Cage Warriors 153 Weigh-in Results: Welterweight Championship Reunification Clash Set

History in the making! 👑@RhysMcKee 🆚 @JudoJimmy headlines our Dublin homecoming at @3ArenaDublin 🇮🇪

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— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) April 28, 2023

The protagonists of Saturday’s Cage Warriors main event had no issues making championship weight.

All is set for the anticipated 170-pound championship reunification clash between welterweight titleholder Rhys McKee and interim ace Jim Wallhead in the CW 153 main event. Ultimate Fighting Championship alum McKee (12-4-1, 5-0 CW) captured the vacant crown after knocking out Justin Burlinson 20 seconds out of the gate in the third round at CW 140. On Friday morning, “Skeletor" stepped on the scales at 169.4 pounds.

Seasoned vet Wallhead (33-11, 13-6 CW) shocked the world when he stopped the up-and-coming Mateusz Figlak with punches in the opening frame of their CW 146 clash to claim the interim 170-pound title. After his UFC stint, “Judo” has put together a four-bout winning streak he’ll ride in his next assignment. Wallhead weighed in at 169.7 pounds.

The co-feature will see Tobias Harila (144.5) facing Ryan Shelley (145.9) in a featherweight affair, with both contestants passing the scale test with flying colors. On the rest of the card, Nicolas Leblond had to try twice before making the scale pointing the 125.3 mark for his flyweight tilt with Ryan Curtis.

CW 153 will go down at the 3 Arena in Dublin on Saturday, April 29. The main card will start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, while the prelims kick off at 12:45 p.m. ET/9:45 a.m. PT.

Cage Warriors 153 Weigh-in Results:

Jim Wallhead (169.7) vs. Rhys McKee (169.4)
Tobias Harila (144.5) vs. Ryan Shelley (145.9)
Pedro Souza (149) vs. Morgan Charriere (147.9)
Oban Elliott (170.3) vs. James Sheehan (168.8)
Wasiu Idowu (144.1) vs. Declan McAleenan (145.3)
Benoit Blanc (136) vs. Taka Mhandu (135.3)
Angus Hewett (185.7) vs. Paddy McCorry (185.7)
Jack Tucker (170.1) vs. Adam Darby (167)
Marcin Zembala (155.2) vs. Leon Hill (155.7)
Dorian Cliucinicov (143.9) vs. Solomon Simon (143.5)
Nicolas Leblond (125.3) vs. Ryan Curtis (125.5)
Muhammed Kir Ahmet (159.2) vs. Adam Shelley (159.7)
Afrim Thaqi (138.1) vs. Alexander O'Sullivan (136.1)
Owain Williams (184.7) vs. Kyle McClurkin (185.1)