Published by Stephen Rhodes

Madonna, for those who follow her career, is the mother of re-invention - and look what it did for her career; it didn’t hurt her one bit.  It appears that James Thompson is trying to jump-start his MMA career, according to MMARated.com; they’re reporting that despite the rumors going around that Thompson was supposed to [...]

Post a comment . Aug 28, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Cage Rage, DREAM, James Thompson, MMA, Sengoku 5, TKO, World Victory Road

Published by Stephen Rhodes

EliteXC these days have their hands full finding a quality jobber opponent to face Kimbo Slice at their next event on October 4; but according to Josh Gross of SI.com, three names come to the forefront: Brett Rogers, Ken Shamrock and…believe it or not…Sean Gannon.  Rogers happens to be the undefeated heavyweight who called Slice’s [...]

2 Comments . Aug 21, 2008
Filed under: Commentary, Octagon Buzz, Branden Lee Hinkle, Brett Rogers, EliteXC, James Thompson, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice, MMA, Sean Gannon

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Time once again for this week’s edition of Octagon Buzz News & Notes, a compilation of MMA news for this week; many thanks to Sherdog for the knowledge.  This week has a European twist to it, so let’s get started:
Goran Reljic Drops To 185 Pounds.  Croatian Goran Reljic, who made an impressive UFC debut with [...]

Post a comment . Aug 20, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Alexey Oleinik, Antoni Chmielewski, Artur Sowinski, Cage Rage 28, Daniel Dowda, Dirk Thielecke, Emanuel Fernandez, Florian Muller, FX3 Fight Night 9, Goran Reljic, James Thompson, Jan Blachowicz, Jedrzej Kubski, Karol Bedorf, Kimbo Slice, Krzysztof Kulak, KSW, KSW 8, KSW Extra, Lars Weber, Lukasz Jurkowski, Maciej Gorski, MMA, Piotr Kusmierz, POpek Rak, Przemyslaw Zbiciak, Sami Aziz, Sander Duyvis, Superior Challenge, Thorsten Kronz, UFC 84, Wilson Gouveia

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Cage Rage 28 is set to make its return to The Troxy in London, England on September 20; below is the tentative fight card for the event*:

Piotr Kusmierz vs. James Thompson
Ross Pointon vs. Ch’e Mills
Antanas Jazbutis vs. Brad Pickett
Leigh Remedios vs. Robbie Olivier
Ross Mason vs. Scott Jansen
TBA vs. Kym Farid
Jack Mason vs. John Hathaway
Michael Pastou [...]

Post a comment . Aug 08, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Antanas Jazbutis, Brad Pickett, Cage Rage 28, Ch'e Mills, Jack Mason, James Thompson, Jody Cotham, John Hathaway, Kym Farid, Leigh Remedios, Mark Brown, Michael Pastou, Nigel Whittear, Piotr Kusmierz, Robbie Olivier, Ross Mason, Ross Pointon, Scott Jansen, Scott Tooty Rogan, Steve Hopwood, Wesley Johnson