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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 […]

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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 Parts Ways With Trainer Shawn Tompkins Ahead of UFC 126

Filed under: UFC, NewsVitor Belfort has worked with striking coach Shawn Tompkins since mid-2008, when Belfort first walked into the gym of longtime rival Randy Couture in hopes of training with him.

The union between coach and fighter has been produc…

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Vitor Belfort has worked with striking coach Shawn Tompkins since mid-2008, when Belfort first walked into the gym of longtime rival Randy Couture in hopes of training with him.

The union between coach and fighter has been productive. Belfort earned three knockouts in three fights while under Tompkins’ watch. But with Belfort in the midst of preparation for the biggest match of his career — a UFC 126 title shot against champ Anderson Silva — the partnership is apparently over.

Ruh-Roh: Belfort Reportedly Ditches Tompkins for Xtreme Couture

(“I’m telling you man, we’ll get our own place. I’m thinking bunk beds, bean bag chairs, black light posters and all the soda we can drink. Whaddaya say?” PicProps: Flickr)
Well, we can’t see how this could possibly…


(“I’m telling you man, we’ll get our own place. I’m thinking bunk beds, bean bag chairs, black light posters and all the soda we can drink. Whaddaya say?” PicProps: Flickr)

Well, we can’t see how this could possibly be good news approximately 15 days out from the biggest fight of his life, but Vitor Belfort has 86’ed trainer Shawn Tompkins in favor of a return to Xtreme Couture, according to a conversation between the coach himself and Mauro Ranallo this week. If we’ve got the timeline straight, Belfort was at Xtreme Couture to begin with, but went with Tompkins when he splintered off to start his own team. Now, as he so often does, Belfort is reversing his position.

Tompkins sounds a little peeved about the split and we gotta believe the differences were pretty irreconcilable to prompt “The Phenom” (who, let’s face it, has always seemed a little flighty) to decamp so close to his scheduled middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva on Feb. 5. After the jump, a short-ish transcript of Ranallo’s and Tompkins’ talk, courtesy Fight Opinion …

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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.

Vitor Belfort is the Rodney Dangerfield of Brazil

(Video courtesy YouTube/ARK1988LAB)You would think that if one were to interview 15 MMA experts, at least one would have a differing opinion than the rest.
Apparently this isn’t the case in Brazil, where pretty much everyone believes that Anderson Silv…

(Video courtesy YouTube/ARK1988LAB)

You would think that if one were to interview 15 MMA experts, at least one would have a differing opinion than the rest.

Apparently this isn’t the case in Brazil, where pretty much everyone believes that Anderson Silva is going to beat Vitor Belfort.

Although a few of the 15 Brazilian experts Tatame recently asked about their predictions for the fight added the disclaimers that, "anything could happen" and that "Vitor is a tough opponent," not one of them chose "The Phenom" to win the bout, even with his recent revelation that Jesus will be his cornerman for the fight.

Check out the 15 ways the 15 experts think Silva is going to beat Belfort after the jump.

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Chandella Powell Brings You the Fix MLK Day Link Dump

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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