David (Tank) Abbott at age 30

Thanks for all your concerns guys. I'm A - OK. I wasn't actually knocked out in the fight. Tank hit me in an area of the brain that controls motor function, (after I tapped him). I went down and could not move at all, but I never lost consciousness.
It was a very strange feeling at first, but then I realized I could move; only not in the old way, but in a beautiful new way. I floated above the octagon, and could see in all directions at once. I saw my body below, and it was glowing like a star. I wept tears of joy. Yes friends, I feel more alive than ever.
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Steve you're alive!!! 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!!!!! we all thought you had died and gone to heaven. Welcome back to planet earth, forgive Tank, I hope you know forgiveness is the true meaning of love.
 
You know what.. I always wondered what the hell happened to Steve Nelmark?. I mean he looked Dead when Tank knocked him out, I never seen a fighter looked so dead before in UFC... then he totally disappeared, never to be seen again, the weirdest thing is they never showed him getting up, leaving the octagon, nothing. Seriously did he die that night or what?!.
I'm not sure but he is famous !Screenshot_20161208-183551.png
 
Yeah that final fight with Tank and Oleg was awesome, do you remember that Tank was fish-hooking Olegs mouth? haha. I love Tank but lets be honest he was easy for a rear naked choke.

Yeah I remember Oleg looks very angry after the fight and Macias just shrugging his shoulders, you could see from the walk out he didn't want to be in there. I used to love that period in UFC like 1995 - 1999, some epic events. UFC 6, UFC 8, UFC Ultimate Ultimate 2 and UFC 19 were so good
The fish hooks were brutal. Oleg lands two guillotines which he assumed would end the fight only for Tank to just power through them. Tank turns so so purple during one of them if my memory is correct. (I hope it is, I rewatched it a few months ago). By the time Oleg walks around to his back, Tank looks like a competitor in Kimbo/Dada tho, he was done.
The UFC DVDs had some awesome interviews as extras, Oleg talking about the fight is the only thing I miss about ditching my DVDs for Fight Pass
 
What ? why do you say that look at the bar bend 12 45lb plates plus the bar is 585 lbs
Look closely between second 7-9. Notice how he briefly shifts the bar up and down? There is absolutely no way you could do this with 600 lbs. There are only handful of elite powerlifters and strongman competitors who can bench 600+ and Tank is not one of them.
 
Jesus... imagine being hit by Tank bare knuckle.

He was actually one of the first to even wear the gloves back when you didn't have to.

Dude still floored people like it was nothing.
 
This one hits me right in the feels. I started watching with UFC 1 and was like "Holy fuck!" when I first saw BJJ and then I was like "Holy fuck!" when I saw Tank for the first time in UFC 6. Not sure how many of you guys were old enough to have watched this event back then but Tank was really the first guy in the UFC that had crazy punching power, it was like Shane Carwin like crazy in my eyes at the time. Sure, by today's standards he is a total dinosaur and would get destroyed by most every HWT in the division but at the time he was the badest mofo on the block.
 
Look closely between second 7-9. Notice how he briefly shifts the bar up and down? There is absolutely no way you could do this with 600 lbs. There are only handful of elite powerlifters and strongman competitors who can bench 600+ and Tank is not one of them.
How do you propose they faked it then? There were no special effects or ways to edit video back then.
 
The UFC's first serious power puncher.

It seems ridiculous to say these days but Tank could have been a real contender back in the day if he took training seriously.
 
This one hits me right in the feels. I started watching with UFC 1 and was like "Holy fuck!" when I first saw BJJ and then I was like "Holy fuck!" when I saw Tank for the first time in UFC 6. Not sure how many of you guys were old enough to have watched this event back then but Tank was really the first guy in the UFC that had crazy punching power, it was like Shane Carwin like crazy in my eyes at the time. Sure, by today's standards he is a total dinosaur and would get destroyed by most every HWT in the division but at the time he was the badest mofo on the block.

He was absolutely terrifying when i first saw this match with Matua, and i was literally left with mouth open agape. Now what people have forgotten about that match was when Tank was mimicking Matuas convlusion....Bruce Beck the color commentator was disgusted by Tank Abbotts actions afterwards. And didnt want to show the replay of Matua in that state due to the graphic aftermath. Incredible when you look back to now and how much violence we have seen during the years and how much worse we witnessed which is shrugged off as simply part of the sport.
 
The UFC's first serious power puncher.

It seems ridiculous to say these days but Tank could have been a real contender back in the day if he took training seriously.
Yeah, he'd have been a huge draw these days with some grappling training and TD defense.
 
He really played up the heel role, but you could tell he was both a scholar and a gentleman.

Okay, maybe I wouldn't bring him to a cocktail party, but he wasn't nearly as bad as he made himself out to be. :)

I miss that fucker.
 
He was absolutely terrifying when i first saw this match with Matua, and i was literally left with mouth open agape. Now what people have forgotten about that match was when Tank was mimicking Matuas convlusion....Bruce Beck the color commentator was disgusted by Tank Abbotts actions afterwards. And didnt want to show the replay of Matua in that state due to the graphic aftermath. Incredible when you look back to now and how much violence we have seen during the years and how much worse we witnessed which is shrugged off as simply part of the sport.
These days people would fucking love what Tank did in that fight from the knockout to him mimicking Matua. It would be the meme of the year for sure.
 
Yeah, he'd have been a huge draw these days with some grappling training and TD defense.
Cardio was his biggest enemy. He took alot of fights right off the barstool. I believe he balooned up to 300 pounds before the UFC 15 fight with Mo and came in with no notice. He could wrestle fairly well but if he took grappling seriously and had more than 1-2 minutes of serious gas he could have gone much further. He had natural power and his right hand was nasty. He was very much a product of his era but gave us some great moments.
 
He really played up the heel role, but you could tell he was both a scholar and a gentleman.

Okay, maybe I wouldn't bring him to a cocktail party, but he wasn't nearly as bad as he made himself out to be. :)

I miss that fucker.
I agree, he really seemed to enjoy being the bad guy and definitely had some fun with it. He may have been the UFC's first shit talker too.
 
He really played up the heel role, but you could tell he was both a scholar and a gentleman.

Okay, maybe I wouldn't bring him to a cocktail party, but he wasn't nearly as bad as he made himself out to be. :)

I miss that fucker.

He's one of the most "colorful" characters for certain....here is something you may enjoy. An old interview held in a bar he frequented in Huntington Beach...note a very young Tito Ortiz at the :15 mark.

 
Cardio was his biggest enemy. He took alot of fights right off the barstool. I believe he balooned up to 300 pounds before the UFC 15 fight with Mo and came in with no notice. He could wrestle fairly well but if he took grappling seriously and had more than 1-2 minutes of serious gas he could have gone much further. He had natural power and his right hand was nasty. He was very much a product of his era but gave us some great moments.
Yup, I think he'd have been a beast but would have to have dropped some weight. I think even against Matua he was near 290.
 
Has the promotion ever returned anywhere even near Casper, Wyoming since then?? Lol

They went to South Dakota a few months ago, pretty much the same thing as Wyoming lol
 
Tank just looks like a guy that would fuck you up, lol.

If only he actually took his career seriously and truly tried to improve as a fighter, he could've been one of the best IMO (not saying an all-time great like Fedor or some shit).

He had the power and was naturally good at smashing people, if he actually went and trained hard, he would've been a force to be reckoned with. It's the same story with Krazy Horse too, in my opinion.

Keep making these threads, TS.
 
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