Alexander Trevino (born 1981) is an American mixed martial artist, who is best known for his 4-fight stint with now-defunct promotion,

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. He was cast a member of former

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champion,

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's reality series, "School of Hard Knocks” and was part of the Shamrock Submission fighting team until December 2009, and is now part of the Gracie Fighter MMA fighting team.

Early life

Trevino graduated from Montague high school in Montague,

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, in 1999. While in high school he won a state medal in wrestling and trained in boxing at Lane’s Gym in

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. He also trained in

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at White Lake Combat Club in

under head instructor Frank Bumstead. Trevino held an amateur record of 5-1 before attending the reality show “School of Hard Knocks”. Trevino moved to

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to train with the Shamrock Submission fight team, until he left in December 2009.

Mixed martial arts career

Strikeforce

Trevino made his

debut on June 27, 2008, at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson against Eric Jacob. He won via first round armbar. He then faced Gennaro Strangis at Strikeforce: Young Guns III on September 13, 2008. Trevino won via unanimous decision. His next fight was at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on August 15, 2009, facing Isaiah Hill. Trevino won by keylock submission. Trevino suffered his first loss under the Strikeforce banner, when he lost a unanimous decision to Rico Altamirano at Strikeforce Challengers 4 on November 6, 2009.

Post-Strikeforce

In his latest fight, Trevino faced Dave Courchine at XFC 27: Frozen Fury on December 13, 2013. He lost the fight via second-round knockout.

Personal life

Trevino attended the School of Hard Knocks reality TV show, a show intended for people who have had problems with personal abuse and use

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as a way to recover.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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