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| Cian Cowley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cian Cowley (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32) Dublin, Ireland |
| Other names | The Warrior |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Dublin, Ireland |
| Team | SBG Ireland |
| Trainer | John Kavanagh |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Amateur record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Cian Cowley (born 8 August 1994) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter and coach, currently signed with the Brave Combat Federation. He owns and operates his own training facility the Warrior's Gym located in Dublin, Ireland.
Early life and martial arts training
Cowley's father Dave introduced him to kickboxing at the age of five through the family run gym in the Stillorgan suburb of Dublin. Seven years later at age 12, Cowley began training Muay Thai under Mike Dockery. Cowley fought his first match after six months training. By age 16, Cowley fought 35 amateur bouts before turning professional. During the course of seven years, Cowley's professional Muay Thai career included 54 fights from which he emerged as ISKA Irish 70 kg Muay Thai, Irish ISKA K1 Champion, the Golden Belt 4 Nations Muay Thai Champion and the Irish Caged Muay Thai Champion at 70 kg.
Mixed martial arts career
After a successful career in Muay Thai, Cowley declared his transition into mixed martial arts in 2015. Upon this announcement, Pundit Arena named Cowley "The Future of Irish MMA". He began his new training under Irish MMA fighter and coach John Kavanagh.
Amateur mixed martial arts career
Cowley's official debut was made in British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 27 February 2016 at BAMMA 24, where was he was defeated by Jay Moogan. This was Cowley's only defeat before compiling an amateur MMA record of 4 wins. With a 4–1 win-loss record, Cowley entered the professional stage of his career.
Professional career
On 12 May 2017, Cowley returned to BAMMA where he lost his debut match at BAMMA 29 against David Khalsa by unanimous decision.
On 7 April 2018 at UFC 223, Cowley and team leader Conor McGregor were involved in an assault on a bus carrying several fighters to the event. The subsequent injuries to fighters including Artem Lobov, Michael Chiesa and Brandon Moreno led to the cancellation of three scheduled UFC bouts.
Brave Combat Federation
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Upon joining the Brave Combat Federation, Cowley, on 9 June 2018 at Brave CF 13, defeated Oktawian Olejniczak via a technical knockout. Cowley returned on 16 November to Brave CF 18, where he won a second TKO victory, upon defeating Hardeep Rai. With his first three fights lasting a single round, Cowley fought his longest bout on 5 March 2019 at BRAVE CF 22, losing after three rounds to John Brewin. On 25 July, Cowley fought at Brave CF 24, losing by knockout to Maciej Gierszewski after two rounds. On 27 December at Brave CF 33, Cowley endured his first submission defeat, losing to Sam Patterson via a Guillotine Choke. Cowley returned on 17 September 2020 at Brave CF 41, losing a unanimous decision to Ahmed Amir. His win-loss record in Brave CF reached 2–6.
Later fights
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After a two-year hiatus, Cowley next fought for the Hungarian Fighting League. On 18 March 2022, Cowley debuted at HFL 3, scoring a TKO victory over Aleksandr Balaur in the second round. On 2 July, Cowley fought for Centurion Fight Championship, debuting at CFC Malta 8: New Era where he scored a TKO victory over Joliver Allan Mougang via a knee-strike to the body. Five months later on 2 December, Cowley fought in Eire Fighting Championship during which his debut at Eire FC 1 saw Cowley win a TKO victory over Everton Toniazzo Jr. The following year, Cowley represented Ireland on 17 December 2023 at the Combate Global - Ireland vs. Mexico event, defeating Daniel Sanchez in the first round of the fight that ended in doctor stoppage.
Personal life
Cowley has been in a relationship with Dublin-based make-up artist Clara Kearney since 2006. Together they have two children, a son and a daughter.
Citations
- ^ "Cian 'The Warrior' Cowley" at Tapology. Retrieved June 22, 2024
- "Cian Cowley" at Linked in.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024
- ^ "The Warrior" Cowley Sports article at Heavy.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024