Liverpool MMA star Luke Riley will fight on Cage Warriors for a final time at the 185 event at Manchester's BEC Arena next month.

The 25-year-old featherweight [10-0-0] has one fight remaining on his current deal with the promotion, which he joined in October 2021.

Riley's bout on March 15 will be the second time he has headlined a Cage Warriors event, though his opponent has yet to be confirmed.

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Announcing the fight via his Instagram on Friday, Riley wrote: "March 15th, my last contracted fight with Cage Warriors. After this, I’ll be the biggest free agent in the MMA market."

Riley has not fought since defeating Brazilian Alexandre Junior with a devastating first-round knockout in September.

Prior to that, he had been set to compete on Dana White's Contender Series in a bid to win a contract with the UFC but he was forced to withdraw from the bout against Kevin Vallejos after revealing that he could not secure a visa for the bout in America.

It was speculated that Riley could be signed by the UFC ahead of the promotion's return to London on March 22. However, he will now see out his contract with Cage Warriors before becoming a free agent.

Speaking to the ECHO last year, Riley outlined his aim to sign for White's promotion one day.

"I want UFC belts; money for my family; freedom. Just to be able to wake up and do whatever I want. And a legacy, I want people to look back and say 'F*****g hell that Luke Riley was a good fighter," said Riley "He was the best of his time. The best of his era.'"