tanks one of my all time favorite cage fighters, He had a viciousness reminiscent of a young mike tyson.. alot of fighters these days lack that.. everyone wants to watch a fighter that truly wants to hurt his opponent..
yes this is back when they had the Ultimate Ultimate, when there would be three or more fights a night , kill or be killed. They do not have this anymore, Long live the Tank!!
There is an interview here with tank on youtube someone, a must see for any tank fans. I agree with him 100% on everything he says. Sometimes he would fight three times a month, or take a fight with only a week's notice. He says he probably could have won alot more if he had trained for a particular fight, but he realized that mindset when he was already too old. It was a shame because Tank trained hard for Kimbo, he showed up in his best shape in a while.
The hate on tank is undeserved. Tank has a college degree, was a star wrestler, and was also an aspiring boxer, he could have turned pro (trained by Jesse Reid). But he admits that his thing was always bare knuckle fights and brawling. He knew what he loved to do. He eventually got his brown belt in bjj, but it didn't change him as a fighter. Tank has said before his job is to get hit and exchange with someone, so thats why he still brawls when he could easily wrestle or do submissions...
Tank is/was a fat a fat, drunk bum and I think he always knew it and never gave a shit. He probably had a shitty childhood, was a bully as a kid, loved to fight and grew up in the same way. He is nothing but a meathead bar brawler. Fair play to him though. He does his thing.
@KoaHenderson theres nothing fake about this guy dude...hes a beast. His record may not be impecable but hes got the heart of a lion and stepped up to the plate at the drop of a dime. If Belfort is ur cousin then fine, i got mad respect for the dude. HOWEVER, tank abbott is a fuckin force of nature who can survive without having actual martial art skill. Straight up brawler man.
@ACRanger13 I would talk shit to him. He probably smells. Lol...Tank says his purpose for being on earth is to fight...Well...he is a shitty fighter and a loser in life.
@logictroll242 now we all know you wouldnt say shit to TANK you would be better off walking around thinking you can than to try it and find out you cant because you would get FUCKED
@ACRanger13 yeah its easy to talk shit and think about fighting with him but he is street fighter and in the streets he would beat the shit out of us all! respect
@bearfromheart he wouldnt beat the shit out of anyone. As long as they have two healthy legs they can outrun tank. Then when Tank gets tired (which doesnt take long at all), we can wail on him. Easy kill! =)
@bearfromheart oh...u're including mechanical devices now too huh? As I called Tank a fatass and that I penetrated bearfromheart's mom...they hopped on their Harley Davidson and I pulled out a glock. OH SHIT! I have a gun...whos the dumb ass now?
U idiot...I can magically make something appear too! What a stupid comeback...
@logictroll242 oh! now you are internet nerd...i mean genius, sorry. my mom is dead so you are ...sick? hahaha! did you just stick your cock to the dead corpse? whos the fucking idiot now? and by the way if you run from fight you are coward. i never do that
Old school, best school. What I like bout Tank? He doesn't lie, doesn't pretend. He's a street fighter, he came to kick asses. And he did. And he doesn't give a f*ck what you think about it.
@ironknife9111 if he knew wrestling???? Obviouslly you know nothing about Tank. Tank was a California State Wrestling Champion, a Division 1 wrestling champion and has been wrestling since he was a child. He also has a huge background as a boxer {coached by Jesse Reid whom was one of Hollyfield's coaches} coupled with a brown belt in Ju-Jitsu and tons of street fighting experience. Tank is the realist fighter that has ever fought in MMA. Plain and simple hes a LEGEND.
@valiantbros He wasn't a Division 1 champion. He was a Junior College All American and was slated to wrestle Division, but a car accident sidelined his career.
The injuries from that accident actually crept back up when he started fighting MMA.
lol i laugh everytime i score a KO on EA Sport MMA and see the opponent all stiffed up because it always reminds me of when Tank knocked out John Matua
Such a shame, the guy almost won his 1st ever UFC, then had a chance to redeem himself at the Ultimate Ultimate and stumbled over his own feet giving Don Frye the choke.
When Tank started, he was fighting for free. Just to have the chance to beat someone legally and not go to jail. The guy is a legend, one of the most confident fighter ever!
@LikeTotallyRich nobody ever fought for free in the ufc,definitely not tank.Hes a dangerous cunt that you wouldnt want your family around.The man is borderline psychotic but he definitely could fight,just had no discipline,work ethic,interest in improving,in short a complete waster.
