Emmanuel Yarborough

Emmanuel Yarborough
Emmanuel Yarborough
Born September 5, 1964 (1964-09-05) (age 47)
Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Other 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

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1-2 Japan Daiju Takase Submission (punches) PRIDE 3 01998-06-24June 24, 1998 2 3:22 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-1 Japan Tatsuaki Nakano Submission (smother) Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX 01998-04-26April 26, 1998 1 1:17 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 0-1 United States Keith Hackney TKO (punches) UFC 3 01994-09-09September 9, 1994 1 1:59 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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