Nationality American Name Abe Wagner Division Heavyweight (265 lb) Height 1.93 m | Reach 77 in (196 cm) Other names Gregory Helms Style Boxing Number of contests 1 | |
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Born Abraham Wagner
March 4, 1980 (age 44)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States ( 1980-03-04 ) Weight 248.8 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb) Fighting out of Omaha, Nebraska, United States Education Michigan Technological University | ||
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Abraham Wagner (born March 4, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. A competitor since 2006, he was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, and has also competed for Bellator as well as Titan FC.
Contents
- Inside mma 503 abe wagner
- Tim sylvia vs abe wagner kinno pl
- Background
- Mixed martial arts career
- Bellator Fighting Championships
- References
Tim sylvia vs abe wagner kinno pl
Background
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.
Mixed martial arts career
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.
After bouncing back with one more win, Wagner was set to face Todd Duffee at Titan Fighting Championships 16. Duffee, however, pulled out of the fight and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia stepped in as a replacement. Wagner upset Sylvia, needing only 32 seconds in the first round to stop Sylvia via punches. However the fights' stoppage has since been deemed controversial, due to Sylvia's post-fight comments where he stated that the referee came and apologized to his corner for stopping the fight too quickly and that despite stumbling when he got up, he gave the referee signs that he was still able to continue the fight.
Wagner's next fight was at Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott where he lost to Aaron Rosa via Submission in the second round.
Wagner fought against Justin Grizzard at Victory Fighting Championship 35, Wagner won the bout via submission in the first round.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Wagner faced Eric Prindle at Bellator 52 in the opening round of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament. He lost the back-and-forth bout via unanimous decision.
Wagner then faced Mark Holata at Bellator 69 on May 18, 2012. Wagner was submitted at 2:24 in the first round via Achilles lock.