@Eric21ND he has psychotic traits such as a prediliction for violence(outside sport),he is excited by violence rather than anxious about it,he has a blatant disregard for other peoples feelings,he is a consistent bully,hes a pure asshole.Its not difficult to get a degree,anyone with half a brain can do it.Tank isnt stupid,hes just a dangerous prick.
@canadastani hahaha you obviously havent seen the tank abbott - vitor belfort fight then. the fat wanker got the shit beat out of him in about 20 seconds
@Mowgs That was a bogus fight. Belfort has won more fights due to referee stoppage from Belfort flinging his hands around doing zero damage. Happened to Abbott and Wanderlei back in the day. Both got up confused as to why the ref stopped the fight. Hell Belfort even won his title from Couture by cutting Couture's eye with his fingernail. The guy sucks. Front kick knock out in the face anyone?
@voimaapina That would definately be a great way to increase our cholesterol-level but then again Tank Abbott is Tank Abbott. Kids, do not follow his example. :)
@voimaapina Yeahhpp ! I hate it how people always say that he's "unskilled" . Tank isn't an MMA fighter, he just loves to brawl, he loves to hit people, that's why he fought in the UFC.
@voimaapina he was and is a collossol prick and bully with very little skill,he only beat guys when the general standard was low,never bothered to improve himself and relied totlly on power and strength and agression which he had in bagfuls.
@pking1981 would not count on it pete whipped his ass in high school and also whipped him the sunset league orang county wrestling championship. pete owned that fat fuck
@pk pete works for CDC a level 5 prison got married has 5 kids what iam telling you is the truth pete werth owned him. iam not saying daves not tough ive known both of them for years go down to sunset beach ca and ask about pete werth he was a legendary street fighter.
@pk pete works for CDC a level 5 prison got married has 5 kids he was in all state wrestler in 1982-1983 beat dave both years he was also 2 time aau boxing heavtweight runner up petes about six foot 2 weighs about 255 go down to sunset beach he is a legendary street fighter from 81 to 89 bevertbody has heard of him, pete whipped everybody ass in sunset beach,seal beach,and huntington beach. he wipped daves ass twice iam not saying daves not tough but pete owned him.
FRIDAY13TAURUS note:Scott Ferrozzo went to the Hospital after fighting Tank with a cracked skull & was washed up as a fighter in the UFC after the the fight with Tank . Tank went on to put more UFC fighters in the Hospital & ending the careers of more than a few. And still is able to fight even today.
Back in old days when Tank entered the ring it was the real Ultimate fighting,round robin toughest out of 3 fights losers out 2 men left fight it out. No weight classes, no rules accept no eye gouging.Now its really for women & children. Tank was the first to bring Bruce Lee style Gloves in the UFC ring, They also made rules of no fishhooking & using & holding chain link fence to smash your opponent's brain all first introduced by Tank Abbott. UFC have lost integrity with many fighting circles
Dana White go's mainstream and the money is the motive rather the respect of the warrior code of the streets & the real art of who's the baddest man a live. UFC is now big sell out . There are not a lot of hardcore fighters left,. But Tank Abbott AKA DAVID LEE ABBOTT was one of a kind a Legend in his native Huntington Beach culture UFC- MMA guys now fight the same style no more like (Rickson Gracie 400-0 Dan Severn,Don Frye,TANK ABOTT etc)\ ,
Tank was the first to wear the thin gloves which later became mandatory in UFC. I have seen all the full fights that are in this Highlight video I think except with that black guy. From what event is that exactly?
best thing about guy like him is that he dont care if he lose or win...he just loves to fight. näoin sen täytyy olla. kehä on mailman paras paikka vaikka siellä joskus koliseekin
dave was tough but i saw him get his ass beat in a bar in sunset beach ca about 2 years ago by a guy named pete werth pete is well known in sunset beach for his bar fights.
Definitely agree DJ, he was arguably the greatest fighter. Hits SO intensely hard. So powerfully. But now so many people use jiu-jitsu, like you said. And it leaves him at like 30-54 now. But that doesnt mean he's not the badass he always was. Even now. Major props.
Maybe he ain´t the best MMA fighter. But the Old School fighting style he got, is priceless!! I bet this man ain´t afraid of NO 1 in the ring nor the outside.. He fights like he´s supposed to in some kinda Legend way!
FUCK YEAH! Tank will always be my favorite! None of that stylish martial arts.. just crude bar-fighter style.. walk in, kick ass, then leave. In his day he was a PUNISHER.
