Tank Abbott

David “Tank” Abbott is the Huntington Beach street brawler who became the UFC’s first antihero in 1995, knocking out John Matua in 18 seconds and taunting him afterwards. He reached the final of UFC 6 and the Ultimate Ultimate 1996, losing to Oleg Taktarov and Don Frye.

He returned for fights against Frank Mir, Kimbo Slice and others in later years and also worked in WCW as a pro wrestler. CagePotato covered his loud interviews and late comebacks.

Tank Abbott fact file
Full nameDavid Lee Abbott
NicknameTank
Date of birth
Place of birthHuntington Beach, California, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Pride FC
  • Strikeforce
  • EliteXC
  • Cage Rage
  • King of the Cage
  • WCW
Accolades
  • UFC 6 tournament runner-up
  • Ultimate Ultimate 1996 tournament runner-up

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