UFC, Pride Fighting Championships and EliteXC veteran Phil Baroni will battle British upstart Scott Jansen at Cage Rage 27: Step Up on Saturday, July 12 at Wembley Arena in London. The bout will mark Baroni's debut at welterweight.

Baroni (10-10) has lost three consecutive fights to Joey Villasenor, reigning Icon Sport middleweight champion Kala Kalohe Hose and former Strikeforce middleweight titleholder Frank Shamrock. Known for his pre-fight trash talking, the 32-year-old Long Island, N.Y., native owns knockout victories against one-time UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne, Amar Suloev, Ikuhisa Minowa, Yuki Kondo and Ryo Chono -- one of only two men to finish reigning UFC 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva.

Jansen (3-2), a veteran of the Cage Rage Contenders promotion, will carry a two-fight winning streak into the match. He has secured all three of his wins by knockout or technical knockout and finished Jody Cotham in just 10 seconds at Cage Rage Contenders 7 in November. Jansen last fought in February, when he forced a corner stoppage against Jason Barrett at a Cage Rage Contenders show

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Cage Rage 27: Step Up
Saturday, July 12
Wembley Arena
London

Cage Rage British Heavyweight Championship
James McSweeney vs. Mustapha al Turk

Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship
Robbie Olivier vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw

Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship
Francis Heagney vs. Jason Young

Phil Baroni vs. Scott Jansen
Robert "Buzz" Berry vs. Neil Grove
John Phillips vs. Tom Watson
Stav Economou vs. Piotor Kusmierz
Dave Legeno vs. Kev Simms
Tevi Say vs. Aisling Daley
Mark Brown vs. Wessley Johnson
Umidjon Mavlyanov vs. Ricki Andrews
James Elsons vs. Dave Van Gas