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Emmanuel Yarbrough Biography
Emmanuel Yarbrough is one of the most popular and richest Martial Artist who was born on September 5, 1964 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.
Yarbrough started his sports career at Morgan State University, where he became an offensive tackle for the college football team before joining the college wrestling team. He was given the nickname “Tiny” due to his large size. He achieved NCAA All-American Division II wrestler status in 1983 and 1985, later ascending to Division I in 1986, while in football he was a Division I in 1982 and 1983. After college, Yarbrough trained in judo under Yoshisada Yonezuka, who coached him to a silver medal victory at the US Nationals tournament at brown belt level. This experience would lead him to take a further interest in martial arts, exploring amateur sumo and mixed martial arts.
Yarbrough started competing in amateur sumo in 1992. He won silver medals in the Sumo World Championships in 1992 and 1994, as well as a bronze medal in 1993. Two years later, after his appearance in Ultimate Fighting Championship, Yarbrough increased his previous weight by 282 lbs, reaching an excess of 828 lbs that awarded him the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete. He quickly became the World Amateur Sumo Champion, leading him to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan.
| Name | Emmanuel Yarbrough |
| First Name | Eric |
| Last Name | Holle |
| Occupation | Martial Artist |
| Birthday | September 5 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Rahway |
| Home Town | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Rosie Yarbrough |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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 storyline cousin.
Emmanuel Yarbrough Net Worth
Emmanuel Yarbrough is one of the richest Martial Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emmanuel Yarbrough's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Emmanuel Yarbrough (September 5, 1964 – December 21, 2015) was an American martial artist, professional wrestler, football player and actor. He was particularly known by his career in amateur sumo, holding the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Martial Artist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
He appeared in a 1997 Bollywood film Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi which features Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar and has appeared on several talk shows, as well as in a commercial for Motorola. He has also appeared on the HBO drama Oz as an inmate named Clarence Seroy. In 2000, he played himself in the German wrestling film Sumo Bruno.
In 2007, he intended to drop from 750 to 550 lbs in order to improve his health, still hoping to participate in the next Sumo World Championships and the US Olympic judo tryouts.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Emmanuel Yarbrough height 6′ 8″ Eric weight 595 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6′ 8″ |
| Weight | 595 lbs |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1994, Yarbrough applied to mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship and took 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. Emmanuel recovered, pulled Hackney towards his chest and unloaded strikes on his neck, and then literally pushed him out the cage through the door in spectacular fashion. 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 this victory.
Who is Emmanuel Yarbrough Dating?
According to our records, Emmanuel Yarbrough is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Emmanuel Yarbrough’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Emmanuel Yarbrough. You may help us to build the dating records for Emmanuel Yarbrough!On December 21, 2015, Yarbrough died at the age of 51, from a heart attack. His manager said that he had battled all his life with food addiction and “he always said, ‘I am a prisoner in my own body.'” By the age of 14 he already weighed 320 pounds, which he attributed to a poor diet of fried foods. In 2007, he was hospitalized for a week due to heart failure, and after seeing an obesity specialist and changing his diet he reduced his weight from over 800 to around 670 pounds.
Facts & Trivia
Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Emmanuel Yarbrough celebrates birthday on September 5 of every year.
How old was Emmanuel Yarborough when he died?
51 years (1964–2015)
Is Emmanuel Yarborough still alive?
December 21, 2015
What was Emmanuel Yarbrough record?
Emmanuel Yarborough Record: 1-2-0.
Who won Yarbrough vs Takase?
Daiju Takase defeats Emmanuel Yarborough via Submission at 3:22 of Round 2.
Who was the fattest UFC fighter?
- Emmanuel Yarbrough is the UFC’s heaviest ever fighter at 270kg (Image: UFC Fight Pass)
- Emmanuel Yarbrough thought Keith Hackney at UFC 3 in 1994 (Image: UFC Fight Pass)
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