Jeremiah Riggs

Jeremiah Riggs (December 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and reality television personality from Vicksburg, Mississippi.
After leaving the Army in 2005, Riggs worked around Mississippi driving trucks for a living. In 2007 Riggs sold his trucking company and moved to San Jose to train MMA with Frank Shamrock.
In 2007 Riggs was set to become part of the San Jose Razorclaws, an International Fight League team coached by Shamrock but the team was disbanded by the IFL before the season began. After the IFL dissolved Riggs was invited to be a part of season seven of The Ultimate Fighter Riggs was paired against Dan Cramer in a preliminary matchup. Riggs lost a decision. After his experience on The Ultimate Fighter Riggs moved to Illinois to train with Matt Hughes at the HIT squad.
In early 2009 Riggs was chosen to go on VH1's hit reality show "Daisy of Love". Riggs was given the name "Big Rig" by Daisy De La Hoya due to his experience of driving trucks back home in Mississippi. In an MMA fight arranged by the show's producers Riggs defeated VH1 reality personality "12 Pack". "12 Pack" suffered from a broken nose and had to go to the hospital after the fight. Riggs finished fifth on the show.
In 2010 Riggs returned to MMA and won 5 out of 6 fights. Riggs fought for Bellator and Strikeforce on their undercards. Riggs last competed defeating Erick Slocum at SportFight X "Middle Tennessee Mayhem" by majority decision. The win was Riggs fifth win in a row.
In March 2011, he was announced as one of the 14 contestants for the return of WWE Tough Enough V set to debut April 4 on USA. He was eliminated in episode 9, finishing in 3rd place.
==Mixed martial arts record==
Result	Record	Opponent 	Method 	Event 	Date 	Round	Time	Location
Win 	8-5 	Eric Slocum 	Majority Decision 	SportFight X Middle Tennessee Mayhem 	January 29, 2011 	3 	5:00	Murfreesboro, TN
Win 	7-5 	James Sharp 	Unanimous Decision	Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro	November 19, 2010 	3 	5:00	Jackson, MS
Win 	6-5 	Mike Fleniken 	Unanimous Decision	Bellator 30 	September 23, 2010	3 	5:00	Louisville, KY
Win 	5-5 	Menden McKeehan	TKO 	Absolute Cage Fighting 	July 16, 2010 	1 	:17 	Knoxville, TN
Win 	4-5 	George Oiler 	TKO 	Hardorcck MMA 23 	June 18, 2010 	1 	4:59	Albany, KY
Loss 	3-5 	Keith Johnson 	Submission 	EFC Night of Reckoning III 	April 23, 2010 	2 	4:34	Tunica, MS
Win 	3-4 	Jesse Beal 	Submission 	EFC Night of Reckoning II 	February 27, 2010 	1 	4:58	Tunica, MS
Loss 	2-4 	Eric Irvin 	Unanimous Decision	Midwest Pro 	January 30, 2010 	3 	5:00	Cape Girardeau, MO
Loss 	2-3 	John Salter 	TKO 	The 3rd Degree 	October 17, 2009 	1 	4:44	Springfield, IL
Loss 	2-2 	Ken Jackson 	Submission 	Ultimate Fight Night 6 	November 28, 2009 	1 	3:07	Fort Smith, AR
Loss 	2-1 	Dominic O'Grady	Submission 	Xtreme Fighting Organization 25 	August 9, 2008 	3 	4:16	Island Lake, IL
Win 	2-0 	Charlie Rader 	TKO 	UKCMMA 	September 29, 2007	1 	N/A 	New Orleans, LO
Win 	1-0 	Craig Sjoerdsma	Submission 	Ultimate Cage Fighting: 1 	September 22, 2007	1 	N/A 	New Orleans, LO
==External links==
*USA Network Profile
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