Paddy Pimblett vs. Alexis Savvidis, Two Title Fights Set for Cage Warriors 90 in Liverpool

A prospect and a pair of title fights will be the feature attractions when Cage Warriors Fighting Championship travels to Liverpool, England, on Feb. 24.

The promotion announced on Friday that former featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett will move up to 155 pounds to face Alexis Savvidis. Meanwhile, middleweight champion Lee Chadwick will defend his middleweight crown against as as-yet-to-be determined opponent, and Molly McCann will vie for the inaugural women’s flyweight belt, also against a currently unknown foe.

Cage Warriors 90 takes place at Echo Arena and will stream in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass.

Pimblett saw a nine-fight winning streak come to an end in his most recent outing when he fell to Nad Narimani in a five-round verdict at CWFC 82 on April 1. The 22-year-old Liverpool native is 13-2 with nine victories coming inside the distance.

The 22-year-old Savvidis is a native of Greece who owns a 16-6-1 professional mark. Eight of his triumphs have come via submission and three via KO/TKO.

“This is a pivotal fight for me, the most important fight of my life and more than any title fight. If I lose, I’m going to get called a hype train for life and thrown by the wayside in UK MMA,” Pimblett said in a release. “But that’s just not ‘The Baddy.’ When I win I’ll show people I’m back.

People can slander my name all they want, but when I’m in there there’s no one like me. I’m going to show everyone why I was called the next big thing in this sport, and I’ll prove that by the end of 2018 when I’m two-time world champion at the age of 23.”