1. Jeremiah Riggs was born on December 12,1982 and is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, currently competing in the middleweight division in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
28 Facts About Jeremiah Riggs
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Jeremiah Riggs was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest as well as a contestant on WWE Tough Enough.
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Jeremiah Riggs is the son of an E-9 who served four years in the Coast Guard followed by 31 years in the National Guard.
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Jeremiah Riggs attended his local high school, playing baseball and football, lettering in both sports.
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Jeremiah Riggs made his professional debut against Craig Sjoerdsma in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Jeremiah Riggs won the fight via submission from strikes in the first round.
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Jeremiah Riggs then fought Robert Thompson for the Southern Fighting Alliance middleweight title belt.
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In 2007 Jeremiah Riggs sold his trucking company and moved to San Jose to train MMA with Frank Shamrock.
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Jeremiah Riggs was set to become part of the San Jose Razorclaws, an International Fight League team coached by Shamrock, but the team was disbanded by the IFL before the season began.
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Jeremiah Riggs was paired against Dan Cramer in a preliminary match-up to see who obtained entry into the house.
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Jeremiah Riggs lost a decision, but earned the respect of UFC President Dana White and Quinton Jackson.
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Jeremiah Riggs took a fight against up-and-comer Dom O'Grady, losing the fight via submission late in the last round of the fight.
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Jeremiah Riggs broke the streak in February 2010 after pulling off an impressive triangle choke submission over Jesse Beale.
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In 2011, Jeremiah Riggs officially retired from MMA to pursue a career in professional wrestling.
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On March 16,2012, Jeremiah Riggs officially came out of retirement at Bellator 61 in Bossier City, Louisiana to fight Trey Houston in a "Middleweight Tournament Qualifier".
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In 2015 Jeremiah Riggs walked away from MMA and pursued a career in bull riding, competing on small circuits in the midwest and southeast United States.
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When filming of Daisy of Love ended, Jeremiah Riggs was selected to be a part of another VH1 series I Love Money 3.
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Jeremiah Riggs began his professional wrestling career training with Dutch Mantel in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Jeremiah Riggs was nicknamed "MMA" by the trainers because of his mixed martial arts background.
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Jeremiah Riggs finished third on the show, being eliminated in week nine because of his inexperience inside the ring.
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In May 2011, Jeremiah Riggs made his debut for Florida Championship Wrestling, the developmental territory for the WWE.
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Jeremiah Riggs defeated Peter Orlov in his first match as a part of the Tough Enough finale.
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However, Jeremiah Riggs was released after being informed that WWE had no interest in signing him following the tryout in FCW after rubbing officials and other wrestlers the wrong way.
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Jeremiah Riggs made his BKFC debut at BKFC Fight Night: Jackson on January 29,2022 and won by technical knockout in the first round.
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Jeremiah Riggs faced Connor Tierney at BKFC Fight Night: New York 2 on March 12,2022 and lost by knockout in the fifth round.
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Jeremiah Riggs faced Billy Wagner at BKFC Fight Night: Jackson 2 on June 11,2022 and lost by knockout due to an ankle injury in the first round.
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Jeremiah Riggs faced former WBO interim light middleweight boxing champion Alfredo Angulo in a middleweight bout at BKFC: Knucklemania IV on April 27,2024.
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Jeremiah Riggs clearly was holding onto Alfredo's hair throughout the match, only releasing Angulo's braid when the referee was on the same side as the illegal grip.