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Emmanuel Yarborough Born September 5, 1964
Rahway, New Jersey, United StatesOther names Manny Nationality American Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Weight 600 lb (270 kg; 43 st) Style Sumo Mixed martial arts record Total 3 Wins 1 By submission 1 Losses 2 By knockout 1 By submission 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Emanuel 'Manny' Yarborough (born September 5, 1964 in Rahway, New Jersey) is an amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling, and American football. He is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 metres) tall and has weighed up to 600+ lb (273 kg). He holds the Guinness World Record for the largest athlete. Emanuel 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". He also appeared in PRIDE Fighting Championships, losing to 169 lb Daiju Takase
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Football and professional 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 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 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 1-2 Daiju Takase Submission (punches) PRIDE 3 June 24, 1998 2 3:22 Tokyo, Japan Win 1-1 Tatsuaki Nakano Submission (smother) Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX April 26, 1998 1 1:17 Yokohama, Japan Loss 0-1 Keith Hackney TKO (punches) UFC 3 September 9, 1994 1 1:59 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States External links
- Emmanuel Yarborough at the Internet Movie Database
- Professional MMA record for Emmanuel Yarborough from Sherdog
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- Amateur Sumo Profile
- Motorola Commercial
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