Heath Herring
| Heath Herring | |
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| Born |
March 2, 1978 Waco, Texas, United States |
| Other names | The Texas Crazy Horse |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Kickboxing, Sambo, Wrestling, |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Team |
Golden Glory Las Vegas Combat Club Xtreme Couture |
| Trainer | Cor Hemmers |
| Years active |
1997–2008 2016-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 45 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 10 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
1997–2008
Heath Herring (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Rizin. While perhaps best known for competing in PRIDE, he has also formerly competed for the UFC and K-1.
Herring was born in Waco, Texas and was raised in Amarillo, Texas. His mother is a psychologist working for the Texas prison system and his father is an attorney who owns two different law firms. Herring attended Amarillo High School and played competitive football while being pursued by the school's wrestling coach to try wrestling. Herring initially resisted, but in his senior year Herring began wrestling and qualified as one of the top ten wrestlers in the state for the state championships. Soon after, he began practicing sambo. Herring began training to fight in mixed martial arts when he graduated high school at the age of 18, but also continued his football career as a defensive end for West Texas A&M University's Division II program, although he did not finish his college education.
Herring made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 1997 and compiled a record of 13-5 before being signed by PRIDE.
Herring is a longtime veteran in PRIDE, where he participated in 17 fights. Herring was very popular with the Japanese crowd for his unique hairstyles and colors, as well as sporting a duster coat and cowboy hat to the ring during his entrances.
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