Todd Grisham | |
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Grisham in 2008.
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Born |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
January 9, 1976
Residence | Bay Minette, Alabama |
Spouse(s) | Alyson DeRenzis |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Todd Grisham |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Debut | 2004 |
Retired | 2011 |
Todd Grisham (born January 9, 1976) is an American sports reporter employed by the UFC. Prior to his departure from ESPN at the end of 2016, his duties for the network included being the in-studio host for Friday Night Fights as well as a SportsCenter anchor.
Prior to joining ESPN in 2011, Grisham worked as a professional wrestling commentator for WWE. As of January 2017, Grisham is working for the UFC as a broadcaster.
Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Grisham was raised in Bay Minette, Alabama, and attended Baldwin County High School for his freshman year, where he played on the school's soccer team as a forward. His family relocated several times after his freshman year, and Grisham graduated from Orange Park High School in Orange Park, Florida. Grisham attended Wingate University on a soccer scholarship and later transferred to the University of West Georgia, where he received his degree in communications. His first professional job in the television industry was with KTVO of Ottumwa, Iowa, where he worked for a year and a half. He was then a sportscaster for KOLD-TV Tucson for approximately five years before signing a two-year contract with WWE as an announcer, officially joining them on January 14, 2004.