1. Frank Trigg was born on May 7,1972 and is an American retired mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler, MMA referee and TV host.
27 Facts About Frank Trigg
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In 1999, Frank Trigg fought at Pride 8 in Japan, defeating Fabiano Iha via TKO due to strikes.
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Frank Trigg earned an immediate title shot against champion Matt Hughes at UFC 45: Revolution.
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Frank Trigg rebounded quickly, defeating Dennis Hallman and Renato Verissimo in UFC 48 and UFC 50 to earn another shot at Hughes' Welterweight Championship.
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Frank Trigg returned at UFC 54 to take on future welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre where he lost by a rear naked choke in the opening round.
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Frank Trigg was upset in the second round by Carlos Condit.
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Frank Trigg remained inactive after that loss, focusing on his broadcasting job with Pride FC.
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Frank Trigg won the Icon Sport Middleweight title on December 6,2006, TKO-ing Jason "Mayhem" Miller.
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Frank Trigg's next fight was on at Pride 33, on February 24,2007, against Middleweight Grand Prix champion Kazuo Misaki.
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On December 17,2007, Frank Trigg beat Edwin Dewees in the first round by submission at HDNet Fights- Reckless Abandon.
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On October 3,2008, Frank Trigg won a unanimous decision over Falaniko Vitale at Strikeforce: Payback in Denver, Colorado.
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On February 14,2009, Frank Trigg won a unanimous decision over Danny Babcock at XCF: Rumble in Racetown in Daytona, FL.
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On May 27,2009, Frank Trigg re-signed with the UFC after agreeing a four-fight deal with the company, where he returned to the welterweight division against Ultimate Fighter veteran Josh Koscheck at UFC 103.
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Frank Trigg was released by the UFC following his loss to Serra.
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Frank Trigg easily defeated Roy Neeman by strikes in the first round.
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At BAMMA 6, Frank Trigg defeated British standout John Phillips by TKO in round 1.
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Frank Trigg was scheduled to be the main event at BAMMA 7 against Tom Watson for the Middleweight title.
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On July 11,2015 Frank Trigg was inducted into the newly restructured UFC Hall of Fame in the fights wing along with Matt Hughes for their second fight at UFC 52.
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In 2019, Frank Trigg appeared as the trainer for Moose in the build up for his Bound for Glory match with Ken Shamrock.
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On 20 October 2019, Frank Trigg was in the corner of Moose and interfered several times in the match, most notably removing a turnbuckle pad which Ken Shamrock was thrown into resulting in a Moose victory.
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Long a critic of MMA officiating stemming from his second fight with Hughes, Frank Trigg was approached by veteran referee "Big John" McCarthy in 2011 with the offer to take his official's training course.
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Frank Trigg spent several sessions with McCarthy learning the ins and outs of being an MMA referee and began controlling amateur fights in 2014.
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On December 9,2017, Frank Trigg made his UFC debut as a referee, officiating a match-up between Alexis Davis and Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight Night 123.
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Frank Trigg has four children; Frankie, Kiara, Stone, and Lavin.
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Frank Trigg has mostly worked as a stuntman since retirement from fighting, with credits including extensive work on the re-make of Hawaii Five-0.
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Frank Trigg is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, initiated in 1997 at the Xi Delta chapter at the University of Oklahoma.
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Frank Trigg is the second retired UFC fighter to return as a UFC referee, with the first being Dan Severn.