Cage Warriors 173: Live Results and Highlights

Europe’s top MMA organisation Cage Warriors is making the trip over the Atlantic Ocean once again as it returns to San Diego for Cage Warriors 173. This Friday will see Wilson Reis in the main event once again when he takes on Bruno Souza.

In the main event, Wilson Reis will look to increase his winning streak to 2 victories when he takes on Bruno Souza at Cage Warriors 173. Wilson Reis was able to get the victory last February due to an arm triangle choke in the first round. Bruno Souza is making his Cage Warriors debut after a mixed stint in Karate Combat with a victory against Teruto Ishihara in Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat in between. These two will look to battle it out on Friday evening looking to put on a show for the San Diego crowd.

The co-main event will see Roberto Hernandez look for redemption. This was after his bantamweight title shot ended due to a rear naked choke defeat in the 5th round. Roberto Hernandez will be moving back up to featherweight when he takes on Javier Garcia. This will be in the co-main event of Cage Warriors 173. Roberto Hernandez has moved back up to featherweight looking to try and find more stoppage victories and put on a show for the Cage Warriors crowd. Javier Garcia is a fighter who is looking to get the fight to the ground and try and find the submission victory. These two will look to get the crowd going and give the crowd something to cheer for before the main event.

Also on the card this Friday we will see exciting prospects take to the cage to try and improve their stock. These prospects include Damon Wilson, Magomed Bayduev and many other fighters on the card.

Cage Warriors 173 Main Card

Featherweight Bout – Wilson Reis vs Bruno Souza

Result: Bruno Souza defeats Wilson Reis by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799313506929418551

Featherweight Bout – Roberto Hernandez vs Javier Garcia

Result: Javier Garcia defeats Roberto Hernandez by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799305741477494944

Featherweight Bout – Damon Wilson vs Brandon Carrillo

Result: Damon Wilson defeats Brandon Carrillo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799297176142483678

Featherweight Bout – Xavier Vines vs Diego Bigelow

Result: Xavier Vines defeats Diego Bigelow by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799289454026211409

Bantamweight Bout – James Settle vs Magomed Bayduev

Result: Magomed Bayduev defeats James Settle by submission in round 2 due to a rear naked choke

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CombatSportsUK/status/1799283902336598321

Cage Warriors 173 Prelims

Heavyweight Bout – Sean Rose vs Chadricc Kindle

Results: Sean Rose defeats Chadricc Kindle by TKO in Round 1

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799270299361251397

Lightweight Bout – Anthony Desilva vs Joseph Perez

Results: Anthony Desilva defeats Joseph Perez by knockout in the first round

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CageWarriors/status/1799266063936311301

198 lbs Catchweight Bout – Ilias Faquiri vs Chris Owen

Results: Ilias Faqurir against Chris Owen has finished as a no contest due to a low blow

Highlights –

https://twitter.com/CombatSportsUK/status/1799265167248900178

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