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2006
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
2005
12/10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
11/19/05
ROTR 9
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/14/05
3rd American National BJJ Championships
(Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, CA )
10/29-30/05
Brazilian Team Titles
(Equipes)
(Brazil)
10/15/05
Gracie Nationals
(BJJ/Grappling)
(Columbus, Ohio)
10/7/05
UFC 55: FURY
(PPV)
10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
9/25/05
NAGA 2005 Hawaiian State
Championships
(Submission Grappling & BJJ)
(Leilehua
High School, Wahiawa)
2005 American National Jiu-Jitsu
Championship
(BJJ)
(Torrance, CA)
9/20/05
Kickin' It 2005 Part IV
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Ballroom)
9/17/05
So You Think You Tough
(MMA)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
9/16/05
So You Think You Tough
(USA Boxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
9/13/05
Rumble
On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
9/10/05
Full Contact
Showdown
Super
Brawl Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kahuna Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kauai)
8/28/05
Pride
Grand Prix Finals
(PPV)
8/27-28/05
International
Masters & Seniors BJJ Tournament
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
8/22/05
The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 debuts on Spike
(Channel 76)
8/20/05
Garden Island Cage Wars #2
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
UFC 44: Boiling Point
(PPV)
8/13/05
Kickin It 11
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom?)
Toughman Hawaii
(Kickboxing)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
8/6/05
Hawaii Grappling
Grand Prix
**Postponed
to 2006**
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Pearl City H.S. Gym,
Pearl City)
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August 2005 News
Part 2
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Quote
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"Action is the antidote to despair."
Joan Baez, American Folk Singer and Songwriter
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Academia
Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu
Is Open This Sunday!
This is just a reminder to those who Mike mistakenly told that
the class was going to be closed this Sunday.
The Academy is
actually going to be closed on Sunday, September 4th due to getting the
floors done.
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV Today!
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV
C'EST SI BALLROOM, PAGODA HOTEL (2ND FLOOR-CEST SI BON)
SAT AUG 20TH
DOORS OPEN @ 6:00 P.M.
ALL MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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DUE TO MINOR DIFFICULTIES, BALICAO AND LEE WILL NOT BE THE MAIN
EVENT FOR KICKIN IT IV. KICKIN IT PROMOTERS HAVE DISCUSSED IT,
AND DECIDED THAT THE MAIN EVENT WILL STILL BE IN THE 135-140#
DIVISION BUT WILL BE SHOWCASING TWO PROMISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
(RED DAVIS VS EDMUND LEE).
RED DAVIS 135-140 EDMUND LEE
ANIMAL HOUSE HMC
THESE TWO FIGHTERS MADE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT KICKIN IT PART
III THAT PROMOTERS WILL USE THEM TO REPLACE BALICAO AND RYAN
LEE. THOUGH THEY AINT NO BALICAO AND RYAN LEE, THESE TWO TEENAGERS
WILL SOON BE THERE. AT KICKIN IT PART III, DAVIS (14) SHOCKED
THE CROWD WITH HIS MOVEMENT AND POWER. AS EDMUND LEE (18) WAS
RELENTLESS ON HIS ATTACK AGAINST HIS OPPONENT WITH HIS RAPID
FIRE. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A WAR DUE TO HOW MUCH FIRE
POWER BOTH FIGHTERS BRING TO THE RING. BE THERE!
JUSTLY LAQHION 65-70 MASON
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COLIN MACKENZIE 130-135 DARREL LABRADOR
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SHANEN KIRA 160-165 JARON GARCIA
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
JAY WESTBROOK 300 PLUS TONY BILLIANOR
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KAWIKA HONG 105-110 FRED RAMAYLA
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING HSD
BRONSON 145-150 THOMAS ROGERS
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MIKE TIBBITS 225-240 KANA HONG
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DALE KAMAI 170-175 SEAN CASTRO
TEAM SOLJAH TEAM MIXBREED
JARLOW ILANO 140-145 DEREK MINN
JKD UNLIMITED LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
JEREMY YBARRA 185-190 LOWEN CABUAG
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NUI WHEELER 130-135 TAVIS KAGAWA
TEAM SOLJAH LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
VERN KAPOI 120-125 DALVIN KIM
HMC EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
VINNIE DELASANTOS 150 155 AMA
TEAM SOLJAH ANIMAL HOUSE
JUSTIN WONG 140-145 SHAISON LAUPOLA
HMC JESUS IS LORD
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UFC
54: Boiling Point Today!
Fights
start at 4:00 PM and the replay is at 7:00 PM Hawaii time on
Oceanic Channel 701
UFC 54: 'Boiling Point'
August 20th, 2005
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Chuck
Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn
Randy Couture vs. Mike Van Arsdale
Tim Sylvia vs. Tra Telligman
Matt Lindland vs. Joe Riggs
Diego Sanchez vs. Brian Gassaway
Frank Trigg vs. Georges St-Pierre
Travis Lutter vs. Trevor Prangley
James Irvin vs. Terry Martin
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Quinton
Jackson may go 2 Chute Boxe
After opening Chute Boxe's doors to Ruas Vale-Tudo members Pedro
Rizzo and Beto Leitao as well as K-1 fighter Lyoto Machida, Rudimar
Fedrigo will be receiving two international fighters at the Chute
Boxe headquarters, namely Kazushi Sakuraba and probably Quinton
Jackson. 'Thank´s to the success of our fighters in international
events, many fighters dream to train with us. Of course we cannot
open our doors to future enemies, so we have to analyze each
case' explains Fedrigo. 'Pedro Rizzo came in a very special situation,
an interchange. Beto Leitão would spend one week teaching
Wrestling to Chute Boxe members, while Pedro could have great
sparring partners like Wanderlei and Shogun. 'We need a Heavyweight
in the team Rizzo is welcome here' said Rudimar, who also stated
he was impressed with Beto´s Wrestling regimen.
K-1
fighter Lyoto Machida came invited by Ulisses Pereira (the new
Boxing trainer of the team). 'I had the opportunity to spend
one week training here and I'm really impressed. Not only with
the great quality of the training but also with the excellent
climate among the group. Definitely Wanderlei and Shogun are
in great shape' guaranteed Lyoto.
