Emmanuel Yarborough
| Emanuel Yarbrough | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 5, 1964 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 2015 (aged 51) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Other names | Manny |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 600 lb (270 kg) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Sumo, wrestling, judo |
| Rank | Brown Belt in judo |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Emanuel "Manny" Yarbrough (September 5, 1964 – December 21, 2015) was an American amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling and American football.
Emanuel was coached in judo by Yoshisada Yonezuka. He was recruited for wrestling and football at Morgan State University and achieved All American status in the Heavyweight class in 1983 Division II and 1986 Division I.
He was 6 ft 8 in (2.03 meters) tall and has weighed up to 882 lb (400 kg), holding the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete. He was the 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion and is considered to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan.
From 1996 to 1997, Yarbrough competed in professional wrestling for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany, where he had gimmick matches based around his sumo career. He took part in a sumo tournament against the entire staff of the promotion, being declared winner after beating everybody except August Smisl and Terminator Mastino. He later won another tournament, beating the likes of Osamu Nishimura and Jason Neidhart, Jim Neidhart's cousin.
In 1994, Yarbrough applied to mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship, taking part in the event UFC 3 representing sumo. He was pitted against the much smaller Keith Hackney, a kempo representative, who opened the match by immediately knocking Yarborough down with a palm strike. Emanuel recovered, pulled Hackney towards his chest and unloaded strikes over his neck, and then literally pushed him out the cage through the door. However, when the match was restarted, Hackney knocked Yarbrough again and followed with hand strikes for the TKO. Keith since took the nickname "The Giant Killer" for his victory.
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