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I agree with you my late Shonnie.young vitor fucked him up. One of my favorite moments. That fight was insane.
Vitor hit him twice with a straight left..insane
I agree with you my late Shonnie.young vitor fucked him up. One of my favorite moments. That fight was insane.
I agree with you my late Shonnie.
Vitor hit him twice with a straight left..insane
Wut? 90x6 + 45 + maybe 2 small ones on the end?Its fake lol...I am not denying Tank was a strong guy, but this was nowhere near 600 lbs.
Wut? 90x6 + 45 + maybe 2 small ones on the end?
Tank Abbott came onto the MMA scene at UFC 6 in Caspar,Wyoming in 1995 like a monstrous whirlwind of unmitigated violence not seen in previous UFC's. Here in this video, albeit short, he makes his UFC debut against a very large individual in John Matua. The weigh in's for this match had Matua at a 120 pound advantage Matua weighting in at 400 and Abbott at 280. Tank would go on and advance in the UFC 6 tournament to the finals and lose to Oleg Taktarov where both men had to be assisted out of the octagon from exhaustion. Tank would go on and have many more memorable highlight reel knockouts but would lose many more as the years went on. Tank Abbott was a fan favorite however and was always met with raucous applause. Tank Abbot was a very good wrestler but his matches never lasted long, he holds the MMA record for fighting in 24 straight fights where the ending came in the first round. At the end of his career Tank Abbott would have a losing record of 10-15, however he has remains in MMA history as one of the most feared punchers to ever compete. Note, UFC 6 served as Michael Buffer's first announcing gig in the UFC. It was also the first UFC super-fight champion in Ken Shamrock. UFC 6 had no judges, no rounds but there was a 20 minutes quarterfinal limit, the finals had a 30 minute time limit.
once upon a time in the UFC 215 pounds vs 270 pounds
Although his form was trash, there are no amateur or pro bodybuilders to ever bench 600.
Ronnie Colemans best is somewhere around 545 and Stan Efferdings (WR holding powerlifter and IFBB Pro bodybuilder) best bench is close to 600 but not quite
One of the craziest things I remember about Tank was in a UFC promo where they showed him benching 600lbs.
Here is his fight with Frye.
Tank's subtle footwork and use of his jab in this fight is very impressive. He also enters Frye's domain of dirty boxing and does quite well.
What a short but sweet, epic dog fight.
Here is longer version of the fight with interview at end, better quality. Vitor Belfort vs Don Frye would have been bananas but Frye had left the UFC just months prior.