NAME - joe riggs
Nickname - diesel
FIGHTING OUT OF - Elite Performance - Phoenix, Arizona
AGE - 27
WEIGHT - 170 LBS
HEIGHT - 6 FT 0 IN
MMA RECORD - 33-11-0

A former super heavyweight who once competed at over 300 pounds, the 27-year-old Riggs (32-12) is now a dangerous threat in multiple STRIKEFORCE divisions. He holds the rare distinction of having competed at heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, and welterweight during the course of his eight-year career.

Riggs holds notable victories over STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champ Nick Diaz, Kendall Grove, Chris Lytle and “The N.Y. Badass” Phil Baroni. The 6-foot Riggs tallied up four consecutive wins including an impressive unanimous decision victory over Baroni at STRIKEFORCE: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2010 in St. Louis, MO before losing to Jay Hieron by a controversial unanimous decision. Riggs most recently defeated Louis Taylor by third round submission in front of a hometown crowd in the first ever Strikeforce event in Phoenix.