Sakuraba
is caming due to a special request from Pride. He is expected
to arrive in Curitiba on August 19th, and will be spending two
months training twice a day at Chute Boxe. Asked about the curiosity
of Sakuraba and Wanderlei (who fought 3 times) training together,
Rudimar remembered: 'Sakuraba is the biggest Japanese idol, and
he is always welcome in Chute Boxe. We have a lot of fighters
here who already fought Vale-Tudo and started to be teammates
in Chute Boxe like Cyborg and Shogun, Cristiano and Azeredo,
Jadyson and Cristiano and Acácio and Nilson, for sure
Sakuraba can train with Wanderlei'.
About
Rampage, Rudimar became more mysterious. 'He is training with
Picinini, our representative in LA (BHJJC), and asked him to
come to Brazil to train with us. By now I can only say that he
will probably came to Curitiba' ended Fedrigo.
Source: Tatame
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Great Cards Today!
In addition to UFC 54 today, there are two great international
cards
SHOOTO
August 20th, 2005
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Kanagwa, Japan
Hayato
Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rumina Sato
Joachim Hansen vs. Kenichiro Togashi
Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Takashi Nakakura
Antonio Carvalho vs. 'Lion' Takeshi
Kyotaro Nakao vs. Hiroshi Nishioka
RINGS Lithuania
August 20th, 2005
Lithuania
Sergei
Kharitonov vs. Peter Mulder
Bazigit 'Volk' Atajev vs. Beneilton Pereira Da Silva
Youri Kochkin vs. Milco Voorn
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. David Shvelidze
Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Youri Bekishev
Andre Fyeet vs. Egidijus Valavicius
Evert Fyeet vs. Khan Pashi
Konstantin Uriyadov vs. Donald Richard
Yanko Petrov Kolev vs. Michael Ilijukhin
Source: Fight Sport
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Ex-Chute
Boxer trains Yoshida Dojo
After creating Shooto Brazil Dojo and gathering together José
Pelé Landy, Alexandre Pequeno and Anderson Silva in the
same dojo, Sergio Cunha now is the trainer of Hidehiko Yoshida.
Less than a month in Japan, one of the first black belts graduated
by Chute Boxe, Cunha was with Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto in
the camp of Viva Judo, an annual festival that celebrates the
Judo in Japan.
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Besides the interaction with kids, MMA team trained for two hours
and ran at the beach. For now we are focused on Yoshida and training
other fighters to compete soon - says Cunha, who is one of the
highlights of TATAME #114, who is already available at TATAMEShop.
Read over 100 pages with lots of BJJ and many fight events.
Source: Tatame
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz
Part Four: Accepting Defeat
"As
an athlete, I was always good, but there was always someone better.
I HATE that!"
-Frank
Trigg, 2005
Constantly
evolving. Learning from every win… as well as from every
loss. Always "tweaking" his game, working to be a better
fighter every day because nothing less than the best will do.
Unfaltering confidence. Highly self-motivated. He'll admit he
is his own biggest fan as well as his own biggest critic. I'm
talking about Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg.
You
either love him or you hate him. Truth is, he doesn't really
care what the masses think. Seems Trigg has earned the admiration
and respect of those who really matter in his life, and since
he has done all the work to make his dreams come true, he is
indebted to no one. Frank Trigg is a self-made-man and his road
to success has been a bumpy one, but still a great trip!
Accepting
defeat is something all athletes must learn to deal with, but
not all of them do. Depression becomes part of the game and rejection
can send even the greatest contender's career into a downward
spiral. How does a professional fighter who strives to be number
one, yet hasn't made it thus far in the UFC, accept and deal
with defeat? By learning from the negative experiences and coming
back better and stronger the next time!
In
about 48 hours, Frank Trigg will be making what could be his
last walk to the octagon when he squares off against Georges
St. Pierre at UFC: 54 Boiling Point. This is the last fight on
his contract with the UFC and at 33 years old with a record of
2-2 inside the octagon, fans are sitting on pins and needles,
hoping Trigg will emerge the victor Saturday night and maybe
walk away with another UFC contract, in addition to getting the
win against St. Pierre. I, for one, am keeping my fingers crossed
because Trigg versus Hughes III just has to happen! Maybe the
third time will be the charm and Trigg will finally have some
UFC "belly-bling!"
Preparation and perseverance is the foundation on which Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg has built his career on. He sees
the glass as being half full, not half empty. Winning and losing
are part of the fight game and how an athlete deals with both
determines their future. Trigg's point of view is worth sharing
because he has experienced both sides of the coin and is willing
to share his ordeals with others, and that is why part IV of
my interview with Frank Trigg is entitled "Accepting Defeat."
Cindy
Ortiz: O.K. Frank, let's see… you started wrestling when
you were 11 years old in New York and you are the middle child
with 6 brothers, right?
Frank
Trigg: Yep! I have three older brothers and three younger. No
sisters.
CO:
Did any of your brothers wrestle?
FT:
Two brothers wrestled. Chris, he's older and Wayne, he's younger.
CO:
What other martial arts do you practice?
FT:
Um, Jiu-jitsu, boxing and I have a second degree black-belt in
judo.
CO:
Competitive, are you?
FT:
(laughter) To a fault! I can't stand to lose, especially when
I know I'm the best but it doesn't show sometimes, you know?
CO:
I hear you, Frank. Let's go back a few years. Tell me about the
very first wrestling match you ever won.
FT:
I can't remember that. I was 11 years old!
CO:
You don't remember?
FT:
Fuck no! I have no fuckin' clue!
CO:
Can you tell me about your first loss?
FT:
My first? I didn't win a match the first 6 months I wrestled
(laughter)!
CO/
Ah, it would seem like you could remember your first win then,
considering the fact you got your ass kicked for the first 6
months (laughter)!
FT:
I'm 33 years old! You think I can remember something that happened
to me when I was 11 or 12 years old? There's no way in hell!
I can barely remember what happened to me last week (laughter)!
I can barely remember what the hell happened after Randy hit
me about forty-five minutes ago!