Does anyone know any fighters like Tank Abbott no martial arts background just plain street fighting in UFC,Strikeforce or EliteXC execpt Kimbo Slice.Please anyone I'd really appreciate it.
@ShadowDenomxxE Rene "Level " Martinez now he trains but he is a backyard fighter from my neighborhood . I used to teach mma in Miami to alot of ex gang members and street fighters now they have gone on to mma
maybe not the greatest in the octagon but definitely king of the street . his knockouts were as devastating as Mirko CroCop getting headkicked by Gonzaga . nobody did or does hit harder than that .
What kind of lowlife punches a man after hes been knocked out and then mocks them when they could be dying in front of them, fucking scum ....................but his fights are entertaining
@Robodisco hahaha oh my god. because you know fighters are such gentleman and would never fight with a bit of anger towards their opponent. god forbid a bit of testosterone leak out in the cage eh? check your nipples, see if theyre leaking too.
man, before everyone in mma learned jiu-jitsu, abbott was the baddest man on the planet. period. he hit like a sledgehammer. he was crude, but it didn't matter back then, and that's when tank was one of the most feared ever...
@DJglasgowSon Tank came along after the BJJ thing. It didn't matter though. Look at Hugo Duarte. You cant work for a submission while your being blasted. You cant hold a guy, that has the strength to lift two full grown men over his head.
yeah, i looked into it, and you're right, tank just fought way past his prime more than anything else i think. even in the more recent fights of his, which he lost, he had the potential to end the fight with one tho. one of the biggest ko hitters ever.
yeah, i wholeheartedly agree with that. tank fought because he loved it, and would practice his trade at a bar, parking lot, phone booth, wherever. that kind of pride and passion is lacking in fighters these days, who train in sophisticated gyms with the best trainers in the world. mma guys didn't get paid shit back in tank, shamrock, and severn's days, but those guys did it because they loved it, win or lose.
The baddest man to ever step in the pentagon!
Strifegar 1 day ago
He really is huge...
BenK8319 3 weeks ago
The thing that made Tank dangerous was his visciousness. He was never very skilled, but he had ruthless aggression.
goku4113 1 month ago
for true fans of the sport that have been around since UFC 1 Tank was a badass. Oleg fight was epic
mindmuscle75 1 month ago
tanks one of my all time favorite cage fighters, He had a viciousness reminiscent of a young mike tyson.. alot of fighters these days lack that.. everyone wants to watch a fighter that truly wants to hurt his opponent..
crackzakk123 1 month ago
yes this is back when they had the Ultimate Ultimate, when there would be three or more fights a night , kill or be killed. They do not have this anymore, Long live the Tank!!
GaddyMark 2 months ago
He looks like an average fattie but he kills anyone damn .
StraightfromdaMV420 2 months ago
There is an interview here with tank on youtube someone, a must see for any tank fans. I agree with him 100% on everything he says. Sometimes he would fight three times a month, or take a fight with only a week's notice. He says he probably could have won alot more if he had trained for a particular fight, but he realized that mindset when he was already too old. It was a shame because Tank trained hard for Kimbo, he showed up in his best shape in a while.
ironmark 2 months ago
The hate on tank is undeserved. Tank has a college degree, was a star wrestler, and was also an aspiring boxer, he could have turned pro (trained by Jesse Reid). But he admits that his thing was always bare knuckle fights and brawling. He knew what he loved to do. He eventually got his brown belt in bjj, but it didn't change him as a fighter. Tank has said before his job is to get hit and exchange with someone, so thats why he still brawls when he could easily wrestle or do submissions...
ironmark 2 months ago
my role model... every fight of my life revolves around this guys view and style
Yourmuthor16 3 months ago
the good ol days
Caligula138 3 months ago
Mayn Tank is a Big dude.
pryzed1 3 months ago
2 bad he got humiliated by Kimbo Slice
CoolGizmo335 3 months ago
nice director's cut )
Alibabaevich100 4 months ago
i met tank and herb dean a couple weeks ago. he's not as big in person as i thought he'd be
MrBigbeard1 4 months ago
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MightyWhitey8814 4 months ago
tanks a bum, just look at his record. Even the few wins he does have are only over other no name bums.
cordrenkin 5 months ago
tanks a bum, just look at his record. Even the few wins he does have are only over other no name bums.
cordrenkin 5 months ago
love this guy 1.41 haha best scene
bossnigga123 5 months ago
you love him or hate him,or both.
but he is a fighter!
TheSUBGAMER 5 months ago
Tank is/was a fat a fat, drunk bum and I think he always knew it and never gave a shit. He probably had a shitty childhood, was a bully as a kid, loved to fight and grew up in the same way. He is nothing but a meathead bar brawler. Fair play to him though. He does his thing.
