Anyone watch UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera? The titular fight pit legendary heavyweight Randy Couture against UFC regular Brandon Vera. It was a three-round slugfest that concluded with a Couture victory via unanimous decision. How, at what the sports world would consider a grandfatherly age of 46, did Couture pull off a UFC victory and stand tall as a heavyweight contender? It might have something to do with his cornerman.

Mike Pyle wasn’t a champion from the get-go. His first mixed-martial arts fight was a loss to soon-to-be-great Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. He worked hard, though, and came up big, smacking around guys like Jon Fitch, Brett Bergmark and Shonie Carter. The losses came just as the wins did. Pyle realized he was a good fighter who had potential, but knew his skills could be utilized elsewhere as well. Training was calling his name.

Pyle joined fellow fighter Couture’s training organization, Xtreme Couture, and the rest, as they say, is history. Providing training, encouragement and a few water bottles to fighters like Couture, Pyle has distinguished himself from the pack as an elite cornerman.

It is pretty sweet to see “Quicksand” Pyle beat up on some fighters, so here’s a video from his heyday.

Too lazy to watch and just want a summary of that fight? Shonie Carter gets a beatdown. The end. That, my friends, is the awesomeness of Mike “Quicksand” Pyle and reflects his nearly-insuperable skills as a trainer.

Warrior-1, presented by The Score, will come back fighting on October 10th at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec.  W1: HIGH VOLTAGE will feature Carlos “The Ronin” Newton versus “Mr. International” Shonie Carter as the main event in a showdown for the W1 Welterweight Championship.

W1: HIGH VOLTAGE will feature THE RONIN vs. MR. INTERNATIONAL Oct 10

Newton returns to W1 after making his debut in W1: INCEPTION where he defeated Nabil “The Thrill” Khatib by TKO to become the first ever Canadian UFC Champion at Welterweight.  Carter has won his last three matches and is looking to add this championship to his collection.

The co-main event features a match-up for Bantamweight Champ between undefeated Remi “Bam Bam” Moravan and the former TKO Bantamweight Champion Adrian “The Bully” Wooley.

Fighting begins at 6 pm.  Fans should visit Ticketmaster for tickets or w1mma.com for more information.