Abe Wagner
| Abe Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abraham Wagner March 4, 1980 Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Other names | Honest, The Hurricane |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 248.8 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Team | Mid America Martial Arts |
| Rank | purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Abraham Wagner (born March 4, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Heavyweight division. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, but has not fought for the UFC. In addition to his fights in Bellator, Wagner has also fought in Titan FC. He holds a notable victory over former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia.
Abe describes his childhood something he survived more than enjoyed. Abe's father would continuously violently beat Abe throughout his childhood. Then in one incident, his father had repeatedly beat his head in with a hammer leaving him unconscious and bloody. Abe said "he thought he was going to die". He had enough and went and notified the police. Abe was then placed into foster care after his father was put into prison. The foster family he had moved in with owned a dairy farm in Wisconsin, where he helped work. Abe earned a football scholarship to Michigan Tech where he excelled at the linebacker position and earned a mechanical engineering degree.
Wagner earned a professional record of 7-2 on the local circuit before being picked to become a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. Wagner was featured in the inaugural fight of the season and lost his first fight to Jon Madsen via unanimous decision.
Wagner's first fight after being on TUF was against Travis Browne. Wagner lost via first round technical knockout.
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