Davidbensonxyz 5 months ago
tank abbot vs tank abbots son at 3:35
jmyjms86 6 months ago
People can talk all they want, but I guarantee NOBODY in these comments would talk some shit to Tank if they saw him at the bar or in the street.
ACRanger13 6 months ago 17
@ACRanger13 Lol please, my cousin vitor smashed this fake...at 19 and damn near 70 pounds lighter...exposed.
KoaHenderson 1 month ago
@KoaHenderson theres nothing fake about this guy dude...hes a beast. His record may not be impecable but hes got the heart of a lion and stepped up to the plate at the drop of a dime. If Belfort is ur cousin then fine, i got mad respect for the dude. HOWEVER, tank abbott is a fuckin force of nature who can survive without having actual martial art skill. Straight up brawler man.
Yourmuthor16 1 month ago
@KoaHenderson Sure he is your Cousin hahahaha!! looks like your the Fake hahaha!!
pryzed1 4 weeks ago
@KoaHenderson
There's no shame in getting beat by Vitor though.
rygu79 2 weeks ago
@ACRanger13 I would talk shit to him. He probably smells. Lol...Tank says his purpose for being on earth is to fight...Well...he is a shitty fighter and a loser in life.
logictroll242 3 weeks ago
@logictroll242 now we all know you wouldnt say shit to TANK you would be better off walking around thinking you can than to try it and find out you cant because you would get FUCKED
JesseJames624 1 week ago
@JesseJames624 no...i'd say shit to TANK ABBOTT to his face. Cause I know I can outrun him. hahahahahaha, tank sucks and probably smells. =P
logictroll242 1 week ago
@ACRanger13 yeah its easy to talk shit and think about fighting with him but he is street fighter and in the streets he would beat the shit out of us all! respect
bearfromheart 1 week ago
@bearfromheart he wouldnt beat the shit out of anyone. As long as they have two healthy legs they can outrun tank. Then when Tank gets tired (which doesnt take long at all), we can wail on him. Easy kill! =)
logictroll242 1 week ago
@logictroll242 as you ran you can hear the sound of a harley davidson! OH SHIT! he got harley...whos the dumb ass now?
bearfromheart 1 week ago
@bearfromheart oh...u're including mechanical devices now too huh? As I called Tank a fatass and that I penetrated bearfromheart's mom...they hopped on their Harley Davidson and I pulled out a glock. OH SHIT! I have a gun...whos the dumb ass now?
U idiot...I can magically make something appear too! What a stupid comeback...
logictroll242 1 week ago
@logictroll242 oh! now you are internet nerd...i mean genius, sorry. my mom is dead so you are ...sick? hahaha! did you just stick your cock to the dead corpse? whos the fucking idiot now? and by the way if you run from fight you are coward. i never do that
bearfromheart 1 week ago
10-14
RatedRkoLegacy520 6 months ago
badass mofo
gypsykatcher30 6 months ago
He should of never of fought Kimbo and just kept his streetfighting crown :(
malkowskitube 6 months ago
Old school, best school. What I like bout Tank? He doesn't lie, doesn't pretend. He's a street fighter, he came to kick asses. And he did. And he doesn't give a f*ck what you think about it.
100Dann 7 months ago
Tank abbott is just a badass if he knew wrestling he would be a beast knocking out everyone
ironknife9111 7 months ago
@ironknife9111 he wrestled from childhood but never at any great level.Hes a lazy good for nothing prick who doesnt deserve any recognition
scarred10 6 months ago
@ironknife9111 if he knew wrestling???? Obviouslly you know nothing about Tank. Tank was a California State Wrestling Champion, a Division 1 wrestling champion and has been wrestling since he was a child. He also has a huge background as a boxer {coached by Jesse Reid whom was one of Hollyfield's coaches} coupled with a brown belt in Ju-Jitsu and tons of street fighting experience. Tank is the realist fighter that has ever fought in MMA. Plain and simple hes a LEGEND.
valiantbros 4 months ago
@valiantbros your right tank abbot was an awesome strong fighter
justin56777 4 months ago
@valiantbros He wasn't a Division 1 champion. He was a Junior College All American and was slated to wrestle Division, but a car accident sidelined his career.
The injuries from that accident actually crept back up when he started fighting MMA.
ThePinkMan 2 months ago
i love how he tapped that guy by pushing his head ino his face lol 2:56
44sdchargers 8 months ago
he is a crazayy motherfucker...
