Shawn Tompkins, who lead his Team Tompkins out of the TapouT Training Center in Las Vegas, passed away unexpectedly on August 14th at the age of 37. Tompkins suffered a heart attack in his sleep.
Shawn Tompkins, who lead his Team Tompkins out of the TapouT Training Center in Las Vegas, passed away unexpectedly on August 14th at the age of 37. Tompkins suffered a heart attack in his sleep while in Ontario, Canada prepping MMA fighter, Chris Horodecki for an upcoming September 12th bout. Tompkins last cornered his protege Mark Hominick at UFC 129 in a respectable hard fought Fight of the Night title-contention that left Hominick just falling short of the Featherweight title to the champion, Jose Aldo by Unanimous Decision.
Shawn Tompkins had first made his home in Las Vegas at Xtreme Couture, having trained Randy Couture for several years along with other Couture members including Evan Dunham, Martin Kampmann and Ryan Couture. Our host, Steve Cofield took time to reflect with the fighters at Xtreme Couture on the brilliant career of “The Coach.”
Um… If you could have seen me when I watched Anderson Silva‘s Burger King Brazil commercial…you would have seen my mouth gaping and I don’t know…probably the same pained expression I gave when I watched.
Um… If you could have seen me when I watched Anderson Silva‘s Burger King Brazil commercial…you would have seen my mouth gaping and I don’t know…probably the same pained expression I gave when I watched 2 Girls 1 Cup.
Okay, it’s not that bad (though coincidentally enough, both 2 Girls 1 cup and this Burger King commercial are Brazilian productions). Anyhow, this commercial is pretty… Well… Watch it yourself:
Forrest Griffin spoke to MMA Junkie about his rematch against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua this Saturday at UFC 134 in Rio and holy sh*t it was depressing! It sounds like Forrest was reluctantly forced into this.
Forrest Griffin spoke to MMA Junkie about his rematch against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua this Saturday at UFC 134 in Rio and holy sh*t it was depressing! It sounds like Forrest was reluctantly forced into this match. Griffin says:
“Acceptance, just like the stages of grief… You can only stay in denial for so long… When I got off the plane, I accepted that I was in Brazil,”
Geez, you’d think he was taking his death march to the guillotine… No not the choke, I mean an actual guillotine. Griffin was a tad more enthused just about 4 years ago when he had actually asked to fight Shogun. I remember! I interviewed him here:
And no, obviously I couldn’t pronounce “Rua” correctly at the time, but forget that! Listen to how pumped Forrest was. He asked for that match when Joe Silva called him to suggest a match up with Lyoto Machida. Griffin response was:
“I said, well who’s fighting Shogun? [Joe Silva] said we’re looking for someone to fight Shogun. I said, ‘shit man, you found somebody!’ I’ve been wanting to fight that dude since forever…”
Well, gee… I guess once was enough. But boy, back then… It was a hell of fight, wasn’t it? Now, for Forrest, it sounds like it’s really just about getting the bills paid and taking care of family:
“My parents gotta retire,” he said. “My wife’s parents gotta retire. My little brother wants to go to college. I’ve got a daughter coming; she’s probably going to want to go to college, and she’s probably not going to be a genius, either. So, gotta make some money. A win. Winning pays a lot more than losing.”
So… at least, he still plans on winning and there’s a motivation there… Let’s just hope it’s motivation enough to bring out that same Forrest Griffin in the cage we saw back at UFC 76. F*cking bring it!
UFC 134 Betting Odds are back with our host, Steve Cofield from Cagewriter.com and ESPN along with our MMA expert analysts, Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe of ProMMARadio.com. Check out who’s betting who.
UFC 134 Betting Odds are back with our host, Steve Cofield from Cagewriter.com and ESPN along with our MMA expert analysts, Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe of ProMMARadio.com. Check out who’s betting who on the lines of the top three fights on the main card then check our Odds Side Bar to the top right of our page for a breakdown of the lines from the major online sports books and place your bets!
Yushin Okami‘s Brazilian sponsor, Praetorian threatened to pull sponsorship if Chael Sonnen cornered him at UFC 134. UFC Fan Expo in Houston will feature autograph signings with UFC champions: Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, and Dominick.
MMA Athletics continued their MMA women features with Strikeforce Ring Girl, Bre Tiesi and I’m just excited to finally learn the name of another Strikeforce Ring Girl! Let’s be real. We all only know Kelli.
MMA Athletics continued their MMA women features with Strikeforce Ring Girl, Bre Tiesi and I’m just excited to finally learn the name of another Strikeforce Ring Girl! Let’s be real. We all only know Kelli Hutcherson. In fact, the other girls all look like Kelli Hutcherson. See here! And here! Am I right? Pick out which one is actually Kelli Hutcherson. …I rest my case. But I digress… The girl in the video below is a bonafide Rockstar Ring Girl…and she has dark hair…and she doesn’t like guys who live at home with their parents. Sorry.
