Vince Vouyer told AVN.com that Vouyer Productions is sponsoring no-holds-barred fighter Frank Trigg in his title fight on Nov. 21 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Trigg is fighting for the welterweight title against Matt Hughes in the co-main event of UFC 45: Revolution at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.
The fighter will be decked out in Vouyer Productions gear as he enters the Octagon, with vincevouyer.com sewed on the back of his trunks and on the front of his shirt, and the Vouyer Productions logo on his back. Trigg also will be wearing a Vouyer baseball cap during his entrance.
The UFC is widely considered "the Super Bowl of mixed martial arts." The organization is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at this event, which will be available live nationwide on a pay-per-view basis. The UFC was the pioneer of the sport, which has developed a loyal mainstream following in recent years.
Vouyer has trained with Trigg in jiu jitsu at Raw in El Segundo, Calif.
"I've been friends with Frank for about five years and I always believed in him as a fighter," Vouyer told AVN.com Friday. "He's a dedicated fighter and I always told him I wanted do some sponsoring when he gets some big gigs, like Pride or UFC. That's when the ball started rolling. … And, let's not forget – I'm in the sport. So what other sport would I want to sponsor? I love this sport. It keeps me in shape."
Vouyer continued, "Frank tells me and he tells everybody else that it's going to be a violent fight. He's training his ass off every day. I couldn't have picked a better guy to sponsor. He always mentions my name in all his interviews, and he's been all over the radio in the past two weeks."
Trigg is 7-1 in mixed martial arts and his opponent Hughes is 29-3. Vouyer also said he helped redesign the fighter's Website, franktrigg.com.
