Jeremiah Riggs
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| Born | Jeremiah Riggs December 17, 1982 Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States |
| Other names | Bigg Rigg Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | Springfield, Illinois |
| Team | Fiore MMA |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Jeremiah Riggs | |
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| Born |
December 17, 1982 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Residence |
Granite City, Illinois, Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Jeremiah Riggs, Big Rigg, Mississippi |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Trained by |
Matt Hughes, Dutch Mantel, Bill DeMott |
Jeremiah Riggs (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Riggs has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the Midwest, and his homestate of Mississippi. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest as well as a contestant on WWE Tough Enough.
Riggs was born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He is the son of an E-9 who served four years in the Coast Guard followed by 31 years in the National Guard. Riggs attended his local high school, playing baseball and football, lettering in both sports. After graduating high school Riggs went on to enroll into Mississippi Delta Community College where he was on the football team.
Upon graduating from college Riggs signed up with the United States Army and served a tour in Afghanistan with the 1st Ranger Battalion. After leaving the Army in 2005, Riggs worked around Mississippi driving trucks for a living; even owning his own trucking business.
Riggs made his professional debut against Craig Sjoerdsma in New Orleans, Louisiana. Riggs won the fight via submission from strikes in the first round. Riggs then fought Robert Thompson for the Southern Fighting Alliance middleweight title belt. The fight lasted all 5 rounds, and Riggs narrowly lost a decision. During the fight, one of Riggs' front teeth was knocked out. In 2007 Riggs sold his trucking company and moved to San Jose to train MMA with Frank Shamrock. 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.
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