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One To Watch: Ollie Sarwa

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2 years ago

November 22, 2021

Cauley Quilty

UK & Irish MMA is undeniably in it’s golden age. With athletes such as Leon Edwards and Arnold Allen looking to be future UFC title contenders and freshly signed prospects like Jake Hadley and Paddy Pimblett, the meteoric rise of the sport here continues and shows no signs of slowing down.

In our latest monthly series, we’ll be taking a look at the home nations athletes you need to keep an eye on! Starting off with our first ‘One To Watch’, BKK Fighters Ollie Sarwa.

Ollie Sarwa is one of the hottest prospects doing the rounds on the UK regional scene. Competing in the forever stacked bantamweight division, he boasts an amateur record of 10 wins and 4 losses with 7 of his victories coming by way of stoppage (2 submission, 5 KO/TKO). Boasting a versatile skill-set and high fight IQ, a fight with “The Prodigy” is not a task for the feint hearted with him sitting comfortably ranked #11 in the UK Bantamweight rankings.

In his most recent bout, Sarwa fought Gabriel Gomez on CWSE 26 in an all out war! Sarwa’s displayed a work rate not often seen among the amateur ranks. During the bout we see “The Prodigy” live up to his name, consistently letting his hands fly on the counter attack and chopping away at his opponents base. Both athletes showed immense heart, but Sarwa proved to tough for Gomez and took the decision victory, winning the Cage Warriors Academy: South-East Bantamweight title! You can watch the fight in its entirety here.

With no fight currently booked for the remainder of the year, it’s safe to assume we’ll next bee seeing Ollie Sarwa at some point in 2022. However, with the title now strapped round his waist and a strong amateur record over good opposition, the question that begs to be asked is will Sarwa defend his newly acquired title? Or does he take a different path and make the move into the professional ranks?

Whilst defending his title is understandable, Sarwa has proven his worth amongst the amateur ranks and has numerous exciting challenges he could approach as a professional. It wouldn’t be surprising if we saw “The Prodigy” in the famous yellow gloves sometime in 2022.

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Smilla Sundell Recaps Training With Tawanchai & Stamp In Thailand

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1 day ago

April 17, 2024

VM Staff

For a fighter to become the best, it helps to remain humble and focused. And if the opportunity to train with world-class athletes arises, they should grab it with both hands. Ahead of her return to ONE Championship next month, ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Smilla Sundell has been doing all that.

The Swedish striker is set to return in the main event of ONE Fight Night 22 on Saturday, 4th May, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, where she’ll defend her crown against Russian ruiner Natalia Diachkova.

Sundell has been dominant across four promotional outings. But she knows she’ll have her hands full with Diachkova, so she recently chose to take some tips from ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai.

“I did his seminar in Bangkok at PK Saenchai with my friend Matt. We went there and wanted to learn some new skills and see how he did seminars because I want to go to America after my fight to do seminars. I’ve done one now, and I like teaching, so it was fun,” Sundell said.

“There’s no competition in it. He’s like a cat playing with a rat. It’s too easy for him sometimes. He doesn’t even try.”

The strawweight Muay Thai queen sharpens her skills at the Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand, alongside other world-class striking talents, like three-sport ONE World Champion Stamp Fairtex.

Stamp’s fun-loving nature has rubbed off on Sundell, but it’s her commitment to never backing down that has truly inspired the 19-year-old sensation.

“She’s always been a happy girl and trains hard every day. She’s basically the same funny girl. Still hungry (to get wins),” Sundell explained.

“I think I learned that you can achieve whatever you like as long as you put in the work. But I learned that from my parents, too. But maybe more practical, in a sense, because Stamp did it in martial arts.”

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CW 171: Final Card & Broadcast Details

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4 days ago

April 15, 2024

VM Staff

It’s fight week for Glasgow! Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – heads to Scotland for the first time since 2013 with the stacked CW 171 card pitting the nation’s finest against elite opposition from the UK, Europe and beyond!

With the home nation represented in all six of the main card bouts, the atmosphere is set to be electric in the Braehead Arena as CW presents one of its biggest fight nights of all time.

In the main event, blistering KO artist Dumitru Girlean returns to face home favourite Chris ‘The Bad Guy’ Bungard in what is sure to be an electrifying lightweight contest.

Also featuring in high-stakes bouts are title hopefuls Reece McEwan and Aidan Stephen, who face UFC veteran Cameron Else and Italy’s Gianluca Scottoli respectively.

Elsewhere on the card, former title challenger Scott Malone is back in the famous yellow gloves, as he takes on surging contender Nicolas Leblond, while hot prospect Sean Clancy Jr looks to keep his unbeaten run alive against Lucas Rodriguez.

The final CW 171 card is as follows…

Cage Warriors 171: Glasgow | LIVE on UFC Fight Pass

Main Card – 12:30 (PT) | 15:30 (ET) | 20:30 (BST) | 21:30 (CEST)

Lightweight: Dumitru Girlean vs Chris Bungard
Bantamweight: Cameron Else vs Reece McEwan
Welterweight: Lucas Rodrigues vs Sean Clancy Jr
Bantamweight: Gianluca Scottoli vs Aidan Stephen
Flyweight: Nicolas Leblond vs Scott Malone
Bantamweight: Kaique Modesto vs Keir Harvie

Prelims – 08:30 (PT) | 11:30 (ET) | 16:30 (BST) | 17:30 (CEST)

Lightweight: Konstantinos Ntelis vs Jan Quaeyhaegens
Featherweight: Alberth Dias vs Paul McBain
Bantamweight: Jack Eglin vs Daan Duijs
Lightweight: Jordan Little vs Jordan Stronge
Welterweight: Wallison Henrique vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr
Light Heavyweight: Nell Ariano vs Jamie Macdonald
Catchweight (167lbs): Diego Dikson vs Ieuan Davies
Lightweight: Dec Dean vs Michael Blair
Flyweight: Ronal Siahaan vs Igor Wojtas
Featherweight: TBC vs Damon Donald
Bantamweight: Pav Sahota vs Iain Postlethwaite
Welterweight: Mush Aslani vs Khadim Dia
Featherweight: Cornellius Aritonang vs Thomas Hepburn

Cage Warriors 171: Glasgow will air live on UFC Fight Pass and international broadcast partners.

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UFC 300 – Live Results | Pereira vs Hill

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5 days ago

April 13, 2024

Jake Davis

It’s fight day! The milestone event UFC 300 is finally upon us, bringing with it one of the strongest cards ever put together. In the main event, Alex Pereira will defend his light heavyweight belt against former titleholder Jamahal Hill.

For the full results as they happen, look no further!

Note: any point deductions will be denoted with an asterisk and explained at the bottom of the page.

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