LONDON, June 30 — The weigh-in for Cage Rage 17 went smoother than usual, with virtually no controversy and no last minute changes to the already altered fight card.

The atmosphere was convivial and most fighters displayed good sportsmanship after their face-to-face square off, the only sign of tension being between Ian Freeman (Pictures) and Melvin Manhoef (Pictures).

All fighters eventually made weight, with the notable exception of Rob Broughton, who failed to show as he was "stuck in traffic."

It is worthwhile noting that this was the first Cage Rage press conference attended by media sources outside of the usual mixed martial arts circles, with international news agency Reuters sending representatives along.

Rumors for the next Cage Rage card have already began to circulate, with names such as Trevor Prangley (Pictures), Dan Severn (Pictures), Giant Silva and Alex Reid (Pictures) already being featured.

The official weights are as follows:

Melvin Manhoef (Pictures) (92kg) vs. Ian Freeman (Pictures) (92.5kg)
James Thompson (Pictures) (128kg) vs. Rob Broughton (No weight)
Gilbert Yvel (Pictures) (107kg) vs. Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) (120kg)
Curtis Stout (Pictures) (83.9kg) vs. Zelg Galesic (83.5kg)
Henry Miller (Pictures) (114kg) vs. Robert Berry (Pictures) (112kg)
Mark Epstein (Pictures) (92kg) vs. Dave Legeno (Pictures) (99kg)
Daijiro Matsui (Pictures) (83kg) vs. Pierre Guillet (Pictures) (83.9kg)
Abdul Mohamed (Pictures) (73kg) vs. Jean Silva (Pictures) (72.5kg)
Paul Daley (Pictures) (77.3kg) vs. Ross Mason (Pictures) (77.3kg)
Phil Norman (Pictures) (76.5kg) vs. David Bielkheden (77kg)
Mark Chen (65.8kg) vs. Robbie Olivier (Pictures) (65.8kg)
Darren Guisha (77kg) vs. Dean Bray (Pictures) (77kg)