Jacumbrella 8 months ago
lol i laugh everytime i score a KO on EA Sport MMA and see the opponent all stiffed up because it always reminds me of when Tank knocked out John Matua
megalodon1990 8 months ago
its a shame, he used to be sooo bad ass then people who knew more than just street fighting got in the sport outclassing him
ChromeGhost0219 8 months ago
Master Streetfighter!
talon115 8 months ago
@talon115 Gran-Master Streetfighter
Eddie1989ist 7 months ago
like him or not, he came to smash someones face in, not like half the guys now who come to dance around and collect a pay cheque
Jpbuckers 8 months ago
WHAT-A-CHARACTER :):):):)
I want his book!!!!!!!!!! Anyone knows when it's coming out?
megalodonNL 8 months ago
tank abott is like the worst mma fighter ive seen lol
kamionkami1 9 months ago
@voimaapina
That's one of the most retarded thing I have ever heard. What athlete could manage on a diet like that? Moron.
mrcsnlssn 9 months ago
Such a shame, the guy almost won his 1st ever UFC, then had a chance to redeem himself at the Ultimate Ultimate and stumbled over his own feet giving Don Frye the choke.
jmfdizog 9 months ago
gotta respect that willingness to fight. all or nothing attitude..
StupidKunt09 9 months ago
When Tank started, he was fighting for free. Just to have the chance to beat someone legally and not go to jail. The guy is a legend, one of the most confident fighter ever!
LikeTotallyRich 9 months ago
@LikeTotallyRich nobody ever fought for free in the ufc,definitely not tank.Hes a dangerous cunt that you wouldnt want your family around.The man is borderline psychotic but he definitely could fight,just had no discipline,work ethic,interest in improving,in short a complete waster.
scarred10 6 months ago
@scarred10 I wouldn't call him "psychotic". He has a History degree, with a specialization in the Vietnam era.
Eric21ND 6 months ago
@Eric21ND he has psychotic traits such as a prediliction for violence(outside sport),he is excited by violence rather than anxious about it,he has a blatant disregard for other peoples feelings,he is a consistent bully,hes a pure asshole.Its not difficult to get a degree,anyone with half a brain can do it.Tank isnt stupid,hes just a dangerous prick.
scarred10 6 months ago
1.50 это жесть
Sances23 10 months ago
I would not want to fight him in the cage...let alone the street lol
TheClockworkGamer 11 months ago
Its kinda funny. He doesnt have that many highlights so they had to show the same highlights over and over.
eightday 11 months ago
if he really ate 10 burgers and had 10 beers a day he probably would have died of health issues by now.. but ya he's huge
adubrd1223 11 months ago
thats clash of the titans right there frye and tank
eggsdabomb 1 year ago
Tank #1 p4p of all time, much respect to the best!
Jeroin 1 year ago
I'll break this fool off like KitKat!!
CaptainCrunchRules 1 year ago
1:48 "Sit down bitch"
whatdupdoh 1 year ago
fuckin beast white kimbo lol
sickaallthesht 1 year ago
fuckin beast
sickaallthesht 1 year ago 10
lol he's 10-14, what a fucking loser lmao.
tunecci 1 year ago
ive seen all tanks fights sometimes he wins sometimes he doesnt we all do
KingCobraOutlaw 1 year ago
It was funny when he lost to Frank Mir
StatuesBleedingGreen 1 year ago
tank has no respect, when he wins he boosts, when he loses he runs out crying
area51er6 1 year ago
Best puncher ever!!
canadastani 1 year ago
@canadastani hahaha you obviously havent seen the tank abbott - vitor belfort fight then. the fat wanker got the shit beat out of him in about 20 seconds
Mowgs 1 year ago
@Mowgs That was a bogus fight. Belfort has won more fights due to referee stoppage from Belfort flinging his hands around doing zero damage. Happened to Abbott and Wanderlei back in the day. Both got up confused as to why the ref stopped the fight. Hell Belfort even won his title from Couture by cutting Couture's eye with his fingernail. The guy sucks. Front kick knock out in the face anyone?
Warpath2198 10 months ago
@Warpath2198 ask marvin eastmen and rich franklin if vitor cant hit hard.
MrrrrrrrrrANARCHY 10 months ago
@Warpath2198 Fuck off you stupid cunt Belfort blowed Wand and Tank away .
