Emmanuel Yarborough
| Emmanuel Yarborough | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 5, 1964 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Manny |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 704 lb (319 kg) |
| Rank | brown belt in Judo |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarborough (born September 5, 1964) is an American amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling, and American football. He was coached in Judo by Yoshisada Yonezuka.[1] He is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 meters) tall[2] and has weighed up to 882 lb (400 kg). He holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete.[3] Emmanuel wears a size 21 shoe. He was the 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion and is considered to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan. He competed in UFC 3, a mixed martial arts competition, losing to the much smaller Keith Hackney (who has since taken the nickname "The Giant Killer") and Daiju Takase (169 lbs) in Pride Fighting Championships.
He was born in Rahway, New Jersey.
College Football and wrestling
Yarborough was recruited for wrestling and football at Morgan State University. He achieved All American status in the Heavyweight class in 1983 Division II and 1986 Division I.
Acting
He appeared in a 1997 Bollywood film Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi which features Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar and has appeared on several talk shows, as well as in a commercial for Motorola. He has also appeared on the HBO drama Oz as an inmate named Clarence Seroy.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 1 win | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 1–2 | Daiju Takase | Submission (punches) | Pride 3 | June 24, 1998 | 2 | 3:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–1 | Tatsuaki Nakano | Submission (smother) | Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX | April 26, 1998 | 1 | 1:17 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 0–1 | Keith Hackney | TKO (punches) | UFC 3 | September 9, 1994 | 1 | 1:59 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
References
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/07/26/disabled-sumo-wrestler-slimming-down-to-improve-health/
- ↑ http://meetmannyy.com/
- ↑ Heaviest living athlete:
The heaviest living athlete in the world is Sumo wrestler Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarborough, of Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He stands 2m 3cm 6ft 8in tall and weighs a colossal 319.3kg