Cage Warriors is set to return to London on March 21 as part of the biggest week in UK MMA for 2025.
With the UFC taking place the following night in the same building, we now have our first title fight for CW 186 which goes down on March 21 inside Indigo at the O2.
One of the promotion's stand out fighters throughout 2024 is back for his eighth outing in the iconic yellow gloves.
Featherweight champion Harry Hardwick will be looking to secure the second defence of his title after winning the belt last May.
The older sibling of the Hardwick brothers, who both hold gold in CW, is undefeated in Cage Warriors with his last performance against the dangerous Keweny Lopes in November being the highlight so far.
In the capital, he will face off with American contender Javier Garcia who previously made his Cage Warriors debut at CW 173 in June where he defeated former bantamweight title challenger Roberto Hernandez via a split decision.
"El Mariachi" has had seven of his 17 pro fights under the LFA banner, going 4-2-1 with the promotion before switching promotions.
Garcia's record is fairly unique in that despite the fact that he has seven wins via finish, none of them are by knockout or TKO, meaning that well over half of his wins have come by submission.
He's also never been stopped by strikes himself but does have two submissions losses on his record and three defeats via decision, giving him an overall pro record of 12-5.
As is always the case when you're fighting one of the Hardwick brothers, Garcia will need to be well conditioned in order to deal with the constant pace, pressure and output that they often put on their opponents.
With the UFC in town, you can bet that CW 186 is going to be a card that you cannot afford to miss.