EBTerriers 10 months ago
tank abbot>fedor
WhosAtroll 1 year ago
tank is awesome and one hell of a weight lifter too.
trespasser4000 1 year ago
I met him before and he was really cool. Gave me an autograph and a picture. Just dont get into the octogon with him
Intesivecarebear 1 year ago
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there is fuck all muscle there...how did he get in to ufc?
entwurfdreizehn 1 year ago
one of my top 10 fighters, fucking legend.
tompaaz 1 year ago
tank was a old time brawler i remember that i read somewhere that his diet was 10 cheese burger and 10 beers a day.
voimaapina 1 year ago 22
@voimaapina That would definately be a great way to increase our cholesterol-level but then again Tank Abbott is Tank Abbott. Kids, do not follow his example. :)
musashi7272 1 year ago
@musashi7272 cheese burger is the only vegetable that tank would eat and the only protein drink was beer and still tank kicks ass
voimaapina 1 year ago
@voimaapina haha yeahh, but he was still a big dude. I wouldn't want to get hit by him !
TheLukieBoi1 1 year ago
@TheLukieBoi1 yeah he hits like fucking wrecking ball.
voimaapina 1 year ago
@voimaapina Yeahhpp ! I hate it how people always say that he's "unskilled" . Tank isn't an MMA fighter, he just loves to brawl, he loves to hit people, that's why he fought in the UFC.
TheLukieBoi1 1 year ago
@voimaapina ha ha wow
gongfubl 9 months ago
@voimaapina he was and is a collossol prick and bully with very little skill,he only beat guys when the general standard was low,never bothered to improve himself and relied totlly on power and strength and agression which he had in bagfuls.
scarred10 6 months ago
@voimaapina Tank drinks Stoli vodka
Eric21ND 6 months ago
BELFORT
Conquistador251 1 year ago
BELFORT WINS LOL
Conquistador251 1 year ago
OH shit his jaw is broke at 2:31
jasonlugibihl 1 year ago
1:33 BRINGIN THE PAIN!!
jasonlugibihl 1 year ago
He bounced that off his chest
Dwoodtl 1 year ago
I saw a guy named pete werth beat his ass at a bar in sunset beach calif. in 2007 way overated 10-14 record tank sucks.
3232rams 1 year ago
@3232rams Tank was way past his prime in 2007.... the old tank woulda beat pete and the rest of the bars ass that night!!
pking1981 1 year ago
@pking1981 would not count on it pete whipped his ass in high school and also whipped him the sunset league orang county wrestling championship. pete owned that fat fuck
3232rams 1 year ago
@3232rams Well where was Pete at when Tank was smashing fkrs??
pking1981 1 year ago
@pk pete works for CDC a level 5 prison got married has 5 kids what iam telling you is the truth pete werth owned him. iam not saying daves not tough ive known both of them for years go down to sunset beach ca and ask about pete werth he was a legendary street fighter.
3232rams 1 year ago
@pk pete works for CDC a level 5 prison got married has 5 kids he was in all state wrestler in 1982-1983 beat dave both years he was also 2 time aau boxing heavtweight runner up petes about six foot 2 weighs about 255 go down to sunset beach he is a legendary street fighter from 81 to 89 bevertbody has heard of him, pete whipped everybody ass in sunset beach,seal beach,and huntington beach. he wipped daves ass twice iam not saying daves not tough but pete owned him.
3232rams 1 year ago
FRIDAY13TAURUS note:Scott Ferrozzo went to the Hospital after fighting Tank with a cracked skull & was washed up as a fighter in the UFC after the the fight with Tank . Tank went on to put more UFC fighters in the Hospital & ending the careers of more than a few. And still is able to fight even today.
ocdoves 1 year ago
Back in old days when Tank entered the ring it was the real Ultimate fighting,round robin toughest out of 3 fights losers out 2 men left fight it out. No weight classes, no rules accept no eye gouging.Now its really for women & children. Tank was the first to bring Bruce Lee style Gloves in the UFC ring, They also made rules of no fishhooking & using & holding chain link fence to smash your opponent's brain all first introduced by Tank Abbott. UFC have lost integrity with many fighting circles
ocdoves 1 year ago
Dana White go's mainstream and the money is the motive rather the respect of the warrior code of the streets & the real art of who's the baddest man a live. UFC is now big sell out . There are not a lot of hardcore fighters left,. But Tank Abbott AKA DAVID LEE ABBOTT was one of a kind a Legend in his native Huntington Beach culture UFC- MMA guys now fight the same style no more like (Rickson Gracie 400-0 Dan Severn,Don Frye,TANK ABOTT etc)\ ,
ocdoves 1 year ago
@3:35 he lost that fight to Scott Pitbull Ferrozzo
FRIDAY13TAURUS 1 year ago
hes an animal
steelhauler1 1 year ago
Tank was the first to wear the thin gloves which later became mandatory in UFC. I have seen all the full fights that are in this Highlight video I think except with that black guy. From what event is that exactly?
dorlandosonicNL 1 year ago
@dorlandosonicNL
UFC 15 Tank took the fight on a few days notice when another fighter pulled out.
