Tank Abbott Autographs
David Lee "Tank" Abbott (born April 26, 1965) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and author. He currently hosts his own podcast series titled "The Proving Ground with Tank Abbott." Abbott is perhaps best known for being an icon in the early stages of mixed martial arts and the UFC, but has also competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, EliteXC, and Cage Rage, challenging for the 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 the three novels of the Befor There Were Rules trilogy, Bar Brawler, Street Warrior, and Cage Fighter.
Abbott was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. Abbott began practicing amateur wrestling when he was nine years old, and continued through high school where he also played football. He then continued wrestling in college at Cypress College, where he was a CCCAA All-American. He then attended California State University, Long Beach where he graduated with a degree in history. During this time he was trained in boxing by Noe Cruz who also trained world champion boxer Carlos Palomino at the Westminster Boxing Gym.
However, Abbott was mainly known for the many street fights that he had engaged in, rarely losing. While working at a liquor store to help pay for his college tuition, Abbott encountered a "smart-ass" customer. Abbott beat the customer severely, and the customer, who turned out to be the son of a detective, pressed charges for assault. Abbott was sentenced to six months in jail, the judge saying, "Mr. Abbott, you are a maniac. I'm surprised you haven't killed somebody."
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Traded items with a signature of Tank Abbott
The most expensive item with a signature of Tank Abbott (1999 Topps WCW Embossed - TANK ABBOTT AUTOGRAPH - ON CARD AUTO - PSA 8) was sold in March 2025 for $325.00 while the cheapest item (TANK ABBOTT - Authentic Signed Autographed 4x6 Photo - UFC, MMA) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2023. The month with the most items sold (13) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $20.00 for an autographed item of Tank Abbott. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $325.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2012. In average, an autographed item from Tank Abbott is worth $16.50.
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