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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Trigg Getting Older, Plans To Be Back at 170 by Year's End
Though he came out victorious in his latest bout at 185 pounds - at Saturday's XCF "Rumble in Racetown" - UFC and Pride veteran Frank Trigg says he is done with the middleweight division.
"I did make the announcement, I'm gonna move back down to 170," he said in a recent edition of his video blog.
He doesn't plan on dropping the weight all at once, however, citing his age as a modifying factor for the 36-year-old to take the drop one step at a time.
"I'm gonna do it slowly. My next fight's not gonna be at 170. I'm a little bit older, I gotta be smart. So I'm gonna take my time, moving down to 78, move down to 74, then I'm gonna move down to 70," relayed Trigg. "I want to fight four times this year, so I'm guessing... the fourth fight, I'm gonna be back down at 170."
Xtreme Cagefighting Federation
Rumble in Racetown Results
-Frank Trigg def. Danny Babcock by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
-Zak Cummings def. Terry Martin by Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
-Jesse Taylor def. Gert Kocani by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:45, R2
-Marcus Jones def. John Juarez by TKO (Strikes) at 1:39, R1
-T.J. Cook def. Scott Harper by KO (Punch) at 1:37, R1
-Todd Cutler def. Jeremy May by TKO (Strikes) at 4:07, R1
-Gilbert Burgos def. Chris Thorne by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 1:17, R1
-Ryan Keenan def. Blake Bowman by TKO (Strikes) at 4:29, R1
Labels: Frank Trigg, XCF
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:56 PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
XCF To Raise Money for Inujured UFC Fighter Corey Hill
 PRESS RELEASE:
Only days away, excitement for the Dyna-Pep Rumble In Race Town is building to a dull roar... Xtreme Cage Fighting Federation has answered the countrywide requests of MMA fans for this historic event to be broadcast live via streaming video on Saturday, February 14th at 7:30pm. "Not only do we want everyone to have the opportunity of seeing this event live, more importantly, Xtreme Cagefighting Federation wants to help raise money for Corey Hill, by providing him a percentage of the streaming video proceeds." says Doug Bland, founder of Xtreme Cagefighting Federation.
Corey Hill, who fights out of Rob Kahn's Gracie Tampa stable, was a junior college national wrestling champion and is considered by many to be one of the top up-and-coming MMA fighters in his division. While fighting in a UFC event this past December, Hill broke his leg in what many are calling one of the most gruesome injuries in MMA history.
"This is awesome; I can't believe the folks at XCF are putting something like this together for me. The doctors say I could be out for 12-18 months so any kind of money coming in is going to be a huge help for me and my family." says Corey. Rob Kahn, Hill's trainer / manager also commented, "It has been an incredible experience dealing with XCF on the Daytona event, I can't get over the generosity and professionalism the Bland brothers have shown in the promotion of this event."
Fans can access the live video stream at the XCF website by logging onto www.xcfmma.com. The cost to view the live event is $9.95 and can be paid with by Visa, MasterCard or PayPal.
"Xtreme Cagefighting Federation has the deepest appreciation for all MMA fighters. It doesn't matter what organization you are part of or what school you train with, at the end of the day, we all need to better this sport by helping to support each other." said Bland.
Scheduled to fight on the card are former UFC fighters Frank Trigg, Terry Martin, Jesse Taylor and Jeremy May. Also competing is former All-Pro Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive End, Marcus Jones and Daytona residents Todd Cutler and Byron Byrd.
Tickets for the Rumble In Race Town are on sale now via www.Ticketmaster.com by phone at 407-839-3900 or at the Ocean Center box office.
Dyna Pep, makers of the "World's First Supercharged Energy Micro Shot" is the primary sponsor for the Rumble in Race Town, more information at www.dynapep.com. For more information on the event, please visit www.xcfmma.com or call (704) 701-0904.Labels: Corey Hill, XCF
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:05 AM
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