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Cage Warriors 145 results: Hughes unifies featherweight title in epic and violent rematch

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November 5, 2022

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Paul Hughes won the featherweight title at Cage Warriors 145. Photo via Cage Warriors (Twitter)

Cage Warriors has a new unified featherweight champion and his name is Paul Hughes.

In the highly anticipated featherweight main event at Friday’s Cage Warriors 145, interim champion Paul Hughes faced champion Jordan Vucenic in a title unification fight in front of a wild London crowd at the Indigo at the O2.

After five tough and bloody rounds, where Hughes put on a flawless performance, he stood as the winner with 49-46, 50-43, and 49-43 on the judges’ scorecards, avenging his only pro loss to Vucenic back in 2020.

“UFC, I’m coming!” Hughes screamed as he celebrated the win.

We are heading into the 5th and final round!
Watch #CW145 now on @UFCFightPass pic.twitter.com/0rwHj8mC50

— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) November 4, 2022

🇮🇪 The Champ is just getting started pic.twitter.com/rFGAvDG3iF

— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) November 4, 2022

Respect 🤝 pic.twitter.com/1t4kX9I7RU

— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) November 4, 2022

Cage Warriors 145 – Official results

Paul Hughes def. Jordan Vucenic via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-43, 49-43)
Modestas Bukauskas def. Lee Chadwick via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar def. Xavier Sedras via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Caolan Loughran def. Luke Shanks via TKO (punches) – Round 2,
James Webb def. Paddy McCorry via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ryan Shelley def. Josh Reed via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1
Harry Hardwick def. Steve Aimable via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Oban Elliott def. Sean McCormac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Adam Shelley def. El Hadji Ndiaye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)