I attended a seminar hosted by the original producer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship two years ago. This was way before Zuffa even noticed the no holds barred league. He told us a story about a drunk guy with a beard who never even bought a ticket to the event; instead, he snuck in the back door, got drunk, and tried to pick fights with all the fighters. The following event, he did the same thing but started throwing bottles too. Tank Abbott may not have been the most qualified martial artist to enter an MMA competition, but the organization had no choice but to consent to him competing or he’d probably keep sneaking backstage and trying to ruin their shows. That story is 100% accurate and it’s the reason we still admire to Tank Abbott today. There’s no cooler way to get a job than to throw bottles at the other applicants after being rejected for the position you want. It almost feels surreal that this doesn’t work more often in America’s workforce.

If you disregard his affinity for male hair-coloring products, this interview with Aaron Tru that discusses Tito Ortiz, Frank Shamrock, and some of the early Ultimate Fighting shows is actually pretty cool. Check it out, then hit up your local happy hour and try to follow in his footsteps.

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+21 # StevieB 2012-10-26 11:32

So, that's what Santa looked in the 70's....

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+13 # MikeHavok 2012-10-26 11:36

Tanks wearing a wig now lol come on be proud to be bald

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+10 # w0rg 2012-10-26 11:39

Tank looks like Charles Manson

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+5 # futa13 2012-10-26 11:40

Tank is now epic beard man...

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+25 # Rob 2012-10-26 11:47

A 15 pound hairpiece made of steel wool and rookie fur.
A once soot black beard that is losing the battle with the spirit of christmas.
A hawaiian shirt with swordfish on it.

Ladies and gentleman, the style of Tank Abbott.

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+7 # vagina inspector 2012-10-26 12:01

OH MY FUCKING GOD!! ABBOTT LOOKS LIKE A RETIRED PERVERT!!

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+7 # ryangball 2012-10-26 12:20

At 2:37 his dentures fall out of the roof of his mouth. Very odd

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+7 # rippie74 2012-10-26 13:57

Why would he wear a wig? It's so obvious. I mean, people will stare at you more if you wear a hair piece like that. It's a hair helmet.

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+3 # TheTruth 2012-10-26 14:03

'I myself have written a trilogy that is a thousand pages long'.
Drops the best selling trilogy since the Hunger Games.

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0 # WTFMANN 2012-10-26 14:29

LMAO Frank Shamrock with crayons...

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-4 # Sambro 2012-10-26 14:37

Tank looks like a tool with that hairpiece!

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+4 # PaulRisersGhost 2012-10-26 16:06

LULZ @ Tank Abbott lookin' like a fat bearded justin bieber.

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+3 # Heart and Soul 2012-10-26 18:18

but but but Tito's the peoples champion

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+10 # FrankyTanky 2012-10-26 18:22

he was never bald, thats his real hair

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+3 # Puck 2012-10-26 19:59

Tank is rocking the damn Ken doll hairpiece.

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+3 # Fatty_Sam86 2012-10-26 21:36

Tank and I hold the same view of Tito.

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-2 # That_Dude 2012-10-26 23:55

Who the fuck cares what Tank Abbot says?

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0 # MMAnonymous 2012-10-27 14:34

One irrelevant speaking down another irrelevant equals losers all around

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0 # Dana Whiteboy 2012-10-27 07:02

Tank looks like captain lou

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0 # king_tico 2012-10-28 07:18

This man is either

a) a paid spokesman for supplemental life insurance
b) HS Chemistry Teacher
c) Handyman in a 65 & over active adult trailer park community in Boca Raton Florida
d) Legendary Cage Fighter

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0 # bigstupidsmile 2012-10-28 10:53

Three Count was the best thing that ever happened to WCW.

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