James “Colossus” Thompson’s next scheduled fight is with TKO Championship Fighting of Canada on October 3 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. His opponent will be former hockey player Steve Bosse.

The news is according to the website TKOExtreme.com, which is attributing the announcement of the Thompson vs. Bosse fight to TKO CEO Stephane Patry.

Bosse, who is extremely popular in Canada, is 3-1 since making his mixed martial arts debut in June of 2007. He recorded his most notable victory to date during his last fight on June 7 at TKO 34. In the fight, Bosse was able to submit former UFC heavyweight Wes “The Project” Sims in the first round.

Prior to turning to MMA, Bosse was a leading enforcer in the North American Hockey League. He began his martial arts training with Mark Colangelo and with Stephane Dube.

Thompson, 16-9, last fought in the main event of EliteXC’s first-ever telecast on CBS against Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson on May 31. In a bout filled with controversy, Slice was declared the winner at 0:38 of round 3 via TKO. However, many pundits have deemed the stoppage as an early stoppage.

Currently training with London Shootfighters in the UK, Thompson holds notable career victories over Hidehiko Yoshida, Don Frye, and Dan Severn.

Other announced bouts for TKO 35 include Hatsu Hioki taking on Stephane Vigneault in a featherweight contest along with UFC and WEC veteran Mark Hominick squaring off against Thierry Quenville. According to the report by TKOExtreme.com, IFL lightweight Chris Horodecki is slated for the card as well.

“I can’t wait to hear their first call together in Montreal,” said Mike Garrow, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Strategy, The Fight Network. “Play by play is so important in the fight game, and to team up Mauro Ranallo and ‘Big’ John McCarthy to call the action is going to be awesome for MMA fans who value and appreciate knowledgeable, experienced and credible commentators.”

TKO’s “Young Guns” fight card will air on PPV on January 4, 2008.

Stout, who has not fought since losing to Spencer Fisher at UFC Fight Night 10, has been trying to fight his way back onto a major show by keeping busy on regional shows. He boosted his stock with a first round TKO over Martin Grandmont for the fight promotion TKO at the Bell Centre this past Saturday in Montreal, Canada.

Stout’s inclusion on the UFC 78 card is far from official and no potential opponents were mentioned. However, it looks like the rivalry between Fisher (who is scheduled to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 78) and Stout is inevitable to become a trilogy:

“Right after my last match with Spencer [Fisher], Dana [White] told me that if they ever have a problem finding an opponent for me they’ve always got Stout-Fisher III in their back pocket,” says Stout. “I’m hoping to be back in the Octagon some time before the end of the year.”