During this 124th edition of Cage Warriors, the Franco-Belgian Brian Bouland made facing the English and undefeated fighter in professionalNathan Fletcher. A very important fight since the winner of this confrontation would officially become Jack Cartwright's new challenger for the Bantamweight belt!
Brian's plan was "simple": stay on his feet and, above all, avoid giving his back to the Englishman, a renowned specialist in rear-naked chokes. Unfortunately, after several minutes of solid defense, Nathan Fletcher capitalized on a mistake by Brian to land a rear-naked choke at the very end of the first round! A frustrating fight for Brian, who wasn't able to showcase his skills, but a fight rich in lessons.
For this fight Brian Bouland exclusively wore the future PRiDEorDiE "GRIM BEATERZ" MMA shorts, available from September 2021.