HOUSTON – Being a professional fighter isn’t Trevin Giles’ only job.
A UFC middleweight, Giles (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is also an active member of the Houston police force. Born in San Antonio and raised in Houston, Giles is expecting a large, passionate turnout when he fights Antonio Arroyo at UFC 247.
“There is going to be a big turnout,” Giles said. “Everybody knows I work for the Houston police department. I know a couple of those guys are coming out. I know they’ll be bringing out family and friends and stuff like that, too. Some of my friends will be coming out. It’s going to be a big turnout. It’ll be packed in there. It’s going to be noisy.”
UFC 247 marks Giles’ first fight in 2020. Should he get through Arroyo (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Giles hopes to fight two to three more times before the end of the calendar year.
“I want to be as active as possible,” Giles said. “I want to be as active as my health permits me to be. As long as I’m fighting and coming out healthy, I’m going to fight as long as I can. I would say at most, I’d love to have four fights. I think three is definitely possible, but four would be great.”
UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Check out MMA Junkie’s full UFC 247 pre-fight interview with Giles in the video above.
