We recently saw this picture on the internet and want to pay our respects to the late Shawn Tompkins. He was the head striking coach at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts before joining the Tapout Training Center in October 2009. He was also the coach for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League, officially taking the reins from Bas Rutten as the head coach on March 17, 2007, just before their matchup against the San Jose Razorclaws.

Tompkins taught such notable fighters as Vitor Belfort, Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki, Wanderlei Silva and Sam Stout.

Tompkins was married to Emilie Stout, the sister of fellow fighter, Sam Stout. On Sunday, August 14, 2011 Tompkins died unexpectedly, of a sudden heart attack, in his sleep at the age of 37.