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05 Sept 2025

Matthew Friel is the new Clan Wars MMA flyweight champion

Killea native Friel - fights out of Combat Jujitsu in Derry - and he picked up MMA gold at Clan Wars 49 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast on Saturday night

Matthew Friel is the new Clan Wars MMA flyweight champion

Matthew Friel, right.

Matthew Friel is the new Clan Wars Flyweight champion after he defeated James McAleece in Belfast at Clan Wars 49 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast on Saturday night. 

Killea native Friel - a Computer Science graduate - fights out of Combat Jujitsu in Derry.

Elsewhere, Moville’s Ryan Kelly lost by unanimous decision to Dean Maguire in a lightweight title bout. 

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