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 Team and has since moved on to another camp.

Shawn Thompkins was holding mits today for Randleman’s morning workout.

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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.

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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 5 to 4 win their first time on the pitch this season and will have a 2 week break untill their next match.

Goals were scored by Randy (2 goals, assisted by Ryan), Joey (1 goal), Stephen (1 goal, and JJ (1 goal). Armando defended the net well against the skilled attacks set up by the opposing team. The guys played great together even though they were unable to practice as a team before their first match and many players had not played soccer in several years. It was exciting to hear the buzz of team practices being scheduled after the match to help improve the team.

Congratulations to our team and we look forward to seeing them on the pitch in the new year. Check out the photos below of some of the action from last nights match.

by: Eddie Miles

What it is Like Training With Coach Shawn Tompkins

Mike Straka from FOX News Fight Game gets some lessons from Xtreme Couture Head Coach Shawn Tompkins.

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Tremendous Weekend for Xtreme Couture

Xtreme Couture athletes had a tremendous weekend in competition. Gym members went 7-1 at Friday Night’s Tuff-N-Uff show at the Tropicana.

Kimo Yadao kicked off the night with a hard fought decision victory. Fellow Hawaiian Chance Torres followed his lead in the next match winning by Americana in the first round. Weston Dushen won via ground and pound in the second round of his fight. Jimmy Jones suffered the only loss of the night, losing to a D-I wrestler who racked up a number of takedowns. Jimmy didn’t suffer any damage on the ground, continually fought back to his feet and delivered several exciting kicks and combinations. But the numerous takedowns were enough to win the fight. Kui Gonsalves-Kanoho wasted no time in his fight scoring the Knockout of the Night in 7 seconds. Mark Phan scored a unanimous decision win and in the Main Event Brice Ritani-Coe KO’d his opponent in 20 seconds. For full results check out the Tuff-N-Uff website.

Saturday night was more of the same with the newest member of our team Goran Reljic scoring a second round TKO. He showed tremendous heart, battling back to beat Wilson Gouveia a highly regarded UFC veteran.

Later in the night Wanderlei Silva brought the capacity crowd at the MGM to its feet with a vintage performance against Keith Jardine. In classic axe murderer fashion he rocked his opponent then went in for the kill. It was a great night for Randy and Shawn Tompkins who coached both Goran and Wanderlei.

Ottowa Sun Article on Sam Stout

The Jose Rodriguez of the Ottowa Sun newspaper did a great article on Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout. The article talks about how Sam and trainer Shawn Tompkins met and how he got stated in the fight game.

Sam’s next fight is April 19th against Rich Clementi when the UFC makes its debut in Montreal. Sam is a legend to Montreal figth fans. He has fought 11 times for the Montreal based TKO organization and has never lost there. He is still the TKO Lightweight Champion.

Here are some highlights of Sam fighting in TKO:

Raw Vegas Covers Shawn Tompkins

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Shawn Tompkins to Lead Xtreme Couture Team at IFL Event

Shawn Tompkins will coach the Xtreme Couture Team at the IFL Event February 29th at the Orleans Arena here in Vegas.

Already confirmed for the show is Dennis Davis vs Team Quest’s Ian Loveland. Coach Tompkins submitted a list of Xtreme Couture fighters willing to step into the ring on February 29th. We’re waiting for confirmation from the IFL and will bring you the match ups as soon as they are signed.