Cage Fury Fighting Championships returns home to the historic Atlantic City Boardwalk this Friday night for “CFFC 152: Galanti vs. Clayton,” where the promotion’s vacant middleweight title will be on the line in the evening’s headliner at the incredible Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

It’s the first of six events planned for the property in 2026, and the card is loaded with incredible athletes from top to bottom, including former NextGen champ Nick Galanti and the undefeated Austin Clayton, who meet in the main event with middleweight gold on the line.

Former champion Chris Brown was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a planned defense this past August, leaving two top-ranked contenders to square off for the vacant belt.

Additionally, the co-main event sees New Jersey’s wrestling legend Richie Lewis returning to the CFFC cage to face two-time UFC veteran Nick Fiore.

• Event: CFFC 152 Galanti vs Clayton
• Date: Friday 27 March 2026
• Venue: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
• Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

MAIN CARD ( 9 p.m. ET)

• Nick Galanti vs Austin Clayton – for vacant middleweight title

• Nick Fiore vs Richie Lewis

• Christian Bobe vs Cody McClanahan

• Max Metzgar vs Elvin Romero

• Rosalani Ikei vs Paige Wilcox

• Safar Akhmadov vs Jerry Lleshi

PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET)

• Manny Morales vs Jonathan Ramsay

• Alana Cook vs Rebecca Evans

• Justin Rosario vs Billy Van Dyke

• Cole Barnard vs Chris Conway

• Damien Blotzke vs Chris Hayes

•  Champ Joey Milano vs Jesse Pastore

MAIN EVENT: Nick Galanti vs Austin Clayton

Two bright prospects will take a major step forward in the CFFC 152 main event, as former NextGen titleholder Nick Galanti (6-1 MMA, 6-1 CFFC) takes on the undefeated Austin “The Ace” Clayton (5-0 MMA, 1-0 CFFC).

New Jersey’s own Galanti has spent the entirety of his career career under the CFFC banner, including a six-fight amateur run that saw him claim the NextGen title, as well as his six professional contests – and even a pair of CFFC BJJ appearances, as well. Galanti suffered a disappointing loss to recent Dana White’s Contender Series athlete Brandon Holmes back in 2024 but has since rebounded with four straight stoppage wins. The Dante Rivera BJJ athlete now looks to join his teammates Luke Fernandez and Eric Nolan as athletes to claim CFFC titles and earn a call to the UFC.

Meanwhile, Clayton is an Xtreme Couture athlete who made his promotional debut in 2024 with a TKO win over Andrew Huckeby at CFFC 136 in a welterweight matchup. Following a perfect amateur career and a professional run that features five stoppage wins, Clayton was struggling to find suitable matchups on the regional scene and now moves up a division for the biggest opportunity of his career.

CO-MAIN EVENT: Nick Fiore vs Richie Lewis

The evening’s co-main event sees popular New Jersey native Richie “Savage” Lewis (7-1 MMA, 1-0 CFFC) return to the CFFC cage for a lightweight matchup with New Hampshire’s Nick Fiore (10-2 MMA, 0-0 CFFC).

Lewis is a grappling standout and former world team member who headlined CFFC 145 this past August, taking home a win over Benny Orozco. “Savage” was expected to compete in December against former CFFC champion Bobby Lee, taking a catchweight matchup of 165 pounds that was ultimately scrapped when his opponent registered 170. The GTGym product now climbs back into the cage and looks to turn in a performance that gets him a call from the UFC.

Meanwhile, promotional newcomer Fiore got his shot at the big show in 2023 and suffered consecutive decision losses to Mateusz Rebecki and Chase Hooper and departing the organization shortly after. Since that time, Fiore has registered four stoppage wins, remaining undefeated in his career outside of the UFC, and he now hopes to work his way back into the spprt’s top organization.