Duke Roufus, leader of Team-RoufusSport, received a monster shot of adrenaline last month when his then rising star, Anthony Pettis, exploded into orbit with his Matrix wall climb head kick in his win over Ben Henderson.  Now, Roufus looks to transfer that mojo to his number two prospect, Pat Barry, taking center stage on January 22 at UFC Fight Night 23 against the dangerous Joey Beltran.  Roufus and Barry were in the corner for Pettis and now "Showtime" and Roufus will be backing the New Orleans native as he looks to rebound after his loss to Mirko Filopovic.  Roufus is excited to see a vastly improved Pat Barry, who he says has been working hard to diversify his tool box of skills. ...

Duke Roufus took some time on Thursday to talk with John Moody from Fighters.com's.  In this segment he breaks down the welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 this weekend.  Roufus, the head of Team RoufusSport based in Milwaukee, is one of the hottest trainers in MMA with Anthony Pettis, Alan Belcher, Pat Barry, Eric Koch and Matt Mitrione in his camp.  Take a listen here as he lays out his scenario for GSP/Koscheck 2 and why he is also excited to watch the Stefan Struve / Sean McCorkle fight.  Also, stay tuned to Fighters.com for the extended interview with Roufus where he comments on Pettis' preparation for Ben Henderson, Barry's general progression and how Belcher is recovering from his eye injury.  Coming next week. Click through for the Fighters.com Radio interview with Duke Roufus. ...