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September 20 at the Troxy Theatre, Commercial Road, London, London England’s, James “Collosus” Thompson returns to fight before his home town crowd after a controversial third round stoppage to American Kimbo Slice. He is back in the UK and looking to get on track as one of the UK’s Top Heavyweights. Thompson is set to fight the 6’5 Polish fighter Piotor “Doctor” Kusmierz. This Card also features the British Welterweight Title Fight featuring the champion, Che “The Silent Assassin” Mills. Undefeated since his first fight and the only man to beat Lithuanian power house Marius Zaromskis, not once but twice will be facing the highly regarded contender, Ross “The Gladiator” Pointon. Ross Pointon has made significant improvements in his last few performances and seems to have found the proper weight class to suit his body.

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The Pav says... England is good I would like to dispel some rumors and set the record straight: 1. The women in England are not ugly. 2. The English food does not suck. 3. English people are hospitable and like Americans. Now, I should probably qualify that: 1. The women at and around the fight game in England, particularly the ring girls and those in the first few rows of dress-to-impress seats, are hot. 2. The food at the five-star hotel in which Cage Rage put us was very good. 3. The English people are hospitable and like Americans -- when you walk around with "The New York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni, UFC Hall of Famer Mark "The Hammer" Coleman and Strikeforce Champion Josh "The Punk" Thompson. And so the adventure begins...

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Following being headbutted after his KO win over Scott Jansen, Phil Baroni has decided not to press charges against Scott's brother Dean, who attacked Baroni post-match. Dean Jansen has been banned by Cage Rage from attending future events.

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Brad Pickett is a man eager to step in the cage. Pickett is scheduled to face Italian Christian Binda at Cage Rage 27 this Saturday following the disappointing debacle at FX3, which saw his opponent miss weight and show no remorse for his actions. “It just annoyed me that after realizing he wasn’t going to make weight, he drank a bottle of water directly in front of me without even consulting me that he wasn’t going to go down anymore. It was the fact he did not cut right down to the line which made me angry,” said Pickett. The chance to get back in the cage could not come soon enough for the talented Brit.

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Cage Rage 27: “Step Up” is due to play out in London this weekend in what many expect to be the penultimate show for the promotion in Wembley. Topping the bill, and at relatively short notice, is Phil Baroni. “The New York Badass” will be making his welterweight debut against Cage Rage Contenders regular Scott Jansen.

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If you can make it to Wembley Arena in the UK on Saturday Night then you could win a couple of tickets to the event The Full Event Line Up can be found at the Official Cage Rage Site

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The UK promotion Cage Rage have secured a new live TV deal. Nuts TV will broadcast Cage Rage 27: Step Up live from Wembley Arena on 12 July 2008. The fight card includes the ultimate ‘clash of the titans’ when two of the UK’s biggest fighters battle it out with Neil "Goliath" Grove taking on Robert "Buzz" Berry. Phil "The New York Bad Ass" Baroni is topping the fight card against Scott Janson in a brawl that has already got the whole of the Cage Rage community talking.

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We reported earlier this week here on MMAmania.com that Phil “The New York Badass” Baroni (10-10) was moving down to the welterweight division for the first time ever and would compete on the Cage Rage: “Step Up” card on July 12. Today, his opponent, Scott Jansen (3-2), was revealed. In addition, the 170-pound fight will be featured as the main event of the evening. Jansen is a hometown English-born fighter who has competed mostly in the Cage Rage “Contenders” shows. He should make for an exciting match up for Baroni because he’s never gone the distance. And all three of his wins have come via technical knockouts and his two losses are by submissions. Clearly, Jansen prefers to stand and bang it out with his opponents and has some work to do on his submission defense. I doubt he’ll have to worry too much about defending submissions in this fight, however, because Baroni isn’t known to be much of a jiu-jitsu afficionado himself.

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It appears Phil Baroni will be looking to bounce back from consecutive losses on July 12 at Cage Rage 27 “Step Up” against an opponent to be determined. Cage Rage promoter Dave O’Donnell revealed to MMAWeekly.com that EliteXC has granted a path to the U.K. as means of getting the New York brawler back on track and to provide some much needed international star power for the upcoming card. “Baroni will be fighting on the July 12 show,” revealed O’Donnell, adding, “but I can’t release the name of his opponent yet. He will be a British guy and it will make for an exciting fight, as we all know how Baroni likes to go about things. We are talking to a few people now, but until contracts are signed, I won’t be mentioning any names.” According to Baroni’s manager, Ken Pavia, they are deep into negotiations with Cage Rage for the bout and a deal appears likely, but it has yet to be finalized.

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Andrew Geer, a £10m-a-year turnover stone repair and refurbishment group based in West Kingsdown, Kent, has gone into receivership owing around £800,000. It has resulted in 42 employees being made redundant. Accountancy group BDO Stoy Hayward was called in as receiver on Friday. Andrew Geer ran the company, with his wife Lisa being listed as a fellow director.

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Pro Elite — the parent company of MMA organizations such as Elite XC, King of the Cage, Cage Rage, Icon Sport and others — recently announced that its Web site (ProElite.com) will now feature a video On Demand section. The upgrade will allow fans to access past fights from each of various promotions, which includes bouts that involve notables such as UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn and many other MMA superstars. In addition, fans will be able to view under card bouts from Elite XC and other Pro Elite events that weren’t aired on the original broadcasts. Fans will have the option to view single fights starting at .99 cents or entire events for just $4.95. That’s hard to beat. Unlimited access will also be available in the form of a “Pro Elite Fight Pass,” which is normally $12.95 a month, but will be on sale for $7.95 a month at an introductory price. Here’s a snip from Douglas Deluca, Pro Elite executive chairman: “We have hand picked hours upon hours of high-quality MMA content and provided a compelling online product that is accessible to fans on a global scale. With more than 50 hours of combat currently available and 20 hours added monthly, our Fight Pass offering allows MMA fans to gain instant access to all of the MMA action they can handle.” Head over to ProElite.com for more information and details.

