 lbs
Jimmy Quinn vs. Tom Wright 135 lbs
Dan Kneil vs. Shirzad Qadrian 135 lbs
Tom Creasey vs. Amir Malekpour 125 lbs
Jenny Line vs. Awa Sow 135 lbs
Shawn Marcos Claudina Da Silva vs. Gerardo Fanny 125 lbs
Will Currie vs. Wallison Henrique 185 lbs
Teddy Adlington-Stringer vs. Italo Julio 155 lbs
Shirzad Qadrian vs. Rory Evans 135 lbs
Mateusz Figlak vs. Denilson Neves 170 lbs
Preliminary Card
Francesco Mazzeo vs. Angus Hewett 185 lbs
Luca Borando vs. Wesley Machado 145 lbs
Rhi Rhi Hudson vs. Flavia Zanni 115 lbs
Awa Sow vs. Sinéadh Ní Nualláin 135 lbs
Tariq Pell vs. Shaun Fraser 155 lbs
Sergio Gavinelli vs. Karol Michalak 170 lbs
Background
With former champion Rhys McKee among the latest Cage Warriors stars drafted into the UFC, a bout for the vacant welterweight title has been set for the promotion’s return to London.
CW officials have today confirmed a bout between Team Renegade KO artist Omiel Brown and Greek finishing machine Giannis Bachar to crown a new 170lbs champion, with the pair set to meet on the main card of CW 163 on Saturday, November 11th at the indigo at the O2 in London, England.
The 33 year old Tunisian-born Greek Bachar, currently fighting out of Athens, shocked CW fans on his promotion debut at CW 154 in Rome.
The kickboxing specialist returned from an extended sabbatical to finish CW and UFC veteran Carlo Pedersoli Jr on the latter’s home turf.
The win was his seventh in a row and his seventh by way of strikes.
Team Renegade’s Omiel Brown has spent his entire professional career in the famous yellow gloves, earning a fearsome reputation as one of the divisions most devastating finishers in the process.
The midlands-based 28 year old has won four of his last five, all by way of decisive finish, and comes into the November bout hot on the heels of a sure-fire ‘KO of the Year’ contender against Jesse Urholin in July.
“The Draft of MMA doesn’t stop…” said CW President Graham Boylan, “…and with Rhys McKee back in the UFC, its time for two more welterweights to step up and crown the next Cage Warriors champion.”
“Giannis Bachar and Omiel Brown have a 93% finish rate between them, and they’re both coming off career-best performances this year.”
“I’m expecting nothing but fireworks for as long as this one lasts on November 11th!”
