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Trainer Greg Jackson discussed Carlos Condit’s victory and Henry Martinez’s defeat at UFC 143 “Diaz vs. Condit” with TJ De Santis.

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LAS VEGAS – As a former winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” and now a
two-time coach of the series, British middleweight contender Michael
Bisping is used to being on TV and used to playing
the role of villain.

Bisping insists he’s not playing a role. Instead, he thinks the
world just needs to take a step back and realize sometimes he’s just
enjoying a good laugh, and they should probably do the same.

But on Saturday night, Bisping faces his “TUF 14″ rival, Jason “Mayhem”
Miller. Boo him if you want, Bisping says. It’s irrelevant. His job is
to prove Miller is nothing more than a mid-tier fighter unworthy of the
UFC.

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Mark Hominick knows the storyline that will
accompany his first trip to the octagon since his unsuccessful bid for
Jose Aldo’s featherweight crown.

People will wonder whether his head is still in the game after the loss
to Aldo followed by the bigger loss of his longtime coach and mentor
Shawn Tompkins.

“There’s a lot of what-ifs, and I’m looking to silence any critics that
are out there and make a performance that people look back and say in my
division, ‘I don’t want to fight that guy,’” Hominick today told
MMAjunkie.com Radio.

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Chael Sonnen wants a rematch with Anderson Silva, but the UFC middleweight champion and those around him, at least publicly, seems hesitant to oblige.

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It was a proud moment for Scott McQuary when Chael Sonnen cinched an arm-triangle choke that forced Brian Stann to tap out.

McQuary, who joined forces with Sonnen three months prior as a jiu-jitsu and muay Thai coach, said the submission was one of a handful drilled into the fighter over the course of training camp.

“I saw it as an opportunity – because in all of Chael’s fights previously, he was always in those positions,” McQuary told MMAjunkie.com.

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Evan Dunham looked like a contender once more on Saturday night, earning his first win of 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans.

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller appeared on Thursday’s edition of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and a video is now available of the segment.

The NBC late-night talk show allowed Miller to plug next week’s season debut of “The Ultimate Fighter 14.”

Miller coaches opposite Michael Bisping on the Spike TV reality series, which is the first to feature bantamweight and featherweight fighters.

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“The Ultimate Fighter 14″ coach and UFC middleweight Jason “Mayhem” Miller is a guest on tonight’s edition of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

Tonight’s edition of the NBC late-night talk show airs at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT.

Miller discusses the upcoming season debut of “TUF 14,” which airs Sept. 21 on Spike TV with a two-hour season debut at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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Our friends over at HDNet Fights and Inside MMA spoke with many of the people that were close to Shawn and compiled this eloquent tribute video to the man simply known as “Coach.” Read More >>

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Shawn Tompkins was not only one of the best trainers in the world of MMA, but he was loved by everyone in the MMA community. MMAWeekly Radio pays tribute to ‘The Coach’ with this special edition of the show.
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