Paul McVeigh (fighter)

Paul McVeigh (born April 15, 1982) is an Irish mixed martial artist, fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up in Drumaness, Northern Ireland before later moving to Glasgow, Scotland. He was once ranked as the #1 Bantamweight in Europe and is a former Cage Warriors and current Cage Contender Bantamweight Champion.

Background
He also holds a black belt in Jujitsu and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Early career
McVeigh made his professional MMA debut in November 2002. Over the next 9 years, he amassed a record of 18 wins and 6 losses fighting in England, Ireland and Scotland before appearing on The Ultimate Fighter.

On July 24, 2010, he defeated Lithuania's Artemij Sitenkov at Cage Contender V in Dublin, Ireland in a bout for the Cage Contender Bantamweight title. The bout was regarded as the biggest Bantamweight fight in European MMA history.

The Ultimate Fighter
McVeigh recently appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. He lost a close fight to Louis Gaudinot. Afterward he was highly praised by coaches Michael Bisping and Jason Miller as well as UFC President Dana White.

BAMMA
McVeigh made his BAMMA debut against Erik Perez at BAMMA 8. He lost the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.

Cage Warriors
After a one year hiatus, McVeigh picked up his first promotional loss at Cage Warriors 50 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Brian Hempleman via unanimous decision. On the 9th of March 2013 Paul fought at Cage Warriors 52 in London, England where he picked up his 19th win against Romanian; Paul Marin.

Championships and achievements

 * Cage Warriors
 * Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship (1 time)
 * Five successful title defenses


 * Cage Contender
 * Cage Contender Bantamweight Championship (1 time)