Two Belts on the Line at Cage Gladiators 8

The UK promotion Cage Gladiators present an impressive card at the Liverpool Olympia on 26 July 2008, with two title bouts taking centre stage.

After a couple of defeats in the UFC, Colin "Big C" Robinson is hoping to get back to winning ways when he takes on Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve. Robinson earned a UFC contract after a string of imposing performances at domestic level. “Big C” carries power in both hands and can dominate opponents in the clinch. He has issued a public challenge to the leading UK Heavyweights - in the hope of rebuilding his reputation and getting another chance to prove his worth in the UFC. Standing in his way: the imposing Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve. Last time out, he stunned the Olympia by slapping a triangle on local fave Tom Blackledge.

The British Featherweight title is also up for grabs. Steve "Taz" McCombe moves up a weight after his unsuccessful crack at Paul McVeigh for the Cage Warriors Bantamweight strap at Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 7. Out of the frying pan - into the fire. McCombe was a huge bantam and looked good with his hands, but he was taken apart on the deck. Ronnie Mann has a rock solid Muay Thai background and a tidy sub game. “Taz” has guts to spare, but it’s hard to see him pulling off the upset.

There are attractive match ups down the card. Rob Sinclair has impressed in all departments and is unbeaten as a pro. He faces his toughest test yet in the shape of Greg Loughran. The wiry Irishman uses every ounce of his experience to win fights. He tends to outsmart his opponents and is particularly dangerous when working for subs off his back.

Mick Sinclair was DQ’d on his last visit to the Olympia after he delivered a kick to the grounded Aidan Marron at Cage Gladiators 6: Divide & Conquer. Before that, he dished out plenty of legal punishment to earn the nod from the judges after a three round war with Ian "The Mongoose" Jones at Ultimate Force 7: 2 Tuf 2 Tap. His opponent, A J Wenn, toughed it out for three rounds against the highly rated Andre Winner last year. Neither will be expecting an easy night.

“Sass by triangle” is quickly becoming a Cage Gladiators catchphrase and the man himself will be going for his seventh sub in a row on Saturday. Martin Stapleton had been marching through the opposition, until he was pushed all the way by the ultra game David Johnson in his last outing at Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6. In that fight, Stapleton showcased some mean takedowns- repeatedly slamming Johnson onto his back. If he does that to Paul Sass - he’d better watch out for those legs creeping up his back.

Kam Atakuru and Lukasz Les meet in a clash of two highly rated fighters. The undercard also features the promising Wolfslair fighters David "CFD" Johnson and Lee Barnes.