MMA Flashback: 2002 – Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman

The year was 2002, the organization was the WFA (World Fighting Alliance) out of Las Vegas. It was their third event. Trigg defeated LaVerne Clark at WFA 1 and Jason Medina at WFA 2. At this point, Trigg was 9-1, with his only loss coming from Hayato Sakurai at Shooto in 2000. He was facing a very tough Dennis Hallman who had already given Matt Hughes his first two losses. Hallman was a very established veteran with a record of 23-6-1 when he met first met Trigg at WFA 3.

The fight ends in controversy as Hallman apparently received a low blow. After a few minutes of trying to recover, Hallman is unable to continue and Trigg is awarded the victory and the title. They would meet again two years later at ‘UFC 48: Payback’ to try and settle the controversy. However, Trigg put an exclamation point on the victory by finishing Hallman once again in the first round, however, this time it was by punches.