Bellator signs Joe Riggs to compete in middleweight tournament

By FiveKnuckles.com Staff January 10, 2011Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to their impressive stable of fighters, this time adding battle-proven veteran Joe "Diesel" Riggs to its ever expanding list of talented fighters. Bellator Season 4 airs on MTV2 in March 2011. Having won six of his last seven fights, Riggs joins Bellator with a 34-11 record that includes 31 stoppage victories. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Riggs began his journey to MMA when he picked up boxing at just 10-years-old before wrestling in high school. A two time All-American, Riggs met current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez at the High School National Championships. With a Golden Gloves boxing title under his belt and widely established as one of the top high school wrestlers in the country, Riggs' decision to make the transition to MMA was an easy one, and at the age of just 17-years-old he took his first fight and hasn't looked back since. A true veteran of mixed mar...