Dana's Biggest Announcement Was Trigg.. LOL

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  1. snakerattle79

    snakerattle79 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    http://mmajunkie.com/news/15005/vet...turning-to-the-ufc-signs-multi-fight-deal.mma

    Veteran fighter Frank Trigg (19-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) is returning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship after signing a four-fight deal with the organization.
    Trigg, who's a daily host for MMAjunkie.com Radio, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about the signing, which took nearly nine months to complete.
    Trigg, who recently turned 37, went 2-3 in his first UFC stint from 2003-2005, but he's perhaps best remembered for two unsuccessful attempts at Matt Hughes' UFC welterweight title.
    The Xtreme Couture fighter is expected to fight in late fall or early winter, though no specific date or opponent has yet been determined for his UFC return. Although he's competed as a middleweight in some recent fights, he'll remain at welterweight in the UFC.
    When negotiations again started with Zuffa in 2008, Trigg initially talked to company executives about fighting for the UFC's sister promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting.
    "We tried real hard to make a deal for the WEC, back when they still had a welterweight division, and we just couldn't come together," Trigg said. "I talked to them again, and (WEC matchmaker) Sean Shelby and (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva and I got together and worked it all out."
    The WEC eliminated its light heavyweight, middleweight and welterweight divisions beginning in 2008. Most of the weight classes' top fighters (including Carlos Condit, Chael Sonnen and Brock Larson) now compete in the UFC.
    Trigg made his octagon debut at UFC 45 and suffered a loss to then-champ Hughes. It was the first of two losses to Hughes via rear-naked choke that would dog him in following years. To this day, Trigg jokes that he can't bear to watch the UFC's popular event-night highlights package, set to the tune of "Teenage Wasteland," because it features the two losses so prominently.
    Trigg, who suffered a submission loss to Georges St. Pierre in the final UFC fight, is 7-2 since he left the organization in 2005. He's fought for ICON Sport, where he defeated Jason "Mayhem" Miller to win the organization's middleweight title in 2006, as well as PRIDE, HDNet Fights, World Victory Road's "Sengoku" event series and Strikeforce.
    He's currently riding a four-fight win streak with six wins in his past seven fights.
    During his 12-year pro career, the former University of Oklahoma wrestler has defeated the likes of Miller, Kazuo Misaki, Falaniko Vitale, Edwin Dewees and Dennis Hallman. His losses have come to notables Hughes (twice), St. Pierre, Condit, Robbie Lawler and Hayato Sakurai.
    Trigg, who's also done commentating for organizations such as PRIDE and Affliction, last competed at a February Xtreme Cagefighting Federation event, where he defeated Danny Babcock via unanimous decision.
     
  2. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Glad to have Frank back he adds another quality guy to a already great divison. Its no real big announcment though I mean he obviously isnt going to contend for a Championship.
     
  4. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    Solid gatekeeper......at his age
     
  5. 2FastByFar

    2FastByFar Member Full Member

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    Frank Trigg was not Dana's big middleweight announcement, Frank's coming back as a welterweight.
     
  6. MaliSlamusrex

    MaliSlamusrex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another deal must have fallen through.
     
  7. Nuke

    Nuke Full Length Member Full Member

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    Why does Dana always have these "big announcements"? Who cares. Trigg will be a good addition but do you really need to announce this and be all suspenseful, and if this wasn't the announcement and some other deal fell through why would you announce an announcement? Just announce it!
     
  8. Spunik

    Spunik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is bigger than if he got Fedor to sign!!!!!
     
  9. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Mmmmm, whos gonna the first one to RNC'd him?
     
  10. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    It had to be said. :lol:
     
  11. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why does everyone always have to **** on everything Dana White does ? Hes a ***** but his job is to make the UFC the best org out there and hes doing a good job of it. Frank Trigg is a nice addition.
     
  12. demzor

    demzor Active Member Full Member

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    He said he was working on signing a middleweight.. so this probably isn't it.


    And the hate is silly.. Its not like he held a press conference to talk about his "almost signing" a fighter. He just let it slip in conversation that he was trying to sign someone. Why hate on a guy for being somewhat open?
     
  13. MaliSlamusrex

    MaliSlamusrex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i recon it was Vitor Belfort.

     
  14. El Puma

    El Puma between rage and serenity Full Member

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    Turtleneck sweater by RNC
     
  15. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    I reckon they brought Trigg back for Matt Hughes final fight.