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Global Warriors to Showcase Adrenaline Fighters as a Tribute to Shawn Tompkins

Mixed martial arts promotion Global Warriors Fighting Championships are extremely proud to announce today that they will be presenting their second Ontario MMA event, Halloween Havoc on Saturday, October 29th, from the Agriplex Complex in Lon…

Mixed martial arts promotion Global Warriors Fighting Championships are extremely proud to announce today that they will be presenting their second Ontario MMA event, Halloween Havoc on Saturday, October 29th, from the Agriplex Complex in London, Ontario.

The event is a tribute to the late Shawn Tompkins and all proceeds going to the family of the man simply known as “The Coach.” Tompkins has deep-seeded roots in London, and his sudden death in August is something that his friends, family and athletes are still coming to terms with.

Halloween Havoc will feature an eight-bout professional card featuring both developing and established talent with a specific focus on the athletes working out of the Adrenaline Training Center in London, Ontario. In addition to being a showcase for the talent of ATC, a place made successful by Tompkins and his family of fighters, this event will also serve as a humble fundraiser for his family.

Tompkins had a profound effect on many people in the North American mixed martial arts scene including Garnet Ace. Garnet is the owner of the new Burlington Tapout Training Center, managing partner of Global Warriors Fighting Championships, and he insisted on bringing his second Global Warriors event to London as a tribute and fundraiser for Tompkins, his friend and business associate.

Halloween Havoc will be presented as a matinee with a start time of 5pm and the doors will be open at 4pm. The reasons for this unconventional start time are two-fold. The event takes place on Halloween weekend so many adults can start their evening at this event and finish it at a club or house party. The second is that the UFC is presenting a fantastic card that same evening from Vegas featuring Canadian champion Georges St-Pierre, and the early start will ensure that you will not miss it.

 

Tickets for Halloween Havoc start at $45 for General Admission seats with senior and student discounts available. Floor seating and VIP tables are also available starting at $750.

The following Adrenaline fighters are set to be in action on the card. All bouts and athletes are subject to the approval of the Office of the Ontario Athletics Commission, Commissioner Ken Hayashi 

Jesse Ronson (6-2-0)

Rowan Cunningham (6-3-0)

Jesse Gross (6-3-0)

Clint Kingsbury (1-0-0)

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Stout Explains Decision to Pull Out of Siver Fight and Says He, Horodecki and Hominick Have Some Soul Searching to Do Following Tompkins Death


(Although he will never be able to replace “The Coach” Stout says he knows he will have to find new trainers to work with eventually.)

UFC lightweight Sam Stout appeared on Mauro Ranallo’s The MMA Show podcast yesterday and the longtime Team Tompkins fighter revealed his reason for bowing out of his upcoming UFC 137 bout with Dennis Siver in October.

As expected, Stout says he’s still grieving the loss of his longtime trainer, mentor, best friend and brother-in-law, Shawn Tompkins who passed away suddenly earlier this month and has not decided where or with whom he will train with, but the decision, which will take a lot of soul searching to make, won’t be his alone to make.

“Shawn has been my coach since I got into the sport. I’ve never had a fight, dating back to my kickboxing career…I’ve never had a fight, without him training me for it and without him being in my corner…I’m not one of these guys who’s jumped around from coach to coach over the years and trained with lots of people,” he says. “He’s taught me really everything I know about mixed martial arts. And not only that, he was a lot more than that to me. He was a brother and a trusted friend and confidant and really, my mentor. Definitely the most influential person in my life. I’m going to have to wait for the dust to settle a little bit before I’m ready to get back in there and figure out what I’m going to do in terms of coaching. I’m really just unsure of what I’m going to do right now.We’ve discussed it and you’re going to see some changes being made to the team, but we don’t think Shawn would have wanted us to all go join other teams. He would have wanted us to stick together.”


(Although he will never be able to replace “The Coach” Stout says he knows he will have to find new trainers to work with eventually.)

UFC lightweight Sam Stout appeared on Mauro Ranallo’s The MMA Show podcast yesterday and the longtime Team Tompkins fighter revealed his reason for bowing out of his upcoming UFC 137 bout with Dennis Siver in October.

As expected, Stout says he’s still grieving the loss of his longtime trainer, mentor, best friend and brother-in-law, Shawn Tompkins who passed away suddenly earlier this month and has not decided where or with whom he will train with, but the decision, which will take a lot of soul searching to make, won’t be his alone to make.

