Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley was born in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on August 24th, 1972 and is the MMA Fighter. At the age of 52, Trevor Prangley biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Trevor Prangley (born 24 August 1972) is a South African mixed martial artist.
He has competed in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, Dream, King of the Cage, MFC, the SFL, Shark Fights, and Bodog Fight.
He competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.
He was the former Cage Light Heavyweight champion, the former Shark Fights Light Heavyweight Champion, and the former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Personal life
Trevor and his wife have a son.
Mixed martial arts career
Prangley was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1972, he grew up on a small farm raising horses, sheep, and chickens with his father, brother, and sister. Trevor's dad asked him if he wanted to sign up for wrestling lessons at a local school when he was just four years old. He didn't know it then, but it was the start of a long career in wrestling.
Trevor wrestled in South Africa throughout his youth. He has won many regional and provincial championships, as well as winning the national title at the age of 23. This brought him close to becoming a member of the South African Olympic team, but he had to cancel the qualifying match in overtime and had to settle for alternate status. Trevor decided to travel to the United States to further his Olympic aspirations after being dissatisfied with his level of training.
He and his family were left behind and moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He had hoped to make the lineup and gain a scholarship at North Idaho College (NIC), a local community college. This bet paid off. Trevor was All-American during his time at NIC. Trevor tore his ACL and finished runner up in the final match of his second year while still leading on points. Trevor considered returning home to South Africa after being frustrated that his eligibility was withdrawn and he had not fulfilled his ambition of becoming a national champion. He began to receive numerous scholarship offers to continue wrestling at four-year colleges right away, and those thoughts were quickly dismissed. He was now motivated to start a rigorous recovery.
Despite the doctor's predictions that it will be nine months before returning to wrestle again, Trevor discovered a local Jiu-Jitsu academy and began to train. Jiu-Jitsu helped him to stay fit and active while recovering. He had his first amateur mixed martial arts bout six months ago in 1998. Even though he lost the fight to a decision, he discovered that mixed martial arts was his favorite sport. He cancelled plans to return to college wrestling and began a 19-fight winning streak before turning pro in 2001.
At 205 pounds, his pro-career began as a Light Heavyweight. He won in a straight match before facing Renato Sobral, his longest fight to date. This was defeating that culminated in Trevor's decision to change to middleweight 185 pounds. He made the decision to switch to a middleweight where he would be more relaxed and strong. This was a good call. Trevor defeated Andrei Semenov of Russia 185 pounds in his first combat at 185 pounds, securing a fight in the UFC.
He made his UFC debut at UFC 48 by defeating Curtis Stout by submission, defeating Curtis Stout. He is now 2–2 in the organization, with a close decision loss to Jeremy Horn at UFC 56. At Ultimate Fight Night 4, Prangley then went on to lose to Chael Sonnen.
After leaving the United Fighting Championships, Prangley continued to fight for many organizations, including Bodog Fight, where he qualified for the USA vs. Russia card on the reality show, defeating Andrei Seminov for the second time at the tournament.
At BodogFight: Prangley defeated Yuki Kondo (doctor stoppage) following the conclusion of the second round to win the Bodog Fight Middleweight Championship.
He has competed for Strikeforce, which also included participation in the Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survivives middleweight tournament. In the first round of the tournament, he won by a landslide over Falaniko Vitale but fell short of Jorge Santiago in the finals.
Prangley met Tim Kennedy on June 16, 2010 in Strikeforce Los Angeles. Submission was denied by submission (rear naked choke).
In a non-title match at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley, he defeated Keith Jardine. He won by a split decision.
He fought in Strikeforce again on January 29th and lost by a rear naked choke from Roger Gracie in the first round.
In the twilight years, Strikeforce Prangley competed for the Shark Fights group and lifted the Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Marcus Sursa on November 28, 2009 at Shark Fights 7.
In a non-title match on September 11, 2010, he later competed in the Shark Fights 13 card's main event by defeating Keith Jardine.
Phelpley made his Bellator debut at Bellator 58, defeating Hector Lombard at 195 pounds. Prangley lost via TKO in the second round of a non-title match to Lombard.
He will next compete in SFL3, India's third tournament, against Baga Agaev. He gained via a third-round KO. In the main tournament, he was supposed to face Sokoudjou at SFL 5.
At KOTC: Vigilante, Prangley defeated Tony Lopez for the vacant KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship. The game was called off in the fourth round after Lopez landed an illegal knee to Prangley's head, and Prangley could not continue after the 5 minutes were allowed to recover. The competition then proceeded to a decision that the judges gave Prangley a majority Decision win.
When Prangley defeated Jared Torgeson at KOTC: Double Impact on October 4, 2013, he recorded his fourth title defense. He won the fight by unanimous vote.
Prangley defeated Jared Torgeson in a rematch at KOTC: Steadfast on August 14th, his fifth title defense. In the first round, Prangley defeated KO in the first round.
Prangley defeated Richard Blake at KOTC: Tactical Strike on November 13, 2014, in his sixth title defense. He defended his name by submitting early in the first round, a man who was also an infant in the first round.
Prangley faced Maxim Grishin at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17 on September 30, 2014. Prangley was filling up for an injured Mike Kyle. In the second round, he lost by TKO.
