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UFC 123 at Xtreme Couture

Posted: November 19, 2010 by Xtreme Couture MMA in Tyson Griffin, UFC, Uncategorized, xtreme couture
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Join Xtreme Couture’s staff and gym members Saturday Night at 6pm to watch UFC 123.  Light snacks will be provided.  Cost is free to Xtreme Couture Members.  Call 702-616-1022 for more information. Countdown to UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida By Ted Czechon November 18, 2010 12:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

As 2010 dawned, any talk of  Xtreme Couture MMA fighter, Tyson Griffin ,usually involved his place in the lightweight title picture thanks to back-to-back victories over Rafael dos Anjos and Hermes Franca. Two fights since then the talk is a lot a different, and the Sacramento native has heard it all. “I’ve never been one [...]

A lightweight bout between contenders Kenny Florian (14-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and Evan Dunham (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) originally targeted for UFC 126 in February instead is expected to headline the Jan. 22 “UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2″ event. Heavy.com first reported the change, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has confirmed with [...]

LONDON – While a cursory examination of Mike Pyle’s impressive UFC 120 win over the previously undefeated John Hathaway on Saturday night in London might suggest his impressive head movement and superior grappling were the keys to the biggest victory of his 11 year career, “Quicksand” would beg to differ. For Pyle (20-7-1 MMA, 3-2 [...]

An old matchup becomes new again, but this time a UFC title is on the line. As was previously expected, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will defend his title against undefeated challenger Gray Maynard (10-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) at UFC 125. While not officially announced by the organization, UFC 125 is [...]

Twenty-three-year-old British welterweight John Hathaway has made a big splash in the welterweight division. But Mike Pyle is not impressed. Pyle, who meets Hathaway (14-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 120 as a replacement for injured Dong Hyun Kim, says his young opponent is in over his head this time. “I will beat the [expletive] [...]

Martin Kampmann fighting in UFC 93

Posted: January 16, 2009 by Xtreme Couture MMA in Martin Kampmann, UFC
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Martin Kampmann is fighting Alexander Barros Jan 17-09 on the UFC 93 card in Dublin. The event will be broadcast on PPV at 10 pm ET or live at 3pm ET. Martin Is 13-2 and has gone 4-1 in his career for the UFC. Martin is known for his explosive kickboxing and has solid ground [...]

Interview with Mike Whitehead

Posted: July 16, 2008 by Xtreme Couture MMA in IFL, mike whitehead, UFC

Mike Whitehead answers some questions about his upcoming fight against “Babalu” and talks a little about his new look, his training at Xtreme Couture, and other topics. Mike will be facing off against Renato “Babalu” Sobral on Saturday, July 19th at Affliction: Banned in Anaheim, CA. Click on the image above to watch the interview [...]

Statement on Team Name Change from Xtreme Couture to Team Tompkins

Posted: March 1, 2008 by Xtreme Couture MMA in IFL, UFC

Yesterday our lawyers appeared in Judge Togliatti’s Las Vegas courtroom to address the previously continued preliminary injunction hearing.  After many hours of argument, the judge agreed to fashion a remedy (without any admission or waiver or affect on any date and event other than the February 29th IFL event) based upon what Randy Couture had already [...]