Floyd Mayweather helps inspire Liverpool MMA show as former UFC fighter returns

An ex-boxer was inspired by Floyd Mayweather to promote an MMA show in Liverpool on May 17th

The event promoted by Declan Kenna for Cage Legacy MMA will see the return of ex-UFC star Chris Fishgold, as well as former Cage Warriors champions Lee Chadwick.

The show is set to take place at the Dome Grand Central on May 17th.

“We’ve been doing cage legacy in Ireland for a couple of years. It’s been flying. We always wanted to expand by going to the UK and Europe and I’ve been to Liverpool a couple of times because it’s basically like another Dublin. Once I went to Liverpool I was like, ‘This is where we want to do it.’” said Kenna.

“You have other lads, who are high- level like Lee Chadwick, Chris Fishgold, and Chris Stringer… we are trying to build a massive card for this one."

Chadwick and Fishgold both possess years of experience with the latter competing in the UFC as recently as 2020. Chadwick’s greatest night came at the M&S Bank Arena (then Echo Arena) in 2017 when he secured the middleweight title in front of his home crowd.

Ticket sales are already progressing with fans excited about the prospect of MMA returning to Liverpool.

“About 25% of tickets have sold already. They are on sale through Skiddle for anyone who’s looking for them. This will be a sell-out with the names that are on the card. After that, the only other way will be pay-per-view.

Kenna recently laced up his gloves on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard at Wembley Arena in February 2023. He cites the American as an inspiration for his fighting and promotional career..

“I’ve done boxing and kickboxing when I was a kid. When I grew up, I started hanging around the streets, doing the wrong things. It took me a couple of years to say, ‘This is it, I want to go