Bob Sapp to fight British heavyweight in April

Former K-1 and PRIDE star Bob Sapp will fight an unnamed British heavyweight on April 21 at the Wembley Arena.

Sapp's fight on the Cage Rage 21 "Judgement Day" card marks his cage debut and his first fight outside of Asia.

Cage Rage introduced two possible opponents in a staged scuffle on Feb. 10 following the Dave Legeno-Dan Severn fight. Legeno delivered a challenge to Sapp, who stormed into the cage to accept the challenge. Robert "Buzz" Berry, who defeated Mark Buchanan two fights earlier, also challenged Sapp.

Notes: The UFC, in its return to the UK, is competing head-to-head with Cage Rage. Among the fighters confirmed so far for UFC 70 in Manchester are Michael Bisping, Forrest Griffin, Mirko Cro Cop, Cheick Kongo, and Andrei Arlovski...

The rumored Eric "Butterbean" Esch vs. Bob Sapp bout might be saved for a later date.

SAPP SIGNS WITH CAGE RAGE

By Stash Capar

After over a year’s absence from the fight game, Bob Sapp is back. Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer has confirmed that the 350-pound behemoth known as “The Beast” has signed on with Cage Rage.

“We will be releasing some more information tomorrow,” Geer told The Fight Network moments before the Cage Rage 20 press conference. “But yes, we’ve signed him.”

It has not been confirmed whether Sapp, 8-2-1, whose K-1 contract was terminated after he failed to appear for a fight with four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Ernesto “Mr. Perfect” Hoost, will be moving to England, however, he will participate in the next Cage Rage 21 against an unnamed opponent.

“There’s all kinds of rumors regarding his opponent,” said an anonymous Cage Rage representative. “There’s definitely more than enough heavyweights to choose from: Butterbean, James Thompson, Mark Kerr, Mustafa Al Turk.”

The huge kickboxer-mixed martial arts competitor, best known for his larger than life personality and proportions, was spotted around the Wembley Plaza Hotel where the Cage Rage 20 weigh-ins were taking place, but was unavailable for comment.