Cage Warriors 113 takes place Friday, March 20 at BEC Arena in Manchester, England. There will be no fans in attendance, and the event will air on UFC Fight Pass. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the full card, and here they are.
UPDATE: Some of these fights have been scratched since the odds opened. Please consult your sportsbook for the current odds.
Cage Warriors 113 Opening Odds
Morgan Charriere -270 ** Scratched
Darko Banovic +190
Luke Shanks -165 **Scratched
Samir Faiddine +125
Mason Jones -161
Joe McColgan +130
Paddy Pimblett -300
Declan Dalton +250
Dusko Todorovic -155 ** Scratched
John Phillips +125
Darren Stewart -303
Bartosz Fabinski +230
Coner Hignett -110
Darren O’Gorman -110
Lewis Monarch -137
Kingsley Crawford +110
Matthew Bonner -137
Jamie Richardson +110
Adam Amarasinghe -345
Jake Bond +260
James Hendin -333
Kris Edwards +250
Nathan Jones +135
David Bear -167
Perry Goodwin +105
Steve Aimable -135
Jack Collins +260
Aidan Stephen -345
And here are my initial thoughts on the Cage Warriors 113 Opening Odds:
- While the majority of the sporting world has been shut down to the coronavirus pandemic, the MMA world trucks on. While the UFC was shut down for the next month, Cage Warriors is now the only show in town as it will still hold its event this Friday, albeit with no fans in the crowd. The card originally set to take place in London but was moved to Manchester at the last minute. It’s also worth noting that two fights set for UFC London were added to this card.
- The two UFC bouts that will take place at this event are a middleweight bout between Todorovic and Phillips and a middleweight bout between Stewart and Fabinski. We already had odds for Todorovic vs. Phillips, but Stewart and Fabinski both had different opponents for UFC London, so the sportsbooks will have to release a new line for this new matchup.
- As for the original matchups for this card, the main card features three title fights. In the main event, the Cage Warriors interim featherweight title is up for grabs as Charriere takes on Banovic. Both fighters are coming off of two straight wins and this should be a good scrap.
- In the co-main event, Faiddine will defend his flyweight belt against Shanks. Faiddine has won his last two fights while Shanks is on a three-fight win streak. Perhaps surprisingly the challenger enters this bout as the betting favorite.
- The third title fight on this card sees the vacant Cage Warriors lightweight title on the line between Jones and McColgan. Jones is unbeaten in his MMA career with a perfect 8-0 record while McColgan is unbeaten over his last three fights. The oddsmakers favored the unbeaten Jones to win this bout, but only by a slim margin.
- Another fight that will be popular for bettors sees fan favorite Pimblett take on Dalton in a lightweight scrap. Pimblett hasn’t won a fight since 2018 but he’s a former Cage Warriors champion and one of the promotion’s most recognizable fighters. Not surprisingly, he enters this fight as one of the biggest favorites on the card. As for Dalton, he’s won his last four fights.
- This could be the last MMA card we see for a few weeks or potentially even months so make sure to tune in and enjoy it while we still have MMA. Stay safe everyone during these trying times.
