Robert Malcolm “Bob” Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial performer, specialized wrestler, actor and ex- professional American football player. Sapp presently features a mixed combat history of 21-19-1, mainly battling in Japan. He’s popular in Japan, where he’s got appeared in many advertisements, tv programs, as well as other mass media, and it has launched a music CD, It’s Sapp Time.

Sapp had been consequently employed by the Japanese MMA corporation Pride, in which he easily started to be a fan favorite because of his sizing, charm and violence. After having a lots of achievements in Pride, Sapp ended up being invited to K-1 by Kazuyoshi Ishii, the creator of the combating sport K-1. Ishii observed the mixture of excellent potential and fantastic marketability in Sapp. Regardless of losing his very first combat by disqualification, Sapp was basically effective in K-1. He two times beaten 4 time K-1 winner Ernesto Hoost by technical ko. He started to be an immediately sensation in Japan following that, showing up on several tv programs, commercials, and movie cameos for example in the big screen version of Devilman. K-1 heads, attempting to blow as the iron is hot and planning to replicate the prosperity of Sapp, developed a brand new fighting section known as “Beast” (Sapp’s nickname), which presented bigger fighters including Hong Man Choi. Having said that, the section was ended right after 2 events because of discouraging critiques and entrance takes.

Couple of days ago Bob Sapp lost his fight in Kickboxing event versus Florian Pavic. And is now 10-12 with 8 defeats in a row. Fight was a main event of Stekos fight Night.