A constant desire to never stop learning often drives fighters to do things they never knew they could do without believing in themselves first. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a disciple of the destructive draw ready to deal fate’s untimely hand to the next Featherweight in the queue for Cage Warriors Academy Southeast. An Amateur mixed martial artist since April 2024 and representing The Combat Institute, Sam Hadley owns 1-0 record with the only win of his Amateur career coming via TKO. He has spent his whole Amateur career with Cage Warriors Academy Southeast and is 1-0 under their banner. Hadley has never gone to the scorecards over the course of his career as an Amateur MMA fighter with a 100 percent finish rate to show for it. He has spent his entire career as an Amateur mixed martial artist in the United Kingdom. The lone finish during Hadley’s Amateur career has come inside the third and final round with a time of two minutes and 28 seconds. He has a single third-round finish under his belt in his only appearance inside the Amateur ranks. In his Amateur MMA debut and promotional debut under the Cage Warriors Academy Southeast banner at CWASE 34, he faced Tommy Summers and went on to defeat him via technical knockout in the third round. The victory earned Hadley the first knockout win of his Amateur career in addition to his first victory and finish under the Cage Warriors Academy Southeast banner. He also picked up his first win inside the Amateur ranks in the process. Once Hadley walks into the MMA classroom, the harsh reality can be administered to opponents who require extra schooling in structured surroundings!
Sam’s third-round TKO win over Tommy Summers at Cage Warriors Academy Southeast 34