CAGE CONTENDER XIV : DUBLIN : 21 JULY 2012 **SPOILERS**

John Ferguson

Cage Contender returns to the National Arena, Tallaght on 21st July 2012.

As always we will confirm match ups as the are agreed, tickets will be available from 9am Tuesday 8th May.




CAGE CONTENDER FW TITLE
Owen "Rowdy" Roddy (SBGi) -v- Shannon Gugerty (Victory MMA)

BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX 1 : FINAL
Paddy "The Holigan" Holohan -v- Artemij Sitenkov

ISKA IRISH FW TITLE
Decky "The Diamond" Dalton -v- TBC

Pccb

Jesus john u dont waste no time. Such a fight. Owen vs shannon could blow the roof off this place. The roof might go as high as ur haircut does lol.
Keep em coming

SevereMMA

Great featherweight title match

Gugerty is 2-3 in the UFC, with his losses coming against top talent like Clay Guida, Terry Etim and Spencer Fisher

Should be a great fight and a great test for Roddy!

Also this GP final should be very interesting too, "The Hooligan" looked very sharp and ready last weekend

SDTimeout

Fields vs Lister for the MW strap would be great.

MrStuffins

SDTimeout wrote: »

Fields vs Lister for the MW strap would be great.

DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Ferguson

SevereMMA wrote: »

Also this GP final should be very interesting too, "The Hooligan" looked very sharp and ready last weekend

I totally agree!! Paddy just seems to get better every time we see him fight.

MrStuffins

Are tickets available for this already John?

John Ferguson

MrStuffins wrote: »

Are tickets available for this already John?

Tickets are due for release on 8th May.

There are some cracking fights in the slips for this one. On the back of XIII last weekend we've had fighters offered from 23 different clubs.

SDTimeout

Excellent news that Jorge Santos is getting another fight!

John Ferguson

SDTimeout wrote: »

Excellent news that Jorge Santos is getting another fight!

And there was me under the impression I make these things public!

But yes Andrew you are correct I have spoke to Tony Carrick and Jorge will be on this card (and the one after that most likely)

SDTimeout

John Ferguson wrote: »

And there was me under the impression I make these things public!

But yes Andrew you are correct I have spoke to Tony Carrick and Jorge will be on this card (and the one after that most likely)

You know me John, this commuting has me up before 7AM most mornings. Saw it on his Facebook is all! Looking forward to it

John Ferguson

SDTimeout wrote: »

You know me John, this commuting has me up before 7AM most mornings. Saw it on his Facebook is all! Looking forward to it

That is indeed a rather unnerving thought, you up prowling the interwebz while most of the MMA community are in the land of nod

John Ferguson

ISKA Irish FW Title

Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)

MMAIRELANDFAN

John Ferguson wrote: »

ISKA Irish FW Title

Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)

Now i think it would have been better off staying on Clan wars

Some great options put up and The basher was not 1 of them

This title fight is just a regular fight now unfortunately

Paddy "The Holigan" Holohan -v- Artemij Sitenkov will be cool though

John Ferguson

MMAIRELANDFAN wrote: »

Now i think it would have been better off staying on Clan wars

:rolleyes: Yeah, right!!!

MMAIRELANDFAN wrote: »

Some great options put up and The basher was not 1 of them

Both guys are pretty novice pro fighters, it makes sense for both fighters. Out of interest who would you match Decky with for his first defense?

MMAIRELANDFAN

John Ferguson wrote: »

Both guys are pretty novice pro fighters, it makes sense for both fighters. Out of interest who would you match Decky with for his first defense?

Davis, Moore, Cowzer, Murphy, McGregor, someone that would challenge Decky

At a push you could even give Conor Dillon a rematch as he felt he was hard done by to lose his title

I'm sure there is more to add to the list.

John Ferguson

Davis: Taking time off and too much experience at this stage

Moore: Fighting in the CC £10k tourney in Liverpool plus both Dalton and Moore still in the FW Grand Prix

Cowzer: Too much experience

Murphy: Not sure if Tim is still fighting plus has too much experience at this stage

McGregor Catch a ****ing grip, He is about to fight for the CWFC World Title. Decky is a novice pro

Conor Dillon: He is on a 3 fight lose streak, maybe after a few wins perhaps

pablohoney87

given the info up there i see wit Moore didn't get the shot. Why not artem though?
Mick is a very good fighter thought and will be massive at 66. Be interesting to see how the cut goes though.

cowzerp

John Ferguson wrote: »

ISKA Irish FW Title

Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)

What's the story with Mick- John, Haven't had the privilidge to see him fight

Like what's his style etc.