“Shawn has been my coach since I got into the sport. I’ve never had a fight, dating back to my kickboxing career…I’ve never had a fight, without him training me for it and without him being in my corner…I’m not one of these guys who’s jumped around from coach to coach over the years and trained with lots of people,” he says. “He’s taught me really everything I know about mixed martial arts. And not only that, he was a lot more than that to me. He was a brother and a trusted friend and confidant and really, my mentor. Definitely the most influential person in my life. I’m going to have to wait for the dust to settle a little bit before I’m ready to get back in there and figure out what I’m going to do in terms of coaching. I’m really just unsure of what I’m going to do right now.We’ve discussed it and you’re going to see some changes being made to the team, but we don’t think Shawn would have wanted us to all go join other teams. He would have wanted us to stick together.”

According to Stout, he and teammates Chris Horodecki and Mark Hominick — the trio of fighters who along with Tompkins made the TT brand a household name in MMA, haven’t decided whether or not they will step back in the cage this year as it’s too early to decide given the fact that their mentor passed so recently, but when they do, they’ll have each other’s backs.

“I don’t want to speak for the other guys, but I’m fairly sure Horodecki pulled out of his fight in September. I think Mark’s still trying to decide what he’s going to do, but he’s leaning towards sticking with the [UFC 140] fight in Toronto,” he says. “If Mark goes out and chooses to stick with this fight in December, and I think he’s going to, he’s going to have me and Chris walking out right behind him and we’re going to show a strong front because we’re family and that’s what Shawn would have wanted.”

Sam also touched on the irony that a seemingly fit trainer who was known for strapping on the gloves and sparring with and hitting a bag alongside his fighters would die from a heart attack.

“It’s just one of those things. You think you’re somebody who works out every day and you think you’re invincible. He wasn’t the type of guy to go see doctors. He was kind of an old school type of person,” he points out. “It was just one of these fluke things. A 37-year-old guy who devoted his life to fitness and exercise, it just blindsided everybody.”

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Sam Stout pulls out of fight with Dennis Siver due to personal reasons regarding the passing of brother-in-law and coach, Shawn Tompkins. Donald Cerrone will step in and face Siver at UFC 137 on October.

Sam Stout pulls out of fight with Dennis Siver due to personal reasons regarding the passing of brother-in-law and coach, Shawn Tompkins. Donald Cerrone will step in and face Siver at UFC 137 on October 29th.

Both Manny Gamburyan and opponent, Diego Nunes pull out of UFC 135. Gamburyan suffered a shoulder injury and Nunes decides not to face another opponent.

Fox planning Primetime Special as it builds November 12th UFC debut card.

Paul Daley books back to back fights. Daley meets former UFC fighters Jordan Radev at BAMMA 7 on September 10th and Luigi Fioravanti at Ringside 12 on October 21st.

Jamie Varner headlines XFC 14 against Nate Jolly.

Andrei Arlovski breaks 4 fight lose streak with win against Tony Lopez at Pro Elite Sunday night in Hawaii.

Chael Sonnen tweeted something ridiculous in regard to Anderson Silva‘s win over his training partner Yushin Okami: “We call Andy ‘champ’ like we call developmentally disabled animals ‘champ.’ Good boy, Andy, good boy!”

Bellator 51 adds Jessica Eye vs. Casey Noland and Frank Caraballo vs. Dustin Kempf to September 24th fight card in Canton, Ohio.

Stout Out, Cerrone in Against Siver at UFC 137


(Should be a decent scrap.)

MMAJunkie is reporting that Donald Cerrone (16-3) has agreed to step in for Sam Stout against Dennis Siver (19-7) at UFC 137 October 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Although it is unclear whether or not Stout is injured, it could simply be a case of the Canadian lightweight standout needing more time to deal with the sudden passing of his best friend, brother-in-law, mentor and trainer Shawn Tompkins earlier this month before fighting his first bout without “The Coach” in his corner.


(Should be a decent scrap.)

MMAJunkie is reporting that Donald Cerrone (16-3) has agreed to step in for Sam Stout against Dennis Siver (19-7) at UFC 137 October 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Although it is unclear whether or not Stout is injured, it could simply be a case of the Canadian lightweight standout needing more time to deal with the sudden passing of his best friend, brother-in-law, mentor and trainer Shawn Tompkins earlier this month before fighting his first bout without “The Coach” in his corner.

Stout’s teammate Chris Horodecki backed out of a scheduled September bout in Canada last week as well and is rumored to be having a tough time dealing with the loss of Tompkins who was like a father figure to the young fighter.

The bout will be the fourth this year for Cerrone who is 5-0 in his last five outings, including three inside the UFC Octagon.

Siver is no slouch either, having won his past four fights including an impressive win over George Sotiropoulos at UFC 127 in February and a razor-close decision over Matt Wiman at UFC 132 in July.

