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Paddy Pimblett will now take on TUF finalist Joe Giannetti at Cage Warriors 111 on Nov. 22 at the Indigo due to an injury forcing Donovan Desmae from their London clash.
Cage Warriors announced the new opponent via press release on Wednesday. It’s the second time that a bout between Pimblett and the Belgian has fallen apart. The Liverpudlian was forced from their initial Dec. 2018 date due to injury.
Pimblett (14-3-0) is one of the best known fighters competing under the Cage Warriors banner. A former promotional featherweight champion, “The Baddy” has been sidelined from MMA competition for 14 months due to a hand injury. In his last MMA outing, Pimblett was bested over five rounds by former Cage Warriors double champion and newly signed Bellator fighter, Soren Bak.
Giannetti (8-2-1) is best known to international MMA audiences for making it to the final of TUF 27 where he suffered a split decision loss to Mike Trizano. Since then, “Skeletor” has collected a 2-1-1 record and claimed a first-round stoppage win in his last outing when he met Keenan Raymond at Cage Titans 45.
As well as boasting Pimblett’s return, Cage Warriors 111 is also set to host three title fights as champions James Webb, Mads Burnell and Modestas Bukauskas all defend their titles on the main card of the event.