Following this week’s blind draw, the brackets for Cage Warriors’ upcoming welterweight PrizeFighter tournament are now official.
Six athletes will take to the cage in pursuit of the $50,000 cash prize, with an additional $10,000 “Bounty Hunter Bonus” on the line for the first tournament fighter who correctly predicts the round and method of their finish.
In addition, the tournament winner will receive a shot at the Cage Warriors welterweight title at a future event.
Earlier this week, Sky Sports’ Matt Kabir Floyd and Cage Warriors’ play-by-play commentator Brad Wharton conducted the live draw to decide the brackets for the six-man, one night tournament.
In the first semi-final, UK-based Jamaican Omiel Brown will put his vaunted knockout power to the test against Finnish Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Henri Lintula.
In the second semi-final, six-foot-four French striker Bourama Camara will test his mettle against Austrian veteran Marko Kisic.
Finally, in the tournament’s reserve bout, Scotland’s rising star Sean Clancy Jr will face his toughest test to date, as he meets NCAA wrestling standout Jakob Scheffel in a battle of undefeated welterweights.
The semi-finals and reserve bout will be fought over two, five-minute rounds, with a third overtime round brought into play if the scores are level after the first two rounds. Elbows will be banned in those bouts, in a bid to reduce the chance of a winning fighter being ruled out of the final on cuts.
The tournament final will be fought over three, five-minute rounds, with elbows permitted. Should a fighter not be medically cleared to compete, the winner of the reserve bout will advance.
If a fighter fails to make weight, or withdraws from the tournament prior to the event, the first reserve fighter drawn (Clancy) will take their place.
The welterweight PrizeFighter tournament will form part of Cage Warriors 176, which takes place on Saturday, September 7 at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. The full event will stream live on UFC Fight Pass.
