NEW WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION Cathal Pendred will defend his title in front of a home crowd, it was announced today.
The 25-year-old Dubliner, with a record of 12-2-1, defeated Frenchman Gael Grimaud with a unanimous decision victory at Cage Warriros 53 in London earlier this month to clinch the title.
A member of SBG Ireland with the likes of Conor McGregor and Gunni Nelsen, Pendred has hinted that he feels ready to make the step up to the UFC, adding that a fight at UFC 118 in Boston would be ideal due to the strong Irish connection and the fact that he was born there.
However, his short-term future at least is in Cage Warriors and he will take on English fighter Che Mills in The Helix on June 1.
Fighting in my own backyard in a venue full of crazy Irish fans against a guy who was in the UFC until very recently, I couldn’t have asked for a better way to defend my title for the first time,” Pendred told CageWarriors.com.
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