Emmanuel Yarborough, a former sumo wrestler who competed in three mixed martial arts bouts and fought at UFC 3, has died at age 51.
My MMA News first reported Yarborough’s passing, and UFC.com has since confirmed the news. The cause of death is currently unknown; Yarborough died on Monday in Richmond, Va..
Yarborough wrestled and played football at Morgan State University and captured All-American honors as a wrestler in 1986. Listed at 6-foot-8, 600 pounds, the Rahway, N.J., native, reportedly weighed as much as 882 pounds during an amateur sumo wrestling career, earning him recognition from the Guinness World Records as the heaviest living athlete.