Eric21ND 10 months ago
Tank should be in the hall of fame
mando267 1 year ago
vitor belfort! is the winner!
AsterixtheGaul7 1 year ago
He was the MAN in the day!
waynorthduke 1 year ago
BEAST
5grkted 1 year ago
best thing about guy like him is that he dont care if he lose or win...he just loves to fight. näoin sen täytyy olla. kehä on mailman paras paikka vaikka siellä joskus koliseekin
ironkarhu 1 year ago
dave was tough but i saw him get his ass beat in a bar in sunset beach ca about 2 years ago by a guy named pete werth pete is well known in sunset beach for his bar fights.
3232rams 1 year ago
@3232rams in bar maby tank was too drunk! its stupid to check that shit out in bar! only in ring both are at their best!
ironkarhu 1 year ago
Definitely agree DJ, he was arguably the greatest fighter. Hits SO intensely hard. So powerfully. But now so many people use jiu-jitsu, like you said. And it leaves him at like 30-54 now. But that doesnt mean he's not the badass he always was. Even now. Major props.
Free2flyjj 1 year ago
this vids cool.
trespasser4000 1 year ago
tank is knocking people out stone cold in his day although he wasnt the best u just cannot let this man land a punch or ur in some major trouble
KingCobraOutlaw 1 year ago
What music is this?
MillerTime31607 1 year ago
@MillerTime31607 Requiem for a Dream
ott2death 1 year ago
What is name of this music?
MillerTime31607 1 year ago
Ahhh yes back when the UFC was PURE and was like a real life streetfighter game with all its diverse fighting styles.
darkdragon99 1 year ago
MMa will surpass the legends
Sprawl1978 1 year ago
i hate it when young guys who arent even in the game see an old HIGHLIGHT film and think they know shit, geez!
ren2020ky 1 year ago
all the people that talk shit about tank id like to see him show up at ur house and see what u would do
KingCobraOutlaw 1 year ago
Maybe he ain´t the best MMA fighter. But the Old School fighting style he got, is priceless!! I bet this man ain´t afraid of NO 1 in the ring nor the outside.. He fights like he´s supposed to in some kinda Legend way!
PonyAndSmooth 1 year ago
tank is like chuck norris who really fought in the cage
KingCobraOutlaw 1 year ago
worst mma record ever?
snakerman2612 1 year ago
@snakerman2612 haha close to it! ty
ren2020ky 1 year ago
@ren2020ky jk x'D he was a rele hard guy to beat before every1 knew smth about mma.
i heard a guy had a record of 1-46-0 ahah
snakerman2612 1 year ago
@snakerman2612 what? are u serious? how old are you? god damn
ren2020ky 1 year ago
@ren2020ky how old am i?? WTF does that have to do with anything??
i remember the guy it's shawn nolan MMA record 6-46 LOL even matt lindland could say to this guy "u suck!"
snakerman2612 1 year ago
@snakerman2612 once again, um, what? i was responding to ur fondness of tank
ren2020ky 1 year ago
hard hits he coulda been a good HW boxer as well
yasinpatel12345 1 year ago
Ortiz just stole Tank's style. All of Tito's antics were Tank's: Pointing the fingers when he won fights, the t-shirt etc....
figthersdreams 1 year ago
don frye is another badass like tank
KingCobraOutlaw 1 year ago
fuck what people say Tank is a cagefighting legend!
MrBaz1988 1 year ago
legend has it tha tank can punch you yesterday
azfryguy 1 year ago
dame That bench is crazy insane
strongsick286 1 year ago
FUCK YEAH! Tank will always be my favorite! None of that stylish martial arts.. just crude bar-fighter style.. walk in, kick ass, then leave. In his day he was a PUNISHER.
EyeHateChoo 1 year ago 9
@EyeHateChoo Agree with ya man !!! Tank WILL BE MY FAVOURITE FIGHTER FOREVER!!!!
Belij19 1 year ago
Does anyone know any fighters like Tank Abbott no martial arts background just plain street fighting in UFC,Strikeforce or EliteXC execpt Kimbo Slice.Please anyone I'd really appreciate it.