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BIRMINGHAM, England – Cage Rage 26: Extreme played out to a new audience as part of the promotion’s 2008 jaunt around the country, and the crowd was not disappointed. The main card of the evening provided the highlights we were all looking for and was supported by an undercard full of fighters laying everything on the line in order to impress. Crowd attendance fell somewhere into the region or 5,000 people. They appeared to really enjoy themselves, including “The Ultimate Fighter” season three winner Michael Bisping. didnt wanna spoil it for anyone so the link has all the major info

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The Cage Rage 26 bout between Roman Webber and debutant fighter Scot Fairclough scheduled for Saturday is now off. Fairclough has suffered a broken hand in training. No replacement will be found in time so Webber is off the card.

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Cage Rage announced on Friday that longtime promoter Andy Geer has stepped down from the company to pursue other business interests outside of MMA. He is being replaced by Chris Cordeiro, effective immediately.

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Two fighters seem to command a majority of the British public’s attention these days. One is Michael Bisping, the light heavyweight winner on season three of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series. The other is Cage Rage world welterweight champion Paul Daley. Though Daley (17-6-2) recently announced his plans to retire, he will not hang up his gloves before he defends his Cage Rage title at least one more time. The Team Rough House fighter has confirmed he will compete at Cage Rage 26 “Extreme” on Saturday, May 10 at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England. “I’ll be defending my world title belt on May10 at Cage Rage,” Daley said. “No opponent has been confirmed yet.”

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Following impressive performances at this past weekend’s FX3 fight card in Reading, England, two of the main card protagonists will be meeting each other at Cage Rage 26. MMAWeekly.com can confirm that Paul Reed and Brad Pickett will be facing each other on the promotion’s Birmingham debut at the NEC Arena. For Pickett this fight mark’s his return to the promotion’s main stage following his successful win via guillotine choke over Frederic Fernandez and still leaves the path clear for him to fight for the FX3 world featherweight title against his previous opponent’s brother, Emmanuel Fernandez. Paul Reed, by contrast, comes off a loss against the aforementioned Emmanuel Fernandez, but was impressive in his showing against the champion. His appearance against Pickett at Cage Rage will be an introduction for him into a division that is stacked full of potential future match-ups. Cage Rage 26 Bouts (confirmed): -Ian Freeman vs. Paul Cahoon -Ross Pointon vs. Ross Mason -Mark Epstein vs. Matt Ewin -James Zikic vs. Rodney Faverus -Henrique Nogueria vs. Marc Goddard -Kev Sims vs. Popek Rak -Harvey Harra vs. Gary Kelly -Brad Pickett vs. Paul Reed Cage Rage 26 Bouts (unconfirmed): -Paul Daley vs. Aaron Wetherspoon Just posting this really beacuse i like Brad Pickett, he's like the guy Brad Pitt plays in Snatch.

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Cage Rage on Thursday announced the first casualty of its internal drug testing policy. John Phillips, who won his bout over London favorite Jake Bostwick at Cage Rage 25 on March 8, failed his drug test. In this instance, with Phillips’ drug test results coming back positive, the fight has been ruled a no-contest and he faces a 120-day suspension that will prohibit him from “competing in any U.K. Mixed Martial Arts Event.” It will be interesting to see if this prevents him from competing in any kickboxing events or any mixed martial arts events run by another promoter, as there is currently no governing body for the sport in the U.K. to enforce the penalty handed down by Cage Rage. The full acid test on the U.K. working together for the benefit of the sport and supporting Cage Rage’s plans for a controlled drug-free environment will be known if and when another promotion outside of the Cage Rage network tries to book Phillips for a show.

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Top Featherweight Danny Batten, who was to fight Leigh Remedios at Cage Rage 25 next weekend, is now off the card due to injury. Batten didn't offer any specifics as to the type or severity of the injury except to rule out fighting through it.

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"This is for the fighters, fans, promoters and trolls alike. As of now i will be stepping down as Cage Rage Champion (British and world), FX-3 Champion and KOTR champion. I vacate all these titles. Futher more i consider my self retired (from all MMA/Thai boxing) as of March 29th. March 29th i will fullfill my contracted commitment for Pro Elite, against a yet un named opponent. No speculation, No futher annonucments, once i’ve found the path i originally set out on in the Martial Arts, i may return to this SPORT, Maybe 6months-Maybe 6 years, who knows. Who will be the next welterweight CRC champ. FX-3 champ????… Thanks" What!? He's only 25 years old and is a great prospect.....I can't believe this.

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When British mixed martial arts legend Ian “The Machine” Freeman announced his retirement in 2006, few believed the Sunderland, England, native would ever return to the cage. According to anonymous sources within the Cage Rage promotion, Freeman will dust off the gloves for at least one more fight. Freeman will make his comeback against rising light heavyweight standout Paul “Boom Boom” Cahoon in the main event at Cage Rage 26, scheduled for Saturday, May 10 at Wembley Arena in London. The 41-year-old Freeman has not competed in more than a year.

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