Cage Warriors 59 adds featherweight champ Jim Alers vs. Martin Svensson

A title fight between featherweight champion Jim Alers (10-1) and challenger Martin Svensson (12-3) has been added to September’s Cage Warriors 59 event, officials today announced.

An additional featherweight bout between Dave Hill (10-3) and Brian Moore (7-2) also has been scheduled.

Cage Warriors 59 takes place Sept. 14 at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The main card streams on MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following prelims on Facebook.

Cage Warriors 59 also features a single-night, four-man bantamweight tournament, and the winner earns the organization’s vacant title.

Alers, an American fighter based out of Florida, recently won the belt with a submission victory over Joni Salovaara in April. It marked his third straight Cage Warriors win and his sixth consecutive victory overall. All of his wins have via stoppage (eight submissions and two knockouts).

He now takes on Svensson, a Swedish fighter who makes his Cage Warriors debut following back-to-back submission wins and seven victories in his past eight fights. Notable wins have come over the likes of Paul Reed, James Saville and John Cullen.

“I’m really excited about this fight as I’m looking forward to showing the world exactly why I’m the Cage Warriors champion,” Alers stated. “I respect all of my opponents, but in this fight I’ll be out to make a statement.”

Hill, meanwhile, is an English fighter who looks to rebound from a June 2012 loss to now-UFC fighter Conor McGregor at Cage Warriors 47. He looks to snap out of his 1-3 skid when he meets Irishman Moore, who’s won three of his past four on Europe’s regional circuit.

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(Pictured: Jim Alers)