CO:
You remembered that you got your ass kicked for the first 6 months
you wrestled, and that was over 20 years ago, but we'll move
along (laughter)! You're a world class athlete. During the 1992-1994
seasons, you compiled a 53-1 wrestling record. That's impressive
as hell. Question……………………
Why do you think you can't beat Matt Hughes?
FT:
You know what? If I could answer that, I probably would have
won both of my fights against him (laughter)! I don't know, I
don't think it's Matt Hughes so much as it is the fact that I
freeze and I choke in title fights. That's always been one of
my problems, even when I was competing in high school and in
college. When I would get to the big matches, I would tend to
freeze and I still have a little bit of that problem, but I have
a mental coach that I'm working with; a sports psychologist Mike
Gervias and we're work diligently on how I can overcome these
things. To be honest with you, I don't think that when I fought
Matt in 2003 that I was ready to be champion, I don't think that
when I fought Matt in UFC 52 that I was ready to be champion.
I had prepared myself physically for it but I was not prepared
mentally, and that's one of the occupational hazards when you
fight a guy like Matt; they'll embarrass you with it and that's
exactly what he did to me (laughter)!
CO:
Twice!
FT:
(laughter) Yeah… twice!
CO:
Is the general dislike between you and Matt Hughes legitimate
or is it hype created to sell seats and raise PPV buys?
FT:
Matt and I have a deep mutual respect for each other but we definitely
don't get along. We have a little bit of personal history between
us that will remain personal, you know I'm not gonna put that
business out in the street. I have a high amount of respect for
him. I don't know if he necessarily has that for me (laughter)
but I definitely respect him, you know, I think he's an incredible
fighter and an amazing athlete. He's probably one of the most
gifted athletes I've ever seen in my entire life… and we'll
just leave it at that.
CO:
You went thru some depression after your first loss to Hughes.
Do you feel you are mentally prepared to fight St Pierre so soon
after your second loss to Hughes?
FT:
Ummm…yeah, yes I do believe so because I went thru the mental
depression….uh… let me back up. Depression runs heavily
in my family. Its one of those things that we just kinda have
throughout our entire family and it was one of the things I didn't
realize that I had until after I sat down with Mike Gervias,
my mental coach, and we kinda went thru it. I had severe depression
for about 8 months after I loss to Matt Hughes the first time.
Even at the point when I fought Hallman, I was still in the middle
of it and I also had a great fight against Hallman and now that
I know what it is (depression), and now that I can recognize
the signs and symptoms of it, I didn't go thru it when I lost
to Matt the second time. I immediately dealt with the issue of
the loss. I immediately dealt with how I felt about it and what
the mistakes were and what I did positive and what had happened
both professionally and personally because of that loss and I
was able to move forward and… that was it.
I'm
of the mindset that I don't medicate. I refuse to medicate and
for a while, every doctor that I ran into was like "you
need to take this; you need to take that! You gotta take this
pill to help calm the depression" etc. and I was like "NO,
I can beat this on my own," and like I said, I sat down
with Mike and started working my way thru it. My girlfriend,
Nici, is instrumental in getting me thru the bad times, too,
because I can sit down and talk to her and tell her how I feel,
and whatever's going on and that helps a lot. She knows the signs
and symptoms of depression when I'm starting to get into it we'll
talk about it. That's the main thing when you're dealing with
it, at least for me and my depression, is I have to talk about
it and when I sit down and talk about it, it makes it very easy
for me to get thru it. Fighting St Pierre right now, you know,
he's the next guy in line. I mean that's the next guy I gotta
fight and that's just the way it works and I'm ready
CO:
Do you still get nervous before fights?
FT:
Oh yeah, I still get nervous, I still almost throw up, and have
diarrhea and the whole bit. That's just the way it is for every
fight. It's been that way since I started fighting professionally
in 1996.
CO:
Ever consider moving up or down in weight class and if so, who
would you like to fight?
FT:
I always considered moving up. I can't go any lower. I weigh
190 right now and trying to make 170, it's an amazing family
oriented feat for me to get down to that weight every time. The
entire family has to get behind me; we have to watch everything
that comes in the house, what I eat, my water intake etc., for
me to make weight. There's no way I can go any lower than 170.
That's just not possible.
I
really wouldn't care who I fought; it would be a whole new weight
class. I could start all the way at the bottom fighting the 20th
ranked guy and work my way up through them. It's a whole new
world up there, you know?
CO:
Yeah. How come you don't you look at your opponents before the
ref instructions?
FT:
It's just something I've always done. My fight, for me, is not
with my opponent, it's with myself. I fight myself when I'm out
there. I'm not out there trying to beat up Matt Hughes or Georges
St. Pierre.
CO:
Oh, come on Frank. You're in there to "fight yourself?"
Couldn't you do that at home and not have a black eye the next
day?
FT:
What? That's my answer. My fight is not with my opponent, the
fight is with myself. It's about proving whether or not I can
be better than I was the last time. That's my fight. It's not
with the guy I'm fighting from across the ring.
CO:
Who do you think has been your toughest opponent so far?
FT:
Matt Hughes, because I can't beat him (laughter)!
CO:
In the year 2000, you did an interview with a UK reporter and
were quoted and having said:
"I
don't care if I win or lose when I go out there. I fight for
the money. I get a certain amount to show up and more if I win.
If it wasn't set up that way, I would settle for a draw or a
loss. The only reason I fight for the win is because I get more
money." Now, that was five years ago. Has your philosophy
changed since then?
FT:
Uh… yeah, a little bit. I actually enjoy fighting now.
CO:
Sometimes people will make comments that they end up regretting
later, after they grow up a little bit and they realize that
that was the wrong image they were trying to put out there.
FT:
At the time when that question was asked, that's exactly the
way I felt. Just being honest. That's how it was.
CO:
Okay, changing gears, Oratory MMA columnist, Scott Newman, posted
his "Mid 2005 MMA Awards" and ranked the UFC:52 battle
between you and Matt Hughes as runner up for the best fight of
2005, thus far, taking back seat to the TUF finale match between
Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. He also said, and I quote:
"Any other year and this fight would've been pretty much
guaranteed to win this award." What do you think of his
comparison of the two fights?
