CW 127 Preview and weigh-in results

CW 127 kicks of Cage Warriors’ fifth Trilogy Series tomorrow night, with Dominique Wooding and Nathan Fletcher going to battle to crown a new bantamweight champion.

The war of words between the two camps has only added some spice to the hotly anticipated match-up, with Wooding telling Cage Warriors:

“There’s a lot of hype around Next Gen with their results in the UFC. But that’s Paddy (Pimblett), that’s Molly (McCann), that’s not Nathan! Nathan’s got to go through me to get that belt.”

In the co-main event, Kurban Khriziev and Josh Reed will meet in a catchweight bout.

Both men missed the mark of the originally agreed upon bantamweight mark of 135lbs but came to a gentleman’s agreement and the fight stays on the card.

Oban Elliott returns to action following his lengthy layoff to take on George McManus at welterweight, in a fight that was originally scheduled to have taken place at CW 121 earlier this week.

The night also sees action across the featherweight and bantamweight divisions too.

Unfortunately, Christian Duncan vs John Martin Fraser and Manny Akpan vs Scott Pedersen had to be removed from the card.

All the action will be live on UFC Fight Pass and Cage Warriors’ global broadcasting partners, with the prelims starting at 8:15pm and the main card starting at 9pm.

Weigh-in results

Main Event – Bantamweight title bout
Nathan Fletcher 134.7 lbs vs. Dom Wooding 134.8 lbs

139 lbs Catchweight bout
Josh Reed 136.8 lbs vs.  Kurban Khizriev 138.7 lbs
Both fighters missed weight at bantamweight but agreed to a catchweight contest
 
139 lbs Catchweight bout
Rory Evans 137.9 lbs vs. Weslley Maia 138.6 lbs
Both fighters agreed to a catchweight contest earlier in the week
 
Welterweight bout
Oban Elliott 169.6 lbs vs. George McManus 171 lbs
 
140 lbs Catchweight bout
Adam Wilson 138.5 lbs vs. Kingsley Crawford 138.9 lbs
 
Prelims
Bantamweight bout
Jack Clarke 132.7 lbs vs. Bakhtyaar Oryakhail 134.5 lbs

Featherweight bout
Liam Molloy 146 lbs Ryan Shelley 146 lbs

Who do you think leaves CW 127 the new bantamweight champion?