James Thompson confirms he’s property of Strikeforce and stumps for a rematch vs. Kazuyuki Fujita

World Victory Road will give British heavyweight veteran James “The Colossus” Thompson a chance to redeem himself following an unsuccessful promotional debut at “Sengoku: Seventh Battle” on March 20. According to the 14-10 Team Trojan product, he will return to the Japanese-based promotion in August at the unannounced “Sengoku: Ninth Battle” event. Thompson has already... [Read More...]

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James Thompson, Ross Pointon to appear at Cage Rage 28

James “Colossus” Thompson will be returning to his hometown of London, England to compete at Cage Rage 28: VIP. The card, scheduled for Sept. 20th, will feature Thompson going up against Cage Rage veteran Piotr Kusmierz. Thompson, a veteran of PRIDE and EliteXC, is 2-7 in his last nine bouts though he still has a strong fan following in England. Thompson’s last outing came against Kevin “Kimbo... [Read More...]

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Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson could prove to be very educational

There has been much said, post-fight, about EliteXC: Primetime’s main event between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson. The majority of which surrounds fight-fixing conspiracies, premature stoppages, phantom taps, why Kimbo will never be a top 10 heavyweight and how terrible it was that that fight was the main event on MMA’s first network card. Much of the criticism levelled at the main attraction... [Read More...]

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Report: Kimbo vs. Thompson to be officially announced later this week

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s opponent for EliteXC’s first show on CBS on May 31 will be officially announced by week’s end, NBCSports.com’s Mike Chiapetta is reporting. According to the report, the opponent set to be announced is none other than former PRIDE veteran James “Colossus” Thompson. It was reported by FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com)... [Read More...]

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Horwich and Vetell earn spots on USA Grappling Team

IFL fighters Matt Horwich and Bryan Vetell both qualified for the USA Graplling Team this past weekend at the USA Wrestling Team Trials by reaching the finals of their respective weight classes. Both lost in the finals, but will still compete this September in the Wrestling World Games in Ankara, Turkey. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Horwich and Vetell earn spots on USA Grappling Team", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/06/12/horwich-and-vetell-earn-spots-on-usa-grappling-team/"... [Read More...]

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