Frank Trigg Signs With World Victory Road, To Debut At Sengoku 4
UFC and PRIDE veteran Frank Trigg (16-6) has signed a three-fight, non-exclusive contract with Japanese MMA promotion World Victory Road, according to MMAJunkie.com.
No opponent has yet been determined for his debut fight, which will take place on August 24th at Sengoku 4.
According to the report WVR is planning a middleweight tournament for 2009 which Trigg would also likely participate in, possibly setting up a rematch against ranked middleweight Kazuo Misaki.
After compiling a 10-1 record in various promotions between 1997 and 2002, Trigg came to the UFC in 2003, losing his debut bout against welterweight champion Matt Hughes. Following back-to-back UFC wins over Dennis Hallman and Renato Verissimo, Trigg was defeated in back-to-back bouts by Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre.
The losses sent Trigg out of the UFC and into Rumble on the Rock, where he defeated Ronald Jhun and lost to Carlos Condit. He next went to Icon Sport in late-2006 where he defeated Jason “Mayhem” Miller to capture the promotion’s middleweight title. At PRIDE 33 in early-2007 Trigg defeated Misaki via unaimous decision. In March 2007 Trigg dropped the Icon Sport middleweight title to Robbie Lawler but bounced back in December at an HDNet Fights event with a first-round submission victory over Edwin Dewees.
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Good for “twinkle toes”
does anyone know the origin of that nickname???
I don’t know but I think it’s Genius…talk about taking all seriousness out of the pre-fight announcements.
Would have like to see him fight stateside….
Triggs nickname of “Twinkle Toes” comes from him painting his toenails. I heard him say it on his Tagg radio show.
trigg is good at one thing and to be honest hes not that good at it,and its not fighting
new age Confucius,
What the hell are you talking about? I’m not saying Trigg is one of the Elite but he is good at what he does…look at his record and the people he has lost to:
Matt Hughes x 2 (former champ)
GSP (Champ)
Robbie Lawler (Champ)
Carlos Condit (Champ)
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai
All high quality fighters not one chump on that list.
he is a better commentator then a fighter but he has skills he is a pretty good coach as well he belongs in MMA plus he can still fight well not a champ but top 10 competition
what are people doubting trigg as a fighter now…..trigg is an amazing figther he is a top ten welterweight and i think he is at his peek now…i think he could beat matt hughes if he was given another chance
if you look at the ww class and think trigg is top ten then your leaving some big names with no credit.if you cant reach top ten status then what are you doing.the fight game has chaged and the young fighters have taken over.why the old fighters cant adjust,i dont know.like hughes,its like watching a train wreck when he fights and i feel bad when i do.mach is a fun fighter to watch but he couldnt win a fight in the ufc against anyone of the vets
Trigg is an still an excellent fighter. Unfortunately because of his losses, even though all to other 10 ten fighters, would make him a gatekeeper at best in the UFC. If he wants to keep fighting he’s smart to show off his talent in the other organizations where he’s a top contender.
I love his commentary- and hope his career is long on both sides of the cage.
how can you guys not see his raw talent and yes he is a top ten middleweight in the world…sorry i accidentally said welterweight…but i would middleweight like this
1.silva
2.filho
3.franklin
4.lawler
5.okami
6.marquardt
7.trigg
8.leites
9.akiyama
10.misaki
if your wonderin why i left hendo thats because i cant really rank him if he is still not sure what weight he wants to fight at yet 205 or 185
Gunslinger,
Hendo is rumored to be fighting Rousimar Palhares and he’s a MW…I think that it’s good that he stays at 185 he looks stronger/faster…plus 205 is a slaughterhouse right now.