One of the most prestigious titles in European MMA - the Cage Warriors featherweight title - will be decided by a four-man tournament across two blockbuster events.
The Cage Warriors featherweight title has catapulted the likes of Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett to MMA stardom, and four of the last five Cage Warriors featherweight champions ended up signed by the UFC.
The most recent example of this was Cage Warriors' last featherweight champion - Nad Narimani - whose impressive title-winning victory over Pimblett saw him snapped up by the UFC.
Narimani's UFC call-up means the title is now vacant, and Cage Warriors can now officially announce a four-man tournament to determine the next 145-pound champion, with a quartet of the best 145-pounders on the continent set to battle for the belt.
The tournament will kick off with the two semi-finals at Cage Warriors 98 on Saturday, 20 October, as Dean Trueman takes on Lewis Monarch, and Aiden Lee faces off against Paull McBain at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.
The two semi-final winners will then face off for the vacant Cage Warriors featherweight title at Cage Warriors 100 in December.
Cage Warriors 98 marks the occasion of the organisation's first event in Birmingham for eight years, and Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan said he plans on delivering a blockbuster show for the city's passionate fight fans.
"We're excited to return to Birmingham and to give these four athletes the chance to fulfil their dream of being the CW champion," he said.
"We're going to stack this card and have more big fight news to come in the coming days and weeks. Get your tickets early. This one's going to be big."
