Tra Telligman's career in Mixed Martial Arts started in 1996 and has spanned a abundant accord of the sport's history. His almanac is accent by wins over Brad Kohler and Igor Vovchanchyn. He trains with the Lion's Den gym, home to such added acclaimed MMA practitioners as Ken Shamrock and Guy Mezger. He started his able MMA career in Russia, angry at Absolute Angry Championship 1 in Moscow.
Tra bears a notable appropriate concrete mark; he is missing his appropriate pectoral, abrogation a abysmal alcove in his chest. Tra was complex in a car blow as a adolescent adolescent and has lived with the aberration anytime since.
Tra's aboriginal above action was adjoin accepted Brazilian fighter Vitor Belfort at UFC 12. Tra absent due to a exact acquiescence due to strikes. He would acknowledgment to the UFC that aforementioned year to exhausted Brad Kohler by armbar at UFC Japan. During the abutting few years Tra would action in both PRIDE and the UFC, with his best notable ability actuality an agitated win over able Ukrainian striker Igor Vovchanchyn at PRIDE 13. Tra took the action on two weeks notice, replacing assistant Ken Shamrock afterwards Shamrock suffered a close abrasion in training. Tra was advised a abundant underdog for the bender with Igor, but managed to win a accommodation with authoritative takedowns and acceptable battle skills.
Tra's career did not advance a abundant accord afterwards his bender with Vovchanchyn; he alone fought two times in the abutting bristles years, accident both of his bouts, which took abode in the UFC, the UFC website has his almanac placed at 16–5–1, this is best apparently due to his several MMA bouts in Russia which may accept not been official and accordingly not recorded. Tra was aftermost apparent angry and apprenticeship in the World Combat League.
