Laindon based fighter Stuart Grant is on the look out for more opponents after making a mixed start to his professional "Cagerage" career.

Caged aggression - Stuart 'The Warrior' Grant is on the look-out for more opponents as he aims to expand his Cagerage career

In a sport which sees a full contact mixed martial arts contest held over three five minute rounds in an octaganal cage, the 23-year-old has won one of his two bouts -- beating Phil "The Pain" Le Bar at Caesars Nightclub in London.

But Grant, nicknamed "The Warrior", weighs in at just 61.8kg (a little under 10 stone) and is struggling to find opponents according to his coach Paul Church.

"The hardest thing for Stuart at the moment is to find people of his weight to fight against," Church said.

"The lightest weight right now is the featherweight at 65.8kg but Stuart just can't put the weight on. He eats and eats but nothing changes and it's difficult for him.

"I call his category the paperweight section but he's a good fighter and I'm sure there are others out there in a similar situation."

Grant, from Black Dragon Holistic Martial Arts, is also being backed for a bright future in the sport, which is often screened live by Sky.

Published Friday July 2, 2004

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