Editing Tank Abbott (section)

{{short description|American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox martial artist
| name            = Tank Abbott 
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| caption         = Abbott in 2015
| birth_name      = David Lee Abbott
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1965|04|26}}
| birth_place     = [[Huntington Beach, California]], U.S.
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| height          = 6 ft 0 in
| weight_class    = [[Super Heavyweight (MMA)|Super Heavyweight]] <br /> [[Heavyweight (MMA)|Heavyweight]]
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| style           = [[Boxing]], [[Wrestling]]
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| fighting_out_of = Huntington Beach, California<ref name=espn>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3251964|title=Abbott not ready to call it quits just yet|author=Woods, Michael|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 22, 2009|date=February 19, 2008}}</ref>
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| wrestling       = [[California Community College Athletic Association|CCCAA]] [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]
| years_active    = 1995–1998, 2003–2009, 2013
| mma_kowin       = 7
| mma_subwin      = 2
| mma_decwin      = 1
| mma_koloss      = 8
| mma_subloss     = 5
| mma_decloss     = 2
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| university      = [[Cypress College]]<br>[[California State University, Long Beach]]
| sherdog         = 110
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|weight=250 lb}}
'''David Lee''' "'''Tank'''" '''Abbott''' (born April 26, 1965) is an American retired [[mixed martial arts]] fighter, [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], and author. He currently hosts his own podcast series titled "The Proving Ground with Tank Abbott."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/proving-ground-w-tank-abbott/id1036013736?mt=2 |title=The Proving Ground w/ Tank Abbott by Tank Abbott & Duke Decter on iTunes |website=[[iTunes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020626/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/proving-ground-w-tank-abbott/id1036013736?mt=2 |archive-date=2015-11-17}}</ref> Abbott is perhaps best known for being an icon in the early stages of mixed martial arts and the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], but has also competed in the [[Pride Fighting Championships|PRIDE Fighting Championships]], [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]], [[EliteXC]], and [[Cage Rage Championships|Cage Rage]], challenging for the [[UFC Heavyweight Championship|UFC heavyweight Championship]] once in 1997. His fighting style, which he developed brawling in the bars and streets of [[Huntington Beach, California]], was described by his future manager Dave Thomas as "Pit Fighting".  He also authored a novel titled ''Bar Brawler''.