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Yoshihiro Akiyama to Train With Shawn Tompkins at Xtreme Couture
Loretta Hunt reports: Tompkins said the Japanese-Korean middleweight is expected to stay the entire month with the team and will focus on "refining his striking" with the coach and Vitor Belfort, who...
The Week in Quotes: July 19th - 25th
I HAVE AN AFFLICTION, AND THE ONLY CURE IS MORE STEROIDS "I’ve always said we’d do one fight at a time, and I always said we’d do three fights." - Affliction Vice President Tom At...
Shawn Tompkins Talks Vitor Belfort vs. Fedor Emelianenko
"It's a no lose situation for Vitor. The only problem we'll have to deal with is the size difference." "The chink in Fedor's armor is what Vitor's best at, boxing and speed." "Fedor on top of ...
The Week in Quotes: July 12th - 18th
YOU JUST TOOK HOME A $100K BONUS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NEXT? "I’ve been pretty poor the past few years, so after getting this bonus, I’ll have to fight again in like eight or nine yea...
Shawn Tompkins Has Some Decent Ideas About Lyoto Machida
How successful this strategy will prove is still very much an open question, but this seems like an excellent start: "I've got two plans if any of my fighters ever fight Lyoto Machida," Tompkins...
The Week in Quotes: May 24th - 30th
A BIGGER DOUCHEBAG THAN THE GUY WITH THE POPPED COLLAR AND SUNGLASSES INDOORS "It’s just one of those moments where – you know I lost two fights in a row, and I was in a state where I t...
The Week in Quotes: December 20th - 26th
UFC 92: LIKE A BORING HOLIDAY WITH THE FAMILY "I've had to train for five rounds for no reason." - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, sounding thrilled to get in the cage with UFC Interim H...
Will Forrest Griffin vs Rashad Evans Be the Worst Fight Ever?
Sherdog talks to the trainers of Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin. From what Griffin coach Shawn Tompkins says, my fears of a boring dance-a-thon are confirmed: “Obviously, we have to mak...
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