Frank Trigg: "If the UFC Drops Me, I Will Retire"
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 21, 2009 4:02 PM EDT
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37-year-old veteran Frank Trigg lost to a much younger fighter in Josh Koscheck this past weekend, and it made Dana White consider dropping him from the UFC:
"I think Trigg is one of those guys (like Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic). These (other) guys are young and explosive. There's just a whole other level of talent out there, man, and that's the way it works. That's the way this business is."
So, will he give it some thought before terminating the contract?
"I doubt it," White shrugged. "He got smoked tonight."
Frank Trigg says that if that's the case, he will hang it up:
If they say I'm done, I'm done. If the UFC cuts me, I'm done fighting. I don't have the strength or determination to go fight in the minor leagues anymore. I've done it before.
I didn't come back here for one fight ... so I could say I retired as a UFC fighter. I came back to make a run at a title fight. I want to fight. But if they're done with me, that's it.
He also sent a few tweets on this:
I think there is a mistake. IF the UFC drops me I will retire, as of right now I'm still with the UFC looking for my next fight... If I can't fight for the UFC, I will move on to something else.
UPDATE: It looks like Frank Trigg won't be dropped after all, and he could even be fighting on the rumored Australia card on Feb 2010:
"They said I'll get one more shot, another fight, to prove I belong here. If I win, they've got to keep me around. If I lose and it's back-to-back losses, they'll probably drop me, rightfully so."
"I'm ready to fight, and I want to fight. But I just want to fight in the UFC."
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Trigg is still listed on the UFC.com… so that’s promising.
by Nick Thomas on Sep 21, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana basically said he was cutting Trigg via the MMAJunkie.com post. He even was quoted after the fight as saying he wouldn’t think twice about it.
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by Leland Roling on Sep 21, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Dana did say that, but maybe since it isn’t official yet, maybe someone else on the UFC brass could change Dana’s mind…
Frank is 37 and he lost to one of the best WWs in the world.. There are still lots of interesting matches they could make for Trigg. I say give him another chance. They usually cut people after two loses anyway.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 21, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not that he lost, it’s how he lost. In Dana’s words, he got “smoked.” He’s probably paid too much to be smoked by every legit contender.
by cyph on Sep 21, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he should get another fight in the UFC, but from the sounds of it… Trigg thinks he’s done as well in my mind.
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by Leland Roling on Sep 21, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure what Trigg has left to offer
other than a semi-name for up & comers to go thru, but I wouldn’t be opposed to him sticking in the UFC.
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by dnevil001 on Sep 21, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Trigg vs Baroni first
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Sep 21, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL
War of heels.
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by Leland Roling on Sep 21, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
there are still fights for guys like trigg and cro cop…..
by cagefightonacid on Sep 21, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bye Trigg
I can’t see you fighting in the UFC again, but it would be cool if they hired you as some sort of commentator or sideline reporter (or whatever the hell). I think he does a good job at that kind of stuff.
by mythbuster on Sep 21, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Man sad to see him go out on a fight like that if this indeed the case. I for one would like to see him be given a couple more chances against lower level competition at WW but only to close out his career. On a side note I think you read my mind in terms of keeping Trigg for some type of commentator. We all know the UFC wouldnt release Goldberg or Rogan but I too would LOVE to see Trigg start a new commentating position in the UFC as “side line reporter”.
by buttters on Sep 21, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This makes me sad. I think Trigg could definitely be a valuable guy to have around as a WW gatekeeper. If getting “smoked” by Josh Koscheck is grounds for release, why is Zenko still hanging around? I say renegotiate the guy’s contract (if Trigg is indeed being paid potential-headliner money) but don’t fire the guy.
by JRN on Sep 21, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is Zenko?
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by dnevil001 on Sep 21, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yoshiyuki Yoshida.
"That feeling after you win and they raise your hand... it's like you have this energy that releases from your body, and it's like you mingle with the cosmos, and you feel omnipotent"
by woomikee on Sep 21, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, didnt know that.
