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Hominick and Stout Talk About Tompkins Memorial Set for Friday Night at TapouT Training Centre in Las Vegas

Cagewriter’s Steve Cofield hosted Team Tompkins founding members Mark Hominick and Sam Stout on his ESPN radio show this week to talk about tomorrow night’s Shawn Tompkins memorial fundraiser.

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Cagewriter’s Steve Cofield hosted Team Tompkins founding members Mark Hominick and Sam Stout on his ESPN radio show this week to talk about tomorrow night’s Shawn Tompkins memorial fundraiser.

(Video courtesy of YouTube/ncaasteve)

The event, which will take place between 6 to 8 pm at the TapouT Training Center and will feature appearances by several MMA luminaries including Bas Rutten and several of the UFC fighters Shawn trained from TTC and Xtreme Couture, will be capped off by an auction with proceeds going to “The Coach’s” widow, Emilie. Friends and family members of the popular late trainer started a memorial fund in his name to help offset funeral costs and to help ensure that Mrs. Tompkins, who is also Stout’s sister-in-law is financially stable.

If you’d like to contribute to the fund, email [email protected]. Alternatively, you can send your condolences via the Shawn Tompkins memorial guest book. If you’re an MMA memorabilia collector and are around Las Vegas tomorrow night, you might want to pop in to the gym at 4040 West Hacienda Avenue and have a look at some of the items up for grabs at the auction.

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club: Kimbo’s Next Movie Role, Condit Responds to GSP Injury, Kelli Hutcherson Works Out + More

(Yes, that’s Kimbo Slice at the 0:30 and 0:48 marks, painted up like Kamala the Ugandan Giant. Good to see that Bob Sapp hasn’t taken all the “Barbarian Warrior” roles from hard-working fighter-actors. Props: FilmDrunk.)

This week’s featured stories…

– Carlos Condit: Disappointed but Understanding Regarding UFC 137 Changes (LowKick)
“As a professional fighter, it is my job to be prepared for any and all circumstances, positive and negative, that come my way during training and the actual fight. Georges is a great competitor and I know that he will want to return to 100 percent health as soon as possible so that this fight can be rescheduled.”

– Why “Superfights” Are a Bad Idea (BleacherReport/MMA)
“While the term superfight sounds great on paper and the matchups make the fans salivate, they just don’t make much sense other than for a short-term gain.”

– Interview With UFC 137’s Roy Nelson as He Prepares for Mirko Filipovic (MMA Mania)
“I feel standing, like I think I’ve stood up with some of the best heavyweights in the world. I stood up with Junior [dos Santos] so like, I think I might regress for this fight and go back to my roots, go back to my first five or six wins were all submissions. Maybe I’ll regress in the chain of being an MMA fighter.”

– Interview With Dan “Punkass” Caldwell From the Tapout Crew at NYCC 2011 on Comics, Toys, Kenny Florian, & Jones vs. Machida (The Fight Nerd)
“I think Kenny [Florian] is a really exciting fighter in his past matches, he just needs to fight the right people…me personally, I think the 155 lb. division looks a little more inviting again. I think he should go back to 155 and try his hand there. Some of those guys would match up better with his style.”

This week’s featured stories…

– Interview With UFC 137′s Roy Nelson as He Prepares for Mirko Filipovic (MMA Mania)
“I feel standing, like I think I’ve stood up with some of the best heavyweights in the world. I stood up with Junior [dos Santos] so like, I think I might regress for this fight and go back to my roots, go back to my first five or six wins were all submissions. Maybe I’ll regress in the chain of being an MMA fighter.”

And some other great stuff…

– Team Nick Diaz Extends Five Round Challenge, Awaits BJ Penn’s Response (5th Round)

– Mark Hominick: “I Want to Go Out There and Destroy Jung” (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Strikeforce Ring Girl Kelli Hutcherson Works Out, Looks Hot (MMA Convert)

– After Plenty of False Starts, UFC Ready for Primetime Network Debut (MMA Fighting)

– Watch What CNN Has to Say About Women in MMA (MiddleEasy)

– Why the Smart Money’s on Nick Diaz Beating BJ Penn (Fight Opinion)

– Ex-Champ Franklin on Shelf Until Summer 2012 (NBC Sports MMA)

– Vancouver Loses UFC in 2012 (MMA Payout)

MMA Top 10 Featherweights: Is Mendes the Man to Challenge Aldo?

