Completed MMA Bout

Samir Faiddine vs. Luke Shanks

Main Event | Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship | 125 lbs

Luke Shanks defeats Samir Faiddine via 5 Round Decision

Luke "The Apocalypse" Shanks
Samir "Silverback" Faiddine

Shanks
Decision
Round 5

Luke Shanks Samir Faiddine

"The Apocalypse" "Silverback"

6-1-0   Pro Record At Fight   12-6-0
Climbed to 7-1   Record After Fight   Fell to 12-7
  Title   Champion
England   Nationality   France
Edinburgh, Scotland   Fighting out of   France
25 years, 4 months, 4 weeks, 2 days   Age at Fight   27 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 1 day
125.0 lbs (56.7 kgs)   Weigh-In Result   123.4 lbs (56.0 kgs)
5'5" (165cm)   Height   5'4" (163cm)
68.0" (173cm)   Reach   N/A
Higher Level Martial Arts (Other)
Blood Sweat and Tears (Wrestling)
  Gym   MMA Factory
Cage Warriors 114
  • Bout Information
  • Event: Cage Warriors 114: Faiddine vs. Shanks
  • Date: Thursday 09.24.2020 at 02:30 PM ET
  • Referee: Marc Goddard
  • Venue: BEC Arena
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • Location: Manchester, England
  • Bout Billing: Main Event (fight 9 of 9)
  • Pro/Am: Professional
  • Weight: 125 lbs (56.7 kg)
  • TV Commentary:
  • Broadcast: Aired Live on Main Card
  • Post-Fight Interviewer:
  • Faiddine Total Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Shanks Total Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Title on Line: Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship
  • Belt Status Before Fight: Held by Faiddine
  • Event Links:

Faiddine vs. Shanks Fight Predictions

Tapology Community Predictions: 178  
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
Faiddine
17%
Shanks
83%

Event Discussion

Shady McShade
Shady McShade

09.24.2020 | 5:58 PM ET

Pretty clear 10-9 for Shanks. Samir didn't do a lot on the bottom. I was worried how easy that double leg looked at the end of round one.
Shady McShade
Shady McShade

09.24.2020 | 6:02 PM ET

It kind of feels like the writing is on the wall at this point.
fpejic
fpejic

09.25.2020 | 12:13 AM ET

Results

Luke Shanks (6-1) def. Samir Faiddine  (11-6) for the Cage Warriors 125 lbs. Championship by Unanimous Decision (50-41, 50-42, 50-45)

Jake Hadley (5-0) def. Shajidul Haque (10-4) by TKO (Ground and Pound) at of 4:43 Round 1

Mateusz Figlak (3-1) def. Madars Fleminas (7-1) by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:50 of Round 1

Aaron Khalid (9-5-1) def. Mick Stanton (6-4) by technical submission (Anaconda Choke) at 0:28 of Round 1

Adam Amarasinghe (5-2) def. Connor Hignett (8-5) by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Cage Warriors 114 Prelims

John Mitchell (1-0) def. Alan Brykalski (1-2) by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:52 of Round 1

Matthew Bonner (6-6-1) def. George Smith (5-1) by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 1:33 of Round 3. This was our Spotlight Fight of the Card.

Jack Maguire (0-1) def. Ciaran Mulholland (0-1) by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)

Michal Figlak (2-0) def. Oban Elliott (0-0) by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 2:47 of Round 3


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