FT:
That's just his opinion. His opinion or my opinion isn't really
what counts. It doesn't really make any difference. Nobody voted
on it, he just made it up but I'll tell you this, Cindy; and
this is the one thing that will stay in my mind for the rest
of my life.
CO:
What's that?
FT:
That when I speak to Dana White, and he tells me his most favorite
match that he's ever seen in his entire life in any sport EVER…
and he's a HUGE-HUGE sports fan and he's a HUGE Boston Red Sox
fan and they just won the world series… but the best match
he says he's ever seen EVER was Matt Hughes/Frank Trigg UFC 52!
CO:
I recall hearing Dana make that comment on the MMA Weekly radio
show. He said he watched it repeatedly, and it was his all time
favorite fight. I think the only difference was (but not comparing
the two), he said that more people tuned in during the point
in time that Bonnar and Griffin were fighting in the finale,
something like 10M viewers and it was on free TV.
FT:
I put more stock in that, more than what anybody else can say
because when you have a guy like Dana White, you know, who states
that "this is my favorite fight; these are the guys I like
to watch," that means more to me than anything else.
CO:
I can see that. Personally, I think the two fights are a "toss
up." They were/are both great. If Dana makes a remark about
a fight (not to take anything away from Scott Newman), the comment
is going to carry a lot more weight with a fighter than just
about anything else someone else can say…good or bad. The
compliment doesn't get any bigger and neither does the criticism
when Dana's passing it out (laughter)!
FT:
(laughter) Exactly!
CO:
You wanted to be a coach on the second season of TUF, right?
FT:
Yeah, I wanted to.
CO:
I caught your radio show when Dana was on and you expressed your
interest to Ryan and Dana. With just a three hour notice, you
could be on a plane to Vegas! Disappointed you weren't chosen?
FT:
Um… I don't know. It would have been a good time, plus I
think I'm an amazing coach. One of the things I do very well
is coach. I was taught by one of the best wrestling coaches in
the history of wrestling and one of the best instructors in the
history of wrestling on how to coach. I know how to break moves
down to different guys. I know how to explain things where guys
get it for the reason why they have to do it in their style and
their technique. I just think I could have brought some of that
out of those kids because the whole point of that was to not
only get these kids on the show, but when they get to the show
to make them amazing. I just think I'm an amazing coach and the
way I coach is very animated so it would be good for TV, as well.
There will be other opportunities and, I don't know, we'll see.
CO:
I hope so! Frank, how would you like to be remembered in the
MMA history book?
FT:
I'd like to be remembered as one of the best pound for pound
fighters there ever was. I always want to be a part of the argument
(laughter)!
CO:
Any final thoughts?
FT:
Yeah. Let people know that if they can't get to the fight to
see it live, buy it on PPV. With Liddell, Couture and Trigg fighting
on the same card, you're NOT gonna be disappointed, I can guarantee
you that!
CO:
Hey Frank, good luck Saturday night!
FT:
Thanks!
Source: MMA Fighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Love is a game that two can play and both win."
Eva Gabor, 1919-1995, Hungarian-born Entertainer
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV Weigh Ins Today!
Friday,
August 19
6:30-7:30 pm
Location: Bull's Penn Gym
1111 Dillingham Blvd (across from HCC in the Kokea Shopping Center)
This
is your last chance at getting tickets for the event. The last
one had some insane action. You do not want to miss this one!
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV WEIGH INS WILL BE HELD AT THE BULLSPEN
GYM AT 1111 DILLINGHAM IN THE KOKEA SHOPPING COMPLEX FROM 6:30
P.M. - 7:30 P.M. (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19TH. AN EASIER
WAY TO FIND BULLSPEN IS TO FIND HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY
ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM H.C.C., 3 DOORS AWAY FROM
SUBWAY. IT IS THE HOME OF MANY GREAT FIGHTERS AND CHAMPIONS SUCH
AS MARK AND MARCUS MORENO TO NAME A FEW. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE
LAST CHANCE TO PICK UP PRE SALE TICKETS FOR THE EVENT.
Source: Event Promoter
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UFN's
Marquardt Tests Positive for Steroids; WEF's Levine and Helwig
Suspended on Stimulant/Steroid Allegations
By Loretta Hunt
Test results received by the Nevada State Athletic Commission
on Friday revealed the presence of the steroid nandrolone metabolite
for August 6th's UFC Ultimate Fight Night competitor Nathan Marquardt.
Marquardt garnered a unanimous decision victory over Ivan Salaverry
last week in the event's marquee fight at the Cox Pavilion in
Las Vegas, which was televised live on Spike TV. Marquardt is
the eighth mixed martial artist to be cited for illegal drug
use by the NSAC since it started testing the sport in 2002. The
Colorado native will have 20 days following the date of notification
to respond in writing to the charges.
NSAC
Executive Director Marc Ratner has requested a temporary suspension
of Marquardt's license pending a hearing. Zuffa LLC, owners of
the UFC, was verbally notified of the allegations today, while
written notification was also sent out to Marquardt as well.
"Boxer
James Toney tested positive for nanodrolone and the New York
State Athletic Commission made it a 'no contest.' We don't have
that regulation yet, but I think the [Nevada] Commission is going
to look at [implementing] that to make it an even stronger deterrent
to fighters." commented Chief Deputy Attorney General Keith
Kizer this afternoon from Nevada. Kizer clarified that this potential
amendment would not effect any ruling change in the Marquardt-Salaverry
bout, unless it was deemed retroactive.
On
the heels of Marquardt's allegations, World Extreme Fighting's
Jamie Levine and Marty Helwig, who fought for the promotion's
middleweight championship on May 20th also at the Cox Pavilion,
were both sentenced to suspensions at a hearing last Thursday.
Helwig's urinalysis also tested positive for the steroid nandrolone
metabolite. Opponent and defending champion Levine's results
tested positive for the stimulants phendimetrazine and phenmetrazine,
drugs that are not approved for use by the NSAC.
Despite
multiple notifications from the NSAC, as well as being provided
with a toll-free number in which to speak with the five-member
Commission at Thursday's public hearing, Helwig did not contact
the regulatory body regarding the allegations. Helwig was sentenced
one year's suspension from fighting in Nevada and was fined half
the $300 purse he was paid for the championship bout.
