Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan has seen the success the UFC has had with their purpose-built UFC Apex facility, and has plans to create one for his own promotion. Speaking to MMA Junkie to confirm details of the promotion’s upcoming triple-header of shows on September 24, 25, and 26 in Manchester , Boylan said the success of the UFC’s facility, combined with conversations he has had with arenas across Europe, has led him to conclude that a similar facility for Cage Warriors is the next big step for the promotion. “This has opened my eyes to the fact that it would be really good for us to have our own mini-arena, ‘The Cage Warriors Arena,’ in the UK,” Boylan explained. “We are physically looking into securing a commercial property to put our own studio-style arena together that stays consistently set up.” In addition to the UFC’s successful transition from independently-owned arenas to their own purpose-built facility in Las Vegas, Boylan revealed that the less-than-encouraging outlook conveyed by arena executives across Europe has led him to his decision. “We had dates penciled in for some of the biggest arenas in Europe,” he said. “We had dates penciled in for Sweden, Denmark, Belfast (Northern Ireland), Wales
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