Filed under: DREAM, UFC, Bellator, Rankings, FeatherweightsJose Aldo is continuing to run roughshod over the rest of the featherweight division, improving his professional MMA record to 20-1 with a unanimous decision victory over Kenny Florian at UFC 1…

Filed under: DREAM, UFC, Bellator, Rankings, Featherweights

Jose Aldo is continuing to run roughshod over the rest of the featherweight division, improving his professional MMA record to 20-1 with a unanimous decision victory over Kenny Florian at UFC 136. So does anyone at 145 have a chance against Aldo?

So far it hasn’t looked like it. It’s not just that Aldo has won every single one of his fights since coming to North America at WEC 34 in 2008. It’s that none of his fights have been close. He’s shifted from being a knockout artist to usually winning one-sided decisions, but he really hasn’t been tested by anyone.

Is Chad Mendes the man to change that? He’s certainly the most worthy challenger to Aldo’s title. We’ll run down the top of the featherweight division below.

Top 10 featherweights in MMA
(Number in parentheses is the fighter’s previous ranking.)

1. Jose Aldo (1): After struggling to cut down to 145 pounds, Aldo has talked about moving up to lightweight, but I think that would be a mistake. I don’t think he has the frame for 155, and I think he’d really struggle against big lightweight wrestlers. In fact, I think he might struggle against a good featherweight wrestler like …

2. Chad Mendes (2): The undefeated Mendes was a good college wrestler and may be the opponent to put Aldo on his back and keep him there. If there’s anyone in the featherweight division who represents a threat to Aldo, it’s Mendes.

3. Hatsu Hioki (3): Hioki is the big question mark in the UFC‘s featherweight division. He’s about to make his UFC debut after going on a great run in Japan, and if he can make the adjustment to the cage and the North American unified rules, he could be a title contender: Hioki’s reach, high-volume striking and active guard make him a tough puzzle to solve. Unfortunately, the recent track record of Japanese fighters coming to the U.S. has not been good. Hioki makes his debut against George Roop at UFC 137.

4. Pat Curran (NR): Curran has looked sensational since dropping from lightweight to featherweight, and after seeing him knock out Marlon Sandro, I think he’s the best featherweight outside the UFC. Bellator has a strong featherweight division, and fights with Joe Warren or Patricio “Pitbull” Freire would be great matchups for Curran.

5. Erik Koch (8): Koch looked good in his September victory over Jonathan Brookins, which improved his record to 13-1, with the only loss coming against Mendes. At age 23, Koch has a very bright future ahead of him.

6. Mark Hominick (7): After taking several months off following his loss to Aldo, Hominick will return at UFC 140 against Chan Sung Jung in what should be an outstanding battle.

7. Kenny Florian (4): It’s tough to see where Florian goes from here. He’s good enough that he’s earned three title shots in his career, but not good enough to win any of them, or even be competitive in any of them. And at age 35, with 20 pro fights under his belt, it’s not like he’s suddenly going to get a lot better. Still, I hope we haven’t seen the last of Florian. He can have a gatekeeper role at either featherweight or lightweight, even if he’s done fighting for belts.

8. Tyson Griffin (NR): Featherweight — not lightweight — has always been the right weight class for Griffin. It was the right weight class for him when he beat Urijah Faber in 2005, and it’s the right weight class for him now, after he’s moved back down from lightweight and beaten Manny Gamburyan. Up next for Griffin is a featherweight fight with another former lightweight, Bart Palaszewski, at UFC 137.

9. Tatsuya Kawajiri (NR): Another former lightweight dropping down, Kawajiri put on a good show in submitting Joachim Hansen at Dream.17. I’d like to see the UFC add Kawajiri to its featherweight roster.

10. Dustin Poirier (9): The 22-year-old Poirier is a rising star at featherweight. He gets Pablo Garza on the undercard of the November 12 UFC on Fox event.