Levine
spoke with the Commission via speaker phone, claiming the two
stimulants he took were prescribed by a physician and he had
no knowledge that they were restricted by the NSAC. When asked
why he had not listed the stimulants as prescribed drugs he was
currently taking on the NSAC's pre-fight medical questionnaire,
Levine claimed he had run out of the stimulants four days before
the fight. After listening to Levine's testimony, he was suspended
from competing in Nevada for six months. He was not fined from
his $2,000 purse.
Source: FCF
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VANDERLEI
SPEAKS
Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' recently interviewed Vanderlei Silva.
Here's what Vanderlei had to say (interview by Marcelo Alonso,
translation by Ricardo Alonso):
Tatame:
How are you feeling a week before facing Arona?
Vanderlei:
I feel way better than in my other GP fights. I am finally recovered
from all my injuries. In the fight against Yoshida, I went into
that fight with both my knees injured and I couldn't run. Against
Nakamura, I had my worst injury and couldn't even train Jiu-Jitsu
for that fight.
Tatame:
How are the training sessions with Ulisses Pereira, the trainer
of Acelino "Popo" Freitas (brazilian boxing world champion)?
Vanderlei:
The guy trains Popo, and he's the best boxing coach in Brazil
and he's been proving that here. He's not just a great trainer,
he's also a great teacher. He has a teaching style that is very
similar to our team's style, always going for the victory. He's
been a great aquisition for our team.
Tatame:
Do you agree that Arona is the only representative of jiu-jitsu
in the GP finals?
Vanderlei:
Well... with that stand-up of his, what else could he represent?
I adore Jiu-Jitsu, I train Jiu-Jitsu, but I came from Muay Thai.
Tatame:
Why don't you like Arona?
Vanderlei:
I don't like his attitude. He's very arrogant, it attracts a
negative energy. But the way I see it is like pro-wrestling,
there has to be a bad guy and a good guy. This is his character
and this motivates me even more. I'm training all day long, I
eat and sleep only thinking about this fight. Every great fighter
needs great challenges. The bigger the challenge, the bigger
the victory. I'm going for the knockout every time he goes for
the takedown. I know that's his only chance. He always says about
how much he wants to fight me. Talking is easy. Now that he has
his chance, I want to see if he's going to be so brave inside
of the ring on the 28th.
Tatame:
And what about that incident that happened in the hotel, when
you were having breakfast?
Vanderlei:
Here at Chute Boxe, we stand up for each other very much. When
master Rudimar told me that the BTT guys were training the Japanese
guy that would face Assuerio (Silva), I was furious. A few minutes
later, Arona came to talk to me. At that time, I percieved his
attitude as a challenge. To tell you the truth, today I realize
that I was wrong then. But I don't regret it. In reality, everyone
there wants to kick each other's asses, and when I don't like
someone I don't know how to pretend, I just say it. I knew that,
sooner or later, we would be rivals. I just wanted make the rivalry
very clear.
Tatame:
Was there a possibility that the fight starts in the hotel this
time?
Vanderlei:
No... the feeling is more professional now. In fact, he's even
complimented me since then. There was even a funny incident the
other day... I entered the airplane to go to Japan, and I saw
his seat was next to mine! That was just too much... I asked
the filght attendant to change my seat.
Tatame:
What did you think about the fight between Mauricio Shogun and
Overeem?
Vanderlei:
Shogun has already defeated the two toughest guys in this tournament:
Quinton Jackson and Rogerio Minotoro. In reality, I consider
the fight between Shogun and Minotoro as the best fight of 2005.
They both were winners.
Tatame:
Shogun and you already made a bet. What will you two bet if you
both advance to the final?
Vanderlei:
Shogun has a dog named Chacal, and it's like a son to him. I
told him that if I knock him out, Chacal is mine. If he knocks
me out, I'll return the dog... (laughs)
Tatame:
What's the knock-down score between you and him in training?
Vanderlei:
It's tied at 1-1. We're going to do the decide in front of the
Japanese fans.
Tatame:
In the last PRIDE show, you said that Shogun will be your successor.
Are you already thinking about retiring?
Vanderlei:
No way... When a guy retires, he starts to tell stories about
having 400 fights, street fights, and ends up becoming a legend.
I'm a real fighter. A real champion is made by titles and results.
I keep saying that I'm in the middle of my carreer, I have 35
fights and I want to have 70. Today, thank God, I don't need
to fight for money anymore. I fight because I like it and I want
to get to 70 fights.
Tatame:
The challenge you made to Rickson on Tatame TV was big news.
Will it happen?
Vanderlei:
The promoters will put up the money, but the guy (Rickson) will
want to ask for 5 million US dollars... It won't be able to take
place like that. He wants to make almost the same money as me
(being sarcastic), the champion... To tell you the truth, I made
the challange, but I know it won't happen. Mainly because he's
at an advanced age. My only thing is with the comments he made.
If he wanted, he could use his fame to help propel the sport,
have an event, or maybe help promote the sport around the world.
But instead he defames the athletes who are actually fighting,
saying that the level of fighter is low and that Minotauro has
no guard. That's absurd! Minotauro is part of vale-tudo history.
The fight he had against Bob Sapp... what was that??? So, I feel
that Rickson is living in a fantasy world, like Star Wars. The
things he said left me upset, and I will always challenge anyone
who talks bad about my sport.
Tatame:
Give us a final message for your fans.
Vanderlei:
I want to send out a special hug to the internet readers of Tatame.
I read the site every day and I thank all those who praise me
and all those who give me constructive criticism. I accept all
the critiques. Many of them are legit and I'm always training
hard to become better. I know I still have a lot of room to improve.
You can all be certain you will still see me fighting a lot.
Big hug, and root for me.
Source: Fight Sport
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ELVIS
VS. SAKARA
The
Brazilian media reports that the matchups of Elvis Sinosic vs.
Alessio Sakara will take place on the UFC 55 card on October
7th.
Source: Fight Sport
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MMA
FEATURED ON A&E
Mick Hammond
I was just watching this Wednesday night. I enjoyed it.
