Dia vs McManus

Who won Dia vs McManus?

Khadim Dia beat George McManus by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 189, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at PalaPellicone in Rome.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Dia vs McManus stats

Khadim Dia stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

George McManus made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Khadim Dia's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. George McManus marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Khadim Dia's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-0-0, while George McManus' came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Dia had a massive power advantage over McManus, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over McManus' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McManus had a massive advantage over Dia, boasting a 100% submission rate over Dia's 17%.

Khadim Dia was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Dia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 6 months later than McManus, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 13 to McManus' 15.

Dia vs McManus form

George McManus had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dara Ward at Cage Warriors 178 on 21st September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Omran Chaaban at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Milton Afonso Cabral at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Before that, he had been beaten by Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, England.

He had been defeated by Ian Machado Garry at Cage Warriors 115 on 25th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Dia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

McManus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dia vs McManus start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dia vs McManus?

Khadim Dia was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while George McManus made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.