Nickname: Twinkle Toes

Dewey Franklin "Frank" Trigg III (born May 7, 1972) is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show.[1] As a fighter, Trigg is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Rumble on the Rock, Icon Sport and World Fighting Alliance.

Biography

Frank grew up in a household with seven brothers, where he developed a competitive nature. He attended Kendall High School in Kendall, New York. 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). He stayed on as a coach at Oklahoma from 1997 until 2000. Trigg was a 2000 Olympic trials wrestling finalist and is a second degree black belt in judo.

Trigg got his start in 1997, fighting in a handful of upstart promotions, and in 1999 fought at PRIDE 8 in Japan, defeating Fabiano Iha via TKO due to strikes. He challenged Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai for his title in December 2000. While Trigg initially controlled the bout, Sakurai staged a comeback and score a KO via knees in the second round, handing Trigg his first career loss.

Trigg fought in the World Fighting Alliance from 2001-2002, where he held the WFA welterweight title. Trigg then entered the UFC in 2003, making a run at the welterweight championship, losing to Matt Hughes twice in two separate title fights, both by rear naked choke. His last fight in the UFC was a loss by rear naked choke to future welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Trigg later participated in Rumble on the Rock's welterweight (175 lb) tournament in 2006, where he won his first round fight against Ronald Jhun, but was upset in the second round by Carlos Condit.

Trigg remained inactive after that loss, focusing on his broadcasting job with PRIDE until returning on December 1, 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, thus winning the Icon Sport middleweight title. On March 31, 2007, Trigg unsuccessfully defended his Icon Sport middleweight title against Robbie Lawler, losing in the fourth round via KO. His next fight was on at PRIDE 33 on February 24, 2007 against Middleweight Grand Prix champion Kazuo Misaki. Trigg was able to out wrestle Misaki and maintain control on the ground, winning by a 30-27 unanimous decision. Trigg's latest fight was for HDnet fights against Edwin Dewees, which he won in the first round by submission.[2]

In addition to MMA, Frank Trigg is also an analyst and on-screen character in TNA Wrestling, aligning himself in a heel role with Kurt Angle.

Personal life

Frank Trigg is married and has two children.[3] Trigg and his wife are expecting a child in August 2008.[4]

Trigg 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. Frank appeared on an episode of The King Of Queens and appeared as a contestant on the VH1 reality television program Kept trying to win the affections of former supermodel Jerry Hall and to become Jerry's kept man. Trigg was eliminated in 10th place of 12 contestants. Trigg can be most recently seen as a ringside trainer in the movie Redbelt.

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