Tank Abbott

Tank Abbott is of MMA's most feared and controversial fighters. Tank Abbott comes from a street fighting background where he used to fight members of outlaw motorcycle gangs. Tank is a true streetfighter who fights in the MMA and UFC arena purely because he loves fighting!

Tank Abbott Stats:

Name:	Tank Abbott
Nickname:	"The Tank"
Sport:	MMA / UFC
From:	Huntingbeach, California
DOB:	1965
Height:	6' (183 cm)
Weight:	250lbs (113kg)

Tank Abbott's Bio:

Tank Abbott was born in 1965 in Huntingbeach, California. He was a college wrestler who got interested in bare-knuckle fighting on the beaches of Southern California. The 270 pound Tank Abbott was undefeated in the art of Pit-Fighting. Pit-Fighting is a sport started by outlaw biker gangs in which a pit is dug and two fighters jump in and brawl.

Tank Abbott took the UFC by storm in 1995 with his huge aggression and one punch knockouts. Over the next 8 years Tank Abbott had some impressive wins over many undefeated MMA fighters. Some of these wins included; 300 pound John Matua, 6ft.8inch. 300lbs. Paul "Polar Bear" Varlans, 250 pound Steve Nelmark and 220 pound Hugh Duarte.

Abbott also beat two Martial Arts World Champions, undefeated UFC Champion Steve Jennum by TKO in 1995 and GC Champion Cal Worsham in 1996. The Tank failed in his three bids to capture a world championship being defeated by Oleg Taktarov, Don Frye, and Maurice Smith.

Tank Abbott was a professional wrestler for about 4 years and scored a number of quick knockouts in special wrestling "shoot-matches". In 2003 he launched a highly publicized comeback in MMA which ended when we was defeated by Frank Mir, Kimo Leopoldo, and Wesley "Cabbage" Correira.

Tank Abbott's Achievements:

Tank Abbott's MMA achievements: 9 wins (5 KO's, 3 submissions, 1 decision), 11 losses (3 KO's, 6 submissions, 2 decisions), 0 draws.

Tank Abbott Pictures:

Tank Abbott after taking a heavy hit UFC

Tank Abbott MMA

Tank Abbott UFC

Tank Abbott pictured (red shorts)

Tank in his wrestling days

Another Tank wrestling pic