Since Trent Thorne began competing professionally in April, 2008, the 28 year-old-fighter has continued to work his way up the Canadian light-heavyweight division, despite having only trained in combative sports for a brief amount of time. The former 260lb. plus Edmontonian now turned 205lb. fighter, has not only put together a record of 5-2 since being stopped by Travis Quesnel in December, Thorne has won three straight bouts in 2010. Not a bad way to start your third year in the sport.

“I think my biggest improvement since last July is just my mental game,” Thorne said recently. “Every fight, until my last loss against Quesnel, I have always been going a mile a minute in my head wondering about every possible scenario. Let me tell you it doesn’t work, cause when I get in there my game plan, or whatever, goes out the window. All I want to do is finish my opponents as fast as I can!”

After the loss to Quesnel Thorne’s record sat at 2-2, but after earning first round victories in King of the Cage action this year over Bobby Kalmakoff, Jordan Murray, and most recently Chad Olmstead, Thorne continues to impress.

“It feels great,” said Thorne when asked to discuss his current winning streak. “Three in a row is a bench mark for me now! (laughing) But even though I won those three fights I still wasn’t satisfied with the results.”

Thorne went on to say that he believes his winning streak has been somewhat tainted, due to various excuses, he argues, that have been put forward by his previous opponents.

“My point is I just want a fight with someone who will make no excuses win lose or draw. I come to fight and I will win however I have to!”

Up next, at King of the Cage Canada’s upcoming May 28^th “Combustion” event in Edmonton, Thorne will face another light-heavyweight riding a three fight winning streak in Cody Krahn (6-2). Although Thorne is quick to concede, that once again he believes he’ll be the underdog heading into the fight, it’s a role that seems to suit the fighter just fine.

“That is the biggest reason I wanted to fight Krahn,” Thorne said. “He’s tough, he’s got great stand up and I know he’s better in every area than me, but hell if I do manage to beat him, I know he won’t make any excuses and he knows neither will I!”

“Like I said before he a tough fight; my toughest to date,” Thorne added. “I know he will try to take my head off and frankly I am looking forward to it. I’m a sucker for punishment! I know he’s a funny guy; he’s been giving me nicknames on his Facebook since we signed to fight one another (laughing). The latest and greatest is the "Pillsbury Dough Brawler"; made me laugh pretty hard actually! Has anyone ever tapped out to laughter?”

Recently when KOTC Canada spoke with Krahn, the up-and-coming fighter criticized Thorne for calling out Canadian light-heavyweight champion Bill Mahood, stating that that the relative newcomer isn’t ready to face the UFC vet.

“I meant absolutely no disrespect to Mahood,” said Thorne. “He is a legend in Canadian MMA and frankly I was just honoured to be mentioned in the same breath as him. Even a loss to that guy can’t look that bad.”

Krahn also stated that he believes Thorne is a “basement warrior” and lacks the training structure to work on the fundamentals of MMA. The light-heavyweight also contended that Thorne will be unable to take him down on May 28^th.

“Jose Cuervo, Captain Morgan, the Kokanee Sasquatch and a whole bunch of those little white Pilsner bunnies have been putting me through the paces,” said Thorne when asked to respond to Krahn’s recent comments. “I think Krahn will be bleeding as much as I will be!”

“I think he will keep it standing as long as he doesn’t feel like he’s in any danger,” Thorne furthered. “We will see if he changes his mind after I land a few clean shots!”

While Krahn predicted he will stop his upcoming opponent in the first round, Thorne, not surprisingly, sees the bout going a different way:

“I want to say late in the first! TKO or KO.”