Other names "The Giant Killer" Name Keith Hackney Nationality American Height 1.82 m | Fighting out of Illinois, U.S. Weight 91 kg Years active 1994–1995 MMA Wins by knockout 1 | |
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Team Hackney Combat Academy MMA Role Mixed martial arts fighter | ||
Keith "The Giant Killer" Hackney Has A Message For You.
Keith Hackney (born 1958 in Roselle, Illinois) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in two Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments.
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- Keith The Giant Killer Hackney Has A Message For You
- The largest UFC fighter of all time
- Biography
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The largest UFC fighter of all time
Biography
Hackney started training martial arts at the age 11 by learning wrestling, boxing and tang soo do. Two years later he began learning the art of taekwondo and eventually received a second degree black belt. In 1990, he furthered his martial arts training by beginning to train White Tiger Kenpo Karate.
In 1994, Hackney was contacted by Art Davie for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was slated to compete at the UFC 3 tournament, where he entered as an alternate to one of the original players. In his first match, Hackney faced 616-ib sumo champion Emmanuel Yarborough, but he overcame the size difference by attacking fast and aggressively, knocking Yarborough down with a palm strike. Yarborough got up and pushed Hackney through the cage door, but once the fight was restarted, Keith followed with a flurry of punches to the top and back of the head, making the referee stop the fight. Hackney left the cage with an injured wrist, however, and was forced to abandon the tournament.
Hackney returned at UFC 4, where he faced Joe Son in a fight made infamous by the UFC rule from the time which allowed groin strikes. Keith was taken down and endangered with a guillotine choke, but he resorted to punch repeatedly Son's groin in order to make him release the hold. After several blows Hackney could reposition over Son, and he then dug his fingers in his opponent's carotid artery in a form of blood choke, making him tap out. The kenpo practitioner advanced in the tournament, going to face UFC 1 and 2 winner Royce Gracie at the next round.
Pitted against Royce, Hackney managed to resist some initial takedowns, even getting a clean sprawl in an instance, and landed multiple shots through the attempts. After exchanging knees, Gracie pulled guard and attempted a triangle choke, only for Hackney to stand and land a right hand which marked Royce's face. At the end, however, Royce got the armbar and made him tap out.
His last MMA fight would be at the event Ultimate Ultimate 1995, where he fought Marco Ruas in a losing effort.
Hackney has appeared in four movies: Superfights, Cut, Thrust and Pump.