This past Wednesday, August 17th, Eric Pele and the King of the
Cage promotion were featured on an episode of A&E’s
new series “Inked.” The episode was taped in May and
centers on Pele’s return to fighting after a two year absence
as he claimed the KOTC Super-Heavyweight Championship by defeating
Bobby Hoffman, in a rematch of their 2000 RINGS bout, via TKO
at KOTC 52.
The
episode, entitled “The Big E-vent,” features Pele’s
training before the fight, behind the scenes and actual fight
footage from the PPV, along with Eric’s candid thoughts
on his struggle with weight loss and how the birth of his son
has changed his life. According to Pele’s comments on the
show, this is the last year the 300lb+ fighter will be actively
competing as he seeks to spend more time focusing on his career
as an artist and his growing family.
The
reality series itself follows the day to day business operations
of the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Shop, which is co-owned by
professional motorcyclist Carey Hart, and located in the Palms
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pele, whose MMA record
now stands at 8-2, has been a professional tattoo artist for
five years and currently works at the H&H shop and has appeared
in multiple episodes of the series.
Interestingly
enough, Pele isn’t the only fighter who has been featured
on the show. Current UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell
also appeared on an episode of Inked earlier this year. Liddells’
cameo came during the taping of a live Sirius Radio broadcast
of skateboarding mega-star Tony Hawk’s “Demolition
Radio Show,” as Liddell laid out Hawk’s co-host Jason
Ellis with a hard right hand punch to Ellis’ arm after Ellis
challenged Liddell to hit him as hard as he could.
Replays
of previous episodes fallow brand new premier episodes on A&E
on Wednesday nights at 9pm Pacific/8pm Central, with replays
of both episodes broadcasting later the same evening.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz
Frank Trigg on VH1's Kept
Part Three: The Big Screen
The
"Be All That You Can Be" slogan may have been coined
by the United States Army, but the tagline is how Frank "Twinkle
Toes" Trigg lives his life! Fighter, coach, instructor,
personal trainer, model, budding actor, entrepreneur, commentator,
radio co-host, bouncer, etc; this outspoken, ambitious, smack-talking
athletic metro-sexual has done it all!
On
August 20th, Trigg will once again take center stage in the octagon;
the ultimate proving ground for combatants in the sport of MMA
on the planet! He will be facing off against Canadian Georges
St. Pierre; one of the most well rounded and impressive fighters
in the welter-weight division. This match could very well prove
to be the most important one of Trigg's career with the UFC because
it is the final fight on his contract. A win is crucial, considering
the fact that "Twinkle Toes" has a record of 2-2 competing
inside the octagon since his debut less than two years ago in
UFC: 45- Revolution.
After
interviewing Trigg a few weeks ago, I learned there was a lot
more to him than what meets the eye. Win or lose Saturday night,
"Twinkle Toes" has a bright future ahead of him. Should
one door close (or get slammed) behind him, several more will
just open in front of him. Here's what Trigg had to say about
some of his post UFC employment options, as well as a few of
his hopes and dreams. Enjoy!
Cindy
Ortiz: Let's talk about the hit VH-1 Reality show Kept. Jerry
Hall's (the sexy, sassy supermodel & "ex-Mrs. Jagger")
search for the ultimate "boy toy" to live her lavish
rock 'n' roll lifestyle as her "kept" man. The lucky
fellow would share in her life of luxury, accompany her to star
studded events, rock 'n' roll parties and socialize with her
friends and family in London. You were one of the twelve competitors.
How did the opportunity present itself and what was that experience
like?
Frank
Trigg: I was actually flying to see my girlfriend in Las Vegas
and this little cute lady kept checking me out, who was sitting
a few rows in front of me. My "mojo" was working well
(laughter); I must have been doing something right because she
was checking me out or whatever, and she was waiting for me after
we got off the jet. She gave me her card and told me she worked
for VH-1 and she was a casting director and wanted me to come
and tryout for her show. So I went and tried out for her show
and went through the casting process and got picked. And then
found out later that I almost didn't make it, that I was like
one of the last selections! They finally decided to bring me
on and then I went over there (London) and did the show.
CO:
Now you've said before that you did the show to promote your
clothing line, Triggonomics Urban Athletics.
FT:
Yeah, but that wasn't the only reason. I wanted to prove that
I could do other things besides just fight. I wanted to prove
that I can be other things than just a fighter. I fight because
I love it, because I choose to do it, because I want to do it.
It's not the only thing I can do. I can do a lot more.
CO:
Was Kept as helpful to your clothing line as you had hoped?
FT:
Um… it wasn't as good as I had hoped, but there was an increase
in the volume of sales and the traffic on the site. It actually
pushed me to the next level of sales. We're not making a ton
of money but it definitely got me out of debt!
CO:
How did Triggonomics Urban Athletics come to be, Mr. Entrepreneur?
FT:
A buddy of mine is one of the designers for Maddox Skatewear,
the clothing line. He told me I should have my own clothing line.
He thought I had some pretty good ideas and so we sat down and
discussed it and, come to find out, my ideas kinda matched with
his and he's a professional, so he knows what he's doing. We
worked on the line together, worked on the logo together and
worked on a couple of concept designs together and that was it.
CO:
So right now you got the hats, sweatshirts and the t-shirts.
Are you going to be adding more clothing items or is it going
to expand or are you going to stick with what you got right now?
FT:
We're going to expand; I'm just waiting on the sales to go a
little bit better. I don't want to put too much stuff out there.
People are just now getting use to seeing the fifteen designs
available right now. I want to get a lot of people interested
in the line first before I put too much stuff into it. But, eventually,
I definitely want it to grow.
CO:
Will we ever see Triggonomics Urban Athletics in retail stores?
FT:
We're working on it right now. What we're lacking right now is
the marketing. Retail clothing stores, let's see, I went and
I met with Big Five and Hot Topic and Sport Chalet and a bunch
of other places and they all loved the line, they were all amazed
at how good the line is, the quality behind it, the look of it,
the design of it, they said everything is absolutely outstanding,
the only thing we don't have is the demand for the clothes that
comes from being able to promote the line.
CO:
Well, hopefully that will change as Zuffa brings the sport of
MMA to living room's all over the world and more folks get to
know who Frank Trigg is and what Triggonomics Urban Athletics
is all about.
