Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

The UFC 126 Pre-Fight Press Conference took place today. When asked what the greatest fight of the decade would be, Anderson Silva said it would be himself fighting his clone. Guess, that trumps his feelings on the Vitor Belfort bout.
Due to high popularity of the Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto Vs. Demetrious Johnson fight, UFC will […]

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The UFC 126 Pre-Fight Press Conference took place today. When asked what the greatest fight of the decade would be, Anderson Silva said it would be himself fighting his clone. Guess, that trumps his feelings on the Vitor Belfort bout.

Due to high popularity of the Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto Vs. Demetrious Johnson fight, UFC will livestream the fight on Facebook this Saturday night from UFC 126.

Govenor Andrew Cuomo of New York state has not included the legalization of MMA in his 2011-2012 budget proposal.

Looks like Joe “Daddy” Stevenson’s last chance win or go home fight will come in the form of a bout against Danny Castillo at UFC on Versus 3.

Bellator now confirms a Lightweight Tournament Championship in March for its Season 4, in addition to its Welterweight, Featherweight, and Light Heavyweight Tournaments.

Get your best value on a dog like, Forrest Griffin or maybe a sure thing like Anderson Silva by checking out our Odd Side Bar on our Home Page for a breakdown of the MMA lines for UFC 126 from all the major online sportsbooks.

Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

Ryan Couture’s serious staph infection cleared. He’ll be fighting again for Strikeforce Challengers 14 against Lee Higgins.
Fedor Emelianenko and his M-1 management demanding Olympic Style drug testing for the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. *Note both participating Heavyweights, Josh Barnett and Emelianenko’s first opponent in the tournament, Antonio Silva have previously failed […]

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Ryan Couture’s serious staph infection cleared. He’ll be fighting again for Strikeforce Challengers 14 against Lee Higgins.

Fedor Emelianenko and his M-1 management demanding Olympic Style drug testing for the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. *Note both participating Heavyweights, Josh Barnett and Emelianenko’s first opponent in the tournament, Antonio Silva have previously failed drug tests.

Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio “Lil Nog” Nogueira set for Ultimate Fight Night 24 on March 24th.

Dave Branch replaces the injured Alexandre Ferreira to fight Rousimar Palhares at UFC on Versus 3.

UFC 126 Middleweight Champion Contender, Vitor Belfort parts ways with his coach, Shawn Tompkins weeks before his February 5th bout against Anderson Silva.

Confident after his 1st round TKO of  Chris Leben, UFC Middleweight Brian Stann now wants Wanderlei Silva or Michael Bisping.

Since being cut from the UFC, former TUF 8 winner, Efrain Escudero will now face Jeremy Larsen at Rage in the Cage 148.

Vitor Belfort Splits From Shawn Tompkins Weeks Before Championship Fight

Shawn “The Coach” Tompkins who heads up Team Tompkins out of TapouT Training Facility in Las Vegas recently disclosed on The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo that UFC 126 Middleweight Champion Contender, Vitor Belfort had parted ways with Tompkins as he prepares for his February 5th Main Event bout against Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. […]

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Shawn “The Coach” Tompkins who heads up Team Tompkins out of TapouT Training Facility in Las Vegas recently disclosed on The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo that UFC 126 Middleweight Champion Contender, Vitor Belfort had parted ways with Tompkins as he prepares for his February 5th Main Event bout against Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. Tompkins said:

“Well, you know, Vitor’s done this before. Vitor sometimes, he gets a little clouded in his head. It’s not that he brought in Mike Tyson or anything like that. Vitor just wanders, you know, and he goes where what’s happening, what’s famous, what’s popular and he’ll go over there. Mike Tyson isn’t teaching him anything. Neither is the other eight gyms that he’s training at. Just because he’s over at Couture’s and not with me doesn’t mean he’s with Couture. Vitor isn’t loyal to anybody. We’ve seen it before.”

Belfort’s decision to leave Tompkins just weeks before his fight seems a bizarre and unfair decision to Shawn Tompkins who has trained Belfort since 2008. Tompkins goes on to say:

“I hope for the best for him, but you know, for a guy who told me about respect, loyalty, and God and all this stuff for so many years, he sure did prove the opposite, so, we’ll see. Best of luck to him. Best of luck to Anderson, as well.”

Find out if our expert panelists believe Belfort’s departure from Shawn Tompkins could negatively affect his upcoming title-shot, when we discuss UFC 126 BETTING ODDS. Stay tuned.

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Watch interviews of the Strikeforce Heavyweights as they prep for the biggest event in their careers: here.
CagePotato brings us 25 MMA versions of the Craigslist Killer: here.
Cole Miller says a fight with Cowboy Cerrone is a step down: here.
UFC announces closed circuit pay-per-view for the nearly sold out UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort at Mandalay […]

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Watch interviews of the Strikeforce Heavyweights as they prep for the biggest event in their careers: here.

CagePotato brings us 25 MMA versions of the Craigslist Killer: here.

Cole Miller says a fight with Cowboy Cerrone is a step down: here.

UFC announces closed circuit pay-per-view for the nearly sold out UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort at Mandalay Bay: here.

Forrest Griffin talks importance of fight with Rich Franklin: here. You should bet on Forrest Griffin as he’s got the best UFC 126 betting value, as noted: here.

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Anderson Silva Interview in English! (Video)

CagePotato scored an exclusive interview with Anderson Silva in English! It sounds like a major coup, but actually looks more stressful for host, Brian D’Souza as he struggles to understand Silva’s answers to his questions. Silva does come across extremely humble and says he believes BJ Penn is the best fighter in the […]

CagePotato scored an exclusive interview with Anderson Silva in English! It sounds like a major coup, but actually looks more stressful for host, Brian D’Souza as he struggles to understand Silva’s answers to his questions. Silva does come across extremely humble and says he believes BJ Penn is the best fighter in the world. Silva gives much respect to Georges St. Pierre and expresses his happiness with his Team Noguiera, whom he calls his family. Definitely worth a watch. Video below:


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