Troy was born November 22nd 1981 in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. He attended school at Susquenita School District where at an early age took up wrestling and football, he would later give up wrestling despite constant pressure to come back from the coaches. However, hunting and fishing took up much of his precious time. After completing high school he joined the US Coast Guard and was stationed at Activities New York Gym, this is where he started to take working out very seriously training 2-3 times a day. He then was transferred to Atlantic City, NJ where he would begin his training as part of a Coast Guard Aircrew, where he participated in many Search and Rescue missions including being a first responder to Hurricane Katrina.
Atlantic City would also be the place he would begin his fighting career. He would experiment in many different gyms. Under the tutelage of Rickson Gracie BJJ black Belt Joe Diamond he would start to take his raw wrestling talents and convert them into solid BJJ base and Muay Thai striking training with Tony Moelius. He would soon test his abilities in the cage after a slow start he got on track with 3 consecutive wins including the New Breed Fighters Heavyweight title. He then set his sights on his Pro Debut adding to his arsenal is the World Class Conditioning and Boxing training of 5 time World Champion Virgil ”Quicksilver” Hill. Since this time Troy has really fell into a great training team with Virgil Hill and newest grappling Instructor Jason Alcoba now they have formed an elite training facility called Extreme Performance MMA, a place where you can find Troy and many other fighters, hard at work improving their skills.
Stay up to date with the site as Troy pushes his way to success in the Combat Sports Arena. A special thanks to all of the people who support him and his career without you all it couldnt happen.