FT:
That would definitely be cool.
CO:
While we're on the subject, how many more years do you see yourself
fighting?
FT:
I don't know, Cindy. Actually Randy (Couture) and I were just
talking about that tonight and, I really don't know. I'm gonna
keep going for as long as it's fun, as long as I enjoy it, and
as long as I keep getting better. Once it starts getting stale
or it's not fun anymore, then I'll stop. Could be five years
or more, or it could be less. You never know what the future
holds. I definitely think I have at least another four or five
years left in me but you know, that's entirely up to the promoters.
They could wake up one morning and be like "we don't want
Trigg anymore" and then you know, your forced into retirement.
I hope that doesn't happen any time soon, but if it does, I'll
deal with it, you know?
CO:
I hear you, Frank. What do you hope to pursue when that day comes?
FT:
You know, it's always in the back of my mind to act. I would
love to get into acting and provide for my family by being on
TV or in movies, and I definitely think that's possible and something
I'd like to do some day.
CO:
Really? Is seeing your face on the silver screen something new
or have you always thought about it?
FT:
Being in movies has always been a dream of mine. It's definitely
nothing new, I just never had a way to possibly make it happen,
you know? With the exposure from Kept and the UFC on Spike TV,
the face of Frank Trigg has gotten more popular and hopefully,
it will open some doors for me that didn't used to be there.
CO:
Have you taken any acting classes?
FT:
Actually, I have. I went back to school to kinda learn the trade
and kinda figure out where I fit (roles) with my body type and
my mind and my antics you know and, if a huge role comes along
and they're like, "hey were gonna pay you 2 million dollars"
for such and such a role, then………you know…
(laughter)!
CO:
You'd be all over it like a rear naked choke, huh (laughter)?
FT:
(laughter) Yeah, I mean I'd have to ask myself, "Hmmm…
why would I want to get hit in the head or punched in the face,
you know, if I can do something else"… it's just one
of those deals that you have to think about and I'll cross that
bridge when/if I ever get there. Right now, I'm a fighter. I
love fighting and as long as I continue to enjoy it and keep
improving my game and people want to see me fight, that's what
I'm gonna do.
CO:
According to Mike Sloan (Sherdog MMA writer), you have mentioned
in the past that people always confuse you for Vin Diesel. Does
that still happen?
FT:
Um, not so much anymore. Vin kinda fell out of the limelight
after his last movie The Pacifier came out (laughter). Now people
kinda leave me alone. I'm starting to get noticed a little more
because of the show Kept and the UFC fame. People are starting
to recognize me for me as opposed to a look-a-like. I will tell
you this… who I do get recognized for a lot more now is
Kurt Angle. A lot more people think I look like Kurt Angle now,
than ever thought I looked like Vin and that's quite an honor,
because Kurt is another guy that was an amazing wrestler, you
know? He's a multi time national champ. He went on to win at
the Olympics and went on to have incredible fame in the WWE and
I think it's just amazing to have people look at me and be like
"Hey, you look like Kurt Angle!"
CO:
So that's the ultimate compliment, huh?
FT:
Yeah… hell yeah, it is!
CO:
How much commercial, acting and modeling work have you done and
do you have anything coming up in the near future you want your
fans to be on the lookout for?
FT:
There's a couple of sitcoms I'm working on right now that the
head writers and the head actors are very thrilled with the way
I present myself when I'm around them. They definitely want to
write parts in for me on some of these sitcoms and what we're
waiting for is for some of those parts to be written and to be
approved by the "higher ups," so I'd guess in the next
four or five months you'll see me in some sitcoms. Of course
keep checking my web site because I'm gonna let people know that
I'm on a show and I'll post the dates and times and go from there.
I've
also been doing a little bit of modeling. Not so much acting
lately, I actually had to let my manager go. He was setting me
up for the wrong roles based on my thoughts and opinions for
this stage in my career and we came to an impasse and I decided
to let my manager go. I'm looking for new representation now
and, you know, just trying to get my clothing line moving and
trying to get the gym, you know, R-1 Training Center, picked
up a little bit more and that's basically my main focus. Plus,
I'm training for my August 20th fight against St. Pierre so I'm
staying busy.
CO:
So after the UFC: 54 fight, you'll begin the task to find an
agent to help you pursue some acting roles?
FT:
Definitely. Rico Chiapparelli and I are sitting down and definitely
getting ready to meet with a couple of new agents, a couple of
new managers to get the acting going and picked up and we're
looking for a couple of film roles that are going to start hitting
around October that I'll be involved with. Not major roles, not
star status but definitely some speaking parts, some decent parts
in some movies, so…
CO:
What kind of roles are you willing to try? Any limitations to
what you won't do (i.e. nudity, gay parts or racially driven
characters)?
FT:
You know what? There's no part that I'm not willing to play its
just right now I'm not doing a lot of nude parts. Uh, I did a
lot of nude modeling when I first started coming through to kinda
make ends meet when I first moved out to LA, and so there's a
lot of nude modeling pictures out there of me. You know, its
not that I'm against nudity its just that I think that portion
of my career, as far as modeling goes, is over and it's time
for me to step up to the next level and prove I can do more.
I
don't mind doing gay parts you know in acting if it's tasteful
like what Chris Reeve did after he was already a major star after
the superman series. Chris played a couple of gay roles where
there was some nudity involved and simulated sex, but it was
done tastefully in a major motion picture. It wasn't like something
you'd see on the Playboy Channel or Skinamax, and I'm not gonna
go down that road (laughter).
CO:
Baroni came close (laughter)! Are you hoping or expecting Zuffa
to offer you a new contract since this will be the last fight
on your current deal?
FT:
Definitely. I'm definitely hoping The UFC is interested in keeping
me around after my next fight because I love those guys, I love
this sport, they're the people responsible for putting MMA in
the mainstream, you know, I mean I've said it before, these guys
have put up with Trigg and all my antics and at the same time,
I've been loyal to them and it works, it's a good team, you know?
CO:
I know, I know. One of the forum members wanted to know if things
go south and you lose to St. Pierre at UFC: 54, will you consider
going to Pride?
