Vitor Belfort trains with Gil Martinez at Xtreme Couture

This week here at Xtreme Couture Vitor Belfort who is headlining UFC 122 against Yushin Okami  has been spending the majority of his training camp thus far with Xtreme Couture Trainers mostly striking coach Gil Martinez. Vitor is no stranger to Xtreme Couture, in the past he trained here with former head coach Shawn Thompkins, [...]

Akiyama to Train at Xtreme Couture

20024 Yoshihiro Akiyama will travel stateside in October to train with Shawn Tompkins and the Xtreme Couture MMA camp in Las Vegas. 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 is slated to face [...]

Diaz-Hieron in jeopardy, Tompkins calls out Diaz

The Strikeforce welterweight championship bout between Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron could be nixed  from this Saturday’s  “Carano vs. Cyborg” card at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Diaz failed to appear for a pre-fight drug test Friday scheduled by the California State Athletic Commission to complete his re-licensing in the state, as first [...]

Week in Review – Images From Xtreme Coutue MMA

Boxing Coach Ron Frazier takes a second to rest. Shawn Thompkins and Sam Stout take a Kodak moment during pro-practice last week. Jake Bonacci works with Vitor Belfort Jay Hieron catches his breath after a killer strength and conditioning workout. Latasha Marzolla works mits with Shawn Thompkins Junie Browning with a little stand-up in the [...]

All female MMA Show provides plenty of questions and answers

Gabriella Lakoczky, right, gets taped up by trainer Shawn Tompkins before a recent practice at Xtreme Couture. The native of Sweden will be making her MMA debut tonight at Tuff-N-Uff’s first-ever all-female card at the Orleans. Q: What do you think of amateur events like Tuff-N-Uff? A: “It’s kind of a ‘love/hate’ relationship for me. Love: [...]

Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort – Training For Jorge Santiago

Here are a few images we took today of Vitor training here at Xtreme Couture with our team coach Shawn Thompkins.

The Return of Kevin “The Monster” Randleman

The first bout of the televised portion of this highly anticipated Strikeforce card that is scheduled in St. Louis on June 6th, Saturday. This marks  Kevin “The Monster” Randleman’s return to MMA after a one year hiatus.Kevin has been training hard in preparation for Mike Whitehead who at one point was part of the Couture [...]

Shawn Tompkins – Interview with Raw Vegas

Shawn Tompkins takes time to discuss  the future of  fighters at Xtreme Couture. ie Sam Stout, Randy Couture, Junie Browning and much more.

Train with Shawn Tompkins

Make your plans now to support Xtreme Couture’s trainer Shawn Tompkins when he joins other top trainers March 13-15 in Dana Point, California for a 3 day MMA Seminar. Seminar Prices: Three day seminar (for early birds) $400.00 Three Day Seminar + Trainer Program $600.00 One day seminar $150.00 Spectator Fees $30.00 Special Rates for [...]

Xtreme Couture Soccer! Fighters take the pitch.

Xtreme Couture’s Muay Thai instructor, Joey Varner, led his troops into battle last night for the first match of the season for the Xtreme Couture indoor soccer team. Amongst the fighters on the team are Randy “The Natural” Couture, his son Ryan Couture and JJ Mix to name a few. The guys picked up a [...]