Decky is very good and i agree that he is 1 for the future and there is no need to rush him just yet, a year or 2 and he can fight all comers-I know he would now if asked to aswell.

pablohoney87

Mick is very handy on the ground and coming down from 70 i think Paul. Only saw him fight once but rolled with him a couple times. Very solid
although coming outta ktp you can expect his stand up to be up to scratch too

John Ferguson

cowzerp wrote: »

What's the story with Mick- John, Haven't had the privilidge to see him fight

He is a pretty solid all round fighter with a pro record of 3-1-1 (sherdog record is not correct). His only pro loss was against Pat McAllister at lightweight. In my opinion both Mick and Decky (3-0-0) are quite evenly matched and it should be a good test for both lads.

Kieran81

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Mick is a very good fighter thought and will be massive at 66. Be interesting to see how the cut goes though.

he's fought at 66 plenty of times , cut shouldn't be an issue . i think he's one of the most rounded and under rated guys at 66 and i'd give him a better chance than any of the guys mentioned apart from mcgregor , definetly deserves his opportunity

Apprentice123

Havn't seen much of mick but what i have saw, he is a decent fighter, this is mma anything can happen never under estimate any fighter, i think this will be a great fight for both decky and mick, really interested in the holahan vs sitenkov, would love to be making the show, hopefully i can get to watch it in spain, good luck all fighters and good luck cage contender, well done john, looks like it going to be a smashing card once again :-)

sonic85

where can i get tickets for this?

John Ferguson

sonic85 wrote: »

where can i get tickets for this?

From tomorrow you can get tickets from www.cagecontender.net and www.premiertickets.ie from Monday you can get tickets from any fighters of clubs featured on the event (good option as fighters get a few quid plus you save all booking fees). If none of these suit then from Monday you can purchase tickets from any Xtravision branch in Ireland (ROI & NI)

sonic85

John Ferguson wrote: »

From tomorrow you can get tickets from www.cagecontender.net and www.premiertickets.ie from Monday you can get tickets from any fighters of clubs featured on the event (good option as fighters get a few quid plus you save all booking fees). If none of these suit then from Monday you can purchase tickets from any Xtravision branch in Ireland (ROI & NI)

wow lots of options there. thanks

John Ferguson

MIDDLEWEIGHT

John "Baby Faced Assasin" Redmond (Rush FA) -v- Conor "Da Crook" Cooke (Red Dragon)

Pccb

John Ferguson wrote: »

MIDDLEWEIGHT

John "Wrecking Machine" Redmond (Rush FA) -v- Conor "Da Crook" Cooke (Red Dragon)

Some cracking nicknames flying about. Gotta get myself 1. John "the vending machine" ferguson

SDTimeout

Absolute respect to John Redmond he seems to keep taking really really tough fights, love to see that.

John Ferguson

Pccb wrote: »

Some cracking nicknames flying about. Gotta get myself 1. John "the vending machine" ferguson

Very witty Shando, very witty indeed You and Uncle Garfield have alot to answer for LOL

John Ferguson

CAGE CONTENDER FW TITLE
Owen "Rowdy" Roddy (SBGi) -v- Shannon Gugerty (Victory MMA)

CAGE CONTENDER LHW TITLE
Marius Lapenas -v- TBC

BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX 1 : FINAL
Paddy "The Holigan" Holohan (SBGi) -v- Artemij Sitenkov

ISKA IRISH FW TITLE
Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
John "Baby Faced Assasin" Redmond (Rush FA) -v- Conor "Da Crook" Cooke (Red Dragon)

jitz

John Ferguson wrote: »

CAGE CONTENDER FW TITLE
Owen "Rowdy" Roddy (SBGi) -v- Shannon Gugerty (Victory MMA)

CAGE CONTENDER LHW TITLE
Marius Lapenas -v- Karl Moore

BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX 1 : FINAL
Paddy "The Holigan" Holohan (SBGi) -v- Artemij Sitenkov

ISKA IRISH FW TITLE
Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
John "Baby Faced Assasin" Redmond (Rush FA) -v- Conor "Da Crook" Cooke (Red Dragon)

Any more you need sorted John just give me a shout

John Ferguson

jitz wrote: »

Any more you need sorted John just give me a shout

Karl is still a few fights away from that level at the minute. His pro record is still only 1-0-0

jitz

John Ferguson wrote: »

Karl is still a few fights away from that level at the minute. His pro record is still only 1-0-0

In most cases I would agree with you John, that usually after only one pro fight you should not be fighting for a belt. Although in this case I would make an exception, the reason being that in his first pro fight Karl won a title against a much more experienced guy. Then to add to this in his last amateur fight less than a year ago he fought and KO'd a guy who at the minute is ranked number 10 in the UK. I think this would be a good fight, but just a suggestion:)

Great fight card btw, looks like another great show!

