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Mark Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion , and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion .
Daniel DeWayne Severn (born June 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Beast", is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist [1] and amateur wrestler.A UFC Hall of Fame member, Severn is considered one of the leading pioneers of mixed martial arts [2] [3] and the first true world-class wrestler to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [4]
Mark Coleman was a late substitution for Don Frye, who had earned the rematch with Severn after winning the Ultimate Ultimate 1996, but was unable to participate in UFC 12 because of injuries he had suffered in that previous event. Frye never returned to the UFC.
UFC legend Mark Coleman is in the hospital after he saved his parents from a house fire in Ohio on Tuesday morning, his family announced. ... — Dan Severn (@danbeastsevern) March 12, 2024.
Frye was born of Irish and Scottish descent. He began wrestling at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona, then in college for Arizona State University in 1984, where he was trained by fellow future Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor, assistant wrestling coach Dan Severn.
Coleman made his professional MMA debut at UFC 10.With his solid wrestling background and physical power he won six fights in a row. He beat fighters including Don Frye, Gary Goodridge and Dan Severn, en route to winning the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournaments and the first ever UFC Heavyweight title.
Mark Coleman: def. Dan Severn: Submission (neck crank) 2:57 UFC 12: Judgement Day [a] Heavyweight Maurice Smith: def. Mark Coleman (c) Decision (unanimous) 21:00 UFC 14: Showdown [b] Heavyweight Maurice Smith (c) def. Tank Abbott: Submission (exhaustion) 8:08 UFC 15: Collision Course [c] Light Heavyweight Frank Shamrock: def. Kevin Jackson ...
Gracie's final tournament bout was against Dan Severn, a former Pan American freestyle wrestling gold medalist. Severn dominated the fight, securing takedowns and maintaining top control throwing ground and pound for nearly fifteen minutes. However Gracie eventually managed to secure a triangle choke for the submission victory at 15:49 of round ...