Jim Walhead Returns to Action, Meets Rodrigo Ribeiro at Abu Dhabi Warriors 2

Leicester’s Judo Jim Wallhead returns to action at the star studded Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 where he will take on Brazilian Rodrigo Ribeiro on the events main card.

Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 takes place March 26th at FGB Arena in Abu Dhabi UAE and features an all-star line up including former Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger Brett Rodgers, Japanese MMA legend Ryuta Sakuri, BAMMA vet Max Nunes, and former UFC and Cage Rage fighter Professor X - Xavier Foura-Pokam.

Fighting for the first time since his win over Juan Manual Suarez at Cage Warriors 73 last November, Jim Wallhead returns to action in Abu Dhabi as part of a one fight release all Cage Warriors fighter have been granted while the promotion regroups following the resignation of former CEO Graham Boylan.

One of the UK top welterweights, 30-year-old Jim Wallhead returned to Cage Warriors, the promotion where he made a name for himself following a stint in Bellator and UK promotion BAMMA. He fought rising prospect Danny Roberts in his return fight with Cage Warriors losing by first round knockout at Cage Warriors 68, before bouncing back with a KO of his own later in the year over Surez at Cage Warriors 73.

A blackbelt in Judo, Wallhead brings a 26-9 record into his fight in Abu Dhabi, with 19 finishes – 9 submission, 10 TKO/ KO’s.

His opponent, Rodrigo Ribeiro fights for the first time in nearly 2 years where he lost to Wallhead’s former teammate Paul Daley at Dubai Fighting Championships 4. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, 38-year-old Ribeiro enters the bout with a 9-12 record, losing his last 3 fights to Paul Daley, Phil Baroni, and Rustam Khabilov respectively.

With the addition of Wallhead vs Ribeiro, Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 now includes:

Brett Rogers vs Alexei Kudin
Svetlozar Savov vs Ryuta Sakurai
Ole Laursen vs Mateusz Teodorczuk
Rodrigo Ribeiro vs Jim Wallhead
Pavel Doroftei vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Vaso Bakocevic vs Tamirlan Dadaev
Max Nunes vs Alexander Dolotenko
Gadji Zaipulaev vs Jesse Ronson

Stay tuned to KingdomMMA.co.uk for all the latest on Abu Dhabi Warriors 2.

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