The event will be headlined by a welterweight championship bout between former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz and UFC 170-pound kingpin Georges St-Pierre and a number one contender match between BJ Penn and Carlos Condit.

UFC 137
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

Welterweight Championship Bout
Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz

BJ Penn vs. Carlos Condit
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone
Mirko Filipovi? vs. Roy Nelson
George Roop vs. Hatsu Hioki
Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
Tim Credeur vs. Brad Tavares
Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin
Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem

Sam Stout Out, Cowboy Cerrone In vs. Dennis Siver at UFC 137

Filed under: UFC, NewsIt’s not quite what Donald Cerrone wanted, but it’ll have to do.

After his quick TKO win over Charles Oliveira at UFC on Versus 5 earlier this month, Cerrone said he would step up and take another fight as soon as possible – esp…

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It’s not quite what Donald Cerrone wanted, but it’ll have to do.

After his quick TKO win over Charles Oliveira at UFC on Versus 5 earlier this month, Cerrone said he would step up and take another fight as soon as possible – especially if it was on the UFC 135 card in Denver, not far from his native Colorado Springs.

The UFC couldn’t oblige him with a spot in Denver, but “Cowboy” will step up for Sam Stout to face Dennis Siver in a lightweight bout at UFC 137 in Las Vegas at the end of October. The UFC announced the new fight Monday night, which was first reported by ESPN.com.

Cerrone (16-3, 1 NC, 3-0 UFC) is on the most impressive run of his professional career. Though he started his career 7-0, his current five-fight winning streak has featured two dominant unanimous decisions, including a rout of Jamie Varner in their WEC 51 grudge match, two submissions and his TKO of Oliveira. In that stretch, he has two Fight of the Night awards and a Knockout of the Night against Oliveira.

Cerrone hasn’t lost since a guillotine submission against Ben Henderson in their WEC lightweight title fight in April 2010. It was his second straight loss to Henderson after losing a close decision to him at WEC 43 for the interim lightweight belt. His only other loss came to Jamie Varner in a split decision at WEC 38 in January 2009 in a lightweight title fight.

Stout (17-6-1, 6-5 UFC) was coming off his first stoppage win in the UFC, a brutal Knockout of the Night win over Yves Edwards at UFC 131 in June, giving him four bonuses in his last five bouts, the three previous being Fight of the Night winners.

Earlier this month, Stout’s brother-in-law, notable MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins, died unexpectedly. The UFC did not give a reason for Stout’s withdrawal from the fight, however. Coincidentally, this will be the second time Cerrone has filled in for Stout. The Canadian was scheduled to fight Paul Kelly at UFC 126 in February, but was injured and replaced by Cerrone, who won in his UFC debut.

Siver (19-7, 8-4 UFC) has been on a tear of his own ever since his first stint in the UFC, which saw him cut after going 1-3 with consecutive losses to Gray Maynard and Melvin Guillard. After one win outside the promotion, Siver has won seven of his last eight in the UFC. The four-time bonus winner has won four straight, including an upset of George Sotiropoulos in February and a decision win over Matt Wiman in July.

The UFC’s lightweight title picture has been on hold for a while waiting for the rematch between champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, whose January draw led to an immediate rematch that was delayed by training injuries to both fighters. The two will meet again at UFC 136 on Oct. 8. Waiting in a jumbled up line for a potential next crack are the likes of Guillard, who also fights at UFC 136, Clay Guida, Ben Henderson – and now, likely, the winner of Cerrone-Siver will enter the discussion.

UFC 137 takes place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a main event welterweight title fight between Georges St-Pierre and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, who is vacating his belt to challenge St-Pierre. The co-main event, though not officially announced for that spot, is expected to be a welterweight contenders fight between former champion BJ Penn and Carlos Condit.

The card also features a pair of heavyweight fights between Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Roy Nelson. And Sengoku featherweight champ Hatsu Hioki will make his UFC debut against George Roop. Though it is not known where the Cerrone-Siver fight will fall on the card, it stands a good chance to wind up on the main card.

 

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Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson and 5 Matchups You Don’t Want to Miss

The second half of the year features high profile title defenses from all seven UFC champions.Anderson “The Spider” Silva gets the ball rolling next weekend at UFC 134 when he defends his title against the last man to defeat him in Yushin “Thunder” Oka…

The second half of the year features high profile title defenses from all seven UFC champions.

Anderson “The Spider” Silva gets the ball rolling next weekend at UFC 134 when he defends his title against the last man to defeat him in Yushin “Thunder” Okami.

Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Dominick Cruz, Georges St. Pierre, and Cain Velasquez will all follow suit.

While all the championship fights are terrific for fans, there are a several matchups that will be spectacular both in and out of the UFC.

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