Frank Trigg signs three-fight deal with WVR; Strikeforce next?

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Japanese Round-Up: Mirko Cro Cop Sidelined, Yoshihiro Akiyama Challenged
Published 7/7/2008 by ChrisNelson at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
While fans Stateside have been busy celebrating independence, dissecting the opinions of people named "Roy" and "Adelaide" and watching a drunken Will Smith throw whales around, there's been plenty shaping up and shaking out in the Japanese MMA scene. Not only did the now-well documented Akasaka Fight Festival take place last week with dozens of top-shelf fighters in attendance, but this month's FEG-promoted DREAM.5 event and August's Sengoku 4 from World Victory Road are finally beginning to take shape... for better or worse. The biggest headline came just this morning and was not a positive one, as ...

Quick Hits: Cro Cop, Fedor, the Colossus + More
Published 7/8/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... — Frank Trigg has signed a non-exclusive three-fight deal with World Victory Road, and has agreed to make his debut with the organization at Sengoku 4 on August 24th, against an opponent to be named later. The 37-year-old fighter hasn’t competed since his submission victory over Edwin Dewees at HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon last December. WVR is reportedly planning a middleweight tournament for next year that would include Trigg as well as Kazuo Misaki, who Trigg defeated at PRIDE 33. ...

Frank Trigg Signs With World Victory Road, To Debut At Sengoku 4
Published 7/10/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... UFC and PRIDE veteran Frank Trigg (16-6) has signed a three-fight, non-exclusive contract with Japanese MMA promotion World Victory Road, according to MMAJunkie.com. ...