Dan Bobish vs Gary Goodridge - Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003

Dan Bobish vs Gary Goodridge - Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Year : 2003 Daniel Emerson Bobish (born January 26, 1970) is a retired American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He was competing in the Super Heavyweight (no limit) division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion. Bobish has fought in many MMA organizations including PRIDE Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Gladiator Challenge and King of the Cage. His fights typically did not go past the first round with the average length of his fights being 2:43 Born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Bobish was an all-state wrestler and played football at Maple Heights High School before competing at Cuyahoga Community College where he was a NCJAA All-American. Later, he started to work as a bouncer at the Beach club, where he gained a reputation of being a strong fighter. He claimed, "I never got beat one-on-one in a fight. Even two-on-one." Bobish became interested in mixed martial arts by suggestions of friends in the bar where he bounced, The Flats, in which Ultimate Fighting Championships events were commonly ordered. He contacted UFC mainstay Dan Severn, who came from a similar wrestling background, and was recruited to fight in Brazil. Bobish made his professional debut on October 22, 1996 in Brazil at the Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 Heavyweight tournament. He first faced Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter Mauro Bernardo, whom Bobish...