"My goal has always been to hold a legitimate world championship before I retire. I have a bunch of titles with some smaller organizations, but I want to hold a title in one of the bigger organizations. I'd be happy if that was in the UFC or Strikeforce, it doesn't matter to me. I love the UFC, but there is too much pressure, if you lose one fight, you have to be worried about your spot. It's difficult for fighters, especially the younger ones to compete under those conditions. At this point in my career it wouldn't bother me, but I just want to go out there and fight."

Strikeforce veteran Trevor Prangley talks about his desire to win a championship in a major organization as well as the pressures to fight and keep a spot on the UFC roster. Prangley is doing the rounds with press to hype up his fight against Karl Ammoussou, which takes place at Strikeforce Challengers VI: "Kaufman vs. Hashi" on Friday February 26.

Prangley has yet to capture a title in a major promotion such as UFC or Strikeforce but has earned several titles in smaller organizations during his nine-year career such as the BoDog Fight Middleweight Championship, MFC Light Heavyweight Championship and most recently Shark Fights Light Heavyweight Championship in November.

Achieving a championship in a major promotion may not be far-fetched for Prangley, who is on a five-fight winning streak and may be on the cusp of a Strikeforce middleweight title shot if he scores an impressive victory over the talented Frenchman, Ammoussou. He sports a 3-1 record in four fights with Strikeforce, scoring wins in the promotion over Falaniko Vitale and Anthony Ruiz (x2).

Prangley is right about the UFC sometimes letting young fighters go early, as the promotion generally cuts younger fighters after just one or two losses, which often seems unfair, but fighters are often brought back after gaining more experience in smaller organizations and putting a winning streak together. To be fair, the UFC also grants fights to young fighters after a loss if they looked good and impressed in defeat.

However, established veterans like Prangley, who have often had previous stints with the UFC, would normally get another fight in the UFC after a loss, as seen recently by veterans like Mark Coleman, Frank Trigg, Phil Baroni and Dennis Hallman.

Prangley has put together an even 2-2 record in two previous stints with the UFC. He defeated Curtis Stout at UFC 48 in June 2004 in his first stint with the promotion. The South African mixed martial artist was then brought back to the UFC in August 2005, where he defeated Travis Lutter at UFC 54. However, Prangley would leave the UFC after losing back-to-back fights against Jeremy Horn at UFC 56 in November 2005 and Chael Sonnen at UFC Fight Night 4 in April 2006.