As one of the rare foreign boxers attending Lion Championship for the first season, Jovidon Khojaev once impressed when he won his first hand quite easily. That victory helped Jovidon reach the top 3 leading Lion Championships weighted 84kg after the first season. However, he withdrew from the tournament.
According to information iThethao.vn Noting, Jovidon Khojaev decided to take a break in Vietnam because he joined the tournament of a much larger scale. This boxer signed a contract with Cage Warriors, one of the top MMA tournaments in the world. He also became the first Tajikistan boxer to join the tournament.
At the present time, Cage Warriors mainly organizes professional MMA events in the UK and the United States. This is the tournament that makes many fighters before they joined UFC, PFL and many other prizes. After more than 2 decades of establishment and development, Cage Warriors successfully organized more than 150 events.
In the past, some fame boxers in Cage Warriors before joining UFC can mention Michael Bisping, and especially Conor McGregor. The “scandalous guy” once held two Cage Warriors championships, and he was one of the two rare fighters of the tournament who had done this, besides Paul McVeigh.
Since 2017, Cage Warriors has signed a broadcast contract with UFC. Accordingly, the events of Cage Warriors can be monitored on UFC channels worldwide. This tournament continues to be the place to detect and foster potential fighters before coming to big playgrounds.