People all around the world love to talk about conspiracy theories. MMA fans are no different as multiple theories have come from the world of combat sports. One such scary theory was about former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia killing Tra Telligman inside the octagon.
Tim Sylvia (31-10) fought Tra Telligman in the co-main event of “UFC 54: Boiling” Point on August 20, 2005. Furthermore, Sylvia finished the match with a very brutal head kick with just 1 second remaining in the first round. While Sylvia was celebrating, Telligman was lying unconscious on the mat with zero movement.
Furthermore, Telligman was covered by a bunch of UFC officials who looked very concerned about the health of the fighter and he was stretchered out of the building. After this brutal loss, ‘Trauma’ was never seen again in the world of MMA. This led to the birth of the conspiracy theory about Tra being dead and the UFC covering up the situation.
Tra had his first match on November 25, 1995, against Urajimir Hoodenkin which he won via KO. Apart from the UFC, he competed in big promotions like Pride and Pancrease. Furthermore, Telligman was known to have only one pectoralis major muscle on his chest which gave him a distinctive look.
Coming to the rumors about his death, the guy is alive and kicking at the age of 58. However, after his loss to Sylvia, Tra retired with a record of 7-5-1. Now, the biggest question about ‘Trauma’ is about his current whereabouts. Let’s find out what Tra Telligman is up to these days.
Where is Tra Telligman now?
After he retired from MMA in 2005, Tra went on to coach in the World Combat League. WCL was a team-based kickboxing company started by actor and martial artist, Chuck Norris. Furthermore, the company featured popular fighters like Uriah Hall and Stephen Thompson.
Apart from this, Tra Telligman owns his own construction company by the name of ‘Tracon Ventures Ltd’. He founded this company in the year 2002 with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Tra has been successfully running this company along with his wife and has worked on multi-million dollar construction projects around the USA.
Furthermore, he also has an Instagram account with 316 followers. However, he is not very active on social media. His wife, Tanna Telligman is a digital creator and an IFBB Pro competitor with 2,168 followers on Instagram. She posts a lot of pictures of herself with Tra Telligman on her social media accounts.
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