Frank Trigg
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| Frank Trigg | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | Twinkle Toes |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Weight | 185 lbs |
| Born | May 7, 1972 |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Town of birth | Rochester, New York |
| Fighting style | Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Dewey Franklin Trigg (Born May 7, 1972), usually known as Frank Trigg and nicknamed "Twinkle Toes", is an American mixed martial arts fighter, color commentator for PRIDE Fighting Championships and co-host of MMAWeekly.com's radio show. As a fighter Trigg is a veteran of such promotions as Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Rumble on the Rock, Icon Sport and World Fighting Alliance.
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[edit] Biography
Coming from a household where he had seven brothers, Trigg developed a natural competitive nature. He attended Kendall High school in Kendall, NY. From there, he attended the University of Oklahoma, and graduated in 1997 with a major in Public Affairs and Administration. While at Oklahoma, Trigg became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity (Xi Delta Chapter). At Oklahoma, Trigg was never a NCAA Division 1 Wrestling All-American. He stayed on as a coach at Oklahoma from 1997 until 2000. Trigg was a 2000 Olympic trials wrestling finalist. He also is a second degree black belt in judo.
In 2005, Trigg appeared as a contestant on the VH1 reality television program Kept trying to win the affections of former supermodel Jerry Hall (Mick Jagger's ex) and to become Jerry's kept man. Trigg was eliminated in 10th place out of 12 contestants.
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
[edit] Fighting in Japan
Trigg got his start in 1997, fighting in a handful of upstart promotions, and in 1999 got his big break and fought in PRIDE at PRIDE 8, defeating Fabiano Iha via TKO due to strikes. He challenged Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai for his title in December of 2000. While Trigg initially controlled the bout, Sakurai would stage a comeback and score a KO via knees in the second round, handing Trigg his first MMA loss.
[edit] WFA
Trigg fought in the World Fighting Alliance from 2001-2002, where he held the WFA Welterweight Title.
[edit] UFC
Trigg then went on to fight in the UFC, making a run at the Welterweight championship, but came up short, losing to Matt Hughes twice in two separate title fights, both via rear naked choke. His last fight in the UFC was another loss via rear naked choke, to then top welterweight contender, now Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.
[edit] Rumble on the Rock
He then went on to participate in Rumble on the Rock's welterweight (175 lb) tournament in 2006, where he won his first round fight against Ronald "Machine Gun" Jhun, but was upset in the second round by Carlos Condit.
[edit] Icon Sport
Trigg remained inactive since that loss, focusing on his broadcasting job with PRIDE until returning on December 2, 2006. Trigg returned to fight Jason "Mayhem" Miller, defending a rear naked choke attempt and going on to win with punches, stomps and soccer kicks in the second round, and so winning the Icon Sport middleweight title.
On March 31st, 2007, Frank Trigg defended his Icon Sport Middleweight Title against Robbie Lawler for the first time, losing in the fourth round via KO.
[edit] GFC
He was scheduled to fight Ivan "Batman" Jorge at the Gracie Fighting Championships second card at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on January 20th 2007. This event has now been postponed, but may take place in February/March according to the Gracie Fighting Championships official website.
[edit] PRIDE FC
His next fight was on at PRIDE 33 on February 24, 2007 against Middleweight Grand Prix champion Kazuo Misaki. Trigg used his superior wrestling technique to take down Misaki and maintain control on the ground, winning by a 30-27 unanimous decision.[1]
[edit] Personal Life
Trigg is engaged and has two children, Frankie and Kiara, is a partner in a gym called R1 Training Center with Rico Chiapparelli, owns an urban athletic wear line called Triggonomics and runs a marketing company in addition to his duties as PRIDE's color commentator. Frank also appeared on an episode of The King Of Queens.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| 15 Wins (8 (T)KO's, 5 submissions, 2 decisions), 6 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Round, Time | Notes | |
| March 31, 2007 | Loss | Robbie Lawler | KO (Punches) | Icon Sport - Epic | Round 4, | Loses the Middleweight Championship. | |
| February 24, 2007 | Win | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (Unanimous) | Pride 33: Second Coming | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| December 2, 2006 | Win | Jason "Mayhem" Miller | TKO (Punches and soccer kicks) | Icon Sport | Round 2, 2:30 | Won the Middleweight Chmpionship | |
| April 21, 2006 | Loss | Carlos Condit | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | Rumble on the Rock 9 | Round 1, 1:22 | ||
| January 20, 2006 | Win | Ronald Jhun | Decision (Unanimous) | Rumble on the Rock 8 | Round 3, 5:00 | ||
| August 20, 2005 | Loss | Georges St. Pierre | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Round 1, 4:09 | ||
| April 16, 2005 | Loss | Matt Hughes | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | Round 1, 4:05 | ||
| October 22, 2004 | Win | Renato Verissimo | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 50: The War of '04 | Round 2, 2:11 | ||
| June 19, 2004 | Win | Dennis Hallman | TKO (Punches) | UFC 48: Payback | Round 1, 4:15 | ||
| November 21, 2003 | Loss | Matt Hughes | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 45: Revolution | Round 1, 3:54 | ||
| November 23, 2002 | Win | Dennis Hallman | TKO (Abandonment) | WFA 3: Level 3 | Round 1, 4:15 | ||
| July 5, 2002 | Win | Jason Medina | Submission (Elbow Strikes) | WFA 3: Level 2 | Round 1, 3:43 | ||
| November 3, 2001 | Win | LaVerne Clark | Submission (Strikes) | World Fighting Alliance 1 | Round 3, 2:15 | ||
| December 17, 2000 | Loss | Hayato Sakurai | TKO (Knees) | Shooto R.E.A.D. Final | Round 2, 2:25 | ||
| August 26, 2000 | Win | Ray Cooper | Submission (Forearm Choke) | World Extreme Fighting - New Blood Conflict | Round 2, 3:05 | ||
| November 21, 1999 | Win | Fabiano Iha | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 8 | Round 1, 5:00 | ||
| October 25, 1998 | Win | Jean Jaques Machado | TKO (Towel Thrown) | Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | Round 3, 0:20 | ||
| May 13, 1998 | Win | Marcelo Aguiar | TKO (Punches) | Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 3 | Round 2, 3:08 | ||
| October 18, 1997 | Win | Dan Gilbert | Submission (Forearm Choke) | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7 | Round 1, 2:45 | ||
| October 18, 1997 | Win | Javier Buentello | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7 | Round 1, 2:35 | ||
| October 18, 1997 | Win | Ali Elias | KO (Knee) | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7 | Round 1, 10:36 | ||