ShadowDenomxxE 1 year ago
@ShadowDenomxxE Houston Alexander, He beat a lot of experinced jiu-jitsu guys with nothin but his street fighting. All though he lost to kimbo slice.
561vs864 1 year ago
@561vs864 Has a muay thai and wrestling background but thanks anyway.
ShadowDenomxxE 1 year ago
@ShadowDenomxxE Also Tim Sylvia, at one point he was unstopable and never let the fight go to the ground.
561vs864 1 year ago
@561vs864 Tim Sylvia has a background in Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling but thanks anyway.
ShadowDenomxxE 1 year ago
@ShadowDenomxxE Charles "crazy horse" Bennett
wolverinemma 1 year ago
@ShadowDenomxxE Rene "Level " Martinez now he trains but he is a backyard fighter from my neighborhood . I used to teach mma in Miami to alot of ex gang members and street fighters now they have gone on to mma
wolverinemma 1 year ago
wat happened to the guy's neck at 1:51?
TitWarlord 1 year ago
@TitWarlord probably cranked in 6 different directions, resulting in extensive physio-therapy, humiliation, and a desire to abandon MMA for golf.
ustink0815 1 year ago
i love how he's wearing the gloves and his opponents are not. Tank knew if he hit you bare fist you'd be dead.
pantsarewalking 1 year ago
at 1:38 it looks like the guy he kncoked out is doing the old 'how tall is hitler and where does he live?' joke
lrf666 1 year ago
1:35 I've seen joints lock up from getting knocked out, but this is ridiculous.
Andoeriz 1 year ago
Tank was in his 40s when he fought (and was beaten by) Kimbo Slice. I think a 30-year-old Tank would have easily knocked out Kimbo.
DaSpyda100 1 year ago
damn he was amazing at his prime im sorry to say age caught up with him at his prime he wud be able to take brock on maybe n kimbo
datbigbadpoloman 1 year ago
Kimbo win Tank :D
but Tank is cool fighter
Jonasszczuczyn 1 year ago
Tank Abbott is not a good fighter. He is just a brawler. He doesn't have much fighting skills
fasteddie847 1 year ago
maybe not the greatest in the octagon but definitely king of the street . his knockouts were as devastating as Mirko CroCop getting headkicked by Gonzaga . nobody did or does hit harder than that .
wolverinemma 1 year ago
What kind of lowlife punches a man after hes been knocked out and then mocks them when they could be dying in front of them, fucking scum ....................but his fights are entertaining
Robodisco 1 year ago
@Robodisco hahaha oh my god. because you know fighters are such gentleman and would never fight with a bit of anger towards their opponent. god forbid a bit of testosterone leak out in the cage eh? check your nipples, see if theyre leaking too.
FuckinMuscleDummy 1 year ago
This guy was a LEGEND in the times before MMA became the refined sport it is today... He would still be the ultimate nightmare in a street brawl.
bigwill350uk 1 year ago
@bigwill350uk he was a street fighter king nuff said
Lordlt82 1 year ago
id be scared to fight this man
minidivfail 1 year ago
Legend
bigsy789 1 year ago
man, before everyone in mma learned jiu-jitsu, abbott was the baddest man on the planet. period. he hit like a sledgehammer. he was crude, but it didn't matter back then, and that's when tank was one of the most feared ever...
DJglasgowSon 1 year ago 20
@DJglasgowSon Tank came along after the BJJ thing. It didn't matter though. Look at Hugo Duarte. You cant work for a submission while your being blasted. You cant hold a guy, that has the strength to lift two full grown men over his head.
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@JBOPatrick
yeah, i looked into it, and you're right, tank just fought way past his prime more than anything else i think. even in the more recent fights of his, which he lost, he had the potential to end the fight with one tho. one of the biggest ko hitters ever.
DJglasgowSon 1 year ago
@DJglasgowSon tanks a fighter.. unlike most of the ufc'ers today
dlt513 1 year ago
@dlt513 please can you tell me in what way tank is more a fighter than today fighters ?
jenpol145 1 year ago
@dlt513
yeah, i wholeheartedly agree with that. tank fought because he loved it, and would practice his trade at a bar, parking lot, phone booth, wherever. that kind of pride and passion is lacking in fighters these days, who train in sophisticated gyms with the best trainers in the world. mma guys didn't get paid shit back in tank, shamrock, and severn's days, but those guys did it because they loved it, win or lose.
DJglasgowSon 1 year ago