Cage Warriors Announces Completion Of Funding Round, Broadcast Deal

MMA promotion Cage Warriors announced a fundraising round with many of Europe’s biggest sports investors and a new broadcast deal with Freesports. Almost 18 months after the relaunch of Cage Warriors, its existing shareholders have put further funds behind the promotion with a new investment round. The group includes former Perform Group CEO Oliver Slipper, Nicole Junkermann (formerly of InFront), Jörg Mohaupt (a European tech investor in Spotify, Perform, Deezer, Warner Music and Adyen) and The Lad Bible Founder & Owner Solly Solomou. The promotion entered a new era of growth in '16, following a management buyout with a clear plan to combine MMA promotion, talent management and content producers in Europe. The management buyout was led by Graham Boylan, who ran Cage Warriors from '10, Casimir Knight and Chair Michael O’Rourke, who founded Setanta and Premier Sports (Cage Warriors).