The Yellow Gloves Podcast

Happy New Year! In this episode, we recap an incredible 2024 for Cage Warriors and crown a: 

Fighter of the Year
Finish of the Year
Fight of the Year
Performance of the Year
Newcomer of the Year

Let me know your thoughts and picks for these categories! 

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Cage Warriors closed out 2024 in a beautifully violent and patented fashion with all 9 fights on the night ending via knockout or submission. 

Cage Warriors veteran Damon Wilson headlined a card for the first time and rewarded the faith placed in him by scoring a Finish of the Year contender over his opponent. 

Anthony Orozco improved to 5-0 and yet again reminded the MMA world why he's one of the top Welterweight prospects. 

Bobby Winther ran through his opponent on the ground to return to the win column. 

Elsewhere on the card, we saw a tonne of Cage Warriors debutants win in big fashion. Keep an eye on Joshua Simpson who, with only 1 pro fight under his belt, I've tipped to have a great career in MMA. 

All of this and so much more! Tap in! 

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Cage Warriors 181 delivered one of the very best cards of the year. 

Headlined by Harry Hardwick's career-best KO win over Keweny Lopes and Kennedy Freeman's gold-clinching beatdown of Mafalda Carmona, we were treated to an unforgettable night. UFC calling?

Justin Burlinson returned to the yellow gloves and dealt an absolute beatdown of the highest order to his opponent, meanwhile James Power provided yet another violent finish to add to his portfolio. 

Elsewhere on the card, mega prospect Sean Clancy Jr. improved to 6-0 with a huge 3rd round finish of his opponent. 

The prelims delivered a heap of excitement but none more poignant than Boro prospect Leon Armes scoring his 3rd pro win with a thumping right hand. 

This and SO MUCH MORE on the latest episode of the pod! Tap in! 

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Despite losing a bunch of exciting fights, and the main event, Cage Warriors 180 delivered a slate of exciting fights, underdog wins, comeback victories and a new champion was crowned. 

James Webb joined the rare ranks of two-weight Cage Warriors champions with his 3rd round TKO of Andy Clamp. While in the co-main event, Nik Bagley made quick work of Jordy Bakkes to score his 5th successive rear-naked choke finish. 

In the "People's Main Event", Weslley Maia handily dominated and blitzed Alexander Loof in what was likely a title eliminator. The idea of a trilogy fight with Qadrian, for gold, is a mouth-watering prospect.

Paddy McCorry returned to the Yellow Gloves with a 45 second KO and staked a claim to challenge for Middleweight gold in 2025.  

Giovanni Fernandez and Richard Kallos, the two biggest underdogs on the card, scored massive highlight reel finishes over their respective opponents. 

Elsewhere on the card, GB Top Team prospects Jawany Scott and Callum Haughian scored big wins. 

All of this and SO MUCH MORE on the latest episode of the podcast. TUNE IN!

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In this episode, I unpack all things Cage Warriors 179 which took place in Rome. 

In the headliner, Stefano Paterno scored a walk-off KO to register his 3rd successive finish in 2024. 

While in the co-main event slot, Konstantinos Ntelis produced one of the KOs of the year. 

Elsewhere on the card, mega prospects Solomon Simon and Manuel Del Valle finished their opponents with submissions... meanwhile Alessandro Giordano and Emanuele Zaccaria went to war in the Fight of the Night. 

All of this and SO MUCH MORE. TUNE IN!

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Cage Warriors 177 & 178 took place in Manchester on back-to-back days. A slate of 20 fights ended in 16 finishes. 

We saw mega prospects win in dominant fashion, huge comeback wins, major controversy, and underdog victories. 

Luke Riley improved to 10-0 in the main event of 178 while Chasen Blair scored yet another finish in the main event of 177. 

All of this and so much more! Tune in! 

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In the latest episode, I unpack and analyse all things Cage Warriors 176. 

Omiel Brown won the Welterweight Prizefighter one-night tournament, defeating two opponents on his way to the $50k reward and a title shot. 

George Hardwick returned to Cage Warriors to successfully defend his belt for the third time. He put on a striking clinic to remind the masses of just how good he is. 

While Chris Bungard was unable to get his hand raised, Reece McEwan snapped his losing skid with a terrific 3rd round submission.

Elsewhere on the card, Scottish mega prospect Sean Clancy Jr added yet another quick finish to his record, improving to 5-0. 

Michael Blair had one of the comebacks of the year, almost blowing the roof off the Braehead arena on his way to a second successive Cage Warriors win. 

Damon Donald and Kallum Parker put on a Fight of the Year contender after a brutal back-and-forth slugfest; Donald got his hand raised to improve to 3-0. 

All of this and so much more! Tap in! 

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In the latest episode of the podcast, I unpack a JAM-PACKED Cage Warriors 175 card. 

A brutal night of fights that saw 13 finishes, multiple finish of the year contenders, the consensus Fight of the Year thus far, big prospects getting their hands raised and also big prospects getting stopped in their tracks. 

Dario Bellandi successfully defended his Middleweight belt while Mason Jones and Michael Pagani went hammer & tongs for 15 minutes. 

Stefano Paterno and Naglias Kanisauskas scored beautiful one-hitter quitter KOs in their outings. 

We saw some incredible submissions from Ieuan Davies and George Smith. 

Elsewhere on the card, the Flyweights all put on a show with excellent high-paced contests. 

All of this and SO MUCH MORE! 

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In the latest episode of the pod, I sit down to chat about all things Cage Warriors 174. 

The 20-fight card did not disappoint as Shirzad Qadrian improved to 8-1 with two wins in one night, securing himself the $50k Prizefighter reward and a title shot later this year. 

Jordan Vucenic scored yet another quick submission to continue pounding away at the UFC's door. 

Jawany Scott and Ger Harris turned out one of the best fights of the year, setting an insane grappling pace for 15 minutes straight. 

All-Italian scrap between Alessandro Giordano and Michele Martignoni also delivered BIG TIME with Giordano scoring a late 3rd submission over the former Bantamweight champion.

Elsewhere on the card, top prospects Milad Ahady, Nik Bagley, Jimmy Quinn, Gheorge Grozav, Matthew Elliott, Rhi-Rhi Hudson and Eimear Darcy scored impressive wins. 

We witnessed a few Finish of the Year contenders, in particular Francesco Mazzeo's one-hitter quitter. 

All of this and SO much more! 

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In the latest episode of the pod, I sit down to chat about all things Cage Warriors 173. 

Former UFC fighter Bruno Souza made his promotional debut against one of MMA's grizzled vets, Wilson Reis, and put on an impressive performance. 

In the co-main event, we witnessed a real ROBBERY on the scorecards. I dive deep into this specific topic. 

Damon Wilson and Brandon Carrillo put on the Fight of the Night as Wilson's pace and output earned him a victory on the scorecards. 

Xavier Vines turned in one of the best performances on the card, displaying some excellent and exciting striking techniques. 

Meanwhile, young prospects Anthony Desilva and Magomed Bayduev scored slick finishes to continue building the hype around their names. 

Sean Rose made quick work of his opponent and we saw our first No Contest of the year thanks to a good old shot to the nuts. 

All of this and so much more! Tune in! 

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