There's a chance that Thursday's King of the Cage main event featuring Trevor Prangley could be his final time in the mixed martial arts cage.

Probably.

But, there's that little .1 percent that keeps him fighting, at least for now.

PRANGLEY WILL defend his King of the Cage light heavyweight (205 pounds) championship at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort and Hotel in Worley.

"It's possibly, but probably my last one," Prangley said. "It's my last one with King of the Cage for sure."

Prangley will face D.J. "Da Protege" Linderman of Eureka, Calif., in his final bout in the main event.

"D.J.'s a tough guy and fought around the country a lot," Prangley said. "He's been in a lot of the bigger shows and going to be one of the toughest tests I've had here locally for sure. He's a tough guy that has a lot of cardio and is always in your face. He never backs down from a fight, no matter how hard you hit him. It's going to be a tough fight and a real push."

Even some of those fighters at the American Kickboxing Academy in Coeur d'Alene that Prangley trains don't quite believe this will be his final fight.

"Every time I've wanted to quit - my guys think it's a joke when I say I'm going to quit - but I think it's time," said Prangley, who will turn 43 in August. "It's getting hard to juggle everything now. I wake up at 6 a.m., go train, then go sell cars for eight hours, come to the gym at night and train. It's a little too much. It's too much for an old fart."

In 46 career fights - which have spanned the UFC, Strikeforce, Shark fights, Bellator and Super Fight League - Prangley is 34-11-1.

"It's been a long career," said Prangley, a former North Idaho College wrestler. "I had my first fight in 1998, so if you think about it, it's 16, 17 years ago. If you think about it now, I've way surpassed any of my goals that I had when I first started in this sport. I've got no regrets. There's a few fights I would have liked to have won that I lost, but it's been a great ride. I've been very privileged."

Back then, the sport was not the global attraction that it has grown into.

"From when I started, it was just an obscure little sport that nobody knew how to train for, never mind fight for," Prangley said. "Now, it's become an international sport, and one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It's good to know that I was part of it when it first started coming out and I grew with the sport, saw the changed, and picked up all kinds of different training techniques. It was a great experience and I've got no regrets on my career."

THURSDAY'S EVENT, which features eight professional fights on the main card, won't be the last at the Coeur d'Alene Casino.

"It's been a great experience for everyone involved," Prangley said. "King of the Cage is a great organization and has given our local fighters a great opportunity to showcase their skills on national television. Even our amateur fighters get huge TV time, and it's a great place for them to them to come out and showcase their skills to the world."

Lewiston's Jenny Liou Shriver will face Glena Avila of Hood River, Ore., in a women's 125-pound bout. Jacob Harkness of Spokane, who has fought in previous events, is also featured on the card, along with Mullan native Jean Hegbloom.

"I'm excited for the show," Prangley said. "We have a few debuts for amateurs, and eight pro fights, which is more than we normally have. It's a stacked card. Zane Douglas is making his comeback, and I'm excited about that. He's never had a boring fight in his life. Jenny Liou with one of her first local fights - it's one of the best cards we've ever had."

And with fighters from Prangley's American Kickboxing Academy continuing to find success with King of the Cage, even if Prangley isn't fighting anymore, doesn't mean he'll fade away.

"We're definitely going to continue with King of the Cage," Prangley said. "We're in it for the long haul. We've already had some great fighter athletes from Spokane and right here in Coeur d'Alene, and we're going to keep building on that. It's a tough town and tough area and it produces great fighters. I'm just going to try and focus more on coaching and getting the guys ready to go."

Even if there's still that .1 percent that Prangley decides to remain an active fighter for a little while longer.

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at jelliott@cdapress.com. Follow him on Twitter at JEPressSports.