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Friday Link Dump

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– Sonnen mellows ahead of UFC 136 (MMAFighting)

– The 20 most disturbing and shocking Muppet photos of all time (DoubleViking)

– LFL trash talk (Clutch.MTV)

– Hominick talks death of Tompkins, fatherhood and UFC 140 fight with Korean Zombie (CageWriter)

– The 25 most ridiculous hotels in the world (Complex)

– The Sultry side of The Playboy Club (ScreenJunkies)

-Zoila Gurgel ready for Carina Damm (Tatame)

– Paul Daley discusses desire to return to UFC (BleacherReport)

– The reality of cougar-cub relationships (MadeMan)

– 11-year-old benched for being good at football (WithLeather)

– Mortal Kombat is koming bak to theatres (FilmDrunk)

– Holy Taco’s plot to cash in on Holly Madison’s newly-insured breasts (HolyTaco)

– 11 TV characters who flagrantly violated ‘the bro code’ (Guyism)

– UFC Live on Versus 6 weigh-in photos (The Fight Nerd)

– Siyar Bahadurzada signs with UFC (Twitter)

Zombinladen: The Axis Of Evil Trailer – Watch more horror

– Sonnen mellows ahead of UFC 136 (MMAFighting)

– The 20 most disturbing and shocking Muppet photos of all time (DoubleViking)

– LFL trash talk (Clutch.MTV)

– Hominick talks death of Tompkins, fatherhood and UFC 140 fight with Korean Zombie (CageWriter)

– The 25 most ridiculous hotels in the world (Complex)

– The Sultry side of The Playboy Club (ScreenJunkies)

-Zoila Gurgel ready for Carina Damm (Tatame)

– Paul Daley discusses desire to return to UFC (BleacherReport)

– The reality of cougar-cub relationships (MadeMan)

– 11-year-old benched for being good at football (WithLeather)

– Mortal Kombat is koming bak to theatres (FilmDrunk)

– Holy Taco’s plot to cash in on Holly Madison’s newly-insured breasts (HolyTaco)

– 11 TV characters who flagrantly violated ‘the bro code’ (Guyism)

– UFC Live on Versus 6 weigh-in photos (The Fight Nerd)

– Siyar Bahadurzada signs with UFC (Twitter)

Stunning New Photos of Natasha Wicks Bring You the Fix Friday Link Dump

UFC on Versus 6: Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson weigh-in results: here. CagePotato pyschoanalyzes you based on your least favorite fighter: here. Chris Hominick talks about his upcoming bout with Chan Sung Jung and the.

UFC on Versus 6>: Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson weigh-in results: here.

CagePotato pyschoanalyzes you based on your least favorite fighter: here.

Chris Hominick talks about his upcoming bout with Chan Sung Jung and the loss of his mentor and coach, Shawn Tompkins: here.

Watch Jose Aldo cut weight in a bathtub for UFC 136: here.

Bellator 52 weigh-in results: here.

Jon Jones says he prefers Jet Li to Steven Seagal: here.

The latest on whether or not Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are divorcing, ’cause you probably care: here.

Enjoy the latest photo shoot picks of former UFC Ring Girl Natasha Wicks below:

Video: Jose Aldo’s Weight Cut for UFC 129 Was a Total Nightmare

(Props: YouTube.com/UFC)

Add this to the list of explanations as to why Jose Aldo nearly fell apart in the last round of his title defense against Mark Hominick. As the above video illustrates, the UFC featherweight champ suffered through the worst weight cut of his career before UFC 129 in April. Aldo’s coach Andre “Dede” Pederneiras explains that Junior had packed on more muscle than he had in the past, and was forced to cut 6.6 more pounds on the day of weigh-ins. Aldo’s training partner Marlon Sandro guides us through the weight cut process, which involves a lot of weight loss cream and a hot bath (“it feels like your skin is melting”).

With 1.1 pounds to go, Aldo mentally breaks down, refusing to cut any more, damn the consequences. The video leaves us hanging for part 2 for some reason, but look, we all know what happened; Aldo made the weight, and showed obvious signs of fatigue in his fight the next day. No matter what happens in his title defense against Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on October 8th, Aldo’s days in the 145-pound division may be numbered.

(Props: YouTube.com/UFC)