Sapp opened 2004 facing Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar, multiple wrestling champion and brother to yokozuna Asashoryu, under a mixed martial arts ruleset at his own event, K-1 Beast. The Pride champion then accepted to fight Sapp as a replacement, noting that "nobody wanted to fight Sapp, and some other Pride fighters already had their fights matched. Versatile athlete who formerly played in the NFL, then became a professional wrestler, kickboxer, and MMA figther, popular figure in Japanese pop culture. [5], Afterwards, Sapp was left in poverty after being defrauded by his economic advisor,[5] and was resorted to working at a funeral home moving coffins to make a living. [41] The match itself, however, was short and intense. [41] The classical matchup of an American foreigner like Sapp against a Japanese national like Taro, a cultural contraposition, also gained comparisons with Japanese professional wrestling legend Rikidōzan in his bouts against The Sharpe Brothers. However, he did participate in 2007's K-1 event in the Amsterdam Arena, fighting as a replacement for Remy Bonjasky against Peter Aerts. On February 10, 2007 it was announced by the United Kingdom's Cage Rage promotion that Sapp would appear on its Cage Rage 21 event on April 21, facing Gary Turner. [29] Sapp also prepared specially for the fight, learning proper muay thai and rumoredly training under Bas Rutten. [42][43] After defeating Akebono, Sapp engaged in another verbal exchange with Mike Tyson about a possible match, although nothing came from it.[42]. Bob Sapp was born in Colorado Springs on Saturday, September 22, 1973 (Generation X). He received a football scholarship to the University of Washington, where he won the Morris Award in 1996. Ishii then invited Sapp to Japan in order to start a career on the rings, seeing … I saw some of his fights, he was fighting in Europe. Nakao taunted Sapp during the fight, but the American kept landing kicks and knees in addition to his personal bullrushing style, including also previously unseen counterstrikes. This prepared Sapp for a run to the 2005 K-1 Hiroshima Grand Prix, where he would face three fighters on a single night in order to qualify for the 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix. Below we countdown to Bob Sapp upcoming birthday. Sapp was next going to face Stav Economou at BAMMA 5,[56] but the event was canceled due to extreme weather conditions. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 47 years old group. Mariusz Pudzianowski’s age is 43. "[47] As promised, Sapp won a prize of 5,000,000 yen and a place among the 16 fighters qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix. [...] These small organizations that you see that look so wonderful, they pay none of your bills if you get hurt, period. People born on September 22 fall under the zodiac sign of Libra. Hoost followed on this tactic at the second, but Sapp eventually stunned him and knocked him down in return via repeated arm clubs to the head. "You said it yourself, you have UFC fighters who are fighting more, and who are doing harder fights, and are getting less money. Versatile athlete who formerly played in the NFL, then became a professional wrestler, kickboxer, and MMA figther, popular figure in Japanese pop culture. [20], On September 8, Sapp took part in the Wrestle-1 promotion's inaugural event, teaming with Keiji Mutoh in a main event tag team match, where they defeated René Duprée and Zodiac.[21]. His birth sign is Virgo. Ologun was unable to mount any effective offense as he was quickly run down and overpowered by Sapp in the first round. He is 45 years of his age, He is of American nationality. [51] He explained: "Am I throwing these fights? His victory over Bob Sapp came in the first round; after landing some solid strikes on the feet, he dumped Sapp onto the mat and unleashed a series of blows to force the stoppage.