The second of back-to-back Cage Warriors events in Manchester found Luke Riley making what was billed as his final appearance for the promotion at Cage Warriors 185.
Opposite Riley in the night’s featherweight main event was Tariel Abbasov. Riley, 10-0 to start the evening, had been scheduled to appear on the Contender Series in 2024, but ran into visa issues, forcing him out of a fight with Kevin Vallejos.
Abbasov was making his promotional debut in the bout.
Where to Watch Cage Warriors 185
Cage Warriors was at the BEC Arena in Manchester, England on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with Cage Warriors 185 the second of two shows on back-to-back nights for the U.K.-based promotion. The action goes down live at 1:00PM ET, 10:00AM PT (prelims, followed by a main card) on UFC Fight Pass. Full results can be found below.
Cage Warriors 185 Results
Main Card
Featherweight: Luke Riley def. Tariel Abbasov by TKO, Round 2, 3:09
Lightweight: Teddy Stringer def. Antonio Sheldon by submission (rear-naked-choke), Round 1, 1:25
Catchweight (160lbs): Adam Cullen def. Nonato Junior by TKO, Round 1, 1:46
Middleweight: Olli Santalahti def. George Smith by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Omiel Brown def. Yan Blasco by TKO (corner stoppage), Round 3, 2:10
Featherweight: Jack Humphries def. Nick Beukema by submission (rear-naked-choke), Round 2, 2:45
Bantamweight: Richard Kallos def. Sam Kelly by submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 1:35
Preliminary Card
Middleweight: Ethan Charlton def. Leon Naumann by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight (162lbs): Shay Ingram def. Diamantis Chondronikolas by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Joe Fields def. Enrico Di Gangi by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Lightweight: Chris Price def. Alisson Marreira by DQ (illegal knee), Round 3, 0:30
Flyweight: Christian Tebbett def. Ryan Hewett by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight: Joe Ambler vs Mariusz Mikołajewski – cancelled
Flyweight: Fran Breen def. Elves Oliveira by TKO, Round 1, 4:17
Lightweight: Joshua Adeboye def. Aaron Pierre by TKO, Round 3, 1:32
