Cage Warriors Lightweight Champion Chris Fishgold has pulled out of his scheduled fight against Jani Salmi, which was supposed to serve as the co-main event at Cage Warriors 82.
Cage Warriors announced the news over Twitter.
Unfortunately Chris Fishgold has been pulled from his fight at Cage Warriors 82 due to injury #CW82
— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) March 20, 2017
Fishgold (16-1-1 MMA, 7-0 CWFC) won the championship at Cage Warriors 77, where he submitted Adam Boussif to capture the vacant title. The Liverpudlian has defended his strap twice, the first coming by way of submission over Jason Ponet at Cage Warriors 78, and the second coming by way of decision over Nic Herron Webb.
The Sprawl have reached out to Cage Warriors but as a policy, they do not release information on fighter injuries.
Cage Warriors 82 takes place live from the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England on April 1st, 2017. The card is set to be headlined by a featherweight title fight between current champion Paddy Pimblett and Nad Narimani.
