The seeds of a sports rivalry can reach well beyond regional boarders but burst into bloom when the spotlight shines the brightest when personal pride raises the stakes and homegrown talents fight for much more than just a local dream in familiar territory. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a wolverine of the waters looking to stamp his signature of approved recognition in a golden Hancock at welterweight for Cage Fury Fighting Championships. A professional mixed martial artist since August 2023 and representing Warrior Way, Ethan Pauley touts a 9-2 record in 11 outings consisting of six submissions, two knockouts and one decision. Pauley is 1-1 under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner and has finished eight out of his nine victories as a professional MMA fighter in total overall. His entire journey’s arc has been in the United States with most of the majority of it being in his home state of Michigan. Pauley has fought for numerous organizations throughout his story including Legends of Combat and Motor City Cagefights.
In his professional MMA debut at Motor City Cagefights 15, he took on Gary Richards and defeated him via rear-naked choke in round one. Pauley also submitted Dominque Dunning at Motor City Cagefights 17 in the first round via rear-naked choke. He tapped out Nicholas Horton via triangle choke in the second round at Motor City Cagefights 18. Then at Motor City Cagefights 19, Pauley choked out Michael Teolis in round one. He submitted Parris Boyd in the first round at Legends of Combat 1. Pauley defeated Brogan Endres at Legends of Combat 2 via unanimous decision to notch his one and only decision win as a professional. He tapped out Jared McLoughlin via rear-naked choke in round two at Legends of Combat 3 to score his sixth submission victory as a professional. Pauley defeated Kristopher Bryan via TKO in the second round at Absolute MMA 8 Anarchy.
In the main event of CFFC 158, he defeated Liam Hamill via technical knockout in round one to secure the second knockout victory of his professional career along with his first win and finish under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner. Pauley also picked up his ninth victory inside the professional ranks in the process. When applicable in the correct conditions and environment, the cold can travel anywhere with Pauley at the center helm of home control in big blue country!