John Ferguson

jitz wrote: »

In most cases I would agree with you John, that usually after only one pro fight you should not be fighting for a belt. Although in this case I would make an exception, the reason being that in his first pro fight Karl won a title against a much more experienced guy. Then to add to this in his last amateur fight less than a year ago he fought and KO'd a guy who at the minute is ranked number 10 in the UK. I think this would be a good fight, but just a suggestion:)

Great fight card btw, looks like another great show!

And a great suggestion it was too

I personally think that Karl is probably the best raw potential talent in Ireland today. That's why it's important not to rush him, and move forward at a steady pace. It was one of the things that we considered carefully when I signed Karl a few months ago. He is one of those guys who if he applies himself might just go all the way

I think I do have him matched for this card, just waiting on bout agreements being returned!!

5weenytodd

Cant wait to get back to another CC show. This looks excellent so far.

John Ferguson

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MrStuffins

Sweeeeet!

samk1

"a yet unnamed opponent"

Is Marius out??

John Ferguson

samk1 wrote: »

"a yet unnamed opponent"

Is Marius out??

Yeah, he decided he didn't want to fight. From what I hear he is concentrating more on weights and stuff now rather than fighting.

samk1

John Ferguson wrote: »

Yeah, he decided he didn't want to fight. From what I hear he is concentrating more on weights and stuff now rather than fighting.

I see he did that before a few years back and focus on strong men competitions. After he won a few of those he came back to MMA .

More importantly who have you lined up??or in typical fashion are we going to have to play the JF waiting/guessing game???

SevereMMA

John Ferguson wrote: »

Yeah, he decided he didn't want to fight. From what I hear he is concentrating more on weights and stuff now rather than fighting.

That's a shame

John Ferguson

samk1 wrote: »

or in typical fashion are we going to have to play the JF waiting/guessing game???

MWAHH HAHA

John Ferguson

There are a few more fighters confirmed for this card, will announce the opponents when we have the bout agreements returned.


CAGE CONTENDER FW TITLE
Owen "Rowdy" Roddy (SBGi) -v- Shannon Gugerty (Victory MMA)


CAGE CONTENDER LHW TITLE
Jeff "The Snowman" Monson -v- TBC


CAGE CONTENDER WW TITLE
Cathal "The Punisher" Pendred (SBGi) -v- TBC


BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX 1 : FINAL
Paddy "The Holigan" Holohan (SBGi) -v- Artemij Sitenkov


ISKA IRISH FW TITLE
Decky "The Diamond" Dalton (FAI) -v- Mick "The Basher" Brennan (KTP)


MIDDLEWEIGHT
John "Baby Faced Assasin" Redmond (Rush FA) -v- Conor "Da Crook" Cooke
(Red Dragon)


LIGHTWEIGHT
Peter "The Show Stopper" Queally (Waterford MMA) -v- TBC


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Karl Moore (FAI) -v- TBC


LIGHTWEIGHT
Jorges Sanos (MMA Lucan) -v- TBC


FEMALE BOUT
Catherine "The Alpha Female " Costigan -v- TBC


PRELIM CARD


BANTAMWEIGHT
Gavin Kelly (Evolve) -v- TBC


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Johnny Dargon (SBGi) -v- TBC


LIGHTWEIGHT
Fran O Kelly (Coolmine MMA) -v- TBC

John Ferguson

In the run up to CCXIV we will be posting quotes from all the fighters involved in case anyone misses them on our website.

First up is FW Champ Owen Roddy.... If your a Roddy fan don't miss your first chance to see him fight in Dublin since his defense over Ben Davis back at CCX.

" I'm very happy with the match up. I'd like to thank John Ferguson for making it happen. Its a pleasure to compete against a guy with Shannons experience he is a great fighter. When we fight on 21 july im going to prove that im a great fighter too!!!!" - Owen Roddy

SDTimeout

I wonder would Amanda English be a good match up for Catherine. Her kickboxing experience may be a little too much of an advantage however.

Barry.Oglesby

Amanda has never kickboxed in her life.

John Ferguson

SDTimeout wrote: »

I wonder would Amanda English be a good match up for Catherine. Her kickboxing experience may be a little too much of an advantage however.

Lol are you sure you haven't put a bug in the CC offices? The issue is not the experience etc it's the weight category. But we will see

SDTimeout

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Amanda has never kickboxed in her life.

Sorry for the way I phrased that Barry. I mean Catherine's kickboxing experience.

Barry.Oglesby

Ah understood, and no I don't think that would be a barrier to any potential match up given that everyone who steps in at pro level these days has a wide arsenal. The two girls operate at very different weight classes however.

John Ferguson

Guys remember that we WILL NOT allow any professional rules fighter to compete unless we have a clear blood cert dated within 12 months of the bout. As stated in the bout agreement we must have the cert with us 2 weeks before the event.