Gracias
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by dnevil001 on Sep 21, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana, the WW division isn’t exactly the kind of division you can just boot someone out of when they lose to a guy like Josh Koshcheck. Trigg’s loss is getting blown out of proportion here, it’s not like he was dominated from start to finish…it was similar to Vitor/Franklin, being that there was alot of feeling out and the fist time they truly exchanged, the loser got clipped, was dazed, and got finished in the first round.
I say give Trigg someone like Marcus Davis, or another gatekeeper and let Trigg create his own destiny, rather than toss him after losing to someone who has been KO’ing people like it’s nobodies business as of late.
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by kyfm621 on Sep 21, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it is more the fact of where Trigg is in his career
more than just losing to Koscheck. But getting smoked by Koscheck & not really offering any competition probably didnt help his cause. And its not like Trigg figures into the WW landscape anyway. I like Trigg & would not mind him staying around, but it doesnt matter much.
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by dnevil001 on Sep 21, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No reason for either. Kos was a tough fight for anyone. Let’s see Trigg vs Hughes yet again on a UFN.
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by BJJDenver on Sep 21, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That fight
does nothing for me.
Like someone else proposed, Trigg/ Baroni would be a good fight, as would a scrap against someone like Serra or Hallman (if he loses to Howard). The UFC has built up quite the senior circuit in the WW and (undersized) HW’s divisions.
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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trigg already smashed Hallman twice
Once in the WFA, and then again in the UFC when Hallman demanded a rematch…no need to complete the trilogy.
by Scott Haber on Sep 21, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MMAWeekly Twitter -
JefferyCain Just so people know, despite the false report out there, Frank Trigg is not being cut from the UFC.
by Nick Thomas on Sep 21, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i cant help
but like frank.. i try to hate him
but i just cant
"he's the best punchy face man in the buisness"
by blubber_guard on Sep 21, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit he says
when his mouth opens
"he's the best punchy face man in the buisness"
by blubber_guard on Sep 23, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They can still use him to build up other fighters. Trigg will go at least 0-3 before they cut him I think.
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by Benicio on Sep 21, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why?
I’ve talked to the guy before, he’s pretty chill. Sure, he knows how to ham it up in front of the camera, but he knows how to hype a fight.
Koscheck is a stud, and Frank looked pretty competitive prior to getting zapped by Josh’s right hand from hell
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by ElliotMatheny on Sep 21, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, Frank did far more than people give credit for…
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by kyfm621 on Sep 21, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was with the smug look on the official’s face? Got a little grease on his legs or something?
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by Leland Roling on Sep 22, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Twinkle Toes was
a little too happy to see him down there?
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by dnevil001 on Sep 22, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This story appears to be false.
Jeff Cain, of MMA Weekly, is reporting that the story is false:
I guess I should have posted on this thread immediately after that false report went up. Trigg is not being cut by the UFC. Dana never said that and that is why he isn’t quoted as saying it. Trigg is not being cut by the UFC and I can promise you that 100%. The story is wrong on multiple levels.
by Lynchman on Sep 21, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm… I’m pretty sure he was quoted as saying it.
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by Leland Roling on Sep 22, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is what I thought too.
Didnt Dana say he would not think twice about cutting him or something like that?
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by dnevil001 on Sep 22, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and then he was asked if he’d think about it later… and he replied with a negative answer… something along the lines of “Probably not, he got smoked.”
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by Leland Roling on Sep 22, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the way I remembered reading it as well.
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by dnevil001 on Sep 22, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cutting Trigg makes no sense at all. He has a name and personality, and can easily be used as a tool to elevate weltwerweights like Anthony Johnson.
by Michael Rome on Sep 21, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed, he’s not my favorite fighter but there are good fights for him in the UFC
by GregS123 on Sep 22, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, plus why would they sign him just to give him a fight they knew he was probably going to lose and then cut him immediately after? Doesn’t make sense.
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by ufc4 on Sep 22, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Replace Goldberg w/ Trigg!!!!!
I want to hear “OH NO OH NO!” again.
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by Bandaka on Sep 22, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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