Kicking off a trio of events, Cage Warriors 123 took place on Thursday evening with a title fight in the middleweight division. The event took place at York Hall in London, England, featuring a main event bout between Nathias Frederick and Matthew Bonner for the middleweight title. The main card aired on UFC Fight Pass. After dropping his first two professional bouts, Frederick (9-3-1), went on a tear of nine wins with one draw, which included picking up the middleweight title at Cage Warriors 111. On Thursday, he looked to defend his title for the second time by picking up a win over Bonner (10-6-1), who entered the cage on a three-fight win streak.