FT:
Um… I have always considered going to Pride, but the UFC
has been very good to me, they've been taking great care of me.
When nobody else would even speak to me they gave me a title
shot against Matt Hughes in 2003. They have put up with a lot
of my stuff, with a lot of my mouth, with a lot of my antics
and given me the ability to still be Trigg and still be part
of the UFC and I can't thank them enough for that. But…
I'm definitely going to weigh all my options because win, lose
or draw, this fight with St. Pierre is the last fight on my contract.
I'm at a stage now where I have to think about my future and
I definitely gotta weigh all the options when they come forth.
I definitely hope the UFC asks me to be back with them again
after this next competition.
CO:
Win or lose, either way I think there's a lot of people who would
like to see you stay with the UFC, I mean, you're a colorful
person, that's all there is to it; you're interesting and people
enjoy that.
FT:
Thanks, that's good to hear.
CO:
You also do some personal training, right?
FT:
I personal train quite a bit. I have some "A-listers,"
movies stars, a couple of Hollywood actor types and athletes
that I train privately on a regular basis.
CO:
I doubt you want to drop their names, huh?
FT:
Um, nope, because one of the reasons why I have them is because
I don't tell anybody (laughter)!
CO:
Well, you go boy!
FT:
(laughter) I'll tell you this, a lot of the people that I train,
ummm… you see when you turn on baseball game and now with
hockey back, you turn on a hockey game. You know, uh… every
night of the week when you flip on one of the sitcoms on one
of the major stations, you know I'm not saying every guy or every
person you see out there, but I'm definitely training quiet a
bit of them that you would know. Some of those guys have 3 or
4 different trainers that they work with and I just happen to
be one of the guys on the crew and I got a lot of professional
athletes that swear by me and they appreciate that I don't tell
anybody because I'm their "edge." Some feel that I'm
the difference between them winning or losing and I respect that.
I don't drop names.
CO:
That's awesome.
FT:
It's just amazing to watch these guys go out there and do their
thing because I see what they do in a totally different light
than what I do! They think what I do (fighting) is crazy and
I watch these guys get 95mph fast balls thrown at their head
and they just stand there! Now, that's crazy!
CO:
I got an e-mail today reminding me that you were selected to
join the Canadian APEX Broadcast Team to host with Stephen Quadros
and Joe Ferraro. How did the opportunity come about?
FT:
They called me up and said they'd love for me to come up there
and commentate and I did, and we did our thing and, you know,
and I love broadcasting. I do the radio show with Ryan (Bennett)
and I'm pretty good at it and it's just something I definitely
enjoy. It's still new and all the bugs are being worked out.
CO:
Now, I really like Ryan. How'd your gig on MMA Weekly Radio come
to be?
FT:
Actually, Ryan Bennett called me up and said he wanted me to
try out to get on the radio show and I thought it was a bunch
of fighters trying out for the co-host job and I didn't realize
I was the only actual fighter trying out against the others!
I was like four times more knowledgeable and knew what I was
doing when I tried out and they put it to a vote, you know, and
the fans voted me in. I only won by a very narrow margin. I think
I only beat two other guys by like two votes and that's how I
got the job and I've been doing it for over a year now. It's
definitely something I enjoy doing.
CO:
Well, you're good at it and the fans really like you because
you are a colorful character and entertaining. The jury is still
out on the five questions thing, though (laughter)!
FT:
(laughter) That's good to know.
CO:
Ryan's great, but you're really funny and there's no telling
what's going to pop out of your mouth next (laughter)! Listener's
like you, bottom line!
FT: (laughter) I hope so. I mean I really enjoy doing it and
I would love to get more gigs doing stuff like that. I would
love to commentate and, you know I have been talking to Mike
Goldberg and hope that there's some things that he can bring
me in on, you know, and that Bruce Buffer or Joe Rogan can see
a way to bring me in on some things and, hopefully, stuff like
that will happen for me. I think I'm good at it and I try to
do a good job you know, and Ryan Bennett and I sit down a couple
times a week and kinda go over what were gonna do and how we're
gonna do things and how were gonna make it better and how I can
improve myself. But you know, I definitely like it and I definitely
would love to do it on a more regular basis and make some money
doing it. You know, that would be the cool thing to do something
like this that I love, and get paid for it!
CO:
Yep! I can definitely see you continuing to "do what you
do" on the mic and hopefully other opportunities will come
your way because you have a way of connecting with the listeners.
You aren't on there trying to be politically correct all the
time and there's just something about the way you don't sugar-coat
things that makes what you have to say more appealing.
FT:
Thanks, Cindy. I guess we'll see soon enough!
CO:
Do you have any predictions for UFC: 54 Boiling Point?
FT:
Definitely. I think Diego Sanchez will submit Donnie Liles in
round one.
I'm
gonna have to go with Tellegman over Sylvia because he has better
punching power.
I
predict Liddell will knock Horn out in the second round.
Couture
is going to beat Van Arsdale and Trigg is going to knock St.
Pierre out in round two (laughter)!
CO:
Well, I think that about does it, Frank. Good luck with your
August 20th fight!
FT:
Thanks Cindy.
Well,
there you have it! Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg…
being all that he can be, but not in the U.S. Army! Trigg's done
it all; fighting, coaching, instructing, personal training, modeling,
acting, commentating, etc. He's an outspoken, ambitious, smack-talking
metro-sexual with his own clothing line! "Ain't no shame
in Trigg's game!"
I
hope Dana and the boys hook Trigg up with a new contract when
his current deal expires after his August 20th fight against
Georges St. Pierre at UFC: 54 Boiling Point. He's an exciting
fighter to watch and this sport needs the "bad boys"
just as much as it needs the white horse icons like Randy Couture
and Matt Hughes.
Nothing
against Rich Franklin, but ohhhhh how I wish Frank Trigg had
been selected as the second coach for The Ultimate Fighter 2,
opposite Matt Hughes! That combo would have turned every Monday
night into Super Bowl Sunday and Monday night football would
have been a thing of the past! Wishful thinking, I know, but
you can't blame a girl for dreaming, right?
That
brings us to part IV of my interview with Frank Trigg entitled
Accepting Defeat. Until tomorrow…………..!
Source: MMA Fighting
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